NOT MARRIED TO THE MOB

The title character in the upcoming indie film “Judy Berlin” is played by actress Edie Falco, best-known as for her Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning role as Carmela Soprano, the beleaguered mob wife in HBO’s acclaimed drama series “The Sopranos.” “Judy Berlin” is an ironic and often comic look at relationships in the Long Island town of Babylon on the day of a solar eclipse. The film co-stars Madeline Kahn, who died late last year of ovarian cancer. The black-and-white film was scripted and directed by Eric Mendelsohn and will be released Friday by New York-based distributor the Shooting Gallery.

THE MAN IN BLACK Director James Mangold (“Girl, Interrupted,” “Cop Land”) has signed to direct “Cash,” a feature film based on the life of country singer Johnny Cash. Mangold and Gill Dennis are still working on the script, and there’s no word yet on who might play the iconic musician.

FRENCH IMPORT

The face of Virginie Ledoyen (Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Beach” co-star) may be new to Americans, but in her native France the 23-year-old is a huge star with an impressive filmography. Unfortunately, most of Ledoyen’s French-language works are not available on video in the U.S., but those that are include Benoi^t Jacquot’s “A Single Girl” (La Fille Seule) and Claude Chabrol’s “La Ceremonie.”

SCREAM KING

Next up for Wes Craven, director of the enormously popular “Scream” trilogy, is a movie version of his novel “Fountain Society,” a biomedical thriller published in October. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke’s company Image Movers will produce the DreamWorks film, which is expected to shoot this summer.