In this case, the fatal secret was that Kolb and Richard Libertini's unmarried daughter, played by Rachel MacKinnon Sills, was pregnant. The results would appear in fan magazines, tabloids, monthlies and maybe even a few billboards for the next year, so the shots, if not especially artistic, had to be numerous and in focus. Prince Charles and Princess Diana's visit to the United States last year and subsequent British decorative arts shows in Washington and San Juan Capistrano have inspired curiosity nationally and locally, he said. While both give good performances, the casting is distracting.

The $13-million budget will have to be trimmed, he acknowledged, and the cutback will make it impossible to get the film out in time for the lucrative summer movie season. And is the public's ear discerning enough to tell the difference? Probably not. If he makes a poor excuse for a redneck there, he's even less convincing as a Mexican in "Maria" and "Aztec" Such misfired calculation is doubly unfortunate because "Knife" is far from a complete write-off. Its pull is both distinctly Chinese and utterly universal: the cat's cradle of obligation/guilt/duty of a concerned child for his or her parent. Some home video insiders are somewhat concerned by the slight slump in VCR retail sales in March, but that doesn't mean the boom is over. Inside, Cher took a deep breath and sank into her patchwork-quilt-covered couch.

With the possible exception of Los Angeles, it would be difficult even to assemble, let alone fund, an orchestra of this caliber in any other American city. It was produced by Michael Lepiner and Kenneth Kaufman, who said they were attracted by the "human emotions" surrounding the case rather than by the controversy. for the Advancement of Colored People, in a letter to the academy. All the information about stars in outer space is gathered by analyzing the spectrum itself. Either something drastic has been lost in the transplantation from Pennsylvania to California (San Francisco authorities swear it isn't so) or Kisselgoff, usually a sane and savvy exponent of Fourth Estate terpsichore, saw something we didn't. Be that as it may, the meek and cozy San Francisco production proved more notable for promise than for achievement.

In Stern's world, it is the buildings and their designers that talk, not the people that use them. "I spend as much as two or three years on a project, from scripting to exhibition" Admitting that he is a "perfectionist" Cohn explained that his involvement is less financial than creative: "I spend about 10% of my time raising the money, and at least 50% simply finding the right subject. There's a new empathy here that levitates the best work and makes the worst of it seem honestly flawed. She knew what she wanted" The old house on Sunset Boulevard in which she grew up-it used to be painted pink, Mansfield's favorite color-now belongs to singer Engelbert Humperdinck. Though it would be wonderful if it became a popular instrument" But fame is just not in the cards for the instrument Munday loves so much "I've played accordion, flute, guitar, drums, clarinet and saxophone, and there's nothing I'd rather do than play bassoon Part of the problem, he theorized, is lack of repertory. "People who have come to the concert want to have an experience, they want to suffer and be happy with the feeling of the music.

Best documentary: "Stop Making Sense" the Talking Heads concert film by Jonathan Demme. Diane Sisko's costumes and masks are vividly stylized, from a glossy 100-year-old cricket to the enormous papier-mache head of the Fire-Eater. Their body movements, worked from inside by what must have been a damp, humid quartet (Paula Crist, Richard Aguirre, Terri Girvin, Jerrol Gower) are wonderful, but those arching necks don't have the sinuous, giraffe-like mobility you expect. The exceptions are mainly when performers Robyn Phillips and Regina Anderson-two fine singers-hold back on the acting. As in Shakespeare's day, the actors play against a permanent stage house with the "inner above" and "inner below" of Shakespeare's Globe. Where but in the theater are such diverse topics likely to come under scrutiny? And who but a group of rabidly curious playgoers would linger for after-performance dialogues, demanding to know more about the Old Globe's "Spokesong" or the La Jolla Playhouse's "The Sea Gull" or the San Diego Repertory Theatre's "Oppenheimer" For the actors, directors, tech crews and designers brave enough to field questions, and the theaters wise enough to arrange these opportunities, audience education sometimes works the other way around.

Renowned French chef Michel Guerard journeys from Eugenie-les-Bains to l'Orangerie, where his cuisine will be celebrated from Jan 21 through Jan. The local numbers for information are (213) 867-7501, (818) 340-1516 and (714) 538-2880. . But when you open the door to Partners and Company, (1836 Hyperion Ave, (213) 661-0711) you find yourself in a large, lovely airy room, done in shades of peach and filled with plants and flowers. John was sitting in with all the bands and everyone was in awe" Everyone, that is, except Maggie. Cannonball also was a witty, engaging speaker; Nat's badinage in his introductions had some of the same offbeat charm. Despite strained relations between the United States and the Soviet Union after the recent American bombing of Libya, current art exchanges between the two superpowers are continuing on schedule, U. S spokesmen say.