Flannery O'Connor's "Late Encounter with the Enemy" draws on the premiere of "Gone With the Wind"--the hoopla ("an usherette in a Confederate cap and little short skirt"), if not the film itself. Also of interest: Nathaneal Nathanael West's "Day of the Locust" has its apocalyptic ending outside the world premiere of a Hollywood film at "Kahn's Persian Palace Theatre." "At the sight of their heroes and heroines, the crowd would turn demoniac . . . A young man with a portable microphone was describing the scene. His rapid hysterical voice was like that of a revivalist preacher whipping his congregation toward the ecstasy of fits. . . . "Somebody hollered, 'Here comes Gary Cooper,' and them wham!"" ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]