Fall Preview

摘要

This fall's movies and books, music and art, theater and television, introduce such new faces as novelist Jennifer Lauck and bring back old favorites from Shakespeare to 'The Rocky Horror Show' to Fatboy Slim. Here's what you should watch for. Listening to critics trying to handicap the fall entertainment season is a little like watching pundits try to read the tea leaves on the November elections. There's just too much that no one can foresee. A new wardrobe or hairdo, it seems, can lift you up or drop you low. (There's a reason no one tuned in to "Felicity" after those locks were shorn.) A single memorable, well-crafted phrase can turn the horde of doubters into squadrons of disciples. (Remember when no one even knew what la vida loca was?) And a picture can often be worth a thousand words. (No amount of ink could drown the controversy over the Brooklyn Museum of Art's "Sensation" show.) In the end, the proof's in the pudding. We won't pretend that we have all the answers, but at least we've managed to get a sneak peek behind the curtain. The final vote, as always, is yours.