Mar 21, 1997

Issue #371

Cover Story

SWEET COMMOTION

by Chris Willman | Mar 21, 1997
MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF ROCK & ROLL SURVIVAL HAVEN'T MADE IT ANY EASIER FOR AEROSMITH, IN A YEAR OF SERIOUS SETBACKS, TO GET A GRIP Read Article
Magazine Cover (Mar 21, 1997)

Cybertalk

Encore

OSCAR NOMINEES

by Michael Sauter | Mar 21, 1997
FOR LOUISE FLETCHER, LINDA BLAIR, JUSTIN HENRY, AND F. MURRAY ABRAHAM, ACADEMY HONORS ARE ACADEMIC Read Article

Flashes

by A.J. Jacobs, Anna Holmes, Jessica Shaw | Mar 21, 1997

Live

REMAKING WHOOPI

by Jess Cagle | Mar 21, 1997
GOLDBERG LEAVES HOLLYWOOD AND LANDS A 'FORUM'-FITTING ROLE ON BROADWAY Read Article

Style

SHORN TO BE WILD

Mar 21, 1997
A RETRO-PIXIE 'DO HAS HOLLYWOOD STYLE MAKERS CALLING "CUT!" Read Article

Book Capsule Review

DREAMHOUSE

Mar 21, 1997

NAKED

by Margot Mifflin | Mar 21, 1997

DEATH IN THE PALAZZO

by Nikki Amdur | Mar 21, 1997

THE LIST

by Gene Lyons | Mar 21, 1997

THE BOOK OF THE WORLD

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Mar 21, 1997

THE MISTRESS OF SPICES

by Megan Harlan | Mar 21, 1997

BODY VOYAGE

Mar 21, 1997

Book Commentary

Book News

THE CRUSADER

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997
WHEN TALK-SHOW HOST OPRAH WINFREY BEGAN HER ON-AIR BOOK CLUB, NO ONE DREAMED SHE WOULD SINGLE-HANDEDLY RESURRECT AMERICA'S INTEREST IN READING. SHE HAS. Read Article

THE OPRAH EFFECT

by Alexandra Jacobs | Mar 21, 1997

Box Office

Cover Story

SWEET COMMOTION

by Chris Willman | Mar 21, 1997
MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF ROCK & ROLL SURVIVAL HAVEN'T MADE IT ANY EASIER FOR AEROSMITH, IN A YEAR OF SERIOUS SETBACKS, TO GET A GRIP Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

BUST

by Ty Burr | Mar 21, 1997

GOLDEN GATE

by Kipp Cheng | Mar 21, 1997

Digital News

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

by Erin Richter | Mar 21, 1997
CD-ROM STAR ROB SCHNEIDER Read Article

Digital Review

CBS Eye on the Net; ABC.com; NBC.com; Foxworld; UPN Telescape

Mar 21, 1997
THE FOLKS WHO FIRST BROUGHT AUDIOVISUAL WIZARDRY INTO THE HOME--THE TV NETWORKS--ARE STILL TRYING TO RIDE THE CYBEREXPRESS. BUT HAS THE TRAIN ALREADY LEFT THE STATIONS? Read Article

In the Works

MINING 'SHAFT' AGAIN

by Benjamin Svetkey | Mar 21, 1997

Movie Capsule Review

Love Jones

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 21, 1997

BOOTY CALL

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 21, 1997

THE DAYTRIPPERS

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 21, 1997

PRIVATE PARTS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997

THE EIGHTH DAY

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997

Movie Commentary

Movie News

IN AN AWKWARD POSITION

Mar 21, 1997
THE DISCOMFORTS OF MAKING 'KAMA SUTRA' Read Article

Movie Review

THE DEVIL'S OWN

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 21, 1997
IRISH TERRRORIST BRAD PITT AND NEW YORK COP HARRISON FORD ARE IN VIOLENT OPPOSITION IN 'THE DEVIL'S OWN,' A QUIET THRILLER THAT FINDS FIREPOWER IN ITS STARS. Read Article

KAMA SUTRA: A TALE OF LOVE

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 21, 1997
'KAMA SUTRA' FLESHES OUT LOVE'S ETERNAL TRIANGULATIONS Read Article

