Star Turns--What You Should Know About The Current And Upcoming Projects Of Your Favorite Players

By Guy Flatley

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DENNIS QUAID

SHAME ON YOU

Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear (Written and directed by Dennis Quaid)

Good old boy Spade Cooley was sometimes a bad old boy, most notably on the day in 1961 when he stomped, strangled and burned his wife Ella Mae to death in the presence of their daughter Melody.

What madness drove the famed Western Swing fiddler to murder? You’ll find out a while after Quaid starts his cameras rolling on what he hopes will be a New Orleans location. Katie Holmes was set to play Ella Mae, but she dropped out due to circumstances apparently beyond her control. Greg Kinnear will be on hand, however, as warbling cowboy Roy Rogers. Opening date to be announced

AIDAN QUINN

DARK MATTER

Liu Ye, Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn (Directed by Chen Shi-Zheng; Myriad Films)

Based on a tragedy that took place on the University of Iowa campus in 1991, this film centers on Liu Xing, a brilliant Chinese physics student who fell victim to campus politics, suffered an emotional breakdown, and went on a bloody rampage, killing six people.

Chen Shi-Zheng, famed for his work on the operatic stage, is making his movie directorial debut here. It is possible, however, that you will not have the opportunity to see "Dark Matter"; in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, potential distributors have been jittery.