Coming Attractions

December, 1979

Idol Gossip: Hollywood is so hard up for film ideas these days it seems to be going for almost anything that has some sort of built-in following. Examples: In addition to the usual assortment of sequels, prequels, remakes and rip-offs, practically every comic strip, including Alley Oop, Conan, Popeye and Dick Tracy, is currently being filmized (word is Dustin Hoffman might play the cartoon sleuth); now even TV shows are being made into movies, the latest of which is something called The Gong Sho...