`CHICAGO' LOOKING SOMETHING LESS THAN ROSIE.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Months after the tom-toms started beating that Rosie O'Donnell would join Goldie Hawn and Madonna in ``Chicago,'' there's still no telling if the talk-show queen will actually take part in the big-screen adaptation of the musical. Reveals producer Sam Crothers, ``We're holding off making a decision about Rosie until we have a start date set.'' And such a date can't be set until a director is signed and the script is finalized. Says Crothers, ``We're waiting and holding.'' And hoping to have all the pieces put together soon. Meanwhile, Crothers and partner Marty Richards are talking with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . about their proposed remake of the Sinclair Lewis classic ``Dodsworth.'' They're still hoping that Harrison Ford will star, but, as Crothers notes, work is needed on the script, and until that's finished, casting won't be finalized. Also standing by is Milos Miloš, prince of Serbia Miloš or Milosh (Miloš Obrenović) (both: mĭ`lôsh ōbrĕ`nəvĭch) Foreman. ``He's always wanted to direct the picture,'' says Crothers. ``We're still hoping he will.'' Sample this Legendary rocker Pete Townshend of the Who is outraged, we understand, over a new Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963,[1] also known as Norman Cook) is a English big beat musician. He stopped using 'Quentin' and began calling himself 'Norman' while a schoolboy, long before he adopted any other pseudonym. song that's the lead-off tune on the soundtrack album for the soon-due Bruce Willis/Richard Gere spy picture ``The Jackal jackal, name for several Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, which also includes the dog and the wolf. Jackals are found in Africa and S Asia, where they inhabit deserts, grasslands, and brush country. .'' Townshend got an advance listen to the soundtrack and ``flipped his wig'' when he heard samples from the Who on the tune ``Going Out of My Head,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a source involved in the project. Of course, sampling - lifting pieces of old hit recordings and reworking them in new music - has never been more popular than it is now, with Sean ``Puffy'' Combs retooling samples of Sting's music and Janet Jackson's sampling of Joni Mitchell's ``Big Yellow Taxi.'' But in Townshend's case, ``apparently, he was the last to know,'' says our source. Townshend was not available for comment. Reportedly, Townshend was angry enough to be talking about trying to legally prevent release of the ``Jackal'' disc. MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group, which MCA Records was still part of. has managed to convince him that all permissions were asked for - and granted - through record company channels, and he backed down. But not happily. Song of Bernadette The thought of Bernadette Peters hammering home ``There's No Business Like Show Business'' on Broadway may be tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. , but there's a wait ahead. Peters makes it clear the full-fledged revival of Irving Berlin's ``Annie Get Your Gun'' that's been talked about will not be happening this season. ``We're still putting it together, still in the talking stages. There's a possibility it could happen next year,'' she says. Bernadette may not be taking to the stage soon, but it seems she's everywhere else. She's the voice of the Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. angel in Disney's soon-due home video ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in : The Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Christmas.'' She has a pivotal role in CBS' Nov. 23 ``Hallmark Hall of Fame'' drama ``What the Deaf Man Heard.'' She just finished the TV movie version of LeAnn Rimes' ``Holiday in My Heart.'' Next on her agenda is cutting a new album. When she can find the time. Stars get in your eyes Barbra Streisand is expected to be on hand at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar on Nov. 12 - to present music producer David Foster with the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund's Children's Choice Award. Celine Dion will also be at the ``TV Dinner Tune in With David Foster & Friends,'' to sing a number from her new Foster-produced album, ``The Reason,'' which contains her ``Tell Him'' duet with Streisand - another Foster production. The word is that Barbra might also perform. Streisand does have a remarkable knack of shedding her shyness whenever she has a product to hawk. And, of course, she does have her new ``Higher Ground'' album out. Burning bridges? You might think that producer Jane Hamsher would be considered persona non grata in Hollywood after trashing Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino in her ``Killer Instinct'' tell-all tome. Hamsher, however, insists the book's had exactly the opposite effect, with people lining up to work with her and her partner Don Murphy (a k a the fellow who was slugged by Tarantino a couple weeks back). ``I guess it's like that old line: I don't read my publicity; I weigh it,'' Hamsher quips. Could be. She and Murphy have two completed films en route to release: ``Apt Pupil,'' from the Stephen King novella novella: see novel. novella Story with a compact and pointed plot, often realistic and satiric in tone. Originating in Italy during the Middle Ages, it was often based on local events; individual tales often were gathered into collections. ; and ``Permanent Midnight,'' starring Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Hurley. And they're now in preproduction pre·pro·duc·tion adj. 1. Taking place or existing before production: preproduction planning. 2. on ``From Hell,'' a Jack-the-Ripper-type project with Allen and Albert Hughes. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Rosie O'Donnell Not yet signed (2) Pete Townshend Couldn't believe his ears (3) Barbra Streisand Will she perform? |
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