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3-2-1...'CONTACT'
I loved your July 18 cover (#388)! Jodie Foster's face looks
exactly like mine would if I were in Matthew McConaughey's arms!
KATE RUPPERT
Atlanta
I cannot tell you how thrilling it was to see your magazine's
wonderful cover with Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey arm in
arm. With Contact, Hollywood has finally made an event movie
with a plot. Finally, actors are noticed this summer for their
ability to carry a story and not just being part of a
special-effects marketing ploy. This is one of the greatest
things about Foster; she makes movies that are intelligent, and
in no way do these movies insult the public's intelligence.
MEEGAN FITZPATRICK
West Seneca, N.Y.
JIM DANDY
Thank you so much for recognizing the fact that America has lost
one of the most poignant, talented, and truehearted actors ever
to grace the silver screen. Jimmy Stewart was a man who anyone
could relate to and everyone could adore. I don't believe that
he ever knew just how many lives he affected, how many people
loved to hear his voice and laugh at his subtle movements.
Everyone knows a Jimmy Stewart... that's what made him a great
actor.
REBECCA KRUPKE
Bangor, Maine
SLIGHT 'WEDDING'
Kudos to Lisa Schwarzbaum on her excellent essay on My Best
Friend's Wedding, ''Wedding Belle Blues.'' She seems to be the
only film reviewer in the country who can see beyond Julia
Roberts' hair and recognize the blatant ''retro antiwoman''
message of Wedding. For a while there, I thought I was the only
young woman on earth who was actually offended by this summer
sleeper. Thank you, Lisa.
PATTY NASEY
New York City
GET SMART
Normally, I don't get EW and The Economist confused, but ''Down
and Dirty,'' by Ty Burr, came close. Burr suggests the solutions
to Internet censorship problems may not come from the government
but from free markets and parents actually spending time with
their children! He even scoffs at Luddite parents too scared to
find out what their kids are really up to. Now, if I could just
get The Economist to do movie reviews...
KERRY RYAN
Toronto, Canada
CORRECTIONS: The TV movie North and South, Book II was omitted from Jimmy Stewart's filmography; an on-set photo from Magic Town was misidentified as being from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (''The Richest Man in Hollywood''). Elvis Presley's 1954 recording of ''I'll Never Stand in Your Way'' was found by a collector four years ago; Presley's version of ''Baby What You Want Me to Do'' on Platinum: A Life in Music was recorded on Aug. 24, 1969 (Music).
