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The Hollywood Minute

June 3, 1996
Web posted at: 12:10 p.m. EDT

From Correspondent Dennis Michael

Tom Selleck is heading out West to star with Keith Carradine and David Carradine in "Last Stand for Saber River." Daily Variety says the Elmore Leonard novel is being adapted for film for Turner Network Television. It's set to air in 1997.

Fox is going into the Pauley Shore business. The network has ordered seven episodes of a situation comedy starring the stand-up comic and film actor. The series is to begin at mid-season next year.

The Academy Awards will have a new venue next year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold the 69th annual Oscar ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium one year earlier than expected. The Los Angeles Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was unable to accommodate the awards. Oscar night 1997 is March 24.

Tony Braxton is back on Billboard's hot 100 singles chart for the first time in two years. The singer's new single, "You're Making me High/Let it Flow," is from her album "Secrets."

Janine Turner is moving from Cecily, Alaska, to the suburbs. Turner has been cast as June Cleaver in a big-screen remake of "Leave It to Beaver." Daily Variety says Christopher McDonald, last seen in "Happy Gilmore," will play June's husband, Ward.

Ron Silver may join the cast of "Chicago Hope." The screen actor is negotiating to join the show as a regular, according to Daily Variety. Silver guest starred in the role of Christine Lahti's ex-husband.

Al Pacino will be honored for his lifetime achievements by the Independent Feature Project. The Oscar-winning actor will receive the Gotham Award at the society's benefit gala in September.

Jay Leno is ready to lead the parade. The Tonight Show host will be the grand marshal for a parade marking the 100th anniversary of the automobile industry. Leno is an enthusiastic automobile collector. He'll also perform at the American Automobile Centennial dinner.

Actor Andy Griffith reaches a landmark this week when he turns 70. The screen veteran currently is plying his craft as the bad guy in the hit movie "Spy Hard." And his gospel CD, "I Love to Tell the Story," has just gone gold.

In case you were wondering, Celine Dion still dominates Billboard's adult contemporary singles chart with "Because You Loved Me" from the movie "Up Close and Personal." The song has topped the charts for 11 straight weeks.

Previous Hollywood Minutes

May 31: Angela Lansbury heads north
May 30: Tina Turner to appear in hosiery ads
May 29: Carl Perkins performs with the Beatles
May 28: Mission: Impossible crushes boxoffice competition
May 27: Reeve set to direct HBO movie
May 24: Tom Selleck is making a television comeback
May 23: Garth Brooks reaches yet another huge milestone
May 22: Jim Carrey knows how to bring in a crowd
May 21: Dr. Frog, I presume?
May 21: Will Rodney Dangerfield finally get respect
May 18: Oliver Stone bows out of 'Men and Fire'

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