News entertainment 2008-06-29 Andanh.com

Applause for Alsop's first season Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Critical Eye

Earlier this month in Denver, a hearty ovation greeted the dynamic cast after a performance of Opera Colorado's visually and musically potent production of Nixon in China , the minimalist masterpiece by John Adams. But, had an applause meter been in place during the curtain calls, it would have registered the biggest surge of clapping and cheering for the last person to walk onstage, someone who had not sung a note - Marin Alsop.

Milestones in 3-D: The original pop-up video Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Jerry Lewis in 3-D! The Korean War in 3-D! The Frankenstein Monster in 3-D! Even naked stewardesses in 3-D! Hollywood has been trying to sell movie audiences on the third dimension for more than half a century. Every couple of decades or so, a rush of 3-D product starts hitting the screens, billing itself as the next big thing in movie technology. So far, the hype has never quite matched the reality. But each era has produced extra-dimensional gems worth seeking out:

Limits lower for today's grads Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Staying young, growing old and what happens in between

FROM THE COVER Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
As technology improves, filmmakers see more than just a passing gimmick in visuals that literally jump off the screen

F or years, 3-D movies have been the Rodney Dangerfields of cinema: amusing, intriguing but certainly not to be taken seriously.

Sondheim finalists' works reflect changing world Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Paper or plastic?

Poof! Big hair is back all at once Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Just when you thought all '80s fashion revivals had run their course, big hair is back.

Adult children only come to see parents when they want cash Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
DEAR AMY I read with interest the letter from "Don't Know What To Do," the mom describing her fractured relationship with her adult children, who were 26 and 24.

Theme restaurants serve up the unusual Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
She's wearing white knee socks and black high-heeled Mary Janes, a ruffled headband, and a short petticoat-lined dress with puff sleeves, rounded collar and a patch-pocket apron, and she's here to pour your tea and serve cucumber finger sandwiches.

Death, intrigue in the desert Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Traditions are evident as Saudi man, woman team to find a girl's murderer

Finding Nouf By Zoï¿Â¿ Ferraris Houghton Mifflin / 306 pages / $24 O ne of the best developments in contemporary crime fiction of late is how willing, even eager, writers are to explore uncharted territory. What with the miniboom of translated Scandinavian novels by Arnaldur Indridason, Karin Fossum and Jo Nesbo (to name just a handful), Deon Meyer's and Michael Stanley's criminal investigations in the wilds of Africa and Matt Beynon Rees' elegant mysteries set in Palestinian territories, readers have an embarrassment of global riches to choose from.

ROSWELL ENCINA Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Roswell Encina loves "being surrounded by knowledge," which is why he jumped on the opportunity to become the director of communications at the Enoch Pratt Free Library last year. The former TV reporter, who currently lives in Fells Point, worked as a journalist, traveling from Maryland to Alabama to Tennessee and finally back to Maryland before leaving the newsroom.

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