Aug 08, 1997

Issue #391

Cover Story

Sean Penn's new image

by Jeff Gordinier | Aug 08, 1997
The onetime bad boy is combating his reputation with a relationship with Robin Wright and his new films, ''She's So Lovely'' and ''The Game'' Read Article
Magazine Cover (Aug 08, 1997)

Cybertalk

Celebrity cybertalk

Aug 08, 1997
Quotes found online this week from Kim Coles, Andy Richter, Carol Alt, and more Read Article

Encore

The Beatles' ''Abbey Road'' photo finish

by Rob Brunner | Aug 08, 1997
Twenty-eight years ago, the Fab Four strolled across the famous street in one of rock's enduring images Read Article

Monitor

Monitor

by Anna Holmes | Aug 08, 1997
Celebrity news for the week of August 8, 1997 Read Article

Book Commentary

Book News

The inside scoop on the book world

by Alexandra Jacobs, Matthew Flamm | Aug 08, 1997
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mark Fuhrman, and Sharon Stone made news this week Read Article

Book Review

Talking to the Dead

by Carmela Ciuraru | Aug 08, 1997

Cimarron Rose

by Megan Harlan | Aug 08, 1997

Buzzwords: L.A. Freshspeak

by Alexandra Jacobs | Aug 08, 1997

A Cup of Tea

by Megan Harlan | Aug 08, 1997

Stripper Lessons

by L.S. Klepp | Aug 08, 1997

Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life

by David Hajdu | Aug 08, 1997

Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast

by Charles Winecoff | Aug 08, 1997

Child Bride

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 08, 1997

Cover Story

Sean Penn's new image

by Jeff Gordinier | Aug 08, 1997
The onetime bad boy is combating his reputation with a relationship with Robin Wright and his new films, ''She's So Lovely'' and ''The Game'' Read Article

Digital Review

Major League Cybrcards

by Gary Eng Walk | Aug 08, 1997

Internet Capsule Review

Internet News

Celebrity sell-outs

by Kipp Cheng | Aug 08, 1997
''The Big Sell Out'' site names A-listers like Jodie Foster and Dennis Hopper, who've lent their names for endorsements Read Article

Internet Review

The Elvis Seance

by Patrizia DiLucchio | Aug 08, 1997

Elvis Presley's Graceland

by Patrizia DiLucchio | Aug 08, 1997

Mail Page

Mail from our readers

Aug 08, 1997
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Movie News

This week in Hollywood

by Chris Willman | Aug 08, 1997
Randy Newman made movie news this week Read Article

Pushing the salary envelope

by David Hochman, Judy Brennan | Aug 08, 1997
Hollywood's top stars, including Jim Carrey and Julia Roberts, are asking for and receiving more money than ever Read Article

Kevin Reynolds' woes

by Benjamin Svetkey | Aug 08, 1997
The ''Waterworld'' director proves with ''187'' that even small budget films can cause big headaches Read Article

Screenwriters tell all

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Aug 08, 1997
Brian Helgeland, Leslie Bohem, and Andrew Kevin Walker discuss what it's like to be Hollywood's downtrodden one minute and darlings the next Read Article

Parents' guide to movies

by Lois Alter Mark | Aug 08, 1997
We look at the kid-friendliness of movies like ''George of the Jungle,'' ''Air Force One,'' ''Good Burger'' and more Read Article

Burning question: ''Air Force One''

by David Hochman, Dave Karger | Aug 08, 1997
What motivates the presidential insider who helps terrorist Gary Oldman gain control of the aircraft? Read Article

The pachyderm hero of ''George of the Jungle''

by Gregg Kilday | Aug 08, 1997
The elephant from ''Rupyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'' and ''Operation Dumbo Drop'' gets some 3-D visual effect's help to play Shep Read Article

This week in Hollywood

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Aug 08, 1997
Salma Hayek and ''Blood Line'' made movies news this week Read Article

Scene-stealer: Patricia Richardson

by Dan Snierson | Aug 08, 1997
The ''Home Improvement'' actress is hitting the big screen with ''Ulee's Gold'' Read Article

Movie Review

187

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 08, 1997

Alive and Kicking

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 08, 1997

Career Girls

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 08, 1997

Music News

The return of Burt Bacharach

by David Browne | Aug 08, 1997
The composer is charming the public with the soundtrack to ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' and Broadway’s ''What the World Needs Now'' Read Article

