"Despite reports of its closure, Mel Brooks's Brooksfilms is still developing the serious horror film "Pizzaman". Rudy De Luca and Steve Haberman are penning the script which is in the rewrite stage and hasn't shopped it to the studios yet..." (full details)

"Shooting has begun for Stephen King adaptation "Dolan's Cadillac", starring Christian Slater, Wes Bentley and Emmanuelle Vaugier. Shock says that Jeff Beesley is directing the psychological thriller from a script by Richard Dooling..." (full details)

"Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the John Malkovich starrer "The Great Buck Howard". Malkovich plays a one-time Las Vegas mentalist relegated to performing in shabby venues in middle America. Colin Hanks plays a disillusioned law student who becomes the performer's road manager. A fall theatrical release is planned..." (full details)<