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Memory lane has its share of pain for Fonda
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jane Fonda aficionados will surely want to tune in to film historian Robert Osborne’s fascinating hourlong chat with the Poncey-Highland resident on tonight’s edition of “Private Screenings” at 8 p.m. on Turner Classic Movies. Unlike the 2005 edition of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio” with James Lipton, Osborne’s chat with Fonda proves a bit more scholarly — and with a lot less creepy, dyed facial hair involved.
With her dog Tulea snoozing by her side, Fonda provides film fans with an insightful tour of her film career of 40-plus years. The two-time Oscar winner concedes to Osborne that not even the actors making a film can predict how good the finished product will be or how it will be perceived.
“It was so awful making ‘Barbarella,’ ” Fonda says in the special. “There was no money. We were doing it all on spit and a prayer. I thought there was no way it could work. And it’s become a cult film. You can’t ever phone it in because you never know.”
She also discloses that her father, Henry Fonda, provided some sage advice about what she should say — and what she shouldn’t — if she got to the Oscar podium after being nominated for “Klute” (the senior Fonda advised his activist offspring against directly referencing the Vietnam War, advice she heeded).
The actress also retells a particularly heartbreaking story about filming “On Golden Pond’s” famous Parcheesi scene with her father and co-star Kate Hepburn that provides a frightening peek inside the elder Fonda’s chilly demeanor.
Fonda tells Osborne: “Whenever I see that movie now, I just sob and sob and sob.”
The interview is followed by a marathon of Fonda flicks on TCM, including “Barefoot in the Park,” “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” “Comes a Horseman” and “The China Syndrome.”
AND WE’RE TELLING YOU … SHE’S COMING BACK AGAIN
Apparently Jennifer Husdon wasn’t joking about that “not going” business. The recent Oscar winner for her portrayal of Effie White (“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”) in the movie adaptation of “Dreamgirls” is returning to Atlanta on April 8 for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s Easter service at the Georgia Dome. (Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Service begins at 10 a.m.)
Fans of the former “American Idol” may recall Hudson was just here earlier this month for entertainment mogul Dallas Austin’s “Don’t Stop The Music” fund-raiser at the Georgia Aquarium. And apparently she’s on quite the appearance run lately, as she presented R&B legend Patti LaBelle with a GLAAD media award in New York earlier this week. (LaBelle, coincidently, was the special performer last year at Bishop Eddie Long’s massive Easter service.)
New Birth’s Easter activities don’t start that Sunday, however. Contemporary gospel talents Smokie Norful, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Kierra “KiKi” Sheard are scheduled to perform April 4 at the sanctuary. Free tickets are available at New Birth’s Called to Conquer bookstore.
‘HIGH SCHOOL’ ON ICE
FYI, parents: Disney isn’t finished shaking loose your ‘tween’s allowance quite yet. On Wednesday, Buzz Central received word that something called “Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour” will freeze over at Philips Arena Oct. 27 and 28. The “High School” on skates version will feature tunes from the original Disney Channel movie phenomenon, along with new songs from the franchise’s upcoming sequel that’s currently filming. But buyer, beware. The film’s dreamy original cast will not be involved with the chilled-out version this fall.
“We’ll be recruiting some of the world’s most talented skaters to play East High School’s own Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay, Chad and Taylor,” rep Nicole Feld explains in a press release.
Ticket prices range from $15 to $35 and go on sale Monday. For details, go to highschoolmusicaltheicetour.com.
‘IDOL’ BOOT FOR SLIGH
Early favorite Chris Sligh lost his magic during his “American Idol” run and became the third contestant to go home Wednesday night.
The 29-year-old Greenville, S.C., singer with massive curly hair, consistent vocal tone and a wry sense of humor failed to pull off a “wow” performance on the show, punctuated by Tuesday night’s languid take on the Police classic “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.” Judge Simon Cowell dubbed it “a mess.”
Cute yet undistinguished Haley Scarnato escaped another close call, finishing in the final two following a colorless rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” Also in the bottom three was bald married crooner Phil Stacey, who also tried his hand at a Police standard “Every Breath You Take” but received better judge feedback than Sligh.
Nine remain. Next week’s guest mentor: Tony Bennett.
HIGH FIVE
The best-selling CDs at Atlanta’s Criminal Records:
1. Modest Mouse, “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”
2. Arcade Fire, “Neon Bible”
3. LCD Soundsystem, “Sound of Silver”
4. Andrew Bird, “Armchair Apocrypha”
5. Amy Winehouse, “Back to Black”
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Comedian Eric Idle is 64. Composer Vangelis (“Chariots of Fire”) is 64. Singer Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction is 48. Comedian Amy Sedaris is 46. Actress Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) is 39.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mary Ann is afraid now. She’s a really nice woman, too. She keeps candy on her desk!”
— New York Times Sunday Styles employee quoted in Wednesday’s New York Daily News, discussing last week’s no-holds-barred newsroom brawl between fashion editor Anita LeClerc and deputy editor Mary Ann Giordano, allegedly involving a fashion beat turf war. An editor had to break up the physical altercation.
Contributing: Sonia Murray and news services
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