Dec 20, 1996

Issue #358

Cover Story

THE CRUISIBLE

by Benjamin Svetkey | Dec 20, 1996
THE PERFECT WIFE. THE PERFECT CAREER. TOO BAD HE'S SO UGLY. A LOOK AT THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION OF BEING TOM CRUISE Read Article
Magazine Cover (Dec 20, 1996)

Best-sellers

Cybertalk

Scene

Book Capsule Review

WORST CASE SCENARIO

by Gene Lyons | Dec 20, 1996

THE BEST OF HELMUT NEWTON

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Dec 20, 1996

Dec 20, 1996

A QUIET LIFE

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Dec 20, 1996

LETTING LOOSE THE HOUNDS

by Margot Mifflin | Dec 20, 1996

Book Commentary

Book News

AND TO ALL A GOOD FRIGHT

by Alexandra Jacobs | Dec 20, 1996
DEAN KOONTZ'S STOCKING STUFFER Read Article

Book Review

A REPORTER'S LIFE

by Gene Lyons | Dec 20, 1996
AS HE DID IN HIS CAREER, VENERABLE CBS NEWSMAN WALTER CRONKITE ANCHORS HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 'A REPORTER'S LIFE,' IN THE FACTS--PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

THE CRUISIBLE

by Benjamin Svetkey | Dec 20, 1996
THE PERFECT WIFE. THE PERFECT CAREER. TOO BAD HE'S SO UGLY. A LOOK AT THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION OF BEING TOM CRUISE Read Article

TOM'S THUMBS

Dec 20, 1996
IT WASN'T ALWAYS A PLEASURE CRUISE. HERE, THE ACTOR REVISITS THE UPS AND DOWNS ON HIS BILLION-DOLLAR RESUME. Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

HARVESTER

Dec 20, 1996

HELLBENDER

Dec 20, 1996

Digital News

WORDS TO THE WISE

Dec 20, 1996
CYBERSPACE STYLEBOOK Read Article

Go Figure

Internet Capsule Review

Internet Review

JINGLE ALL THE WAY;EVITA;MARS ATTACKS!;101 DALMATIANS;SHINE;STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

by Bob Strauss | Dec 20, 1996
FORCED TO GO BEYOND THE HUMDRUM HOOPLA THEY HAVE THRIVED ON, MOVIE WEBSITES ARE BEGINNING TO COME UP WITH MORE ENTERTAINING REASONS TO LOG ON. Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

THE WAR AT HOME

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Dec 20, 1996

JERRY MAGUIRE

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 20, 1996

MARS ATTACKS!

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 20, 1996

MATILDA

by Melissa Pierson | Dec 20, 1996

JOE'S APARTMENT

by Erin Richter | Dec 20, 1996

Movie Commentary

Movie News

THEY'RE OUT OF THIS WORLD

Dec 20, 1996
SPACE BABES OF 'STAR TREK' AND 'MARS ATTACKS!' Read Article

Movie Review

ONE FINE DAY;THE PREACHER'S WIFE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Dec 20, 1996
(MICHELLE PFEIFFER + GEORGE CLOONEY) > (WHITNEY HOUSTON + DENZEL WASHINGTON). Read Article

EVITA

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 20, 1996
MADONNA TAKES CENTER STAGE IN 'EVITA,' BUT SHE NEVER COMES INTO FOCUS, AND NEITHER DOES ALAN PARKER'S OVERBLOWN ADAPTATION OF THE LEGENDARY ROCK MUSICAL. Read Article

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 20, 1996
CAN BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD REALLY RULE IN A FEATURE FILM? Read Article

MARVIN'S ROOM

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Dec 20, 1996
KEATON, STREEP, AND DICAPRIO RELATE IN 'MARVIN'S ROOM Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996

