MOVIES - April 18, 1994

Wedding Bells Ring at Box Office: Moviegoers are saying “I do” to Gramercy Picture’s “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” The comedy starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, which has been slowly growing in popularity, was No. 1 during the weekend with $4.3 million in box-office revenues, according to early industry estimates. The film was No. 6 last week. In the No. 2 spot was TriStar’s new release, “Cops & Robbersons,” the comedy starring Chevy Chase and Jack Palance, with $3.8 million. Universal’s “The Paper” was third with $3.3 million. The sports comedies, Warner Bros.’ “Major League II” and Disney’s “D2 The Mighty Ducks,” were running neck and neck with box scores of $3.2 million. A box-office note: Savoy Pictures’ new release, “Serial Mom,” the comedy from John Waters, took in about $2 million during what was a slow weekend overall.

TELEVISION

Going On-Line: The Corp. for Public Broadcasting is joining the information revolution. The main funding organization for public TV and radio stations plans to distribute $1.4 million among a dozen broadcasting companies today either to create or expand on-line computer services. As part of the project, public broadcasters will work with local organizations and businesses to set up or expand computer links to schools, libraries, museums, hospitals and government entities. Altogether, about 25 million people could have access to the on-line services. California-based entities expected to receive grants include San Francisco’s KQED-TV and WALW-FM radio.

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Menendez Jurors on Fox: Fox Broadcasting’s “Front Page” Tuesday will feature eight jurors from the trials of Erik and Lyle Menendez. They’ll discuss tonight’s Fox TV movie, “Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders,” and how their jury service affected their lives. Both defendants are facing new trials after juries were unable to agree on verdicts.

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Larry McCormick Honored: Larry McCormick, the longtime anchor of KTLA-TV Channel 5’s health and consumer affairs segments as well as the station’s weekend newscasts, has been named as this year’s recipient of the Governor’s Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences saluting career achievement in Los Angeles television. McCormick will receive his award at the 46th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards ceremonies in June. He joins KTLA colleagues Stan Chambers and Hal Fishman and KCAL-TV Channel 9 anchorman Jerry Dunphy, who previously received the honor.

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Saving the Seas: The American Oceans Campaign, a nonprofit environmental organization founded by actor Ted Danson, will honor media mogul Ted Turner with its 1994 Partners Award at a fund-raiser tonight at the Beverly Hilton. Talk show host Larry King is emcee, with Gregory Peck, Rob Reiner and singer Don Henley among the celebrities set to attend.

RADIO

Reflections on the Radio: An adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith’s acclaimed one-woman show “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” will air on KUSC (91.5 FM) on Friday at 11 a.m. “Reflections on Los Angeles: Anna Deavere Smith” will be broadcast to coincide with the second anniversary of the riots, which is next week. KCPB in Ventura County, KFAC in Santa Barbara and KPSC in Palm Springs will also carry the program which is produced by WGBH Radio Boston in association with American Public Radio. Listeners will hear Smith assume a range of voices, including beating victim Reginald Denny, a Korean shop owner, a young African American who organized a gang truce, a Hollywood agent, a police officer and other key figures in the riots. Smith’s show opened Sunday at the Cort Theatre on Broadway following a run at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York. A different version played at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles last summer.

POP / ROCK

The One Tour: Michael Bolton will begin a national tour in May to promote his album “The One Thing,” which was released in the fall. Fifty cents from each ticket sold for his concerts will go to the Michael Bolton Foundation, which provides services to women and children at risk from domestic and other forms of violence. Bolton will be in Los Angeles at the Greek Theater on June 20, 22, 24 and 25.

QUICK TAKES

Who should play the next James Bond? In a poll conducted by “Entertainment Tonight,” viewers of the show voted overwhelmingly for Pierce Brosnan. Mel Gibson was a distant second, followed by Liam Neeson and Hugh Grant. . . . Nuptial news: Singer Harry Connick Jr., 26, married his longtime fiance, model and video director Jill Goodacre, 29, in New Orleans on Saturday. . . . And Dudley Moore, 58, tied the knot with Nicole Rothschild, 29, on Saturday, less than a month after a disagreement with her led to his brief arrest. The two were married in a private civil ceremony at Moore’s home near Venice Beach.