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Even though "Bell, Book and Candle" treats its supernatural elements with whimsy, this romantic comedy takes a surprisingly dark view of the magic arts.

Bay Street Theatre's first production of the summer asks the question, "How much are you willing to change for the one you love?" Bell, Book and Candle, which refers to an archaic method of excommunication, is a lighthearted spin on the phrase's darker original meaning.

"How much are you willing to change for the one you love?" This is the question at the core of the first mainstage production of the summer at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, "Bell, Book and Candle" by John Van Druten.

James Stewart and Kim Novak in a scene from the movie "Vertigo". Looking for trouble? You'll find it everywhere this week - at least if you start the search at your local arthouse.

What beautiful audacity, staging a show that stole its name from an outdated form of excommunication inside the walls of a church.

Writes Little Orphan Grannie: "On February 14th, Rick of La Crescent submitted to Bulletin Board that, in his younger days, Kim Novak in 'Picnic' was his eye candy.

A dispatch from the road, via the Bulletin Board Hot Line, from The Cab Driver of South St.

Good morning. Today is the 44th day of the year. It is Friday the 13th, variously believed to be either a lucky or an unlucky day.

Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak star in "Vertigo," Hitchcock's 1958 classic. The movie screens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St.

Here's a great weekend getaway idea. Get your Kim Novak / Jimmy Stewart on, grab a copy of Vertigo , and head to San Francisco for a tour of the sites immortalized in the movie.

Wholly unreasonable wind chills and hellacious onslaughts of snow notwithstanding, now need not be the winter of our discontent.

If you're looking for an unusual holiday flick, try "Bell, Book and Candle" from 1958 featuring "Pyewacket" the Siamese cat.