Sep 17, 1999

Issue #503

Cover Story

'Bottle' Rocket

by Chris Willman | Sep 17, 1999
teen queen CHRISTINA AGUILERA gets her wish: two prom dates, a chart-topping album, and GENIE IN A BOTTLE, a soaring single Read Article
Magazine Cover (Sep 17, 1999)

Best-sellers

'LADY' LUCK

Sep 17, 1999

Cybertalk

Encore

Mouth Attacks!

by John Sellers | Sep 17, 1999
Viewers got a snoutful when ALF hit 13 years ago. Read Article

Between the Lines

Between The Lines

Sep 17, 1999
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

PATTI SMITH: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY

Sep 17, 1999
Victor Bockris and Roberta Bayley (Simon & Schuster, $25) Read Article

DR. LAURA: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY

by L.S. Klepp | Sep 17, 1999
Vickie L. Bane (St. Martin's, $23.95) Read Article

WHAT IF?: THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MILITARY HISTORIANS IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

by L.S. Klepp | Sep 17, 1999
Robert Cowley, editor (Putnam, $27.95) Read Article

WORST FEARS REALIZED

by Charles Winecoff | Sep 17, 1999
Stuart Woods (HarperCollins, $25) Read Article

YELLOW JACK

by Megan Harlan | Sep 17, 1999
Josh Russell (Norton, $23.95) Read Article

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Sep 17, 1999
Pam Houston (Norton, $23.95) Read Article

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

by Charles Winecoff | Sep 17, 1999
Eddie Fisher, With David Fisher (St. Martin's, $24.95) Read Article

THE END OF FASHION

by Clarissa Cruz | Sep 17, 1999
Teri Agins (Morrow, $25) Read Article

A STAR CALLED HENRY

by Megan Harlan | Sep 17, 1999
Roddy Doyle (Viking, $24.95) Read Article

PEEL MY LOVE LIKE AN ONION

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Sep 17, 1999
Ana Castillo (Doubleday, $23.95) Read Article

Book Commentary

DIET BOOK OF THE WEEK

Sep 17, 1999
NeanderThin' Read Article

Book News

THE BROWSER

Sep 17, 1999
Opening lines from recently published books Read Article

Book Review

Hearts in Atlantis

by Tom De Haven | Sep 17, 1999
He may be the master of horror, but Stephen King is also adept at capturing everyday America. In Hearts in Atlantis, his take on the '60s--including the effects of Vietnam--is scarily accurate. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

'Bottle' Rocket

by Chris Willman | Sep 17, 1999
teen queen CHRISTINA AGUILERA gets her wish: two prom dates, a chart-topping album, and GENIE IN A BOTTLE, a soaring single Read Article

It's The Backstreet Boys' World--We Just Live In It

by Chris Willman | Sep 17, 1999
WITH TEEN POP GENERATING VERY GROWN-UP NUMBERS, WILL NEW ALBUMS FROM OLD-SCHOOLERS LIKE MARIAH AND STING STILL CLICK? Read Article

Significant Others

Sep 17, 1999
not married to teen pop? don't know justin from jc? not to worry. the season brings a windfall of releases from artists long on substance--or, at least, out of short pants Read Article

EW Recommends

Gimme Shelter

Hear & Now

Hear And Now

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 17, 1999
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet News

Creative Blocks

by Noah Robischon | Sep 17, 1999
LEGO enters the 21st century with a series of nifty high-tech kits. (Assembly--and a bit of imagination--required.) Read Article

New This Week

by Gillian Flynn | Sep 17, 1999

Players Club

by Noah Robischon | Sep 17, 1999
BATTLE OF THE GAME BANDS Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Sep 17, 1999
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Letter From the President

Art Matters

Sep 17, 1999
Design director Geraldine Hessler and photography director Sarah Rozen make EW a visual knockout Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
(111 mins., R) Read Article

CHILL FACTOR

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
(103 mins., R) Read Article

STIR OF ECHOES

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
(99 mins., R) Read Article

BEST LAID PLANS

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
(Fox Searchlight, 90 mins., R) Read Article

THE SOURCE

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
(89 mins., unrated) Read Article

LOVE STINKS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 17, 1999
(Independent Artists, 94 mins., R) Read Article

OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 17, 1999
(96 mins., R) Read Article

DOUG'S 1ST MOVIE

Sep 17, 1999
Voices by Thomas McHugh, Fred Newman (1999, Disney, 77 mins., G) Read Article

COOKIE'S FORTUNE

by Gillian Flynn | Sep 17, 1999
Glenn Close, Julianne Moore (1999, PolyGram, 117 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

Movie Commentary

Movie News

City of Angels

by Jessica Shaw | Sep 17, 1999
Charlie's Angels and a spate of tough-as-nails action babes are kicking down Hollywood's doors. Read Article

Something In The Air

by Chris Willman | Sep 17, 1999
THE TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL Read Article

Movie Review

B. Monkey

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
It's a jungle out there for the mismatched London lovers of B. Monkey, a well-acted romantic crime drama that's just a little bananas Read Article

The Minus Man

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 17, 1999
A nice guy paints the town dead in The Minus Man, a positively eerie psychological thriller with the added plus of Janeane Garofalo Read Article

American Beauty

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
Kevin Spacey becomes a lust cause in American Beauty, a vividly nasty look at the dark side of pristine suburbia. Read Article

