DANCES WITH SCRIPTS: In “JFK,” actor Kevin...

DANCES WITH SCRIPTS: In “JFK,” actor Kevin Costner gave a riveting performance as Jim Garrison, the New Orleans attorney who believes that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone in the assassination of the President.

T.C. Cirillo of Lakewood points out that Costner also gave a riveting performance in “Bull Durham” as Crash Davis, a ballplayer who rhapsodizes about the beauty of long, wet kisses and hanging curves and also declares: “I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.”

L.A. SOAP: The glitzy, glass-walled Carl’s Jr. restaurant in the 444 skyscraper on Figueroa Street features four TV sets, which play soap operas for the lawyers and stock brokers at lunchtime. And why not? The 444 is the fictional headquarters of “L.A. Law,” the prime-time soaper.

OLYMPIAN BOO-BOO: “We’ll show you a rare look at the headhunters of New Guinea,” said KABC (Channel 7) anchor Paul Moyers on the 11 o’clock news Monday night. A caption announcing same flashed on the screen--but, through some terrible glitch, with a videotape of Sullivan Award-winning athlete Mike Powell, the long-jumper. Moyers went to some lengths to apologize.

YOU CAN CALL IT REY: With the unveiling of plans for a Playa Vista development on the Westside, we can just imagine a local giving an out-of-stater directions on how to get from LAX to Marina del Rey:

“It’s easy. Go north on the 405 past Playa Vista, and turn west on the Marina Freeway. Don’t miss the turnoff or you might wind up in Mar Vista. Go west on the Marina Freeway through Del Rey and take the turnoff for Marina del Rey. You’ll know you’ve gone too far if you find yourself in Playa del Rey. . . .”

TALKING TRASH: The Bureau of Sanitation says that a wise-cracking sage, portrayed by “one of the nation’s most popular comedians,” will star in a multimedia ad campaign that will give Angelenos tips on recycling. Tips such as how to prevent the city’s new, wheeled trash bins from careening out of control in hilly neighborhoods.

Referred to only as “The Guru” in preliminary ads, he will be identified Friday when he appears at a news conference at the Coliseum along with Mayor Bradley and other city officials. That arena was chosen, Bradley says, because Angelenos produce enough trash to fill the Coliseum every two weeks.

We don’t know who “The Guru” is, but the city ought to pick the Unknown Comic. He could wear a trash bag, rather than the usual paper bag, over his head.

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Kellogg Hill, one of the traditional traffic jam points on the San Bernardino Freeway, is named for W.K. Kellogg, the Battle Creek, Mich., cereal magnate who used to winter in the area. He donated his ranch to what is now Cal Poly Pomona.