Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 31, 1993 TAG: 9307310197
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: B9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: from wire reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The film "Maverick" will begin production this fall, said Bruce Berman of Warner Bros. Pictures.
Garner starred as Bret Maverick, opposite Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, on the ABC-TV series from 1957 to 1960. Garner won an Emmy Award in the 1970s for his portrayal of a private investigator on "The Rockford Files."
His big-screen credits include "Murphy's Romance," which earned him an Oscar nomination, "The Great Escape," "Grand Prix," "Support Your Local Sheriff" and "Victor-Victoria."
\ Oh no! Mr. Bill of "Saturday Night Live" fame is part of a double feature with "Ernest" star Jim Varney. YaknowwhatImean?
A short film, "Mr. Bill Goes to Washington," will be shown with "Ernest Rides Again" - the latest in a series of Ernest movies.
"Mr. Bill Goes to Washington" is a spoof in which Mr. Bill pokes fun at officials in the nation's capital. It is the un-animated clay character's first movie release.
The films, produced by Emshell Producers Group of Nashville, are scheduled for release in November.
\ Former "Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges pleaded guilty to narcotics and weapons charges.
The 27-year-old former child star could get up to five years in prison at sentencing Aug. 31. He remained free on $10,000 bail.
Bridges, who pleaded guilty in Los Angeles Thursday, was arrested Dec. 29 after Burbank police found 1 1/2 grams of methamphetamine and a loaded 9mm gun in a car he was driving. Bridges said that the car wasn't his and that he didn't know what was in it.
In 1990, Bridges was acquitted of assault in the near-fatal shooting of a narcotics dealer in a Los Angeles drug den. In an earlier trial in the case, he was cleared of attempted murder.
\ Kid (for the 1,346,549th time): "I love you, you love me, we're a happy family . . . "
Parent: "Aaaaacckkkkk!"
Tired of TV's Barney, that rotund, purple dinosaur adored by preschoolers everywhere? Then we bring you a Maalox moment: The little brats will soon have a trove of Barney tunes to torture you with, 'cause the Purple One is set to release his first album. "Barney's Favorites Volume 1" was previewed at a news conference Thursday in New York by Barney himself, who said, "It's stupeedooopendous to be here," and sang selections from the album. Look for it Aug. 31.
by CNB