by Chuck Eddy | Dec 20, 1996

High Octane Cult

by Tom Sinclair | Dec 20, 1996

The Roots Remain

by Alanna Nash | Dec 20, 1996

The Arista Years

by Steve Futterman | Dec 20, 1996

The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions

by Steve Futterman | Dec 20, 1996

by Jeremy Helligar | Dec 20, 1996

Portraits

by Bob Cannon | Dec 20, 1996

All World

by David Browne | Dec 20, 1996

Souvenirs

Dec 20, 1996

by Beth Johnson | Dec 20, 1996

Death Row Greatest Hits

by Matt Diehl | Dec 20, 1996

The Finest

by Steven Mirkin | Dec 20, 1996

Mercury Poise: 1988-1995

by Wook Kim | Dec 20, 1996

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan Volume I

by William Stevenson | Dec 20, 1996

Music News

.COM ALL YE FAITHFUL

Dec 20, 1996
WE SAW MOMMY E-MAILING SANTA CLAUS, AND HERE ARE HIS SUGGESTIONS FOR SOME ROCKING STUFFERS (PLUS OUR OWN GREATEST-HITS GIFT GUIDE). Read Article

Oscar Watch

SHINEING THROUGH

by Chris Nashawaty | Dec 20, 1996

Pop Culture News

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED

by Albert Kim | Dec 20, 1996
TO GREASE FANS OF ALL AGES KEEP GROOVING TO THIS BLAST FROM THE PAST. WILL RYDELL HIGH'S SENIOR CLASS RULE FOREVER? Read Article

Mail

Dec 20, 1996

FIRST ALERT

by David Browne | Dec 20, 1996

FLASHES

Dec 20, 1996

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Dec 20, 1996
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

WATCH AND WEAR

Dec 20, 1996
HERE'S HOLLYWOOD'S NEW FASHION DO'S. DON'T EXPECT THEM TO CATCH ON. Read Article

MONITOR

Dec 20, 1996

STEEL MAGNOLIA

by Dana Kennedy | Dec 20, 1996
UNSAVORY DETAILS ABOUT HER PAST DERAILED HER FAIRY-TALE MARRIAGE. NOW, LIKE THE HEROINE OF ONE OF HER BEST-SELLING NOVELS, THE FAMOUSLY SECRETIVE DANIELLE STEEL FIGHTS BACK. Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Dec 20, 1996

TV Review

HOME IMPROVEMENT

by Ken Tucker | Dec 20, 1996
FORGET LASCIVIOUS 'DREW CAREY' AND THOSE PRO-GAY FRIENDS: TIM ALLEN'S SITCOM IS THE PINNACLE OF WHOLESOME FUN--AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE RIGHT-WING 'FAMILY GUIDE' TELLS US. Read Article

Television Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Dec 20, 1996
Tea Leoni Read Article

Television News

THE WEEK

by Bruce Fretts | Dec 20, 1996

TRAFFICKING IN OBSCENITIES?

by Kristen Baldwin | Dec 20, 1996
MORALITY BITES FROM THE 'FAMILY GUIDE' Read Article

The Biz

MR. ROGERS' ROTISSERIE

by A.J. Jacobs | Dec 20, 1996
KENNY'S ROASTERS MAY BE BRINGING IN CHICKEN-FEED PROFITS, BUT ORDERS FROM JAY LENO AND 'SEINFELD' COULD HELP THE CHAIN TAKE FLIGHT Read Article

The Charts

Dec 20, 1996

The Ratings

Time Capsule

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

CAPTIVES

by Melissa Pierson | Dec 20, 1996

CARNOSAUR 3: PRIMAL SPECIES

by J.R. Taylor | Dec 20, 1996

ENDLESS WINTER

by Dana Kennedy | Dec 20, 1996

SPIDER BABY

Dec 20, 1996

THE FRIGHTENERS

by Tim Purtell | Dec 20, 1996

Video Commentary

Video News

COMING UP

Dec 20, 1996

HALL IN A DAY'S WORK

Dec 20, 1996
A FORMER BRAT PACKER GROWS UP Read Article

Video Review

TIN CUP;BULL DURHAM;WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP;THE GREAT WHITE HYPE;COBB

by Ira Robbins | Dec 20, 1996
IN 'TIN CUP,' ATHLETIC AUTEUR RON SHELTON HUMANIZES GOLF THE SAME WAY HIS 'BULL DURHAM' PERSONALIZED BASEBALL. LIKE A CLUTCH HITTER, HE CONNECTS MORE THAN HE MISSES. Read Article

What Ever Happened To

PETER BILLINGSLEY

Dec 20, 1996
THE CHILD STAR OF A HOLIDAY CLASSIC IS CHEERED BY THE GHOST OF HIS 'CHRISTMAS' PAST Read Article