Confessions of a FILMFOX
Though belated, the Broadway money maker of a few years back, Hair, is scheduled for movie production. We'll keep you posted on the potential biggies to head the cast. The Band's farewell concert in San Francisco a few months back will no doubt go down as the group's finest hour. In case many of you were unable to witness the hoopla, director Martin Scorsese (of Taxi Drive r and Mean Streets fame) filmed and recorded the concert for possible release as a motion picture and soundtrack.
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FILM FOX
Though belated, the Broadway money maker of a few years back, Hair, is scheduled for movie production. We'll keep you posted on the potential biggies to head the cast.
The Band's farewell concert in San Francisco a few months back will no doubt go down as the group's finest hour. In case many of you were unable to witness the hoopla, director Martin Scorsese (of Taxi Drive r and Mean Streets fame) filmed and recorded the concert for possible release as a motion picture and soundtrack.
Don McLean (who broke the music charts a few years back with his "American Pie" single) has been signed to compose the music for Paramount's upcomingFraternity Row.
Two incomes are better than one. Angela Bowie, David's real female half, is currently recording for MCA records for a U.S. release. Songbird Joni Mitchell is being wooed to make her acting debut in The Last of the Cowboys, written by actress Susan Sarandon and director John Leone.
Motown, once a humble Dee-troit record company, is producing the popular black musical The Wiz and will feature, of course, Diana Ross as Dorothy. Dorothy's age will be, uh, increased accordingly.
Kung Fu cut-up David Carradine, who plays the movie lead in Bound For Glory (based on the life of Woody Guthrie—that's Arlo's papa), has recorded an album tp be released at the same time the film hits theatres. If this clicks,
Carradine will be bound for the bank. (ZNS) Back in the saddle again: via syndication, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans reruns will return to television with that loveable sugar sucking Trigger (before they stuffed him for good). Thel only change will be the song. Roy and Dale will| rhirn a nnui irailr U iU UUHO IUMC, auu luiuui lias u Liiai
they've asked the Osmonds to do the chorus. Mae West will undoubtedly be upstaged in the film Sextet (based on the bombshell herself). The lineup so far to play her husbands includes Ringo Starr and Timothy Dalton, with more to come.
Alice Cooper, talking about his plans to star in the life story (both Broadway and movie versions) of Billy Sunday, said the evangelist was "Bigger than Billy Graham.. .Used to pick up chairs and use them to chase the devil around the stage." (ZNS)
What's in a name? Dino Martin, son of ole booze eyes himself, insists on being called Dean Martin, Jr. these days, perhaps to lend a little class to his image as:he scoots about with short and sassy icer Dorothy Hamill.
But can he sing? Warren Beatty was spotted at a L. A. night spot recently tickling the piano keys. (Could he be pushing for a possible lead in the life flick of, perhaps, RichardCarpenter?) Chris dagger (Mick's little brother) turned stale as a singer, so he's now crashing movie studios in the hopes of being discovered as an actor.
Liza Minnelli tried to spin her web around Barry Manilow to produce her next album, bul the little prince of pop turned spider eyes down.
The hunt continues. While most pretty actors (i.e., Bedford,McQueen,Newman,
Caan) have nixed the lead in the upcoming Superman flick, Marlon Brando is set to grumble his way through the role of the man of steel's old m^n.
TV networks are turning to rock groups in a desperate attempt to heighten their Nielsen ratings. According to Zodiac News, Norman (Mary Hartman) Lear has teamed with rock groupie promoter Don Kirshner to present a weekly situation comedy called Year At The Top. The effort will feature a rock group who sell their souls to the: devil in return for a year of fame. Why not a TV show based on the real rock world, complete with rock writers, idiot promo people, etb.?
