Journey

HOLLYWOOD -- Turner Classic Movies is unveiling six "lost" films from the RKO library. Caught up in a legal tangle that involved King Kong creator Merian C. Cooper and then largely forgotten, the films haven't been seen in some 50 years. TCM will air the vintage collection, which includes the 1933 William Powell melodrama Double Harness as well as Rafter Romance, One Man's Journey, Stingaree, Living on Love and A Man to Remember, tomorrow and April 11. The search for the films began last April, when a viewer wanted to know why TCM had never shown Double Harness.

For many Americans, the holiday season begins today with a journey -- perhaps in a car crammed with pies, kids and the family dog or on an overbooked flight. Unfortunately, for some, the trip to Grandma's or Uncle Joe's or sister Sue's may be marred by motion sickness. About one-third of the general population may be affected by motion sickness on a regular basis, says Dr. Russell Wright, otolaryngologist and president of the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. Though motion sickness is not considered medically serious, if you are the one suffering from the condition, it can feel serious indeed.

When Peter and Jill Feuerstein sit around the dinner table with their teenage children, Betsy and Ben, it's not unusual for them to have an animated discussion about a remote village in China, India or Zimbabwe. But unlike many people in their hometown of Larchmont, N.Y., the Feuersteins have a personal connection with these places. In June 2002, they embarked on a yearlong journey around the world with their two kids, then ages 14 and 11, in tow. "The result is that all of these places matter to us now," Peter Feuerstein said.

"The Knowledge Web: From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back -- and Other Journeys Through Knowledge," by James Burke. Simon & Schuster. 285 pages. $25.In the British comedy film "The Wrong Box," Ralph Richardson plays a dotty Victorian gentleman who compulsively dispenses arcane bits of data. Upon giving a ride to a grateful traveler in his carriage, he starts their shared journey by asking, "Have you any idea how many times the word whip is used in the Bible?" and then proceeds to regale him with the precise number.

Compulsion, self-deception and the slippery nature of evil are explored with fidelity and supreme control in "Felicia's Journey," Atom Egoyan's adaptation of the William Trevor novel. Less interested in the graphics of murder than in its complex underpinnings, this movie rescues the Gothic genre from the clutches of sadism and misogyny and returns it to the mystery and compulsion that lie at its core.Like all great horror stories, "Felicia's Journey" begins on a quotidian note, with a middle-class Englishman named Mr. Hilditch (Bob Hoskins)

"Allen Dulles: Master Spy of American Espionage," by James Srodes. Regnery. 515 pages. $34.95.Much like the Central Intelligence Agency he helped create, Allen Dulles was something of an enigma and a paradox.Here was a Wilsonian liberal, a gentle man who spent his early career on disarmament and collective security, only to conclude his years by lording over an agency during its time of greatest excess. His agents trotted about the globe, overthrowing governments and targeting leaders for assassination.

"The Fracture Zone," by Simon Winchester. HarperCollins. 257 pages. $23.There is precious little to like in this book, and that's a shame. Author Simon Winchester certainly is capable of better work, based on his fine previous effort, "The Professor and the Madman." But "The Fracture Zone: A Return to the Balkans" exhibits all the symptoms of a hasty idea hustled into print by a publisher determined to make a quick buck from a hot property.Shallow, incomplete and annoyingly melodramatic, Winchester purports to explain the centuries-old forces and tensions that led to this year's war in Kosovo from insights he gained during two trips to the region, one during the war and one in 1977.

Classic literature, look out! The Halmis, Robert Sr. and Jr., are dedicated to desecrating you.Last year's waterlogged "Moby Dick" miniseries on USA found Captain Ahab and crew oddly imperiled in a polar region, where the good ship Pequod was nearly capsized by an iceberg. Even in death, author Herman Melville reportedly needed a sedative. His enduring novel had no Titanic implications.Last spring brought the NBC miniseries "Noah's Ark," TV's all-time loopiest biblical epic. The Good Book makes no mention of a pirate attack on the sacred vessel.

Quote: "People might think it was a fluke last year, but it wasn't. I am for real." -- Jose Lima, Astros pitcher, who is 14-5 this season after a breakthrough 16-8 campaign last year.It's a fact: The Mets' Kenny Rogers has 12 no-decisions in 20 starts this season.Who's hot: The Braves' Ryan Klesko is batting .377 with seven homers and 15 RBIs over his past 16 games.Who's not: The Mets' Mike Piazza is in a 3-for-18 slump.On deck: The Giants begin their longest road trip of the season tomorrow, a 12-game journey to Cincinnati, Arizona, Atlanta and Florida.

