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The Hollywood Minute

April 15, 1996
Web posted at: 4:30 p.m. EDT

From Correspondent Dennis Michael

HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Monty Python alumnus turned acclaimed filmmaker Terry Gilliam is looking at a new project. Gilliam is reportedly in talks with Paramount Pictures to make "The Defective Detective," described by those in the know as a dark fairy tale. The Hollywood Reporter trade paper notes Gilliam was working on the project when "12 Monkeys" came along.

The first Oscar ever awarded, presented to Emil Jannings for the 1928 film "The Last Command," is on display at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The award was taken to Germany by Jannings in 1929; this is the first time it's been back in the United States.

The sounds of silent film are being heard at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The 72-piece German film orchestra of Babelsberg is performing with screenings of "Lost Command" and "Nosferatu" at the Academy. It will be the orchestra's only U.S. engagement.

Patricia Richardson of TV's "Home Improvement" is set to tackle a film project. Daily Variety reports Richardson will co-star, during her vacation, in "Ulee's Gold," opposite Peter Fonda. Shooting begins in Florida at the end of the month. It will be her first lead role in a feature.

In casting news, Judge Reinhold is set to star in a new TV series pilot for 20th Century Fox. "Secret Service Guy" is a comedy about a lackluster secret service agent assigned to protect the president's daughter. Daily Variety reports Michael McKean will also star in the comedy.

The Muppets are off the TV schedule, but just for now. ABC television officials say the new "Muppets Tonight" series is being pulled out of Friday nights for the May sweeps period, but promise it will return. ABC president Ted Harbert says the network believes in "Muppets Tonight," but says it needs an earlier time slot.

The Stone Temple Pilots are scheduling three free concerts to promote their latest album. The Pilots will play in Chicago at the Riviera Theater, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York and at the Los Angeles "Wiltern" Theater between April 29 and May 3. Tickets will be available through radio contests and retail. The appearances promote the band's new album, "Tiny Music."

There was a milestone for "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" on Broadway last week. Playwright Steve Martin appeared with the cast to mark the 200 performance of his play. The show has recently been sold to Fox for a movie.

Another tour is on the horizon for the Three Tenors. Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras are reportedly planning to reunite for another stadium tour this summer, with planned stops to include New York, Toronto and Yokohama. The tour could take in as much as $100 million in tickets and T-shirts.

The stage calls for Stacy Keach, and he must respond. The actor is set to lead the cast of "An Inspector Calls" this spring at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theater. Sally Kellerman is also in the play's cast.

Monologist Spalding Gray is on the mend after a skiing accident. The writer and performer skied into a tree stump, breaking three ribs. As good a story as it may be, he's not going to include it in his current work, "It's a Slippery Slope."

Cowboy and orchestra will collide on PBS soon. The latest edition of "Nashville City Limits" will feature Michael Martin Murphy and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance called "Sagebrush Symphony."

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