Mar 29, 1996

Issue #320

Cover Story

TICKLED PINK

by Benjamin Svetkey | Mar 29, 1996
ROBIN WILLIAMS AND NATHAN LANE MAKE 'EM LAUGH IN THE BIRDCAGE, THE HIT THAT'S HELPING ENSURE MGM/UA'S ROSY FUTURE Read Article
Magazine Cover (Mar 29, 1996)

Best-sellers

Encore

DAVID CROSBY'S LONG TIME GONE

by David Browne | Mar 29, 1996
RAVAGED BY DRUGS, THE FOLK-ROCK STAR WAS ARRESTED 14 YEARS AGO Read Article

TIME CAPSULE

Mar 29, 1996
MARCH 28, 1982 Read Article

Style

SHOE SHINE

by Jessica Shaw | Mar 29, 1996

Book Capsule Review

THE LOVE BOOK

by Margot Mifflin | Mar 29, 1996

SPIELBERG: THE MAN, THE MOVIES, THE MYTHOLOGY

by Alexandra Jacobs | Mar 29, 1996

BODIES OF WATER

by Margot Mifflin | Mar 29, 1996

BETWEEN SISTERS

by Rhonda Johnson | Mar 29, 1996

THE ATLAS

by Megan Harlan | Mar 29, 1996

Book Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Mar 29, 1996
'THE POSTMAN' DELIVERS Read Article

Book News

Book Review

THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS

by Jess Cagle | Mar 29, 1996
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T BUY STYLE? WITH JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS' PERSONAL BELONGINGS HITTING THE AUCTION BLOCK NEXT MONTH, YOU CAN AT LEAST OWN THE CATALOG. Read Article

SELENA: COMO LA FLOR

by Alanna Nash | Mar 29, 1996
IN 'SELENA,' THE SINGER'S LIFE IS CUT TRAGICALLY SHORT--AGAIN Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

TICKLED PINK

by Benjamin Svetkey | Mar 29, 1996
ROBIN WILLIAMS AND NATHAN LANE MAKE 'EM LAUGH IN THE BIRDCAGE, THE HIT THAT'S HELPING ENSURE MGM/UA'S ROSY FUTURE Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

CONNECTIONS

Mar 29, 1996

STREET FIGHTER ALPHA

by Gary Eng Walk | Mar 29, 1996

Digital News

LOSS IN PARADISE

Mar 29, 1996
THE MULTIMEDIA INDUSTRY DOWNSIZES Read Article

CYBERTALK

Mar 29, 1996

Digital Review

TOP GUN FIRE AT WILL!

Mar 29, 1996
THE CD-ROM GAME 'TOP GUN FIRE AT WILL!' TRIES TO TAKE FLIGHT SIMULATION TO NEW HEIGHTS. BUT WITH COMPLEX COMMANDS, AND WITHOUT TOM CRUISE, IT ONLY WINGS IT. Read Article

PROMISED LAND

Mar 29, 1996
QUEENSRYCHE HOLDS COURT ON 'PROMISED LAND' Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

Movie Capsule Review

THE STAR MAKER

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 29, 1996

EXECUTIVE DECISION

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 29, 1996

THE CELLULOID CLOSET

by Ken Tucker | Mar 29, 1996

ANTONIA'S LINE

by Ken Tucker | Mar 29, 1996

ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 29, 1996

TWO MUCH

by Ken Tucker | Mar 29, 1996

THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 29, 1996

MALLRATS

Mar 29, 1996

Movie News

HIS BREAKTHROUGH VEHICLE

by Dave Karger | Mar 29, 1996
WILLIAM H. MACY: FROM 'ER' TO 'FARGO' Read Article

Movie Review

ED

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 29, 1996
MATT LEBLANC PLAYS SECOND BANANA TO A CHIMP IN 'ED' Read Article

FARGO

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 29, 1996
SNOW'S FALLING ON BLEEDERS IN JOEL AND ETHAN COEN'S CRYSTALLINE, COMEDIC 'FARGO,' AN ANATOMY OF A BOTCHED CRIME THAT'S BOTH CHILLING AND COOL. Read Article

