Oct 20, 1995

Issue #297

Cover Story

TV SAVES THE WORLD!

by Bruce Fretts | Oct 20, 1995
WHILE THE SEASON'S MOVIES FALL FLAT, THE SMALL SCREEN FLIES HIGH! Read Article
Magazine Cover (Oct 20, 1995)

Best-sellers

Encore

TIME CAPSULE

Oct 20, 1995
OCT. 23, 1983 Read Article

A SHOOTING STAR BURNS OUT

by Alanna Nash | Oct 20, 1995
THE MERCURIAL LIFE AND CAREER OF NEWS ANCHOR JESSICA SAVITCH CAME TO AN END 12 YEARS AGO Read Article

Style

Behind the Scenes

THE OTHER BIG ARNOLD

by Steve Daly | Oct 20, 1995

Book Capsule Review

ZOMBIE

by Margot Mifflin | Oct 20, 1995

WINDY CITY BLUES

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Oct 20, 1995

LINCOLN

Oct 20, 1995

A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Oct 20, 1995

ENIGMA

by Michael Giltz | Oct 20, 1995

Book Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995
COLIN POWELL Read Article

Book News

THE BROWSER

Oct 20, 1995
IN THE BEGINNING Read Article

BIG DEALS

Oct 20, 1995

Book Review

FRANK SINATRA: AN AMERICAN LEGEND

by Jess Cagle | Oct 20, 1995
NANCY SINATRA HAS ONLY KIND WORDS TO SAY ABOUT HER DAD IN 'FRANK SINATRA: AN AMERICAN LEGEND,' A LAVISH MEMOIR THAT IS FULL OF PHOTOS BUT SHORT ON DIRT. Read Article

MYST: THE BOOK OF ATRUS

by Albert Kim | Oct 20, 1995
THE FIRST OF THREE NOVELS BASED ON 'MYST' IS ALL FOGGY Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

TV SAVES THE WORLD!

by Bruce Fretts | Oct 20, 1995
WHILE THE SEASON'S MOVIES FALL FLAT, THE SMALL SCREEN FLIES HIGH! Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

Digital News

AN ACTOR'S SITE GAG

Oct 20, 1995
THE NET KINGDOM OF SCOTT THOMPSON Read Article

CYBERTALK

Oct 20, 1995

Digital Review

COMEDIANS

Oct 20, 1995
USING SOUND BITES, TEXT, AND STUNNING PHOTOS, 'COMEDIANS' PACKS A PUNCHLINE IN ITS TREATMENT OF THE AMERICAN COMEDY SCENE. BUT NOT ALL THE MATERIAL STANDS UP Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

THE PEE-WEE HERMAN WORSHIP PAGE

by Ty Burr | Oct 20, 1995

DAVID BOWIE OUTSIDE

by Ty Burr | Oct 20, 1995

Movie Capsule Review

STRANGE DAYS

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 20, 1995

HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT

by Bruce Fretts | Oct 20, 1995

ASSASSINS

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 20, 1995

Movie Commentary

DISLOCATION OF THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995
FANGS FOR NOTHING Read Article

Movie News

'A' FOR THEIR EFFORTS

Oct 20, 1995
REWRITING 'THE SCARLET LETTER' Read Article

ILLEANA DOUGLAS, FILMMAKER

by Steve Daly | Oct 20, 1995
SHE LENSES HERSELF TO COMEDY Read Article

Movie Review

The Scarlet Letter

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 20, 1995
THE ALL-NEW 'SCARLET LETTER' HAS STEAMY SEX, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND DEMI MOORE AS A LIBERATED PURITAN FLIRT. ALL THAT'S MISSING IS NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S NOVEL. Read Article

DEAD PRESIDENTS

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995
THE HUGHES BROTHERS STRIKE IT RICH WITH 'DEAD PRESIDENTS' Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Hundred Year Hall

by Bob Cannon | Oct 20, 1995

Manifold

by Mike Flaherty | Oct 20, 1995

Breakfast at Tiffany's

by Tom Sinclair | Oct 20, 1995

Alive in America

by Chris Willman | Oct 20, 1995

Naked & Sacred

by Chuck Eddy | Oct 20, 1995

Ask for It

by Michele Romero | Oct 20, 1995

The Music, the Message

by Tiarra Mukherjee | Oct 20, 1995

Time

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995

Wings

by Alanna Nash | Oct 20, 1995

Music Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995
ANDRE HARRELL Read Article

Funkology; Baddest Love Jams

by Josef Woodard | Oct 20, 1995

Music News

THE GREAT PRETENDER

by Chris Willman | Oct 20, 1995
CHRISSIE HYNDE: LIVE AND UNPLUGGED Read Article

CHARTING THEIR SUCCESS

by Ethan Smith | Oct 20, 1995
10 QUESTIONS ABOUT 20 TOP-SELLING ALBUMS Read Article

