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Tidiness is overrated, primarily because tidy people run the world. But take a movie like "Fools of Fortune," currently at the Towson: it's a complete mess. And yet in that mess there's such passion, such hunger to tell a story, such emotional voltage that the movie is far more rewarding than the dozen neater pictures now in the marketplace.It's set over two decades in Ireland, the bloody '20s and the depressed '30s, and chronicles a family's terrifying voyage through violent tragedy and embitterment to vengeance and finally some kind of conditional redemption.

F orget trying to compress an unconventional 339-page nonfiction best-seller into a two-hour movie without sacrificing its magic or integrity. Or convincing a superstar like Sandra Bullock that surmounting cliched visions of a Christian Southern belle was just the challenge that she needed. When writer-director John Lee Hancock set out to film Michael Lewis' "The Blind Side," the story of Baltimore Raven offensive lineman Michael Oher's rise from abject poverty and illiteracy to academic and athletic success, the filmmaker immediately saw what his toughest obstacle would be. "Casting someone to play Michael Oher!"

Forget trying to compress an unconventional 339-page nonfiction best-seller into a two-hour movie without sacrificing its magic or integrity. Or convincing a superstar like Sandra Bullock that surmounting cliched visions of a Christian Southern belle was just the challenge that she needed. When writer-director John Lee Hancock set out to film Michael Lewis' "The Blind Side," the story of Baltimore Raven offensive lineman Michael Oher's rise from abject poverty and illiteracy to academic and athletic success, the filmmaker immediately saw what his toughest obstacle would be. "Casting someone to play Michael Oher!"

W hen Michael Oher takes the field as a Baltimore Raven this fall, a national audience of readers and moviegoers even bigger than the Ravens' fan base will be cheering for him. The amazing story behind his rise to football stardom will fill the bestseller shelves at bookstores on Oct. 12, with a new edition of Michael Lewis' powerhouse piece of nonfiction "The Blind Side." And if all goes according to plan, it will also pack movie theaters on Nov. 20, when writer-director John Lee Hancock's movie version hits theaters, starring newcomer Quinton Aron as Oher and Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw as Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy - the wealthy, white, conservative, evangelical couple who devoted themselves to the happiness and success of "Big Mike," a black kid from the meanest streets of Memphis, Tenn.

For more than a year, authorities believe, Steven "J.R. " Blackwell Jr. was at the center of a street war with a rival faction that saw as many as two dozen people shot across Baltimore. In an empty federal courtroom Wednesday, the 27-year-old Blackwell, never previously convicted of a crime, pleaded guilty to overseeing a multimillion-dollar heroin conspiracy and laundering the proceeds through gambling winnings in Las Vegas and state lottery tickets. Though the charges were devoid of accusations of violence, court records have linked Blackwell to a wave of shootings and killings touched off by the April 2008 abduction of his then-teenage brothers.

Hitting Roberto Alomar, Orioles: 4-for-5, HR, 4 RBIs. Rafael Palmeiro, Orioles: 4-for-5, double, homer, 2 RBIs. Edgar Martinez, Mariners: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBIs. Quinton McCracken, Devil Rays: 3-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs. Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays: 2-for-3, 2 HR, 4 RBIs. Pitching Jaret Wright, Indians: 9 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 7 strikeouts. Rolando Arrojo, Devil Rays: 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 9 strikeouts. Pub Date: 6/02/98

On September 12, 2004, BRANDY JOE (Baranowski), beloved wife of Ross C. Davidson; devoted mother of Gabriel Thomas Davidson and Quinton Tyler Davidson; daughter of Judith Baranowski and the late Thomas Baranowski. Visiting at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road (Overlea) on Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 1:30 P.M. Interment Parkwood Cemetery.

On December 31, 2008. Loving husband of Mrs. Qutanna Mosby. Mr. Mosby is also survived by three children, Terry K. Mosby, Jr., Quinton D. Mosby and Terriyah K. Mosby. On Thursday, the memorial service will be held at Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church, 1128 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M to 12 noon with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Athletics: Oakland pulled off its first doubleheader sweep in more thaneight years. Theteam had not swept a doubleheader since July 18th, 1990, againstCleveland. The A's improved to 6-1 on their eight-gamehomestand. Oakland has held theopposition to just 11 runs during its winning streak. First baseman Jason Giambi had his 10-game hitting streak halted in the nightcap.Devil Rays: Quinton McCracken had two assists, giving the left fielder 16 this season. Tampa Bay outfielders have 39.Twins: Minnesota is 19-24 in one-run games.

Hairston doesn't seem to realize the important role that open-minded principals and qualified teachers play in a successful school It is evident that Baltimore County School Superintendent Joe A. Hairston has his head in the sand when it comes to the school system's need for school administrators and support staff ("A $1.9 million blunder," July 28). He doesn't seem to realize the important role that open-minded principals and qualified teachers play in a successful school.