May 09, 1997

Issue #378

Cover Story

Summer music preview: The albums

May 09, 1997
We take a look at the summer's hottest upcoming records from Foo Fighters, Prodigy, and more Read Article
Magazine Cover (May 09, 1997)

Encore

End of the reign for ''Dynasty''

by Alexandra Jacobs | May 09, 1997
Eight years ago, the soap that crystallized the era of excess slipped away Read Article

Monitor

Monitor

by Shirliey Fung, Erin Richter | May 09, 1997
Celebrity news for the week of May 9, 1997 Read Article

Between the Lines

The inside scoop on the book world

by A.J. Jacobs | May 09, 1997
Mothers & Daughters, Douglas Rushkoff, and Tom Clancy made the news the week of May 9, 1997 Read Article

Book Commentary

Book Review

Steven Spielberg

by Dana Kennedy | May 09, 1997

Mama's Girl

by Megan Harlan | May 09, 1997

American Nomad

by Megan Harlan | May 09, 1997

The Passion Dream Book

by Vanessa V. Friedman | May 09, 1997

Seven Tattoos: A Memoir in the Flesh

by Margot Mifflin | May 09, 1997

Jane Austen: Obstinate Heart

by Megan Harlan | May 09, 1997

Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits

by Alexandra Jacobs | May 09, 1997

Gut Symmetries

by Rhonda Johnson | May 09, 1997

Mason & Dixon

by L.S. Klepp | May 09, 1997

Steven Spielberg

by Dana Kennedy | May 09, 1997

Cover Story

Summer music preview: The albums

May 09, 1997
We take a look at the summer's hottest upcoming records from Foo Fighters, Prodigy, and more Read Article

Summer music preview: The tours

May 09, 1997
We take a look at the summer's hottest shows, from Lilith Fair to Lollapalooza Read Article

Summer music preview: U2

by Chris Willman | May 09, 1997
With their prankish popmart spectacle, the Irish band corners the market on junk culture Read Article

U2 goes to Vegas

by David Browne | May 09, 1997
The band dealt out intensity to a sold-out Sin City crowd Read Article

Digital News

Digital Review

Eyewitness Virtual Reality Earth Quest

by Gary Eng Walk | May 09, 1997

Internet News

Interview with MSN honcho Bob Bejan

by Ty Burr | May 09, 1997
We talk to Bejan about his job smoking out new shows for MSN, the weirdest idea he's ever been pitched, and more Read Article

Celebrity Cybertalk

May 09, 1997
Quotes found online from Daryl Hannah, Wesley Snipes, and Julianna Margulies Read Article

Internet Review

Microsoft Network

by Ty Burr | May 09, 1997

The Smoking Gun

by Kipp Cheng | May 09, 1997

Cannes Film Festival Official Web Site

by Chris Nutter | May 09, 1997

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | May 09, 1997
The 15 hottest topics the week of May 9, 1997 Read Article

Mail Page

Mail from our readers

May 09, 1997
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Movie Commentary

Fashion Icon: Kristen Scott Thomas

by Degen Pener | May 09, 1997
With her clean ''English'' look and chic French attire at the Oscars, the actress has quickened the pulse of the fashion world Read Article

Parents' guide to summer movies

by Lois Alter Mark | May 09, 1997
Our guide tells how kid-friendly the vacation-season blockbusters are, from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery to Warriors of Virtue Read Article

Movie News

Entertainment news for May 9, 1997

by David Hochman | May 09, 1997
Speed 2 made headlines this week Read Article

Box office report

by Gregg Kilday | May 09, 1997
''Scream'' and ''Jerry Maguire'' were hits while ''The Saint'' and ''Volcano'' were flops Read Article

Authors turned actors

by Nick Catoggio | May 09, 1997
We give you the scoop on authors and their Hollywood debuts, from Maya Angelou to Stephen King Read Article

Telling a crooked tale: ''Traveller''

by Dave Karger | May 09, 1997
The con-man drama makes charming characters out of a band of Irish gypsy thieves who roam the Southeast Read Article

