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The Hollywood Minute
November 6, 1996
Web posted at: 6:30 p.m. ESTFrom Correspondent Dennis Michael
Dustin Hoffman soon will add another accomplishment to an already long list. The actor will receive the Cecil B. De Mille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for outstanding contributions to the entertainment field. The award will be presented the same night as the Golden Globe Awards. Hoffman has won five Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated 11 times.
CBS is revamping its Wednesday night line-up. The TV network is pulling the hour-long drama series "E-Z Streets" and the situation comedies "Almost Perfect" and "Public Morals," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Almost Perfect" drew a dismal 6.5 rating last week. "E-Z Streets" will be relaunched later in the season, the network said. No specific plans were announced for the sitcoms.
Country singer Reba McEntire has released her latest album, "What If It's You?", with a whirlwind schedule of TV appearances this week. The album is the first to be recorded at her own Starstruck Studios. The singer is now on tour.
"Space Jam" may have been just the beginning of Bugs Bunny's return to the big screen. Daily Variety reports Warner has a follow-up in mind. "What's Up, Bugs?" would cast the Oscar-winning bunny as a Beverly Hills movie star who goes back to nature and comes face-to-face with a big game hunter. No casting other than Bugs has been announced.
Actor Larry Hagman is campaigning for the National Kidney Foundation's Organ Donation Program. Hagman, soon to be seen again in his signature role as J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," just received the organization's public service award. Hagman was the recipient of a liver transplant in 1995. According to him, "I didn't know there was a problem until I needed an organ."
After more than 10 years in the making, the sequel to the Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis film "Strange Brew" is in the works. The Associated Press reports that the pair will play the Canadian "McKenzie Brothers" again in a sequel that is expected to begin shooting this summer.
With "High School High" currently in theaters, John Lovitz already has an idea for another movie. Lovitz would like to bring his "Master Thespian" character from "Saturday Night Live" to the silver screen, The Associated Press said.
Oprah Winfrey has been named the recipient of a rather unique award. The actress and talk show goddess will be honored by the group One Hundred Black Men of New York this week. She will be the first woman honored in its 17-year history.
Johnny Cash's new album, "Unchained," hits stores this week. It features a track he's been working on for 41 years. The Associated Press reports that the country music legend wrote "Mean Eye'd Cat" 41 years ago but was dissatisfied with it, even though the song was released by other artists in the interim. Cash finally wrote a third verse and performs the finished version on the new album.
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