Nov 29, 1996

Issue #355

Cover Story

DOSSIER

Nov 29, 1996
AGENT: Fox Mulder Read Article
Magazine Cover (Nov 29, 1996)

Best-sellers

Cybertalk

Encore

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO....WIL WHEATON

Nov 29, 1996
AFTER BLASTING OFF FROM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, THE FORMER CHILD STAR IS NAVIGATING A RETURN TO MOVIES Read Article

Book Capsule Review

THE JUDGE

Nov 29, 1996

MEN BEFORE TEN A.M.

by Alexandra Jacobs | Nov 29, 1996

MARRYING MOM

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Nov 29, 1996

THE SWINE'S WEDDING

by Margot Mifflin | Nov 29, 1996

SHANK

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Nov 29, 1996

SLAYING THE DRAGON

by Gene Lyons | Nov 29, 1996

Book Commentary

Book News

'LEAF' IT TO JOYCE

by Ken Tucker | Nov 29, 1996
A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR BRANCHES OUT Read Article

Book Review

SHIP FEVER AND OTHER STORIES;AN AMERICAN REQUIEM: GOD, MY FATHER, AND THE WAR THAT CAME BETWEEN US

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996
YOU MAY HAVE SKIPPED OVER THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS, 'SHIP FEVER' AND 'AN AMERICAN REQUIEM,' WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT--BUT LOOK AGAIN. Read Article

ALIAS GRACE

by Tom De Haven | Nov 29, 1996
ATWOOD PLUMBS A REAL VICTORIAN MURDER MYSTERY Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

DOSSIER

Nov 29, 1996
AGENT: Fox Mulder Read Article

DOSSIER

Nov 29, 1996
AGENT: Dana Scully Read Article

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

by A.J. Jacobs | Nov 29, 1996
IN AN ALIEN NATION, WHOM DO YOU TRUST? Read Article

X CYCLOPEDIA THE ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE

Nov 29, 1996
SEASON III '95-'96 Read Article

X CYCLOPEDIA THE ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE

Nov 29, 1996
SEASON IV '96-'97 Read Article

X CYCLOPEDIA THE ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE

Nov 29, 1996
SEASON II '94-'95 Read Article

X CYCLOPEDIA

Nov 29, 1996
THE ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE Read Article

ARE YOU X-PERIENCED?

Nov 29, 1996
IF NOT, PERUSE OUR A-TO-Z TRIVIA PRIMER AND JUMP-START YOUR OBSESSION Read Article

SPOOKY KIND OF LOVE

by Ken Tucker | Nov 29, 1996
AN ODE TO TV'S MOST PERFECTLY STRANGE RELATIONSHIP Read Article

UNSEEN FORCES

by Mike Flaherty | Nov 29, 1996
SIX WHO CONSPIRE TO MAKE 'THE X-FILES' Read Article

VENERATION X

Nov 29, 1996
INVESTIGATING THE REALITIES AND MYSTERIES OF THE SMALL SCREEN'S MOST PRETERNATURALLY COMPELLING PHENOMENON, THE X-FILES Read Article

JUST THE FACTS, MAN

Nov 29, 1996
REALITY CHECK Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

WAVE RACE 64

by Gary Eng Walk | Nov 29, 1996

Digital News

THE RISQUE BUSINESS OF 'RIANA ROUGE'

Nov 29, 1996
FROM PLAYMATE TO MULTIMEDIA MOGUL Read Article

RETREADING WATER

Nov 29, 1996
THE TITANIC ON CD-ROM Read Article

Digital Review

THE MICROSOFT NETWORK

by Ty Burr | Nov 29, 1996
WITH THE PREMIERE OF A SPIFFED-UP MICROSOFT NETWORK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, BILL GATES AND COMPANY HAVE TAKEN ONLINE NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT TO NEW HEIGHTS. Read Article

Go Figure

MIRROR IMAGERY

by Anna Holmes | Nov 29, 1996

Movie Capsule Review

THE ENGLISH PATIENT

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 29, 1996

THE SECRET AGENT

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 29, 1996

SPACE JAM

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996

THE FUNERAL

by Ken Tucker | Nov 29, 1996

THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996

Movie Commentary

Movie News

A RARE BREED INDEED

by Steve Daly | Nov 29, 1996
'DALMATIANS' COSTAR JOELY RICHARDSON Read Article

Movie Review

101 DALMATIANS

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 29, 1996
DISNEY'S LIVE-ACTION REMAKE IS ALL BARK AND TOO TRITE Read Article

THE CRUCIBLE

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 29, 1996
IN AN ELECTRIFYING NEW VERSION STARRING DANIEL DAY-LEWIS AND WINONA RYDER, ARTHUR MILLER'S 'THE CRUCIBLE' CASTS A MORE POWERFUL SPELL THAN EVER. Read Article

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996
THE NEXT GENERATION MAKES AN IRRESISTIBLE 'TREK' Read Article

SHINE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996
MUSIC PLAGUES AND SAVES A VIRTUOSO IN 'SHINE' Read Article

Music Capsule Review

The Colpix Years

by Tony Scherman | Nov 29, 1996

Rappers' Ball

by Dimitri Ehrlich | Nov 29, 1996

Black Eye

by Tom Sinclair | Nov 29, 1996

Foxy Lady

by Kristen Baldwin | Nov 29, 1996

Without Love

by William Stevenson | Nov 29, 1996

Endtroducing...

by Jon Wiederhorn | Nov 29, 1996

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

by Tom Sinclair | Nov 29, 1996

Missile Me!

