Apr 12, 1996

Issue #322

Cover Story

VALUE JUDGMENTS

Apr 12, 1996
WE CRUNCH HOLLYWOOD'S NUMBERS TO TELL YOU WHO'S REALLY WORTH WHAT Read Article
Magazine Cover (Apr 12, 1996)

Best-sellers

Biz

PLAYING THE NO-NAME GAME

Apr 12, 1996
INCREASINGLY, STUDIOS BET THE BOX OFFICE ON UNKNOWN COSTARS. Read Article

Encore

TIME CAPSULE

Apr 12, 1996
April 12, 1988 Read Article

SONNY BONO ROCKS THE VOTE

Apr 12, 1996
THE FORMER POP STAR BECAME PALM SPRINGS' MAYOR EIGHT YEARS AGO Read Article

Style

Book Capsule Review

ASKING FOR LOVE

by Suzanne Ruta | Apr 12, 1996

COURTNEY LOVE: QUEEN OF NOISE

by Alexandra Jacobs | Apr 12, 1996

Sleepers

by Tom De Haven | Apr 12, 1996

SHOOTING ELVIS

by Megan Harlan | Apr 12, 1996

OUR GAME

Apr 12, 1996

DANCE FOR THE DEAD

by Don Graham | Apr 12, 1996

Book Commentary

HOW-TO OF THE WEEK

Apr 12, 1996
'SUPERMARKET' SPECIAL Read Article

Book News

IN THE BEGINNING

Apr 12, 1996
OPENING LINES FROM RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS Read Article

MUGGING FOR THE CAMERA

Apr 12, 1996
CELEBRITY ARRESTS Read Article

Book Review

SEX DEATH ENLIGHTENMENT

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Apr 12, 1996
FORGET RAVES. 'ENLIGHTENMENT' IS THE REAL CRAZE OF THE '90'S Read Article

IN CONTEMPT

by Gene Lyons | Apr 12, 1996
WITH 'IN CONTEMPT,' CHRISTOPHER DARDEN BLASTS THE RACIAL POLITICS THAT SULLIED THE SIMPSON TRIAL AND TALKS FRANKLY ABOUT JUDGE LANCE ITO, MARCIA CLARK, AND HIMSELF. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

VALUE JUDGMENTS

Apr 12, 1996
WE CRUNCH HOLLYWOOD'S NUMBERS TO TELL YOU WHO'S REALLY WORTH WHAT Read Article

THE MONEY PITFALL

by Benjamin Svetkey | Apr 12, 1996
$20 MILLION FOR JIM CARREY? ALL-RIGHTY. $12.5 MILLION FOR DEMI MOORE? WELL, MAAAYBE. $6 MILLION FOR CHRIS FARLEY? YOU MUST BE JOKING. HOLLYWOOD PAYCHECKS ARE GROWING GROSSER BY THE MINUTE--BUT THESE SUPERSALARIES CAN BE RISKY BUSINESS. Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

DESCENT II

Apr 12, 1996

Digital News

POPPER'S FRESH

by Ethan Smith | Apr 12, 1996
GO A BLUES TRAVELER TRIES MULTIMEDIA Read Article

Digital Review

Candidate '96;President '96

by Ty Burr | Apr 12, 1996
WITH AN IRREVERENT MIX OF POLITICS AND PIZZAZZ, 'CANDIDATE 96' AND 'PRESIDENT '96' BRING FICTIONAL BIDS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE WEB--GIVING A LITTLE HELL TO THE CHIEF. Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

THE JIMMY STEWART MUSEUM

by Ty Burr | Apr 12, 1996

Movie Capsule Review

A FAMILY THING

by Ken Tucker | Apr 12, 1996

FAITHFUL

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 12, 1996

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Apr 12, 1996

JACK AND SARAH

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 12, 1996

GIRL 6

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 12, 1996

SMOKE

by Ty Burr | Apr 12, 1996

Movie Commentary

TREND OF THE WEEK

Apr 12, 1996
PRIVY COUNSELS Read Article

Movie News

MIGHTY AFRODITE

by George Blooston | Apr 12, 1996
IS WOODY SPIKE'S ROLE MODEL? Read Article

Movie Review

A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Apr 12, 1996
MARTIN LAWRENCE CROSSES 'A THIN LINE' TO TASTELESSNESS Read Article

SGT. BILKO

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 12, 1996
STEVE MARTIN GETS NO SALUTE FOR A RECOMMISSIONED 'BILKO' Read Article

