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Ilb r-Gossip Column-1 20th Century-Fox is all stuck up a) bq er CD a gr no ct 2 I gl et tiT t4 11 vo r21 I-. ti) 3 la' a. LID 46 4 tz. w' By ROBIN ADAMS SLOAN About "Cruisin'," that movie Al Pacino and Paul Sorvino have been trying to shoot in New York amid the bruising battles with protesting homosexuals? Didn't I once see a different movie on the same theme a detective on the trail of a killer of homosexuals? T.H., Waterford, Delaware. You've got a good memory.

In 1968, Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick co-starred in "The Detective," in which Sinatra portrayed a cop tracking down a psychopathic murderer of a homosexual. This film, which was ahead of its time, got there first with candid and colorful glimpses of the New York gay bar scene and community. You've got a good memory. In 1968, Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick co-starred in "The Detec- five, in which Sinatra portrayed a cop tracking down a psychopathic murderer of a homosexual. This film, which was ahead of its time, got there first with candid and colorful glimpses of the New York gay bar scene and community.

who come to a studio because of a particular executive. In fact, Ladd said he was announcing his resignation so early partly bebause he felt it would be immoral to make deals without letting the producers know he wouldn't be carrying, their movies to completion. Meanwhile, the polite struggle between Ladd and Dennis Stanfill, chairman of the Fox board, which underlies the resignations, has now turned ugly and mirrors the war between the Rebel Alliance and the Imperial Forces in the studio's monstrously successful "Star Wars." "Don't call me at the studio; my phone may be tapped," says one production executive, at least a little bit in earnest. Another says, his voice deadened by depression: "Laddie was a gentleman. It's insanity here now." Nonsense, implies Philip Myers, director of corporate public relations at Fox.

"We're continuing the marketing and production and release of our films as previously announced. Everything is on schedule. A new president is a matter of top priority. As soon as legal matters are worked out, we'll have an announcement." Ten days ago, Ladd and his aides were sent on forced vacations by Stanfill. Rumors persist that, although Stan- fill does not want the three lame ducks running the studio, he is in no hurry to terminate their contracts and let them go elsewhere.

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By AUEAN HARM ETZ New York Times LOS ANGELES In Beverly Hills, the streets are full of joggers barrel-chested television producers with terry-cloth sweatbands around their heads, not-quite-young women in flashy French T-shirts. This month, their feet quite literally stick to the pavement. The American elms are infested, and the sap forms puddles on the sidewalk below. At 20th Century-Fox, just West of Beverly Hills, there are no American elms, but, metaphorically, the entire studio is stuck to the pavement. Since Alan Ladd Jr.

studio presi- dent, and his two production vice presidents announced they would leave when their contracts expired in December 1980 and would form a production unit at Warner Brothers, the studio has been paralyzed. The mood among production people at the studio is spiritless, enervated, depressed. "It's a disaster here," says a top executive in a whisper. It takes an average of 18 months to get a script written and a picture into the theaters, and all Fox pictures currently finished or in production will be released by the end of next summer. Unless decisions are made soon, the studio faces a somber autumn next year.

It is not simply a question of whether Ladd still has the power to make deals for Fox. Hollywood is fervently a town of personal relationships, of producers CIL ILLICOLCIA, etillA LUC Day LW. 1110 1.11AUULC 3 WI WC 12 luvw gun. ez Dow. At 20th Century-Fox, just West of Beverly Hills, there are no American elms, but, metaphorically, the entire studio is stuck to the pavement.

Since Alan Ladd Jr. studio presi- dent, and his two production vice presidents announced they would leave when their contracts expired in Decemb- er 1980 and would form a production unit at Warner Brothers, the studio has been paralyzed. The moo among production people a the studio is at td spiritless enervated, depressed. "It's a disaster here," hi takes says a top executive in a whisper. It a es an average of 18 months to get a script written and a picture into the eaters, and all Fox pictures currently finished or in theaters, production will be released by the end of next summer.

