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The Hollywood Minute
Film to feature Elvis' Graceland
March 17, 1997
Web posted at: 4:10 p.m. EST (2110 GMT)From Correspondent Ron Tank
Elvis Presley may be dead, but his house lives on in a new movie about the King. Filming was to begin Monday in Memphis on "Graceland," with Harvey Keitel playing a man who claims to be Elvis. It's the first feature film to be shot at the mansion where Elvis lived. Ex-wife Priscilla Presley gave permission -- she's the movie's executive producer.
Fans of the late Tejano singer Selena can hear the last recordings made by the 23-year-old before she was killed. The songs, recorded at the Houston Astrodome, are featured on the soundtrack album for the movie "Selena," which recently opened. The CD also includes three unreleased songs she recorded in 1990.
Actor Ving Rhames, currently starring in the John Singleton film "Rosewood," will need a wig for his next picture. Rhames will play boxing promoter Don King in a movie of the same name for HBO. It is scheduled to air this fall.
Call it Darth Vader goes to Washington. Members of Congress and their families got a sneak peak of the "Star Wars" sequel "Return of the Jedi," which returned to the nation's theaters Friday. The premier was sponsored by 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilms, which previously released the first two episodes of the classic trilogy. 
Forget the old adage "break a leg". At Universal Studios Florida, it's break a stilt. Several dozen hopefuls auditioned to get into the theme park's stilt school, where they're learning the high art of walking on wooden legs. The graduates take part in the Mardi Gras festival parade at the Orlando park.
If you want to see Richard Burton on Broadway, check the Internet. A long-lost film of Burton's 1964 Tony-winning performance of "Hamlet" has been found, restored and put on the Alternative Entertainment Network. Viewers must log on to the site to make reservations to view the film.
Can't get to Hollywood to see the original Walk of Fame? American Movie Classics is running a documentary about it. "America's Street of Dreams" visits the stars as they are honored with stars on the famed sidewalk.
"Space Jam," the movie that teamed Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny, dribbled into video stores this weekend. John Travolta's film "Phenomenon" was the No. 1 rental last week.
Good news for "Frasier" fans. NBC has renewed the Emmy- winning comedy for three more years. The renewal came after rival ABC expressed interest in the series. Estimated cost to the Peacock network: $3.25 million per episode.
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