When you know the answers to these questions, go to www.4Kids.org/detectives/How many reindeer-herding cultures are there?Who is the world's most brilliant coin-man? (Go to www2.usmint. gov/kids to find out.)Where did Rowling write the first Harry Potter book?HANGING OUT WITH HARRYGet out your cape and sword, and fly into a different kind of adventure with Harry Potter. Look into the secret crystal (your computer monitor) and recite the charm that will transport you to www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/.

"Together We Go: Extraordinary Family Journeys to Discover and Remember" Clarkson Potter, $45: Before taking a family getaway, research must be done, conflicting schedules must be resolved. This book, by Anita Kaushal, is divided into four themes designed to help readers arrive at a decision: "The Plan" theme examines the practicalities of going on a journey; "The City" looks at the architecture and various sites of the world's great metropolises; "Adventure" covers the types of holidays that might appeal to people who like to think outside the box; while "Escape" emphasizes the joys of indulgence.

DVD The Seventh Seal **** (4 stars) Starring Max Von Sydow. Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Released by the Criterion Collection. $29.95. More than 50 years have passed since Swedish director Ingmar Bergman came up with the idea of a knight playing chess with Death, with the knight's life hanging in the balance. Even those who have never seen 1957's The Seventh Seal have heard about the infamous chess match, especially after it was spoofed in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (where the game was updated to Twister, electric football and a few others)

COLLEGE PARK - It's spring time on campus, but the Maryland women's basketball team isn't stopping to smell any roses. There's no time. We've reached the part of the quest in which your heroes are forced leave their home. The hobbits flee the Shire; the Terps walk out of Comcast Center. The journey begins now. It's not easy. Truth is, it's a bit scary out there. Home is safe, comforting, familiar. "I didn't want it to end," Maryland senior Kristi Toliver after Tuesday night's 71-56 win over Utah, the final home game of her career.

Samuel E. Shropshire was visiting a museum in Gambia, one of Annapolis' sister cities, when he saw a picture of child slaves being auctioned at Annapolis City Dock. "When I saw that, I realized that the city condoned nearly 100 years of slavery," Shropshire said, recalling the experience that prompted him to urge fellow aldermen on the Annapolis City Council to issue an apology for participating in slavery. Shropshire's life journey has taken him from the deep South to a Soviet jail to founding a nonprofit to help people living with HIV and AIDS.

As a movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth isn't much more than a feel-good adventure emphasizing the importance of family, an encyclopedic knowledge of geology and chemistry and loads of good old-fashioned luck. But as a visit to cinema's third dimension, it's a thrill ride not to be missed. One of the first entries in what promises to be a spate of 3-D movies to be released over the next few years, Journey is at once a throwback to the extra-dimensional films of old - when directors concentrated on making sure that their characters threw lots of stuff at the camera, the better to get a rise out of the audience - and a showcase for new technology that both heightens the effect and makes the movies easier to watch.

The tiny boat that Citizen Barlow cups in his hands is made from a sheet of yellow, folded parchment. The craft, named The Gem of the Ocean, would dissolve the second it made contact with actual water. Nonetheless, the seemingly fragile vessel is sturdy enough to transport a man in anguish on the voyage of a lifetime, a journey that cleanses his soul. Can there by a stronger statement of playwright August Wilson's faith in the power of paper, and the words written upon them? If you go Gem of the Ocean runs through April 27 at Everyman Theatre, 1727 N. Charles St. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sundays.

For many Americans, the holiday season begins today with a journey -- perhaps in a car crammed with pies, kids and the family dog or on an overbooked flight. Unfortunately, for some, the trip to Grandma's or Uncle Joe's or sister Sue's may be marred by motion sickness. About one-third of the general population may be affected by motion sickness on a regular basis, says Dr. Russell Wright, otolaryngologist and president of the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. Though motion sickness is not considered medically serious, if you are the one suffering from the condition, it can feel serious indeed.

When Peter and Jill Feuerstein sit around the dinner table with their teenage children, Betsy and Ben, it's not unusual for them to have an animated discussion about a remote village in China, India or Zimbabwe. But unlike many people in their hometown of Larchmont, N.Y., the Feuersteins have a personal connection with these places. In June 2002, they embarked on a yearlong journey around the world with their two kids, then ages 14 and 11, in tow. "The result is that all of these places matter to us now," Peter Feuerstein said.

Good morning--Marathon runners--You've put in the grueling work, so enjoy the journey today

Bundled in thermal underwear, a wool sweater and a heavy coat, Roderick Wolfe cranked back the seat in his old Toyota hatchback and closed his eyes. Sleep and morning would come soon enough. The 17-year-old Edmondson High athlete was oblivious to the snow that fell around him and the cold that gripped his bones. He was homeless, drifting from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood, staying with friends and relatives, teammates and coaches. For four nights in the winter of 2002, the inside of that hatchback was Wolfe's bedroom.