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Eyewitness to Murder (Armritraj). Shooting in L.A. Thriller with Andrew Stevens protecting an artist who witnesses the murder of the gallery owner at one of her shows. It’s tricky here because she’s blinded during the homicide and must escape someone whom she cannot see, a la “Wait Until Dark.” Executive producer Ahsok Armritraj. Producer Victor Bhalla. Director Jag Mundhra. Screenwriters Karen Baldwin and Michael Potts. Also stars Baldwin, Sherilyn Walter, Adrian Zmed and Carl Strano.

Naked Tango (Sugerloaf/Gotan). Shooting in Argentina and Uruguay. “Full Metal Jacket’s” Vincent D’Onofrio stars in this illustration of 1920s Buenos Aires, written and directed by Leonard Schrader. Set in the seedy world of tango bordellos, D’Onofrio is a tango gangster who pursues a woman set to marry another man. Producer David Weisman. Also stars Mathilda May and Esai Morales.

Show of Force (Golden Harvest/John Strong). Shooting in Puerto Rico. Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Duvall topline the true story detailed in Anne Nelson’s account “Murder Under Two Flags.” Paralleling recent events, this will depict the 1978 murder by the Puerto Rican police of two students protesting the governmental status quo. Executive producer Raymond Chow. Producer John C. Strong. Director Bruno Barreto. Screenwriter Strong. Also stars Kevin Spacey, Alfre Woodard and Erik Estrada.

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Welcome to Oblivion (Iguana/Concorde). Shooting in L.A. Post-apocalyptic fun centering on a man who ventures into a toxic hot zone, known as the Oblivion Zone, to gauge radiation levels but instead discovers an enslaved human subspecies he vows to free. Executive producer Roger Corman. Producer Luis Llosa. Director Augusto Tomayo. Screenwriters Lenn Jenkin and Dan Kleinman. Stars Dack Rambo and Meshach Taylor. Distributor New Horizons.

White Hunter, Black Heart (Malpaso). Shooting in Zimbabwe and London. Clint Eastwood produces, stars and directs from Peter Viertel’s best-selling novel. Eastwood portrays an eccentric, flamboyant film director who charms his crew as they confront both terror and hilarity in Africa. Executive producer David Valdes. Screenwriters James Bridges and Viertel. Also stars Jeff Fahey. Distributor Warner Bros.

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