Or maybe some of his adversaries at Columbia were swept out during personnel upheavals. All actors who want to develop as actors will turn to the classics as musicians (do. Pools of water, used extensively, were dwarfed by the massive rock walls and fell into the natural context. On nine segments of "Knots Landing" last season, Karen, played by Michele Lee, underwent chemical dependency and recovery. Eight 20th-Century works constitute the loan, though the installation of Henry Moore's "Large Spindle Piece" will be delayed until Friday.

But the "Graffiti" program of dance and music at Japan America Theatre Saturday night rarely reflected the individuality and social comment that distinguishes the best of this contemporary urban folk art. "We're still a million miles apart" Beck, enthusiastic about music-for the moment at least-is planning a tour next year There's only one problem-he hates touring. This indefinable fusion of Fluxus, Gilbert & George and Andy Warhol encompasses every imaginable medium-paintings, drawings, sculptures, dioramas, videos, performance, improvised happenings, recordings and installations-a satirical assault on contemporary culture that quickly became its own self-fulfilling prophecy. Russell had four plays, a couple of television scripts and some short stories to his credit. In his shots of Danemora prison one doesn't know which is more horrible, the junky garden plots that look like purgatory, the mess hall with the pathetic landscape mural or the barbershop with rows of chairs that look like electric chairs Well, sure, but those guys are convicted criminals Right.

He found very few collectors in San Diego, perhaps three, and had never sold a canvas here for more than $300. The nominating ballots for the Academy Awards go into the mail this weekend, and the trade-paper advertising in behalf of films and candidates has reached avalanche proportions, culminating Friday in a veritable catalogue of sleek persuasions. Gluck seems to value the cultural amenities of the country's eighth-largest city more than local, yet-unheard-from, philanthropists do. In John Cranko's "Jeu de Cartes" Mark Goldweber brought to the role of the Joker his flashy technique and flamboyant attacks. My favorite has prosciutto, olives, artichoke hearts and cheese; it is so laden that eating it is a bit like diving into a Christmas stocking The restaurant may be small but the menu is long.

He was a man, evidently, of fierce temper and stern principles and lived into his 85th year. Semiautomatic weapons, guns, grenades, pistols are everywhere A table is in the center. Bobby Williams, getting a buzzy tone a la Roy Eldridge, issued simple, succinct ideas, while Chamblee worked with a rich, throbbing quality that recalled the heartiness of Coleman Hawkins. The 61-year-old architect was cited for "his creative imagination to build constructively toward the profession's future" during his 25-year career. "She wrote me two years ago and invited me to hear her in Brooklyn I responded that maybe she could play here one day.

Yet it was at this time that Valdez discovered the magic of theater, acting the part of a monkey in an elementary school jungle drama. There is something in the air when Humphry tells Martin that he understands why he's so willing to play the mascot role, and the blushing silence with which actor Alexander meets this perception is the finest moment in the show. The photographer deems Fischer the most interesting applicant and contacts him. However, the Oscar festivities got under way Saturday, a day the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences traditionally devotes to making all of its foreign nominees feel like winners. Krenek decorated the tales with taped sounds shuttled through speakers around the room and wry instrumental punctuations.

The music is a treat, but the real show is Armstrong, whose fiddle style fits his personality-sly, exuberant and full of bravura twists and turns. (Bludhorn wanted him desperately to play the role) Says Michael Eisner, a former Paramount studio president: "For about a three-year period there, anyone with an Italian last name was up for the part" And imagine Eddie Murphy calling Francis Coppola (director of the first two films) and Mario Puzo (author of the novel and co-author of the films) earlier this year (he did) and expressing his serious interest in a role in "Godfather III" Even if Coppola were available (there are serious doubts whether Paramount would use him) and Al Pacino affordable, the movie would still be a long shot. The double standard-the notion that people appreciate nude women but not nude men-exists in movies and other entertainment media because men, to disproportionate degrees, still dominate the media. Even when she landed a part in a soap opera, she found herself playing a waitress, naturally "I was always the bad girl" she said.

