'Twister' Act
Great article on Twister (#327, May 17). EW has always been
ahead of the industry, and putting Helen Hunt on the cover just
proves it again. She's not only beautiful, she's one of the most
underrated actresses in the business. If her work in Mad About
You got her on the spaceship, her work in Twister will put her
in stardom.
Todd W. Talady
ALadInSin@aol.com
Appleton, Wis.
How can Twister producer Kathleen Kennedy say the film was
''absolutely not a disaster movie''? Did she see it? Farms being
destroyed, towns laid to waste, cows flying around...I think
that's enough to say it was a disaster movie!
Carlos Monroy
Los Angeles
Non-'Profit' Status
By now, we ought to be used to insipid, trigger-happy TV execs
who cancel new shows for not bringing in those Must See numbers
right out of the starting gate. But it continues to boggle the
mind when a show with the kind of delectably twisted wit of
Profit is axed while the derivative tedium of The Single Guy and
Caroline in the City is allowed to flourish.
Joseph Pastrana
Los Angeles
Synth and Sensibility
I find it interesting that you list the Moog synthesizer as
Comeback of the Week. Almost 30 years after the first Minimoogs
were shipped from New York, they are more in demand now than
they were in the '70s. Their classic sound plays a prominent
part in today's dance music. But to credit a ''comeback'' to
Soundgarden? Please.
David Phillips
ReKloned@aol.com
Philadelphia
Thank you for the insightful review of Elvis Costello's All This
Useless Beauty, proving he is still one of pop music's most
interesting and literate songwriters — though I was surprised you
failed to note that the title track was written for the
brilliant English singer June Tabor and was recorded on her 1992
release Angel Tiger. Her interpretation of the song is
superlative and deserves notice.
Keith Angle
Kangle2@aol.com
Leawood, Kan.
The Whole 'Truth'
Your ''Truth About Hits and Dogs'' leaves out an important point.
What we see at our local movie theater is dictated by what is
offered there. Distribution is a major factor, and whether it's
the exhibitors who are unwilling to put films like Restorationor Georgia on their screens or some fault of studio marketing,
we aren't even given the opportunity to see them. So it's unfair
to call them Losers. They never had a chance!
Melissa Parish
Islip, N.Y.
