The Beat

Maybe we should call him Hollywood Henderson. Hawks forward Alan Henderson is executive producer of an independent feature called Sacred Is the Flesh, which began filming last week. Henderson cowrote the script with rapper Nas, who will also star in the movie. Flesh is a dark comedy about a talent agent from Indiana who heads to L.A. and quickly finds himself in over his head in the Hollywood scene.....

Tim Hasselbeck, Boston College's starting quarterback last season and a likely NFL draft pick, is dating Elisabeth Filarski—a.k.a. "the cute blonde one" on Survivor: The Australian Outback. The two met at BC, where Filarski captained the softball team....

According to a publishing insider, Dan Marino is shopping his autobiography; he's looking to get around $400,000 for the book, says the source. Marino's ghostwriter will be Peter Golenbock, coauthor of The Bronx Zoo....

Former NBA forward Wayman Tisdale released an album last week entitled Face to Face. While most hoopsters cum musicians have tried their hand at rap, Tisdale (above) is an accomplished bass player who lines up in the contemporary jazz vein. "It's smooth urban," says Tisdale of Face. "I like to do records that tell full stories, especially about relationships and love. I'm big, but I'm sensitive." Tisdale has released three previous albums, one of which, 1995's Power Forward, reached No. 4 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. So who's driving this musical success? "Women," says Tisdale. "Women are my fan base, from 25 to 80. I'm especially big with the 80-year-olds. They love me."