<i> Films now going into production: </i>

Chattahoochee (Hemdale). Shooting in Columbia, S. C. Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper head the cast in the story of a shy religious man who wages an 8-year battle for those unjustly imprisoned in the mid-’50s South. Executive producer Aaron Schwab. Producer Faye Schwab. Director Mick Jackson. Screenwriter James Hicks. Also stars Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty and M. Emmet Walsh.

Cold Front (Cold Front). Shooting in Vancouver. Martin Sheen plays a U. S. undercover drug enforcement agent in this spy thriller. Vancouver itself serves as the “cold front” between us and the Russkies. Executive producers Grant Allan and Stephen Cheikes. Producers Ed Richardson and Sean Allan. Director Allan Goldstein. Screenwriter S. Allan. Also stars Michael Ontkean, Beverly D’Angelo and Kim Coates. Distributor Atlantic. Spring release.

Dead Poets’ Society (Poet Prods./Disney). Shooting in Delaware. Robin Williams pairs with Kurtwood Smith in a look at a teacher (RW) who inspires his New England prep school students as only Williams can. Producers Steven Haft, Paul Witt and Tony Thomas. Director Peter Weir. Screenwriter Tom Schulman. Distributor Buena Vista. Summer release.

Lighthouse (Erin). Shooting on Vancouver Island. Romantic drama of a vacationing couple trying to patch things up but instead encounter some spirits from the past. Executive producer Harry Cole. Producer Jim Cole. Director Paul Tucker. Screenwriters Tucker, Boon Collins and Phil Savath. Stars Deborah Wakeham and Ryan Michael. Summer release.

Woody Allen ’89 (Rollins-Joffe). Shooting in NYC. Allen jumps back in front of the cameras in this one (title comes later) that will overlap storylines with major characters played by the likes of Mia Farrow and Martin Balsam. Producer Robert Greenhut. Director/screenwriter Allen. Distributor Orion.