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The Hollywood Minute

April 4, 1996
Web posted at: 7:00 p.m. EST

From Entertainment Correspondent Dennis Michael

HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- He may not have won the Republican nomination, but he was a shoo-in for host of "Saturday Night Live." Steve Forbes will host the veteran comedy show on April 13. And as can be expected, the SNL crew has promised that this episode is laden with political humor.

Good news for fans of "The Drew Carey Show." The situation comedy seems headed back to the ABC prime time schedule. Daily Variety reports the show is expected to resurface on Wednesday nights as part of a reshuffling of the lineup.

Is it art imitating life or life imitating art on the season finale of "Almost Perfect"? The finale will feature the characters worrying about whether the show-within-a-show "Blue Justice" will be renewed. At the same time, Daily Variety notes, the cast and crew of the CBS sitcom are in the dark as to whether or not CBS will be renewing "Almost Perfect."

After years of "Northern Exposure," Barry Corbin is headed south. The actor is set to star in a series version of the mystery film "The Big Easy" filmed in New Orleans. Shooting on the USA Network series begins this month while a debut is scheduled for August.

Stephen Rea and Isabella Rosellini are teaming up for a new film for HBO pictures. The Hollywood Reporter trade paper indicates the pair will star in "Crime of the Century," based on the Lindbergh kidnapping.

Tori Amos is packing up ... for a tour, that is. The singer is preparing to tour North American venues starting in mid-April. Amos is supporting her hot new album "Boys for Pele." She is scheduled to appear in several major cities.

The ongoing biblical movies series on Turner Network Television continues this week with "Moses." Ben Kingsley stars as the title character with Frank Langella as the Egyptian pharaoh. The two-parter begins running Easter Sunday on TNT.

The last episode ever of "Murder She Wrote" is in production this week in Los Angeles, but don't expect a lot of publicity. A spokesman for Universal television say executive producer Angela Lansbury is doing her best to keep the wrap-up an intimate one for the cast and crew, many of whom have been with the show for its entire 12-year run. The final episode will air on CBS in mid-May.

Band leader Carlos Santana has been chosen as the recipient of the annual Billboard Magazine "Century" award to be given out at the Billboard awards ceremony in December. Previous winners include rock legend George Harrison, singer and composer Joni Mitchell and blues man Buddy Guy.

Previous Hollywood Minutes

April 3: The former Prince is expecting an heir
April 2: "The Birdcage" still flying over its competition
April 1:Genesis looks for a new front man
March 29:Jim Belushi leaves comedies behind for a thriller
March 28:Piano Man Billy Joel heads to academia
March 27:"Pocahontas" tops video sales, "Dangerous Minds" leads rentals, "Toy Story" plays in the U.K.
March 26:"Showgirls" shatters Razzy record
March 25:Tomorrow's Tomorrowland will oust "EO," shrink the audience
March 22:CBS pits journey to the planets against Oscar's night of stars
March 21:"Natural Born Killers", naturally not on British shelves
March 20:Lois and Clark, Hootie and the Blowfish will be back; the Fresh Prince abdicates
March 19:Thompson's "Sensibility" rewarded
March 19: No change in the schedule for "Seinfeld"

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