Dec 14, 1990

Issue #44

Cover Story

SOME LIKE IT HOT...SOME NOT

by Benjamin Svetkey | Dec 14, 1990
MADONNA'S NEW VIDEO HAS MTV BOTHERED Read Article
Magazine Cover (Dec 14, 1990)

Best-sellers

Discography

Encore

THE BIGGEST, SHORTEST FAD

by Jess Cagle | Dec 14, 1990
WHEN DAVY CROCKETT TOOK TO TV, BABY BOOMERS PAID ATTENTION-AND MORE. Read Article

Filmography

OFFBEAT OEUVRE

by Ty Burr | Dec 14, 1990

Obituary

LOVED THAT BOB CUMMINGS

by Mark Harris | Dec 14, 1990
1908-1990 Read Article

Book Capsule Review

Dec 14, 1990

Book News

THE BROWSER

Dec 14, 1990
OPENING LINES: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEES Read Article

Book Review

The Man Who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev

by L.S. Klepp | Dec 14, 1990
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV IS TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER HIS COUNTRY BEFORE COMMUNISM. GAIL SHEEHY'S BIOGRAPHY EXPLAINS WHY HE BECAME THE MAN TO DISMANTLE THE SOVIET SYSTEM. Read Article

ALL HIS JAZZ: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FOSSE

Dec 14, 1990
ALL HIS JAZZ: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FOSSE BY MARTIN GOTTFRIED (BIOGRAPHY, BANTAM, $24.95) Read Article

THE MISSING REEL

by Tom De Haven | Dec 14, 1990
THE MISSING REEL BY CHRISTOPHER RAWLENCE (NONFICTION, ATHENEUM, $19.95) Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

SOME LIKE IT HOT...SOME NOT

by Benjamin Svetkey | Dec 14, 1990
MADONNA'S NEW VIDEO HAS MTV BOTHERED Read Article

IT'S BAD. BUT IS IT GOOD?

by Jim Farber | Dec 14, 1990

Movie Capsule Review

MERMAIDS

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 14, 1990

THE ROOKIE

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 14, 1990

Edward Scissorhands

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 14, 1990

Movie News

Inside Burton and Depp's ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990)

by Giselle Benatar | Dec 14, 1990
From EW's Dec. 14, 1990, issue: With ''Edward Scissorhands,'' director Tim Burton and his star Johnny Depp unleashed their first dark, sharp creation Read Article

Movie Review

THE SHELTERING SKY

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 14, 1990
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI BRINGS PAUL BOWLES' LEGENDARY NOVEL THE SHELTERING SKY TO THE SCREEN. Read Article

THE RUSSIA HOUSE

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 14, 1990
THE RUSSIA HOUSE SEAN CONNERY, MICHELLE PFEIFFER (DIRECTED BY FRED SCHEPISI, R) Read Article

Music Commentary

In Short

Dec 14, 1990

Music News

Music Review

EVEN TROLLS HAVE MOMS

by Susan Stewart | Dec 14, 1990

The Immaculate Collection

by David Browne | Dec 14, 1990

Pop Culture News

BRING ON THE BOXES

by David Browne | Dec 14, 1990
BETTING ON THE POWER OF THE PACKAGE, RECORD LABELSHAVE TURNED OUT A BAKER'S DOZEN TO GIVE AT HOLIDAY TIME Read Article

BEARSE SNATCHER

by Mark Harris | Dec 14, 1990

FLASHES

Dec 14, 1990

SPECIALTY WORDS

Dec 14, 1990
FOR THE SEASON MANY OF THE MOST MEMORABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE HOLIDAYSOF CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE BEST Read Article

NEWSICAL CHAIRS AT NBC

by Mark Harris | Dec 14, 1990

UP AGAINST WALDO

Dec 14, 1990
HE'S A BOOK. HE'S A GAME. HE'S A CULTURAL PHENOMENON. WHO'S WALDO? JUST ASK MARTIN HANDFORD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED HIM. Read Article

HOME VIDEOS OF THE BANNED

by Jim Farber | Dec 14, 1990
CASSETTES ARE RESURRECTING SEX AND VIOLENCE IN ROCK & ROLL Read Article

TV Capsule Review

MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS

by Ken Tucker | Dec 14, 1990

TV Review

CHINA BEACH

by Ken Tucker | Dec 14, 1990
THE SERIES ONCE DREW RAVES, BUT NOW ABC'S SOON-TO-BE-DRY-DOCKED CHINA BEACH SUFFERS FROM DECADE-HOPPING PLOTS, SELF-CONSCIOUS JOKES, AND A TERRIBLE TIME SLOT. Read Article

Television News

THE WEEK

Dec 14, 1990

TROUBLE AT EIGHT

by Ken Tucker | Dec 14, 1990

IT'S (DENNIS) MILLER TIME

by Ken Tucker | Dec 14, 1990

'WINGS' ADS: TERRIFIC TAKEOFFS

by Ken Tucker | Dec 14, 1990

The Charts

The Ratings

Top Tapes

ROCKY ROAD

Dec 14, 1990

Video Capsule Review

Dec 14, 1990

Video Commentary

''Gremlins 2'' and ''RoboCop 2'' on home video

by Ty Burr | Dec 14, 1990
Special-effects extravaganzas kick off the holiday rental season Read Article

Video News