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Today: Windy and mild, sun leading into clouds. High 65. Tonight: Breezy with showers likely. Low 48. Tomorrow: Clouds and some rain, clearing late in the day. High...
...JANUARY SUN by Richard Stengel; Simon & Schuster; 202 pages...
Sparks is familiar with life in the townships and cities, but the ethos of contemporary South Africa is conveyed with even greater intensity in Richard Stengel's January Sun. Stengel, a TIME contributor, has the eye of a Leica and the sensitivity of a light meter. He focuses on a single day in the Transvaal town of Brits, where three men spend their separate, unequal lives. Ronald de la Rey, a white veterinarian, parrots the Boer tradition: "I think the idea of apartheid makes you more aware of the differences between people than the similarities. It's in our subconscious...
...clarity and brilliance and causes no eyestrain. The new technology, called Imax Solido, was created by Imax Systems, the Toronto-based company that makes movies to be shown on screens the size of six-story buildings. The first Solido film, a largely computer-generated extravaganza called Echoes of the Sun that was co-produced by the Japanese firm Fujitsu, opened last week at the Fujitsu Pavilion at Expo '90, an international fair in Osaka. Showgoers queued up for a chance to park themselves in front of a huge wraparound screen, strap on a pair of battery-powered goggles and enter...
...world premiere presentation of A Monster Has Stolen the Sun is an ambitious and noteworthy production. Despite the fact that the play is set in the sixth century, Angus the carver's line, "It's a visual age...splendid effects turn the heads of the crowds," certainly rings true for the play today. The moving stage props, realistic backdrop, and effective lighting contribute significantly to the success of this feminist production on the Loeb Mainstage...