Confessions of a FILM FOX
The Sgt. Pepper soundtrack, according to RSO prez Al Coury, will be a three-record set, and advance orders already total over $2 million. By the way, the film's title song/finale attracted quite a few music biggies—everyone wanted to be in on it—including Doctor John, Jose Feliciano, Stephen Stills, Wolfman Jack, Johnny Winter, Black Oak, Labelle, The Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits (yea, they're making a "comeback"), the Grateful Dead, Heart, Keith Carradine, George Benson, Seals & Crofts, Sha Na Na, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Chita Rivera, Tina Turner, Carol Channing, Gwen Verdon, 150 singers, and—as you can see—just about everything but the kitchen sink!
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Confessions of a HIM rex
The Sgt. Pepper soundtrack, according to RSO prez Al Coury, will be a three-record set, and advance orders already total over $2 million. By the way, the film's title song/finale attracted quite a few music biggies—everyone wanted to be in on it—including Doctor John, Jose Feliciano, Stephen Stills, Wolfman Jack, Johnny Winter, Black Oak, Labelle, The Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits (yea, they're making a "comeback"), the Grateful Dead, Heart, Keith Carradine, George Benson, Seals & Crofts, Sha Na Na, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Chita Rivera, Tina Turner, Carol Channing, Gwen Verdon, 150 singers, and—as you can see—just about everything but the kitchen sink! And speaking of RSO, the wheels have already been set to motion for a sequel to Grease, entitled Summer School. (Looks like another busy year for John Revolta who, by the way, is still dancing around with Saturday Night Fever co-staf Karen Goraey.)
Ask and you shall receive: Remember the Beatles" A Hard Day "s Night pic? Walter Shenson, producer of the film, recently told how the title song came about: "One night I suggested to John that he and Paul write a song to go with the movie title. At eight the next morning, I was summoned to their dressing room where, guitars at the ready and lyrics scribbled on the inside of a matchbook cover, they played and sang the song that became the Beatles" best selling single to date."
Sonny Bono isn't taking a powder on his marriage plans to Susie Coelho, he's just postponing them. Cher's ex is slated for a trip to Greece (to shoot Boodle with Telly JSavalas and Elliott Gould), and at last report will make his much publicized trip down the aisle after a little r&r (that's rest and recuperation, not rock "n" roll).
Chevy Chase fought fire with fire while shooting a love scene with co-star Goldie Hawn in Paramount's Foul Play. Said the Chase: "We were making love on a houseboat.. .and the hem of my robe began to smoke. The director didn't want to interrupt us, the crew kept brushing the robe, hoping the fire would expire .when the houseboat sprang a leak... So a smart crewman shoved the burning cloth into the leak, while Goldie and I finished our lovemaking." (HR)
Star Trek Report *982: Now it's a film again, and the TV show's been scrubbed. And if that isn't | enough to confuse you, try this one on for size: The Screen Actors Guild recently filed suitto block future showings of the famed Star Trek Bloopers flick, claiming the continued showing of it will "hurt the careers of the actors," since it depicts them making mistakes in reading their lines.
That Dracula lookalike, aging punk Kim Fowley, is the subject of a book being penned by publicist/ writer Harvey Kubernick. (Maybe he'll include some of the real dirt that was dished out between Kimbie and those unruly Runaways.)
If you're sick and tired of those TV & press ads for souvenirs of Elvis Presley, you ain't seen nothin" yet. Hollywood Reporter notes that an -item in London's Evening News revealed that video cassettes, purporting to be actual films of the autopsy on the King, are being offered for $920 on the London black market!
Is Nancy Andrews, former lovemate of Ringo Starr, really writing a screenplay on the couple's "relationship"?
^Following in the footsteps of her predecessor, Charlie's Angels cheese caker Cheryl Ladd is rumored to have been inked by Capitol for—you guessed it—a recording contract.
Last year David Soul groaned "Don't Give Up On Us," but now it looks like he's eating his own words. Now that he's split from sometime actress Lynne Marta, he's been seen about town with the likes of Leigh Taylor*Young and Candy Moore.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Henry Winkler will return to the tube as Fonzie on Happy Days next season. And to sweeten the pot, Paramount's given him the job of developing properties for both TV and motion pictures.
Star Wars heroine Carrie Fisher landed the lead in the upcoming At 17, which just happens to be based on Janis Ian's hit of the same name a few years back.
Diana Ross has come forward in her own defense regarding her being cast (at 33) as Dorothy in The Wiz. She stated that the author (Frank Baum) never gave Dorothy's age.-.. (He didn't have to, honey.)
Blondie goes Hollywood— Debbie Harry, that is. The blonde bombshell of punk just completed a short for actor-director-producer John Cassavettes" Face film company which will be seen in U.S. theatres in May. As yet untitled, the film will be featured with a major pic from Cassavettes" base.
