CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX

CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX

As they say, possession is 9/10 of the law and also 9/10 of the movie news this month. They say your have really arrived when the imitations start coming in. Jumping on the devilish bandwagon is a new release titled, The Sexorcist. It’s the saga of a necromancing nymphomaniac. William Friedkin, the director of The Exorcist, was quoted as saying, “I see the film as a woman’s picture.” So, he has asked Jeanne Moreau to supervise the translation and casting the French version. .. As for author Blatty, he’s researching his next book which will also be a “theological thriller.” This one will be about the mystery of goodness. It’s called The Holy Ghost vs. Godzilla. By the way, little Linda Blair recently celebrated her 15th birthday with devil’s food cake. Did you have to ask... Just a coincidence? Troy Donahue, 60’s heart throb will be pictured 4n Godfather II as the third husband of the Godfather’s daughter. Trpy will be fictitiously called Merle Johnson in the pic. The funny part is that that is Troy’s legal name... Now for the punch line, acupuncture that is. Funny lady, Lily Tomlin is seeing an acupuncturist for spiritual and physical reasons... Only a mother would know: Ryan O’Neal’s mommy spilled the beans on her sonny boy. According to dear old mom, Ryan stopped seeing Bianca Jagger because she was too exotic for him (she didn’t drink milk); as for Ursula Andress, they broke up because she was too old for him and she wanted to get married while he didn’t. Doesn’t that just wilt your carnation... Another all-American goodie-good, Mario Thomas thinks the best part an actress can get in a movie is that of a prostitute. So that’s what THAT GIRL is angling for. Did somebody spike HER milk? Henry’s kids: Did you know Peter Fonda has a fish tattooed on his right shoulder. I know, and all this time you thought it was his left shoulder. Daughter Jane sold some of her jewelry at a NY auction because she needed the money. Also reported that Ms. Fonda melted down her Oscar to pay last month’s rent... Roberta Flack has the inside track to portray the great blues singer Bessie Smith in The Bessie Smith Story ... Report from Hollywood is: “It looks like there is no limit to what David Geffen will do to attract major talent to Elektra-Asylum, if the rumor is true that David and Cher Bono are seriously considering tying the knot.” Hey wait a minute, does Sonny make three?... And you thought she was going to be the next Shirley Temple Department. Tatum O’Neal has no desire to make any more films because that mean, nasty director made her do one take 47 times on a freezing night ioi Paper Moon. That’s enough to put anybody’s ambition oh ice... Sports on the screen. Mark Spitz will do a cartoon series in which he will be live (no instant replays) and the co-stars will be in pen and ink. It’s an animal sports series called The Wide World of Spitz... Evel Knievel will also be a TV show. They have asked Don Knotts to portray Knievel... They done her wrong: when a Sunset Strip massage parlor opened called Diamond LiTs, the name of the swivel-hipped saloon keeper Mae West created on Broadway and then brought to the screen, Mae instructed her lawyers to ask the impersonators to come up and see her sometime. In court... Linda McCartney imported a $200,000 ruby from India to use* as a centerpiece in her fireplace hearth. That’s called having money to burn... Assasination encore. Donald Freed, co-author of Executive Action has another script for a film dealing with the assasination of Sen. Robert Kennedy... Deep Throat II, the softcore sequel to the hardcore saga blew into" NY this week. The picture was postponed when NY television stations refused to accept ads for the picture. Yes, lucious Linda will star again... Connie Stevens will be in the film based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. She will play a Tuinal... Bye for now, t’one and all...