DIABOLIQUE

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 29, 1996
'DIABOLIQUE' DROWNS. BUT SHARON STONE SURVIVES. Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Villains

by Mike Flaherty | Mar 29, 1996

Touch of Soul

by Dimitri Ehrlich | Mar 29, 1996

Tornado

by Alanna Nash | Mar 29, 1996

Under the Bushes Under the Stars

by Ethan Smith | Mar 29, 1996

Life Is Sweet

by Chris Willman | Mar 29, 1996

Between Now and Forever

by Bob Cannon | Mar 29, 1996

There's Never Been a Crowd Like This

by Ethan Smith | Mar 29, 1996

Trampoline

by Steven Mirkin | Mar 29, 1996

Closer to Free

by Jim Farber | Mar 29, 1996

The Isleys Live

by Tom Sinclair | Mar 29, 1996

Golden Heart

by Eric Flaum | Mar 29, 1996

Big Bang Baby

by David Browne | Mar 29, 1996

Gato Negro

by Mike Flaherty | Mar 29, 1996

Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall

by Chip Deffaa | Mar 29, 1996

Music Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Mar 29, 1996
SHANIA TWAIN Read Article

Music News

I ROCKED WITH A ZOMBIE

Mar 29, 1996
SUMMONING THE CRACKED, CREATIVE FORCES BEHIND 'SONGS IN THE KEY OF X.' Read Article

Music Review

YOUTH GONE WILD: HEAVY METAL HITS OF THE '80's

by Chuck Eddy | Mar 29, 1996
A 3-VOLUME SET PROVES METAL'S METTLE Read Article

SONGS IN THE KEY OF X: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE X-FILES

by David Browne | Mar 29, 1996
HERE'S AN ALIEN NOTION: UNLIKE MOST SLAPDASH TV SOUNDTRACKS, 'SONGS IN THE KEY OF X,' THE 'X-FILES' ALBUM, ACTUALLY ASPIRES TO CAPTURE THE SHOW'S EERIE ENERGY. Read Article

Pop Culture News

NAKED AMBITION

by Jeff Gordinier | Mar 29, 1996
WITH THE NO. 1 HIT 'BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME' CANADIAN SONGBIRD CELINE DION FINALLY SEDUCES AMERICA Read Article

WHERE NO JUROR HAS GONE BEFORE

by Dan Snierson | Mar 29, 1996

Mail

Mar 29, 1996

FLASHES

Mar 29, 1996

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Mar 29, 1996
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

MONITOR

by Jessica Shaw | Mar 29, 1996

SPIN OFF THE OLD BLOCK

by Jessica Shaw | Mar 29, 1996

DESK SET

Mar 29, 1996
TAKE A MEMO: TV RECEPTIONISTS FIND THE ANSWER TO HOW TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS. Read Article

THE POWER OF HEALING

Mar 29, 1996
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD'S BEST PADDED ROLES Read Article

DON BUT NOT OUT

by Benjamin Svetkey | Mar 29, 1996
MELANIE IS HISTORY. THE MOVIE CAREER IS DEBATABLE. BUT WITH HIS NEW TV SERIES, DON JOHNSON PROVES HE'S NOT JUST MR. VICE GUY. Read Article

'TODAY' TOMORROW

by Dana Kennedy | Mar 29, 1996
LOOK WHO'S SITTING PRETTY TO INHERIT BRYANT GUMBEL'S CHAIR. Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Mar 29, 1996

TV Review

ALIENS IN THE FAMILY:HYPERNAUTS:SPACE CASES

by Ken Tucker | Mar 29, 1996
TELEVISION'S CONTINUING FASCINATION WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS YIELDS THREE NEW CONTENDERS, INCLUDING THE PROMISING ABC SITCOM 'ALIENS IN THE FAMILY.' Read Article

Television Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Mar 29, 1996

Television News

LOOK WHO'S STILL TALKING

by Jess Cagle | Mar 29, 1996
KIRSTIE ALLEY'S LIFE AFTER 'CHEERS' Read Article

THE WEEK

Mar 29, 1996

The Charts

The Ratings

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

DELTA OF VENUS

by Melissa Pierson | Mar 29, 1996

CRUMB

by Ty Burr | Mar 29, 1996

Video Commentary

CONFESSION OF THE WEEK

Mar 29, 1996
BLESSES MORE Read Article

Video News

GETTING EVEN, ODDLY

by David Everitt | Mar 29, 1996
MOVIE KILLERS WITH A DESIGN FOR DYING Read Article

COMING UP

Mar 29, 1996

Video Review

SHAFT IN AFRICA;BLACK SAMSON;BLACK EYE

Mar 29, 1996
THREE BLAXPLOITATION HEROES FACE STICKY SITUATIONS Read Article

SEVEN;ALIEN 3

by Ty Burr | Mar 29, 1996
DIRECTOR DAVID FINCHER'S DARK, APOCALYPTIC VISION MADE 'SEVEN' A NUMBER ONE HIT. BUT HIS EARLIER EXERCISE IN BLEAK CHIC,'ALIEN3,' GOT LOST IN THE SHADOWS. Read Article