Rock and roll word du jour

by Rob Brunner | Aug 08, 1997
''Bitch'' is popping up in songs by Meredith Brooks, Aerosmith, and others Read Article

LeAnn Rimes' and Trisha Yearwood's single combat

by Tom Sinclair | Aug 08, 1997
The singers' different versions of ''How Do I Live'' are dueling on ''Billboard'' Read Article

Music Review

No Way Out

by J.D. Considine | Aug 08, 1997

Pup Tent

by Wook Kim | Aug 08, 1997

''Chow Down''

by Matt Diehl | Aug 08, 1997

Junkadoo

by Steve Futterman | Aug 08, 1997

The Mommyheads

by T.A. Walsh | Aug 08, 1997

Never Bet the Devil Your Head

by Rob O'Connor | Aug 08, 1997

A Fistful of Alice

by Tom Sinclair | Aug 08, 1997

The Art of War

by J.D. Considine | Aug 08, 1997

Lincoln

by David Browne | Aug 08, 1997

Transistor

by David Grad | Aug 08, 1997

''To Make You Feel My Love''

by Jeremy Helligar | Aug 08, 1997

Supa Dupa Fly

by Matt Diehl | Aug 08, 1997

Spawn

by Jim Farber | Aug 08, 1997

On the Air

The latest news from the TV beat

by Joe Flint | Aug 08, 1997
''Something So Right'' and Arsenio Hall made news this week Read Article

Pop Culture News

Entertainment news for August 8, 1997

by Scott Maiko | Aug 08, 1997
Cracker Jack toys made headlines this week Read Article

Entertainment news for August 1, 1997

by Allison Gaines | Aug 08, 1997
Robert Mitchum made headlines this week Read Article

Hollywood H20

by A.J. Jacobs, Scott Maiko | Aug 08, 1997
EW taste tests bottled water with tie-ins for ''Batman & Robin'' and Yogi Bear Read Article

Entertainment news for August 8, 1997

by Susan Spillman | Aug 08, 1997
Celebrity parents made headlines this week Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Aug 08, 1997
The 15 hottest topics the week of August 8, 1997 Read Article

The trouble with 'toons

by Kristen Baldwin | Aug 08, 1997
Politically-correct activists are campaigning for change of classic characters like the Little Mermaid, Mr. Magoo, and Porky Pig Read Article

TV Review

7th Heaven

by Ken Tucker | Aug 08, 1997

Television News

TV show-down

by Joe Flint | Aug 08, 1997
NBC's new sitcom ''Union Square'' reignites a burning feud between the networks and series producers Read Article

Sound Bites: The week's best TV quotes

Aug 08, 1997
TV's funniest lines from August 1 to August 7, 1997 Read Article

Gary Coleman's comeback

by Dave Karger | Aug 08, 1997
The ''Diff'rent Strokes'' star is returning to the public eye with TV commercials for Klondike bars and ESPN's Major League Baseball products Read Article

An early peek at ''Cinderella''

by Jessica Shaw | Aug 08, 1997
The ABC remake of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical will be a fairy tale for the '90s Read Article

Video News

John Lynch's Irish troubles

by Erin Richter | Aug 08, 1997
''This Is the Sea'' made the actor the unofficial face of suffering Irish nationalism, but ''Sliding Doors'' gave him a lighter role Read Article

''Patton'''s effect on history

by Tim Purtell | Aug 08, 1997
Oliver Stone says the film may have influenced Nixon's order to bomb Cambodia in 1970 Read Article

Video Review

Odd Man Out

by Stephen Whitty | Aug 08, 1997

In the Name of the Father

by Stephen Whitty | Aug 08, 1997

The Devil's Own

by Stephen Whitty | Aug 08, 1997

Miss Evers' Boys

by Denise Lanctot | Aug 08, 1997

Love and Other Catastrophes

by Erin Richter | Aug 08, 1997

Underworld

by Marc Bernardin | Aug 08, 1997

Booty Call

by Mike D'Angelo | Aug 08, 1997

That Darn Cat

by Michael Sauter | Aug 08, 1997

Murder at 1600

by Mike D'Angelo | Aug 08, 1997