The Hollywood Minute
April 30, 1996
Web posted at: 3:00 p.m. EDT
From Correspondent Dennis Michael
Good jokes were told for a good cause over the weekend at the
L.A. Comedy Store. Comedian Jeff Altman and some of his
funny friends told jokes for "Care," the charity that
benefits children in developing countries worldwide. It's
the fourth year for the "Laugh-In," which was organized by
Altman.
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"Seven" has been a lucky number for the cast and crew of the
movie. The Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman thriller has passed
the $100 million mark in box office sales.
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"Apollo 13" star Ed Harris has agreed to co-star in a new
film with Clint Eastwood. "Absolute Power" is about a thief
who witnesses a murder. Eastwood will also direct.
Even though Louisa May Alcott was writing books nearly a
century before movies were invented, she's about to have a
second novel cross over to the big screen. A manuscript
written by the author of "Little Women" in 1849 was
discovered at Harvard University. More than one dozen film
companies, including one owned by actress Meg Ryan, are vying
for rights to the story, titled "The Inheritance."
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Kevin Spacey will go from portraying one side of the law to
the other. The actor, who won an Oscar for playing a
criminal in "The Usual Suspects," will now play a policeman
in "L.A. Confidential." The film is about a cop who serves
as a technical advisor to a TV series about a cop.
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You won't be able to see it until June, but you'll be able to
hear some of the Disney version of "The Hunchback of Notre
Dame" in a few weeks. The movie's first single, "Someday,"
will be released to record stores May 28. It's sung by the
group All-4-One.
Christmas will be coming early again this year for Rockettes
fans. Tickets for the Radio City Christmas spectacular went
on sale in New York on Monday. Last year's eight-week
holiday run sold out before Memorial Day.
Actor Sean Penn has taken the plunge for the second time.
Penn and his companion, actress Robin Wright, were married in
Santa Monica, California, over the weekend. The couple
already has two children. On a related note, actor Hume
Cronyn is preparing to head down the aisle. The 84-year-old
widower , who was married to the late Jessica Tandy, is
engaged to 60-year-old children's book writer Susan Cooper.
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"Crossfire" gets a new host this week. Geraldine Ferraro,
Walter Mondale's vice presidential candidate in 1984, steps
into a regular role. She'll alternate weeks with Bill Press
on the political talk show.
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Previous Hollywood Minutes
- April 29:Courtney Cox to star in Wes Craven's "Scream"
- April 26: Newman sails away with ASCAP award
- April 25:
Muppets will be back after sweeps
- April 24:
Jay Leno is heading to California ...
- April 23: Cast members from all 4 Treks beam into Pasadena convention
- April 22: Gee Willikers! AMC hosts Shirley Temple film festival
- April 18: Sheryl Crow sends postcards from Bosnia
- April 15: Earliest Oscar returns to America
- April 13: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith are back in black
- April 11: All righty, then! Ace Ventura goes interactive
- April 10: Watch out for that tree! Brendan Fraser cast as George of the Jungle
- April 9: Sinbad, Schwarzenegger to play duelling Santas
- April 8: Shania Twain gains on Patsy
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