by Mike Flaherty | Nov 29, 1996

A Normal Family

by Mike Flaherty | Nov 29, 1996

The Dark Keys

by Steve Futterman | Nov 29, 1996

Ten Easy Pieces

by David Browne | Nov 29, 1996

To the Bone

by Steven Mirkin | Nov 29, 1996

Saturnalia

by Mike Flaherty | Nov 29, 1996

Mo Thugs Family Scriptures

by Matt Diehl | Nov 29, 1996

Store in a Cool Place

by David Browne | Nov 29, 1996

Music Commentary

HIT-STARVED GENIUS OF THE WEEK

Nov 29, 1996
[BRACKET "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince"] Read Article

Music News

'WINE' WITH DEANA'

by Alanna Nash | Nov 29, 1996
COUNTRY'S CARTER UNCORKS A TOP SINGLE Read Article

WHY THIS CAN'T BE LOVE

Nov 29, 1996
HOW HATING SAMMY HAGAR SPAWNED A HIT Read Article

CELINE REHEATS MEAT LOAF

by Rob Brunner | Nov 29, 1996
ANNALS OF ORIGINALITY Read Article

Music Review

EVITA--THE COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK;THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES--MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE;THE PREACHER'S WIFE

by Chris Willman | Nov 29, 1996
ON NEW SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS FROM MADONNA, BARBRA, AND WHITNEY, THE REIGNING QUEENS OF POP SHOW OFF THEIR MATURITY, VANITY, AND SPIRITUALITY, RESPECTIVELY. Read Article

AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH

by David Browne | Nov 29, 1996
FIVE (!) MORE DISCS FROM THE PROLIFIC PUMPKINS Read Article

THA DOGGFATHER

by J.D. Considine | Nov 29, 1996
SNOOP STRAYS LYRICALLY BUT SCORES MUSICALLY Read Article

Pop Culture News

Mail

Nov 29, 1996

FLASHES

Nov 29, 1996

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

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

MONITOR

Nov 29, 1996

THEIR MOVIES MAY BE SMALL, BUT THEIR WORK STANDS TALL

by Jeff Gordinier | Nov 29, 1996
GEOFFREY RUSH A STAGE ACTOR'S TIME TO 'SHINE' Read Article

TOYLESS STORY

by Steve Daly | Nov 29, 1996

BILLY BOB THORNTON

by David Hochman | Nov 29, 1996
'SLING BLADE' CUTS A GUY A BREAK Read Article

EMILIO ESTEVEZ

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Nov 29, 1996
HE'S GOING TO THE FRONT WITH 'WAR Read Article

President's Letter

VIRTUALLY PARANORMAL

Nov 29, 1996
HURTLING INTO THE HURTLING INTO THE UNKNOWN, EW'S CRACK TEAM OF FEARLESS INVESTIGATORS LEFT NO STONE--OR EPISODE--UNTURNED TO CREATE THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE X-FILES EPISODE--UNTURNED TO CREATE THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE X-FILES Read Article

Reality Check

DOES RACH MAKE 'EM ROLL?

by Jason Cochran | Nov 29, 1996

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Nov 29, 1996

TV Review

FRASIER;MAD ABOUT YOU

by Ken Tucker | Nov 29, 1996
PAUL AND JAMIE MAY BE EXPECTING A BABY ON 'MAD ABOUT YOU,' BUT IT'S FRASIER AND NILES WHO CONSISTENTLY DELIVER THE BIGGEST LAUGHS ON NBC'S TUESDAY-NIGHT LINEUP. Read Article

LIFE'S WORK

by Bruce Fretts | Nov 29, 1996
SITCOMIC LISA ANN WALTER'S FAMILY AFFAIR NEEDS 'WORK' Read Article

Television Commentary

Television News

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE

Nov 29, 1996
THE 'CHICAGO' ACTOR IS SURGEON AHEAD Read Article

THE WEEK

by Bruce Fretts | Nov 29, 1996

CURLING UP WITH THE GOOD BOOK

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 29, 1996

OLD FOLKS' NEW HOMES

by Bruce Fretts | Nov 29, 1996
TV VETS COME OF AGE ON SITCOMS Read Article

The Biz

BIGGER IS BETTER

by Kristen Baldwin | Nov 29, 1996
BIGGER IS BETTER TAKING A CUE FROM HOLLYWOOD, TV MOVIES STRIVE TO BE MINOR MOTION PICTURES Read Article

The Charts

The Ratings

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

RIOT

by J.R. Taylor | Nov 29, 1996

BREAKAWAY

by William Stevenson | Nov 29, 1996

PHAT BEACH

by Nisid Hajari | Nov 29, 1996

A CLOSE SHAVE

by Steve Daly | Nov 29, 1996

PIE IN THE SKY

by Steve Daly | Nov 29, 1996

Video Commentary

BOXED SET OF THE WEEK

Nov 29, 1996
Pretty in Pink Read Article

Video News

COMING UP

Nov 29, 1996

THE DOPPELGANGER'S ALL HERE

by David Everitt | Nov 29, 1996
WHEN TWO MOVIES SHARE THE SAME SUBJECT AT THE SAME TIME Read Article

POWER TO VAN PEEBLES

Nov 29, 1996
AN INDIE-FILM PIONEER A GROUNDBREAKING DIRECTOR BRINGS BACK THE 'BAAD' AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Read Article

Video Review

INDEPENDENCE DAY;DRAGONHEART

by Ty Burr | Nov 29, 1996
VIEWERS CAN NOW TAKE HOME THEIR OWN COPIES OF 'INDEPENDENCE DAY' AND 'DRAGONHEART,' BUT HOW DO THESE HIGH-TECH BEHEMOTHS MEASURE UP ON SMALLER SCREENS? Read Article