Quibbles & Bits

. . . Screening afterthought: Will the Sam Goldwyn Co. really include that particularly sadistic sex-torture scene of a woman when it releases “Heart of Midnight”?

. . . Exclusive: For her newest album, Liza Minnelli teams with--The Pet Shop Boys! She’ll warble; they’ll produce. A spokeswoman for Epic Records said it’s too early for details, but admitted the teaming “seems strange.”