Confessions of a FILM FOX

Confessions of a FILM FOX

You just know new material is at a premium when remakes abound:

Some of the latest projects being run through the grist mill one more time are The Return Of Maxwell Smart ; the reunion of that great comedy team Funicello & Avalon in a Dick Clark-produced sitcom creatively dubbed Frankie And Annette, and a remake of Gypsy, featuring (are you ready?) Bette Midler as Mama Rose. Of course, Miss M isn't firmly committed yet, but she certainly seems a natch for the part. One problem, though—we can't think of a single young actress who could pass as Bette's daughter—or who would want to ... That's all the news for this month, so let's get down to the good stuff: No one has yet explained why David Carradine was moved to fall on his knees and kiss the twinkling toes of Rudolf Nureyev at the Cannes Film Festthis year. Don't blame Desenex!..

.. Making moose music: The Band's Robbie Robertson and actress Joyce Ingalls .. .Pamela Sue Martin's hot time with Stephen "On And On" Bishop is definitely off & off. She's now showing the ropes to singer CortCassidy .. .Shaun"Leif Who?" Cassidy is currently vomiting eighth notes with Debby Boone. A match made in Outer Slobbovia if ever we heard one ...

Ali MacGraw's awful new 'do has at least one admirer—new b.f. /producer Larry Spangler.. .Charo coochiecoochied down the aisle in August with manager Shel Rastner ... No one is admitting the worst yet, but something caused Marisa Berenson to fly all the way from Rome to Holly wopd in time for John Travolta's party and you'd better believe it wasn't the food ... Also on the move is Linda "Roller Derby" Ronstadt who plans to skate off to New Yorkfor a year in the near future. Dunno what guv Jerry Brown has to say about that, or Hank Grant 's item pairing him up with Olivia Newton* John ...

Sparks are flying between George Hamilton and Susan Saint James . .. and number one with a biJHletthis month is news that Claudine Longet and ex-hubby Andy Williams are spending mucho time together at Andy's Bel Air maison . . David Bowie busy sightseeing in Suffragette City with Lira "Funtime" Minnelli . .. Tanstaafl, dear: After snagging one of Elton John's sequined suits that was up for grabs at a London charity auction, Britt Ekland reportedly skipped town with the tunic and forgot to make good oh her $900 bid. Promises, promises? .. .Donald Sutherland is looking through crazy eyes at Brooke Adams ... e,od

Meanwhile, in Paris Roman Polanski is keeping in shape by jogging daily with 17-year-old protege' (is that what they call it?) Nastassia Kinski. And that ole Polanski perversion (ooops! perseverance) paid off as he convinced the skittish producers of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles to reinstate Nastassia in the title role ... Money does more than talk, and what it's saying to Margaret Trudeau is: hang on to millionaire Del Coleman. He can buy her all the Rolling Stones tickets she wants with those kind of assets... In some secluded rendezvous, we find Angie "Up Against The Wall" Dickinson and David Frost getting mighty cozy. Air -conditioning up too high? Speaking of chilly receptions, Jon Peters recently admitted he's proposed marriage to Barbra Streisand several times but is yet to receive a thumbs-up response .

.. Warren Beatty is counting calories after picking up a few too many pounds after the release of his latest flick. Heaven Can Weight?... Tatum O'Neal was seen chaperoning a reunion between papa Ryan and Bianca "What Divorce" Jagger in London recently.

A final note of ghoulish glee issued from the throat of Phyllis Diller when asked if she believed in witchcraft: "Believe in it? I'm the RESULT of it!" Ahahahahaha—Happy Haunting!!!