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Scarlett, the Gone with the Wind sequel, now has a secret shortlist of three for the coveted title role; casting won't be announced however until a suitable Rhett is found - will any major Hollywood name consent to play second fiddle to the smallest waist in six states? . . . The Joy of Sex is due for release on CD-i (interactive CD) with an menu that includes gay and group sex . . . Bombing at the box office, Woody Allen is remaking his 1969 script Don't Drink the Water for TV, first of a three project deal with ABC . . . Tory MP Harry Greenway on dance company DV8's Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men, shown on The South Bank Show, 1990: 'It is nothing but the promotion of homosexuality. I object to this sort of thing being shown after Dame Edna.' Tory MP Teddy Taylor On DV8's MSM, a new work about men picking up men: 'This is an appalling way of spending public money. People having essential services cut because of a shortage of cash will be sickened by this' . . . MSM's run at the Nottingham Playhouse ends tomorrow (0602-419419) . . . Paula Yates left the preview of Dirty Weekend after 20 minutes . . .