Digital recording translates sound into a series of numbers, stores them that way, then reassembles these numbers into sound waves on playback) Actually, Dolby said that making analog sound the equivalent of digital sound has already been achieved. "It might be an impossible task" he admitted, "but you've got to start somewhere Those who are offended will be offended anyway. decided to settle for a few passing shots of Worth Avenue and one scene of actor Peter Falk arriving at Palm Beach's famous Breakers Hotel-an event made possible by a loophole in the law and by the combined appeal of both the Florida Film Commission and Gov. Whether they like it or not, the Saatchis have achieved excellent brand-name recognition. . Seething with frustration, Jackson loses his grip and launches a bizarre consumer revolt, transforming his tidy suburban home into a rural eyesore.

But the silences should be as telling as the rests in a musical score. Railsback, so often frustrated in the past in his search for good material, is understandably elated. Similarly, the misunderstood, ill-fated Hilarion was played not by some wimpy secondary danseur but by the formidable Clark Tippet, himself a former Albrecht. Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 5 to 11 p. m; Friday-Saturday, 5 p. m to midnight Accepts all major credit cards Valet parking on Wilshire Reservations advised: (213) 453-8989 Dinner for two: $35 to $70 (food only. Guitarist Hollywood Fats of the James Harman Band, then a 15-year-old blues neophyte, shared that bill "Sam was a real quiet, soft-spoken guy" Fats recalls. "He's got a lot of violence in him, which is partly expressed in his taste for this scene He's got homosexual leanings. It's hardly giving anything away to report that they fall in love, but the question is will they admit it to themselves, let alone each other? In the meantime, what fun.

And Steven's going to be in the delivery room, of course" She and Spielberg, her consort on and off for the past nine years, have already chosen names for the child. So that provides us with some sense of continuity" Orange County arts advocates and music educators interviewed recently agreed that the long-term success or failure of the Center-as well as the future of all performing arts groups in the county-rests on the cultivation of arts appreciation in the youth of Orange County. No sooner has Loy swept debonair Leslie Howard off his feet than Ann Harding, his longtime amour, returns from a long sojourn abroad to declare that absence has in fact made her heart grow much fonder of him. In one of the many personals she has placed with Block, she told male listeners, in a breathy voice: "Who are you? Where are you? I've been waiting all my life to meet you I'm 29, very attractive.

You enter the restaurant through the building's original glass doors, etched and signed by R Lalique. And a camera crew just told me that a picture they took of an old man smoking a cigarette was censored, I guess because they thought it made him look bad" Cable News Network's John Donvan noted on TV, moreover, that the Libyans had started clamping down on the night use of flashlights, fearing they could be seen from the sky by U. S planes. (He's playing at Chuck's Steak House in La Jolla on Sundays and will be at the Our Place Lounge in the Miki-San restaurant tonight and Saturday) "Sure, I could play pop-jazz and be working six nights a week at the top jazz nightclubs in town" Marillo said "But making money isn't my life's desire. The only problem with the show is that Fogerty had throat problems the night of the taping, so he went into the studio and redid some of the vocals, leaving us with a largely lip-synced video. The original three-level, 9,000-square-foot structure is gaining another 6,000 square feet, including three new galleries, plus new storage, library and administrative spaces.

I'll put Daphne in a Rolls and dress her in furs and jewels and Morahan: But Daphne is plain! Spelling: Right Then she takes off her glasses and becomes Morgan Fairchild. "I think it could be great thing for him" Yevtushenko has interviews set up with several producers and "most of the major majors" according to Filmex spokeswoman Ilene Richmond. The 48-year-old Shoemake, who arrived here from his native Houston in 1956 to pursue a career in modern jazz, began seriously composing in 1973 after a seven-year stint with George Shearing. He loves, too, the taste of griddle grease on the burger buns and the specially made burger buns themselves that fall apart in your hands-essential to the fast-food burger experience, he says. Herb Jeffries, the club's new owner, sat in for an agreeable impromptu "I Got It Bad" sans arrangement.

This was a movie, after all, and even in 1939, film makers knew the commercial value of a perky decolletage The scene was also historically accurate. "But I had always wanted-the only word that comes to mind is tenderness. Performing two separate shows, Weintraub and his troupe acted out stories by Lewis Carroll, Carl Sandburg, Howard Pyle and Shel Silverstein. The ballad highlight during Wednesday's first set was "Embraceable You" to which Cohn brought a pleading quality that was compatible with his strong yet subtle timbre. One of the East Coast's most highly touted young bands, the Dancing Hoods, will be in town at Raji's on May 16, with an in-studio concert appearance also scheduled for May 14, at 10 p. m on Deirdre O'Donoghue's "SNAP" show on KCRW-FM.