Unless decisions are made soon, the studio faces a somber autumn next year. It is not simply a question of whether Ladd still has the power to make deals for Fox. Hollywood is fervently a town of personal relationships, of producers i Is us 1 4 4 i I 4 A 1 i I 4 SEE FILM TIMES LISTINGS "THE MAITYV1LLE tioztor ROD STEIGER "NORTH DALLAS FORTY" GENE WILDER IN "FRISCO KID" a "OH, GOD" MID-NITE SHOW HEAVY HAND DEPARTMENT: Life magazine saw the movie "10" and decided blonde bombshell Bo Derek should be its August cover. Fine and dandy until Bo's husband, actor John Derek (he used to be married to Ursula Andress), insisted that he was the only person who would be permitted to photograph his wife. Life reluctantly agreed to consider Derek's pictures, but after seeing them decided they could do better.

A crew was dispatched from New York to Los but then on the eve of the photo session Derek canceled the whole deal. So no mag cover for Bo. 'Horror' befitted Rod Steiger By RICHARD FREEDMAN Newhouse News Rod Steiger problems. In one scene he is attacked by a swarm of offseason house flies, and I asked how this disagreeable effect was managed. "It was no effect," Steiger said.

"They squirted me all over my face with sugar and beer, and then released about 2,000 flies from a screened cage. The flies were attracted by this concoction, so they landed on me. The worst of it was how their feet tickled my face and trying not to inhale or swallow any of them." The supernatural overtones of "The Amityville come closer to Steiger's real beliefs than one would think of a nonbeliever. "The whole affair practically destroys Father Delaney, because like most of us, he's looking for an answer and doesn't like what he seems to be getting." STEUCDCV OPEN 10:15 1 4 CZN; 1 'Horror' befitted Horror Rod Steiger TilibiL cosun D'ALINE i lk SEE FILM TIMES LISTINGS 1 A 1 By RICHARD FREEDMAN problems. In one scene he is i Newhouse News goyim A BE rrvull 1 attacked by a swarm of off- 'THE ftlifil I I WILLS season house flies, and I Honor tat asked how this disagreeable 4 1 4'.

,4 effect was managed. ROD STEIGER 4 1 "It was no effect," Steiger sf, i said. "They squirted me all I I over my face with sugar and I i beer, and then released ab- I' (I cfr illr' '-i' I Ateti: i al fr out 2,000 flies from a 7:12 S- A) I screened cage. The flies 1 tr Bo Derek to go unexposed were attracted by this con- HELD OVER! i --t, i coction, so they landed on 1 me. The worst of it was how their feet tickled my face "NORTH DALLAs HEAVY HAND DEPARTMENT: Life magazine saw and trying not to inhale or the movie "10" and decided blonde bombshell Bo swallow any of them." Pt FORTY '----7 The supernatural over- Derek should be its August cover.

Fine and dandy until Bo's husband, actor John Derek (he used to be married tones of "The Amityville to Ursula Andress), insisted that he was the only i Horror" come closer to ol person who would be permitted to photograph his wife. Steiger's -real beliefs than Nonh ibGoin Wye Life reluctantly agreed to consider Derek's pictures, one would think of a non- otuiilusNlmo but after seeing them decided they could do better. A believer. Allarmialpr crew was dispatched from New York to Los "The whole affair practic- GENE WILDER IN but then on the eve of the photo session Derek canceled ally destroys Father De- KID" the whole deal. So no mag cover for Bo.

I4-, laney, because like most of Rod Steiger us, he's looking for an answ- 1 a er and doesn't like what he SiOH, DOD's seems to be getting." I 1 1 OPEN 10:15 MID-NITE SHOW il SSITEU CDC 1) 4 irk1'''' I $, 1 ') 1 4 1 1 I 1 I NEW YORK Like just about everybody else, veteran actor Rod Steiger was virtually clobbered by the unrelenting heat and humidity when he was here recently publicizing his new film, "The Amityville Horror." Clad only in a blue polka-dot short-sleeve shirt and white ducks, the 54-year-old Steiger was in a reminiscent mood about his boyhood in Newark, N.J., and was eager to talk about his portrayal of Father Delaney, the troubled Franciscan priest who tries to help the ghost-ridden Lutz family in the movie. Although he was born in West Hampton, Long Island, near where "The Amityville Horror" takes place, Steiger's family moved to Newark when he was very young. "When I came out of the Navy, after a five-year hitch, I'd just arrived back In Newark from the Naval hospital in San Diego when the most dramatic event of my life took place," the actor said. "I happened to be riding a bus when the Lutheran minister of my childhood boarded It. He said he would send me to a seminary if I would promise to take over his church for him eventually.