NOT SO SILENT SPRINGER

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995
A TABLOID TV HOST TALKS HIS WAY INTO A COUNTRY MUSIC CAREER Read Article

Music Review

INSOMNIAC

by David Browne | Oct 20, 1995

Pop Culture Commentary

Pop Culture News

IN THE WORKS

Oct 20, 1995
AFTER ONE YEAR, IS DREAMWORKS SKG THE MOUSE THAT ROARED Read Article

FLASHES

Oct 20, 1995

TOP GIRLS

Oct 20, 1995

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Oct 20, 1995
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

HANDS ON

Oct 20, 1995

Mail

Oct 20, 1995

MONITOR

by Jessica Shaw | Oct 20, 1995

MAKING 'MONKEYS' SHINE

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Oct 20, 1995
IT'S A PITT-IFUL LIFE IN BRAD'S NEW WORLD Read Article

WORKING THE 'JAGGED' EDGE

by David Browne | Oct 20, 1995
HOW ALANIS MORISSETTE WENT FROM CANADIAN POP PRINCESS TO ALTERNA-QUEEN Read Article

PEE-WEE POPS UP

by A.J. Jacobs | Oct 20, 1995
THE ONCE-DISGRACED PAUL REUBENS IS BACK IN A BIG WAY. Read Article

PATRICK STEWART MAKES IT SO

by A.J. Jacobs | Oct 20, 1995
BOLDLY CHOOSING HIS POST-TREK ROLES, THE ONCE AND FUTURE CAPTAIN PICARD COMMANDS THE TEMPEST ON BROADWAY Read Article

Sleeper Patrol

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Oct 20, 1995

TV Review

The Stephanie Miller Show;Lauren Hutton And...

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995
STEPHANIE MILLER AND LAUREN HUTTON LIMP INTO LATE NIGHT Read Article

STRANGE LUCK;AMERICAN GOTHIC

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995
FREAKY FRIDAY'S 'LUCK' AND 'GOTHIC' LACK THE FRIGHT STUFF Read Article

BLESS THIS HOUSE;THE DREW CAREY SHOW

by Ken Tucker | Oct 20, 1995
WITH A NOD TO 'ALL IN THE FAMILY' AND 'ROSEANNE,' CUDDLY COMIC DREW CAREY'S WORKING-CLASS SITCOM GETS THE LAUGHS--WHILE ANDREW CLAY'S IS MOSTLY LAUGHABLE. Read Article

Television Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995
FABIO Read Article

Television News

HUMOR TO SPARE

by Dan Snierson | Oct 20, 1995
PINNING DOWN DREW CAREY Read Article

THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995

The Charts

CAREY NATION

Oct 20, 1995

The Ratings

The Soap Box

EARS LOOKING AT YOU

by Alan Carter | Oct 20, 1995

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

ENDORFUN

by Ty Burr | Oct 20, 1995

THE CURE

by Melissa Pierson | Oct 20, 1995

STUART SAVES HIS FAMILY

by Michael Sauter | Oct 20, 1995

THE TOWERING INFERNO

by Mark Harris | Oct 20, 1995

THE BABYSITTER

by J.R. Taylor | Oct 20, 1995

JURY DUTY

Oct 20, 1995

Video Commentary

The Addiction; Nadja

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 20, 1995
'THE ADDICTION' AND 'NADJA' FEATURE VAMPIRES WITH NO BITE Read Article

ARTIFACT OF THE WEEK

Oct 20, 1995
'DUCK' AND COVER Read Article

Video News

COMING TO A BOYLE

by Steve Daly | Oct 20, 1995
A CHARACTER ACTOR HEATS UP AGAIN Read Article

IF YOU CAN'T BEAT HER...

Oct 20, 1995
FLORENCE GRIFFITH JOYNER, EXERCISE ENTREPRENEUR THE OLYMPIC STAR SHOWS HER METTLE VIA VIDEO, FASHION DESIGN, AND MORE. Read Article

COMING UP

Oct 20, 1995

Video Review

A Hard Day's Night;Help

by Ira Robbins | Oct 20, 1995
SPECIAL-EDITION TAPES RESTORE THE EARLY FILMS -- AND MORE Read Article

THE SANTA CLAUSE;TIM ALLEN REWIRES AMERICA

Oct 20, 1995
IN TIM ALLEN'S HIT FILM, 'THE SANTA CLAUSE,' AND HIS NEW STAND-UP COMEDY VIDEO, THE 'HOME IMPROVEMENT' STAR PROVES HE'S PLUGGED INTO THE PSYCHE OF THE AVERAGE GUY Read Article