PRIMAL FEAR

by Ken Tucker | Apr 12, 1996
STAR POWER CAN'T CARRY 'PRIMAL FEAR,' A SPUTTERING THRILLER IN WHICH RICHARD GERE PLAYS A LAWYER TORN BETWEEN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND THE LURE OF, UH, STAR POWER. Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Spaceman

by Chuck Eddy | Apr 12, 1996

Luna EP

by Michele Romero | Apr 12, 1996

Revealing

by Steve Futterman | Apr 12, 1996

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

by Jon Wiederhorn | Apr 12, 1996

Brain Candy

by Mike Flaherty | Apr 12, 1996

Reject All American

by David Browne | Apr 12, 1996

Amish Paradise

by Bob Cannon | Apr 12, 1996

Infliction

by Anya Sacharow | Apr 12, 1996

Between the 1 & the 9

by Steven Mirkin | Apr 12, 1996

Jo Dee Messina

by Alanna Nash | Apr 12, 1996

The Golden Age

by Nisid Hajari | Apr 12, 1996

Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks

by Mike Flaherty | Apr 12, 1996

Great Divide

by Nisid Hajari | Apr 12, 1996

Now Is the Hour

by Josef Woodard | Apr 12, 1996

Music Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Apr 12, 1996
Andy Griffith Read Article

Music News

THE ODD COPPOLA

by A.J. Jacobs | Apr 12, 1996
THE GUY WHO GAVE 'PEACHES' ITS PUNCH Read Article

Music Review

10 SONG DEMO

by David Browne | Apr 12, 1996
ANOTHER RAW SONG CYCLE FROM AN UNFLINCHING ROSANNE Read Article

CROSSROADS 2 (LIVE IN THE SEVENTIES)

by Steve Futterman | Apr 12, 1996
ON 'CROSSROADS 2,' CLAPTON IS LIVE AND WELL IN THE '70S Read Article

JESUS FREAK;JARS OF CLAY:TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER

by David Browne | Apr 12, 1996
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN CHRISTIAN ROCK DIDN'T HAVE A PRAYER ON THE POP CHARTS. BUT A NEW WAVE OF ALTERNA-STYLE BANDS ARE MAKING A DENT. CALL IT SERMON ON THE MOSH. Read Article

Pop Culture News

Mail

Apr 12, 1996

DAY'S WORK

Apr 12, 1996

QUEEN FARGO

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Apr 12, 1996
FRANCES MCDORMAND PLAYS IT COOL IN THE COEN BROTHERS' NORTHERN NOIR Read Article

FOX PLANS AHEAD

by Dave Karger | Apr 12, 1996

FLASHES

Apr 12, 1996

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Apr 12, 1996
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

MIRROR, MIRROR

Apr 12, 1996
IS BARBRA STREISAND'S MOVIE REFLECTING BADLY ON ITS STAR? Read Article

MONITOR

Apr 12, 1996

STATUE OF LIMITATIONS

by Jessica Shaw | Apr 12, 1996

CAN ROSEANNE SAVE SKETCH COMEDY?

Apr 12, 1996
AFTER PUMPING NEW LIFE INTO SITCOMS, TV'S TOUGHEST CRITIC COCKS HER SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL AT THE BOYS-CLUB HUMOR OF SNL Read Article

START MAKING 'SENSE'

by Kristen Baldwin | Apr 12, 1996
JANE AUSTEN'S HIT TEACHES WOMEN HOW TO CHOOSE MEN. Read Article

SOUL SURVIVOR

by Dana Kennedy | Apr 12, 1996
STUNTWOMAN HEIDI VON BELTZ, PARALYZED IN A 1980 MOVIE-SET ACCIDENT, TELLS HER REMARKABLE STORY Read Article

Reel World

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Apr 12, 1996

TV Review

POISON DART FROGS;TO LOVE OR KILL: MAN VS. ANIMAL

by Ken Tucker | Apr 12, 1996
LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS--OH, YES! WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARIES ARE MAKING A FRESH KILLING WITH A NEW GENERATION EAGER FOR THE DEADLY THRILLS OF A SOFA SAFARI. Read Article

Television Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Apr 12, 1996
'CYBILL' Read Article

Television News

ALTERNA-TV ROCKERS

by Dan Snierson | Apr 12, 1996
CABLE'S BIG RATINGS WINNERS Read Article

'PROFIT' MOTIVES'

by A.J. Jacobs | Apr 12, 1996
TV'S BEST NEW BAD BOY: ADRIAN PASDAR Read Article

THE WEEK

by Bruce Fretts | Apr 12, 1996

The Charts

The Ratings

Top Software

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

BACKLASH: OBLIVION 2

by J.R. Taylor | Apr 12, 1996

OUTRAGE

by Melissa Pierson | Apr 12, 1996

THE INNOCENT

by Melissa Pierson | Apr 12, 1996

LAST OF THE DOGMEN

by Melissa Pierson | Apr 12, 1996

Video Commentary

COPYCAT OF THE WEEK

Apr 12, 1996
SNOUT AND ABOUT Read Article

Video News

THE BLOODSUCKER PROXY

Apr 12, 1996
CHRISTOPHER GARTIN WORMS HIS WAY INTO CEDED ROLES Read Article

COMING UP

Apr 12, 1996

Video Review

TREMORS;TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS

by Ty Burr | Apr 12, 1996
SEISMIC DISTURBANCES UNEARTH A MONSTROUS MESS IN THE CREEPY-CRAWLY 'TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS,' BUT THE MOVIE'S 1990 PREDECESSOR HAS MORE DIGABLE CHARMS. Read Article