By then I'd become an agnostic, and I refused his kind offer. I didn't know the man was dying of cancer, and two weeks later he committed suicide." Despite his agnosticism, playing a priest posed few problems for the white-haired actor with the pierc NEW YORK Like just about everybody else, vete- ran actor Rod Steiger was virtually clobbered by the unrelentin heat and humid ity when he was here recent: 1 bli hi film, lung new publicizing "The Amityville Horror." Clad only in a blue polka- dot short-sleeve shirt and white ducks, the 54-year-old Steiger was in a reminiscent mood about his boyhood in Newark, and was eag- er to talk about his portray- al ather Delaney, the troubled Franciscan priest who tries to ancr help the ghost- ridden Lutz family in the movie. Although he i was West Hampton, Long Is- land, near where "The Amityville Horror" takes place, Steiger's family moved to Newark when he was very young. "When I came out of the Navy, after a five-year hitch I'd lust arrived back in Newark from the Naval hospital in San Diego when the most dramatic event of my life took place," the ac- tor said. "I happened to be riding a bus when the Lutheran minister of my childhood boarded it.

He said he would send me to a seminary if I would promise to take over his church for him eventual- ly. By then I'd become an agnostic, and I refused his kind offer. I didn't know the Is it true that John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono own three apartments in the building where they live In New York, and are now angling for still another? Are they in the real estate business, or just pad-happy? J.L., Geneva, N.Y. The Lennons are simply wild about the famed castle-like landmark, the Dakota, and delight in snaring super layouts in this fabled co-op. Matter of fact, they've even commissioned an artist to design their personal stationery to show the Dakota romantically glimpsed through the trees of Central Park.

Is it true that John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono own three apartments in the building where they live in New York, and are now angling for still another? Are they in the real estate business or ha just pad-happy? J.L., Geneva, N.Y. The Lennons are simply wild about the famed castle like landmark. the Dakota. and delight in snar- big super layouts in this fabled Co-op. Matter of fact, they've even commissioned an artist to design their personal stationery to show the Dakota romantically glimpsed through the trees of Central Park.

320 W. RIVERSIDE 624-3003 sza RIVERSIDE ti143110131.10 a mew Art "ls, dis-LOADED At, "LOADED WITH EXCITEMENT AND AWE!" cl David Davidson WITH EXCITEMENT ANn AWE!" David Davidson ing but compassionate blue eyes. "1 research my roles very carefully," Steiger said modestly, accounting for his brilliant career. "When I did Napoleon I called on the American Medical Association to get a translation of the original report of his autopsy. I knew every disease he'd suffered from so I could portray him from within.

"Did you know he had virtually won the Battle of Waterloo, but because of a painful attack of urethritis, he had to stall giving the final orders until Gen. Bluecher had time to bring in the Prussian army, and it was too late?" Playing Father Delaney didn't call for quite as much research, but posed other ing but compassionate blue eyes. "1 research my roles very carefully," Steiger said modestly, accounti-ng for his brilliant career. "When I did Napoleon I called on the American Medical Associa- tion to get a translation of the original report of his autopsy. I knew every ease he'd suffered from so I could portray him from within.

"Did you know he had vir- tually won the Battle of Waterloo, but because of a painful attack of urethritis, he had to stall giving the I i I I I f-X III ii I Ix 1 I fill Lti HELLO BIRDIE: The team that created the smash hit musical "Bye Bye Birdie," which was later a successful movie, are trying for a Broadway first. Composer Charles Strouse, lyricist Lee Adams and book writer Michael Stewart are back together doing the sequel to "Birdie" with the working title of "Birdie II." It will take place in today's times, 19 years later. Some of the original cast, including Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera, will be reassembled for the sequel. The musical featured a hit song titled "What's the Matter With Kids Today?" and maybe two decades later it will have the answer. HELLO BIRDIE: The team that created the smash hit musical "Bye Bye Birdie," which was later a successful movie, are trying for a Broadway first ISAM AI Lee Roams aria "SATISFIES YOUR EVERY FANTASY" FIES Erica Eaton FEMALE FORUM; 7' IIIIIDQUILTITER presents DIITEIEll THErITEll Fri.

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