Movie Review

Children of the Revolution

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 09, 1997

Breakdown

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 09, 1997

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

by Owen Gleiberman | May 09, 1997

A Brother's Kiss

by Owen Gleiberman | May 09, 1997

Music Commentary

Music News

The next wave of great music

May 09, 1997
These unknown albums from artists such as Ron Sexsmith and Kenicke are worth a listen Read Article

Summer music preview: New York City

May 09, 1997
This year, the Big Apple is the place to see the summer's biggest extravaganzas like Garth Brooks and the Tibetan Freedom Concert Read Article

Wyclef Jean goes solo

May 09, 1997
The Fugees member breaks out on his own with a new album Read Article

The Verve Pipe

by Ethan Smith | May 09, 1997
We give you the facts on the band, from how to describe their music to what's up next Read Article

Music Review

Middle of Nowhere

by David Browne | May 09, 1997

You and I

by Josef Woodard | May 09, 1997

In It for the Money

by Tom Sinclair | May 09, 1997

Tromeo & Juliet

by David Grad | May 09, 1997

Waterbed Hevsal

by James Bernard | May 09, 1997

The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy

by Steven Mirkin | May 09, 1997

Cheap Trick

by Steven Mirkin | May 09, 1997

West

by David Browne | May 09, 1997

''Blood on the Dance Floor''

by David Browne | May 09, 1997

The Leo Kottke Anthology

by Steve Futterman | May 09, 1997

Starjob

by Ethan Smith | May 09, 1997

Still Waters

by Scott Schinder | May 09, 1997

The Courier

by Tom Sinclair | May 09, 1997

The New Transistor Heroes

by Mike Flaherty | May 09, 1997

The Planet Sleeps

by Dimitri Ehrlich | May 09, 1997

Pop Culture News

Entertainment news for May 9, 1997

by Casey Davidson | May 09, 1997
Drew Barrymore made headlines this week Read Article

Entertainment news for May 9, 1997

by Kristen Baldwin | May 09, 1997
The Mont Blanc pen made headlines this week Read Article

Ellen Degeneres and Anne Heche

by Dana Kennedy | May 09, 1997
Now that they're Hollywood's hottest couple, what will happen to their careers? Read Article

Letter from the president

by Michael J. Klingensmith | May 09, 1997
EW's president talks about a group of talented young reporters Read Article

The buzz for Cannes 50th Anniversary

by Jessica Shaw | May 09, 1997
The International Film Festival is still ''la grande dame'' of movie fests Read Article

The rocky road of Jamie Tarses

by Jessica Shaw | May 09, 1997
Can the career of the besieged president of entertainment for ABC be saved? Read Article

Sound Bites

Sound Bites: The week's best TV Quotes

May 09, 1997
TV's funniest lines from May 2, 1997 to May 8, 1997 Read Article

TV Review

Television Commentary

Television News

The ''King'' of animated comedy

by Tom Russo, Dan Snierson | May 09, 1997
In a sudden feast of prime-time animation, ''King of the Hill'' rules, making Fox's Sunday lineup the one to beat Read Article

Michael Caine heads up ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''

by Dave Karger | May 09, 1997
The actor takes on the role of Jules Verne's villainous Captain Nemo in the new ABC miniseries Read Article

Choice reruns: ''The Fall Guy''

by Bruce Fretts | May 09, 1997
''The Six Million Dollar Man'' Lee Majors played a stuntman bounty hunter on the action series, now rerunning on fX Read Article

Video Commentary

Video Review

Backdraft

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Splash

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Cocoon

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Ransom

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Double Play

by Joe Neumaier | May 09, 1997

Captain from Castile

by Steve Simels | May 09, 1997

Get on the Bus

by Bruce Fretts | May 09, 1997

The Evening Star

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Palookaville

by J.R. Taylor | May 09, 1997

Seconds

by Tim Purtell | May 09, 1997

The Visitors

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

The Portrait of a Lady

by Melissa Pierson | May 09, 1997

The Portrait of a Lady

by Melissa Pierson | May 09, 1997

Parenthood

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997

Apollo 13

by Michael Sauter | May 09, 1997