Stigmata

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 17, 1999
We have a confession to make: It's a cardinal sin that Patricia Arquette can't be saved from the bloody awful mess that is Stigmata Read Article

West Beirut

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 17, 1999
War is a hell of a time for the free-spirited teen hero of West Beirut, a fresh and intimate drama that brings Lebanon to life Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Premiers Symptomes

by Will Hermes | Sep 17, 1999
Premiers Symptomes (Source/Astralwerks) Read Article

Emotion

by Alanna Nash | Sep 17, 1999
Emotion (RCA) Read Article

Time's Mirror (RCA Victor)

by Steve Futterman | Sep 17, 1999
Time's Mirror (RCA Victor) Read Article

I Feel Like Singing Today

by Tony Scherman | Sep 17, 1999
I Feel Like Singing Today (Rebel) Read Article

The Dust Bowl Symphony

by Alanna Nash | Sep 17, 1999
The Dust Bowl Symphony (Elektra) Read Article

"Heartbreaker"

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 17, 1999
"Heartbreaker" (Columbia) Read Article

Zygote

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 17, 1999
Zygote (A&M) Read Article

Yellow Submarine Songtrack

by Scott Schinder | Sep 17, 1999
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (Apple/Capitol) Read Article

She Talks to Rainbows

by Elisabeth Vincentelli | Sep 17, 1999
She Talks to Rainbows (Kill Rock Stars) Read Article

Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921-1956

by Steve Futterman | Sep 17, 1999
Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921- 1956 (Rhino) Read Article

In Spite of Ourselves

by Tony Scherman | Sep 17, 1999
In Spite of Ourselves (Oh Boy) Read Article

Music Commentary

MOGUL OF THE WEEK

Sep 17, 1999
Master P Read Article

Music Review

Dirty

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 17, 1999
Amid a flurry of legal problems and reports of wholesale intemperance, the redoubtable Ol' Dirty Bastard finds time to record an album on which he lives up to his name--and then some. Read Article

Hooray for Boobies

by Doug Brod | Sep 17, 1999

On the Air

On The Air

by Joe Flint | Sep 17, 1999
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Sep 17, 1999

Pop Culture News

Date Book September 13 to September 26

Sep 17, 1999
A guide to notable parties, premieres, and happenings Read Article

Alphabet Soup

by Joe Flint | Sep 17, 1999
As Jamie Tarses exits the hot pot that is corporate ABC, the question remains: Are too many cooks spoiling the net? Read Article

Kid Rock: The Next Generation

by Laura Morgan | Sep 17, 1999

Out of Left Field

by Chris Nashawaty | Sep 17, 1999
After years of not registering on mainstream Hollywood's moviemaking radar, 'The Evil Dead' director SAM RAIMI finally gets a chance to prove himself in a big-league 'Game' Read Article

Just the Facts

by Will Lee | Sep 17, 1999
what we learned this summer... Read Article

Flashes

by Chanel A. Lee, Clarissa Cruz | Sep 17, 1999

Monitor

Sep 17, 1999

Teen Streak

Sep 17, 1999

Tube Tied

by Will Lee | Sep 17, 1999

Reel World

Reel World

by Jeff Jensen | Sep 17, 1999
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Sep 17, 1999

TV Review

Action

by Ken Tucker | Sep 17, 1999
Jay Mohr is wickedly funny as a Hollywood shark, but will nonindustry players take a shine to Fox's biting showbiz satire? Read Article

Television Commentary

Television News

Dead Shows Walking

by Dan Snierson | Sep 17, 1999
PREDICTING FALL'S FAILURES Read Article

The Guest List

Sep 17, 1999
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

Keeping a watch on TV

by Bruce Fretts | Sep 17, 1999
Jiggling jungle babes! Buried treasure! Killer bees! It must be syndication season. Read Article

The Charts

The Ratings

Video Capsule Review

YELLOW SUBMARINE

by Michael Sauter | Sep 17, 1999
(1968, MGM, 88 mins., G, also on DVD) Read Article

CHILDREN OF HEAVEN

Sep 17, 1999
Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Sediqi (1997, Miramax, 88 mins., subtitled, PG) Read Article

GOD SAID HA!

Sep 17, 1999
Julia Sweeney (1998, Miramax, 86 mins., PG-13) Read Article

THE LAST DAYS

by Daniel Fierman | Sep 17, 1999
(1998, PolyGram, 87 mins., PG-13) Read Article

SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY

by Alice King | Sep 17, 1999
Sandra Bernhard, Bai Ling (1997, First Run Features, 93 mins., unrated) Read Article

The Corruptor

by Doug Brod | Sep 17, 1999

THE BROTHERS QUAY COLLECTION

by Marc Bernardin | Sep 17, 1999
(1999, Kino, 104 mins., unrated) Read Article

Video Commentary

Parents' Guide

by Lois Alter Mark | Sep 17, 1999

LETHAL BONUS OF THE WEEK

Sep 17, 1999
'Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction' Read Article

Video News

New To DVD

by Marc Bernardin | Sep 17, 1999

COMING UP

Sep 17, 1999

RENT CHECK

Sep 17, 1999

Video Review

The Ten Commandments; The Prince of Egypt; Wholly Moses!

by Steve Daly | Sep 17, 1999
There's a Moses story for every era: The reverent '50s hatched The Ten Commandments, the wacky '80s had Wholly Moses!, and the New Age '90s gets a spiritually prefab The Prince of Egypt. Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch

by Mike Flaherty | Sep 17, 1999
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article