CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX

CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX

Things are getting more divine all the time. ABC is grooming Bette Midler for their next prime time variety star. Bette’s boss and oftime beau Aaron Russo will produce three specials for ABC to be aired in ’74, beginning in March... Another songbird who’s hit the heights is Motown’s own gilded songstress, Diana Ross. She’s such a hot item in the Orient she has been offered a 5 million dollar deal by Fuji Produc-. tions to do 5 pictures. Watch Out Star Man!.. .Linda Lovelace was overheard saying she is sick of it all and is considering leaving her movie career behind, some say to do a series of mouthwash commercials... HAVEN’T QUIT BUT ARE CUTTING DOWN: The Paul Newmans... Paulie won’t be doing any more flicks until 1974, and Joanne Woodward is spending her days at Sarah Lawrence... OLDIES BUT GOODIES: Reports that oldtime crooner Rudi Valli and oldtime recluse Greta Garbo will costar in .the remake of The Bad and the Beautiful. . Remember Ester Williams, the human Flipper? She says she is going blind because of all the chlorine they used to dump in the pool for her swim scenes. Could we call that an occupational hazard? New magazine on the scene is Playgirl, an overdeveloped sister of Playboy. Many Hollywood stars are being given the bid for the honor of gracing the centerfold. Those who did: Fabian and George Maharis. One who didn’t: John “The Girl With Something Extra” Davidson. Seems John had second thoughts and opted for a Cosmo center to get rid of his Mr. Milk and Cookies image. Let’s see if he’s the guy with something extra. .. Bosoms are back! All in the Family designers have been putting Sally Struthers in a tight squeeze. “Nobody ever thinks short girls have bosoms,” she wails, and is having her clothes refitted on the sly.. . Richard Lester’s production of The Three Musketeers has also become a clash for the cleavage. The two starring lovelies, ravishing Raquel Welch and fabulous Faye Dunaway have been having a tiff (tit?) over who’s going to show the most. Raquel is playing a street vyench and is complaining that since Faye is starring as a lady of the court she oughta be a bit more straight-laced. Fay disagress; she wants to unlace... Faye again. Ms. Dunaway has been given her ENTIRE wardrobe from Oklahoma Crude. Too bad it only consisted of two pairs of long underwear, a faded red bapdana, one railroad worker’s shirt and a pair of oil-soaked boots. . . Paramount pictures has picked Robert De Niro for the title role in its Godfather sequel. Brando was asked first, but he found an offer he could refuse. A1 Pacino and Robert Duvall are repeating their roles... Liz Taylor was booed at the San Sebastion Film Festival when she arrived an hour and a quarter late for the screening of her newest film, Nightwatch. Inside the theater there were resounding shouts of fuera! fuera! (out with her) that drowned out all her attempts of apology. .. Latest report from Hong Kong on Bruce Lee’s untimely death claims that his death was linked to marijuana smoking.. . Twiggy’s in tinsel town for four weeks to do another movie.. That’s what you call a slim stay... Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden’s son is Troy O’Donovan Garrity. No Hayden, no Fonda. The concerned parents want to spare Troy from “blind prejudice in life” ’Specially since Jane’s name made the White House’s political enemies list... Another Osmond? Sister Marie (13) made her debut with the boys in Vegas then into the studio to record an album of country songs produced by Sonny James. .. Sorry to hear James (The King Of. ..) Brown lost his 19 year old son in an auto accident... The new 007, Roger Moore was asked if he had second thoughts following Sean Connery. “Not at those prices. Anyway one would have to be really insane to turn down a James Bond pic. It wouldn’t matter if Bugs Bunny were playing Bond.”... “My parents probably won’t have any friends left,” said Michael Sklar about his role in the Warhol flick L Amour. When Michael first met Warhol, Andy asked him if he’d like to tap dance in Andy’s next movie. Michael didn’t know Warhol so he said “No” and tried to walk away. Warhol said, “I’m Andy Warhol.” Michael promptly tap danced right on the spot. Talkin’ about tappin’, I gotta skate.. .¶^