Jungle2Jungle

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997
THE SITCOM STAR GLIDES THROUGH A FORMULAIC 'JUNGLE' Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Happy Town

by Josef Woodard | Mar 21, 1997

Songs in the Key of Springfield

by Mike Flaherty | Mar 21, 1997

The Tarantino Connection

by Mike Flaherty | Mar 21, 1997

Slush

by Rob Brunner | Mar 21, 1997

The Man From Mars

by Chip Deffaa | Mar 21, 1997

Aftertaste

by Chuck Eddy | Mar 21, 1997

Keepers

by Alanna Nash | Mar 21, 1997

The Best of Laura Nyro: Stoned Soul Picnic

by Steve Futterman | Mar 21, 1997

Big Daddy

by Matt Diehl | Mar 21, 1997

The Saint Theme

by Tracey Pepper | Mar 21, 1997

Three for the Road

by Steve Futterman | Mar 21, 1997

The Pawn Shop Years

by Tom Sinclair | Mar 21, 1997

Let's Face It

by David Grad | Mar 21, 1997

The Highway Kind

by Scott Schinder | Mar 21, 1997

Music Commentary

Music News

FATHER KNOWS LESS

by Tom Sinclair | Mar 21, 1997

'WHATEVER' WORKS

by Matt Diehl | Mar 21, 1997
SINCERE ROCKER BEN FOLDS Read Article

UNCRITICAL MASS

Mar 21, 1997
FANS TAKE A 'SHINE' TO DAVID HELFGOTT Read Article

Music Review

UNCHAINED MELODY/THE EARLY YEARS

by Ken Tucker | Mar 21, 1997
CASHING IN ON HER OUT-OF-THE-'BLUE' SUCCESS, LEANN RIMES OFFERS 'EARLY YEARS,' A COLLECTION OF MATURE MATERIAL THAT MISFIRES FROM THE MOUTH OF THIS BABE. Read Article

Oscar Watch

Pop Culture Commentary

Pop Culture News

RAP'S LATEST CASUALTY

by Tom Sinclair | Mar 21, 1997
THE MURDER OF THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF GANGSTA MUSIC Read Article

FATHER-DAUGHTER OUTING

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997
IN HER SCANDALOUS NEW MEMOIR THE KISS, KATHRYN HARRISON REVEALS HER INCESTUOUS FOUR-YEAR AFFAIR. YES, IT HAPPENED--BUT DID SHE REALLY NEED TO TELL? Read Article

Mail

Mar 21, 1997

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Mar 21, 1997
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

THE SHO OFFS

Mar 21, 1997
IT'S A TASTE OF THE REEL WORLD FOR STUDIOS AND THEATER OWNERS AT SHOWEST Read Article

MONITOR

Mar 21, 1997

THE OSCAR NIGHT PRIZEFIGHT

Mar 21, 1997
ONE NIGHT ONLY! SEE THE FAMOUS AND ALMOST FAMOUS SLUG IT OUT! PLACE BETS ON WHO WILL GRAB THE GOLD! Read Article

THE CRITICS CHOICE

by Owen Gleiberman, Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 21, 1997
WHO SHOULD WIN Read Article

HAIL, MARY

by Bruce Fretts | Mar 21, 1997
WHAT'S A NICE CATHOLIC-SCHOOL GIRL LIKE MARY MCCORMACK DOING IN A MOVIE LIKE HOWARD STERN'S 'PRIVATE PARTS'? Read Article

Rent Check

BRONSON PINCHOT

by Donald Liebenson | Mar 21, 1997

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Mar 21, 1997

Television Commentary

Television News

MINING DISASTER

Mar 21, 1997
NETWORKS STRIKE IT RICH WITH A MOTHER LODE OF BONE-CRUNCHING CRASHES AND MAN-EATING ANIMALS. LISA SCHWARZBAUM SAYS IT'S FOOL'S GOLD; MARK HARRIS THINKS THESE SHOWS ARE GETTING THE SHAFT. Read Article

THE WEEK

by Bruce Fretts | Mar 21, 1997

THE LADY IS A TEMP

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 21, 1997
DEBI MAZAR GETS HERS--AND 'YOURS' Read Article

The Charts

'POP' A BEAR

Mar 21, 1997

The Ratings

Time Capsule

Top Videos

Video Commentary

Video News

WILLIAMS TELLS

Mar 21, 1997
VIDEO STALWART BILLY DEE ON HIS BIG-SCREEN 'RETURN' THE 'EMPIRE' AND 'JEDI' SWASHBUCKLER HAS HIS HEAD IN THE STARS. Read Article

CREATURE DISCOMFORTS

by David Everitt | Mar 21, 1997
RAMPAGING ANIMALS IN THE MOVIES Read Article

COMING UP

Mar 21, 1997

Video Review

THE FIRST WIVES CLUB; 9 TO 5; SHE-DEVIL

Mar 21, 1997
PAYBACK IS THE PITCH IN 'THE FIRST WIVES CLUB,' A COMEDY IN THE EMPOWERING TRADITION OF '9 TO 5' AND 'SHE-DEVIL.' FOR THESE WOMEN, LIVING HELL IS THE BEST REVENGE. Read Article

The Long Kiss Goodnight

by Melissa Pierson | Mar 21, 1997

Walking and Talking

by Tim Purtell | Mar 21, 1997

American Buffalo

by Joe Neumaier | Mar 21, 1997

HONEY, WE SHRUNK OURSELVES

by Ty Burr | Mar 21, 1997
IN THE LATEST SEQUEL, A LITTLE 'HONEY' GOES A LONG WAY Read Article