European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Fleetwood Mac s timeless music by Mary Campbell associated press Fleetwood Mac. One of he holiest pop Rock bands of the 1970s, is Bach on Tho Char is wih its first studio album in five years. Tango in the night no. 9 on Itie cashbox Magazine Best Selling Chart m mid july spawned two hit singles. Big love and seven wonders i Ihrk we really must get on the Road preferably at of said Christine Mcvie. Singer songwriter keyboardist our music has proved it is almost timeless. I know there ate people who bought rumours who first heard it from their in 1977, the rumours up became one of the Best Selling records of the so called easy going California sound. Fleetwood Mac started with a Bluesy Rock sound in 1967 at a Windsor. England festival with Peter Green Mick Fleetwood Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning Silling in for John Mcvie. Christine s former husband. A 197s.slevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham joined the band since then three of the group s albums charted at no 1975, rumours in 1977 and Mirage the last studio album in 1982. But the group in t f lire in in will tour with the new album if we Don tour which i think is highly unlikely it la be the first Lime we be never toured with an said drummer Fleetwood. Nicks who is ready to record her fourth Solo Alburn in they Don t tour wants o Wail until listeners have digested tango in the nigh songs. You Ean l Spring songs on an audience we Learned 1hat on the rumours tour. In Kansas City we look out almost everything except Lulf on rumours. We bombed in was the Only time. They did t want to hear it. They weren t familiar with it yet she said. The new album came about alter Christine Mcvie was signed losing can t1 help falling in love Lor the soundtrack of a Fine mess. She called Buckingham and Richard Cashul his producing partner to work with her. They brought in bassist John Mcvie and Fleetwood Sha Wain t planning a reunion. I just thought in was a Good idea Stic said. It was a natural progression. We All got into 1he studio and started still in Dementi John a calf Lef Christine Mevio Undray Buckingham St file Nicks Mick Fleetwood. Playing some of the old songs. We had t been gathering dust As much As we thought. We decided to get serious about making another when Fleetwood Mac started recording Buckingham was hallway through his third Solo album and he wound up using some of that material for the group. I be written 60 songs in the last three months he said. "1 eel like i be just come into the creative Peak of my life. I was probably the least enamoured of going in when we did because i was in he Middle of another Nicks was t crazy about the timing either. I expected them to Star recording Way before they did. I was freaking out. My tour was booked. I was leaving and they were going into the studio. I d go Home from my tour Lor two or three Days and record Wilh Fleetwood Mac. I was dead after the tour following Mirage Fleetwood made an album in Africa which will be Rera leased. For Aboul four years he s had a band called the zoo. Which docs club hours when Fleetwood Mac is not Active i like to keep John Mcvie intend to make a Solo album in Iho next year. He s the Only member of the group who has t. I was pretty much one track Fleetwood Mac and it never entered what s left of my brain to make he said. He sold his House in los Angeles and moved to is. Thomas Virgin islands. It was very Nice and in got very old. I stayed too Long started drinking Mysell into the ground. One reason was boredom plus it was duty rce i decided to come Back Here where the action was. Wilh my wife and three last october Christine Mcvie married a portuguese keyboard player she met in Switzerland while making her Solo album. Next Shell work on songs for another Solo album. Is there a future for Fleetwood Mac absolutely says Fleetwood. I thought any band that has done All this Solo stuff has invariably broken up i was proved completely wrong. We had a three year break Between Tusk and Mirage. This break was longer. When the time is right Well function As a today s headlines tomorrow s movies by Bob Thomas associated press like most of he nation film producers writers and agents have been fascinated bythe televised testimony of it. Col. Oliver North during the Iran Centra hearings. However their concern is not one of National affairs. They want to know ii this real life drama can be transited into a movie project and who would play North treat Williams Kris Kristofferson Mel Gibson converting today s headlines into tomorrow s movies and to miniseries has become a Hollywood sub Industry. Production companies subscribe to dozens of newspapers and magazines which Are scoured for another saturday night fever a movie that originated As an article about a discotheque in new York Magazine. I tape the television news every night says David r. Ginsburg. President of Alliance entertainment. When i see something that might produce a film property. I Lile in for future Qin Tburg Ilert Nati has resulted in acquiring dramatic rights to a pair of news figures Maria Hanson the new York Model actress whose career was threatened by a revenge slashing of her face optioned by Arcand Michael Caruso or the 10-year old who talked himself out of a hostage situation at the Dallas it. World Airport optioned by Disney. 1 sometimes the news Story mentions a lawyer and we communicate with him Ginsburg said. Sometimes we can gel �9ht through to he figure in the news. In the Caruso Case we saw thai the family had moved to Phoenix. We got the number in the phone Book and Sony our in House lawyer to acquire the no news Story in recent times has attracted As much Hollywood interest As the Emporia kan., Church murder. Thomas Bird a minister was convicted of murdering his wife Sandra so he could marry his Secretary and mistress. Lorna Anderson. They also were convicted of an abortive plot to murder her husband. The Story had everything religion sex and murder in mid America. Henry Winkler Dick Clark and Zev Braun signed various members of the Case and other producers and agents sought rights from reporters and other Winner was Zev Braun. His four hour movie murder ordained starring Keith Carradine and Jobeth Williams appeared on lbs in May. I was intrigued by the figure of John Rule the state trooper who investigated the Wile s Braun said i made a contract with Rule and moved ahead. Now the others have dropped out because we got there getting there first is All important in inc real life movie Trade. No one knows that better than producer David approach to securing rights is i make one phone Call and then i m on a piano he said. Permula s projects have included changing habits a to movie in which a san Francisco Madam was sentenced by a Uduc to spend time in a Convent fighting Back a Laturo with Tom Skerritt As a new Jersey Deli owner who runs into trouble when he organizes anti crime vigilantes and Palm beached a future Disney movie with Belte Midler As the Florida socialite who found a venezuelan freighter in her swimming Pool. There Are some subjects that Don t Appeal to me. Like Tho billionaire boys club i had talked with a couple of members but my real problem with the Story was How to Deal with a Bunch of spoiled Rich kids wednesday August 12, 1967 breaking the he said. The billionaire boy club whose Leader Joe Hunt was sentenced to life in prison for murder will be portrayed in a Lour hour Abc movie produced by Donald March. Judd Nelson has been cast As Hunt. Abby Mann is an old hand Al creating drama irom real events dating Back to his Oscar winning judgment at Nuremberg 25 years ago. Among his other scripts Are the Atlanta child murders and the Marcus Neison murders irom which the Kojak to series originated. Mann s latest project is the Mcmartin pre school child molestation Case now being tried in a los Angeles courtroom. Mann and his wife Myra did extensive research Wilh Many of the Case figures especially former prosecutor ten Stevens. He expects Legal repercussions Over his television movie but that s nothing new for him the Atlanta child murders which suggested that. Defendant Wayne Williams had been victimized by City authorities brought a storm of protest. But i be never been sued yet he said and i be done More of these real life dramas than anyone else the dangers of libel and evasion of privacy suits provide a mine Field for producers of the real life films. How do they Deal with it first you decide what rights logo said Allied entertainment s Ginsburg ii you can t Clear All of the figures you can fictionalized them 01 change names All of the scripts Are scrutinized by the production companies lawyers the networks lawyers and he insurance companies lawyers Allol these movies have insurance policies before they go on the Ajr. In some cases the insure will insist on certain exclusions exceptions and deductions but at Leas you have some the stars and stripes Page 17
