Confessions of a FILM FOX

Confessions of a FILM FOX

Problems, problems...seems that just when Victoria Principal and Andy Gibb decided they wanted to make it legal, Vicki remembered hubby Christopher Skinner was still a legal relative, as their divorce hasn’t gone through yet. Next month: Andy learns how to drive...

For the dozens of you who must have constant, detailed info about Woody Allen, here’s this month’s dope: Woody and sweetie Mia Farrow hang out at the Carnegie Deli in NY to nosh on sturgeon, lox and cream cheese. Just look for the matching reddish coifs and flannel chemises.

The woman responsible for foisting the Wedge haircut on the nation for 3.2 years, ice-skating Dorothy Hamill, is finally going to make an honest man of Dean-Paul Martin (the former Dino Martin of Dino, Desi & Billy superstardom). After years of billing and cooing, the soon-to-be in sickness and health-ers will tie the knot in January at the Bel Air Sands Hotel.

One of our fave bad boys (at 43, very bad), Oliver Reed, is smooching it up with a 17-year-old nymphet—his new girlfriend, Josephine Burge. “We’re happy, but I’m too shy to propose,” said the too-protesting Oliver. We know better...

Dutiful Dudley Moore showed up at the late summer birthday bash for his ex-wife Tuesday Weld, sans the Big Blonde One Susan Anton. Seem there’s no trouble in Mutt ’n’ Jeff-land, though; Dudley and Susan still sharing digs and doing each other’s laundry. Early reports are that Dud hasn’t yet seen Susie’s face...

Jimmy Page to score Michael Winner's upcoming Death Wish II, a sequel to you-guessed-it starring Charles Bronson. Why hasn’t Jim done any other flick music? “Haven’t been asked,” quipped he. Plans are underway to dramatize the life of Bobby Darin in a film for TV or theatrical release—it hasn’t been exactly pegged. The producers are-basing the movie on a recent Darin bio On Borrowed Time, claim they’re negotiating with a “major rock star” to play Darin, and hope to convince Sandra Dee to allow herself to be portrayed—if she doesn’t agree, all we’d see of her would be a wisp of platinum hair and the collar of a Peter Pan blouse...

Thanks to bald-hungry TV boobs in Britain and Australia, Kojak’S back! Telly Savalas has been convinced to portray the lollipop king in several “feature films” this year as opposed to a weekly regular slot. Don’t blame us Yanks, we just chum out the trash!

“She’s big and kind and good,” gushed Barbara Walters at an award dinner for Liz Taylor. (One-third right, Baba)...yeah, but what kind of tree is she?

Dapper Danny Aykroyd spent a good deal of his summer in Kingston, Ontario, taking it easy, visiting with his numerous relatives and enjoying the anonymity his affable Canuck neighbors allow him. Besides the already-released Neighbors, Aykroyd’s been writing scripts (one with SCTV funny guy Dave Thomas), and confided to the Globe & Mail that he was going to drive across Canada and up the Alaska highway to research yet another film.

If anybody understands the dadaist philosophy behind the distribution of This Is Elvis, kindly explain it to this canine! The movie preemed in media capitals L.A. and NYC, then swept the Dust Bowl, popped in and out of various Canadian cities and avoided others—all with no seeming logic. Presley fans in major U.S. cities have yet to see the flick—which has garnered mixed reviews, but when has that ever stopped fans of the King? Jacqueline Bisset—who reportedly had to step in and direct some of Rich And Famous as its 84-year-old director, George Cukor, tired easily—is leaping about L'.A. with lanky Russian ballet star Alexander Godunov. Godunov plans to make a film when he “finds the right script,” hoping he can project the sort of Russki camera charisma that Mikhail Baryshnikov bandied about in The Turning Point.

Latest word is that Michelle Phillips has the inside track on the Jean Seberg role for whaf is now a TV movie on the late actress’s life. ’Tis said that with her hair chopped, Michie is a double for the tragic Breathless star, but we can’t see it! (Squinty eyes!)

The Hollywood Reporter revealed in separate items only a week or so apart that Burt Reynolds was going out with (first) Judy Landers, late of B.J. And The Bear, and (then) sis Audrey Landers of Dallas. Probably no mistake, as the sisters look alike and at Burt’s age, who can remember names? Maybe he doesn’t even care. Maybe...

’Til next month: Study the trickle dowp theory and then come talk to us...