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

Barton Fink (Barton Circle Prods.). Shooting in L.A. Joel and Ethan Coen’s next film has John Turturro as the title character, who is known primarily as a NYC playwright but is lured out to Hollywood to conjure up a screenplay. Fink struggles to overcome a migraine case of writer’s block to make his deadline. Executive producer Ben Barenholtz. Producer E. Coen. Director J. Coen. Screenwriters J. and E. Coen. Also stars John Goodman, Judy Davis, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner and Jon Polito. Distributor Fox (U.S.), Manifesto (foreign).

Down and Dirty (Amritraj Ent.). Shooting in L.A. Tanya Roberts runs a Venice Beach saloon along with some dangerous card games in the back room. When she’s nearly murdered, crusty private eye Robert Davi comes to her rescue only to find himself surrounded by peril. Executive producer Victor Bhalla. Producer Ashok Amritraj. Director Jag Mundhra. Screenwriter Barry Roberts. Distributor Prism Ent. (U.S.), Shapiro Glickenhaus (foreign).

He Said She Said (We Said Inc.). Shooting in Baltimore. Kevin Bacon stars alongside Elizabeth Perkins as they take on the roles of talk-show hosts whose off-camera relationship is taking its toll on their performances on the air. Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. Directors Marissa Silver and Ken Kwapis. Screenwriter Brian Hohlfelds.

The Killing Streets (21st Century). Shooting in Israel. Michael Pare, Lorenzo Lamas and Jennifer Runyon storm their way through the war ravaged streets of 1983 Beirut to extricate a comrade held hostage. Producer Menahem Golan. Director Stephen Cornwell. Screenwriters Andrew Deutsch and Cornwell.

Mind Game (Spirit Films). Shooting in L.A. Lou Diamond Phillips and Haing S. Ngor star in this thriller from the pen of Phillips. It depicts the hot actor as an ambitious writer who becomes obsessed with his subject--a convicted murderer. Producer Richard E. Johnson. Director Scott D. Goldstein. Also stars Cecilia Peck and Clancy Brown.