CHER SHINING A LITTLE TOO MUCH LIGHT IN `SONNY AND ME'.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Cher, Cher, Cher! We can't remember as flagrant an example of someone capitalizing on public interest generated by a death as Cher is engaging in with the late Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (January 16 1935 – January 5 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. - as she seeks to promote her CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. May 20 special, ``Sonny and Me: Cher Remembers.'' Interestingly, this is the woman who wanted no part of Sonny's attempts to retell re·tell tr.v. re·told , re·tell·ing, re·tells 1. To relate or tell again or in a different form. 2. To count again. Verb 1. the Sonny & Cher story - via his ``The Beat Goes On'' autobiography or the Fox TV miniseries that was being developed based on the book. As Sonny described it to this column, his ex-wife's attitude ``has been as if she doesn't know Sonny & Cher ever existed - and has no desire to. ... At minimum, Cher doesn't care about (the project). At minimum,'' said Bono, who, by the way, never even received congratulations from his former wife when he was elected to Congress. Small wonder some industry people who knew the former couple were downright stunned - and more - to find Cher center stage, giving an emotional eulogy at Sonny's funeral. And small wonder there were bitter remarks calling that appearance her greatest role in years. And now comes the special - complete with the attendant hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. , including a Sonny & Cher star on Hollywood Boulevard For uses other than the original street, see Hollywood Boulevard (disambiguation). Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out . And if that isn't enough, it seems she's planted every tabloid in the business with the story that she's talking to Sonny after death. Spare us. The big-screen scene Development is proceeding at 20th Century Fox on the big-screen version of ``Green Acres'' - without Bette Midler. Explains producer David Permut, ``Ben Stiller has come aboard as director, and we decided to start with a fresh slate rather than tailor the movie for Bette.'' As their adaptation of the vintage sitcom now stands, ``It's an irreverent story set in a twisted town. The series was pretty out there - I mean, we're dealing with a pig who plays chess - but the movie will take it even further. Much further.'' Permut hopes to have the new ``Acres'' in production by late this year. Who'll replace Midler? ``We're not even thinking of either lead,'' says the filmmaker. ``Right now, we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the pig.'' There's a reason for going that pig-first route. ``Pigs have to be trained - it takes a lot of time. That's what we're going to have to start doing before we are close to production. Who knows? Maybe we'll even be lucky enough to get Babe.'' Meanwhile ... Producer Permut is in the process of signing a major director for his film adaptation of the book ``Hollywood Kryptonite: The Bulldog, the Lady and the Death of Superman'' - which deals with the mysterious death of TV's original Superman, George Reeves. ``I can tell you it wasn't a suicide. He was murdered,'' says Permut. ``He didn't go up to his bedroom and put a gun to his head. There were six bullets.'' He also tells us that Reeves, a man ``trapped in the image of Superman,'' lived in a house owned by his girlfriend, ``who was married to Eddie Mannix, who had mob connections and who was Louis B. Mayer's strong-arm at MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. .'' Multimedia man ``NewsRadio'' star Phil Hartman has the movie ``Small Soldiers'' coming up, he makes what he calls a ``fantastic living doing radio commercials,'' and he's a frequent guest on ``Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL .'' But - of greatest excitement to his 9-year-old son - he's the voice of Blasto in the video game for Sony's PlayStation. Phil says, ``I recorded for six hours straight, saying everything the character might conceivably say in the course of the game.'' It's made him a hero to his son. The industry eye If you missed them the first time, you can live through those mind-bending 1960s next season on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . The network is doing a four-hour miniseries, with Linda Obst producing, called ``The Sixties,'' with shooting to begin in July. It'll focus on how the fractious frac·tious adj. 1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly. 2. Having a peevish nature; cranky. [From fraction, discord (obsolete). decade affects an Irish family in Massachusetts, an African-American family in Mississippi and a Jewish family in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Cher NOW she remembers (2) Bette Midler ``Green Acres'' not her home (3) Phil Hartman PlayStation voice |
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