HOLLYWOOD... Mickey Rourke is set to play a famous barbarian's father in the feature film Conan, the fantasy franchise that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star.

A lot of singing and dancing in Dublin at the Irish Film Festival. Meryl Streep.

HOLLYWOOD... When I was in my teens, the wish of every young girl was to own a mink coat or jacket. Everyone saved and saved to have one. Today, no one I know of will wear fur. Those who own them are turning them into throw pillows and etc.

Already many beauty parlors and make-up places are booked for Oscar week, and you can bet your booty there will be lots of long, straight blond hair parted in the middle and hanging down over bare shoulders. And already, everyone is singing, Rain, Rain, Go Away.

From now on until the big night, its all Oscar talk. I just wish organizers could find a way to end all those interminable thank yous to mom, dad, grandpa, Aunt Tillie, etc. And I wish something would happen, like the time a naked man ran out of the wings and streaked across the stage.

It doesn't happen until March. The Oscar Show. But already many of the "girls" have made their beauty and hairdressing appointments. And you can bet your last buck - come rain or come shine - there will more bared shoulders than you can count. Also, Hollywood is learning to cope with "raindrops falling on their shoulders."

HOLLYWOOD...Still a mystery how all those lovely ladies in little-nothing dresses and no wraps didnt get pneumonia walking the Golden Globes red carpet in the cold. Also, those who will admit, do admit that the show was a bit long and more than a bit boring.

Honestly! And I know I'm being redundant. BUT those "little black nothing" dresses are looking more and more like bathing suits. On every show, at every party, everywhere. Hopefully the fashion will change soon. It would be nice to see some red and blue and even green for a change!.

On the map, Palm Springs is a little spot in the California desert. However, it's one of the richest communities in the state, housing many celebs and lots of the very, very rich. AND when it held its film festival, it was indeed a GALA! Celebrated this year were Morgan Freeman.

ABC has jumped on a pilot film for airing at some point. The title: Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid. Other networks are jumping on other pilots, and things are returning to a modicum of sobriety after a frenzied few weeks - what with Christmas, New Year's, the Rose Parade, the bowl games AND the tourists.