Oct 15, 1999

Issue #507

Cover Story

Blood, Sweat & Fears

Oct 15, 1999
WITH THEIR BLOODY BUDDY PICTURE, FIGHT CLUB, BRAD PITT, EDWARD NORTON, AND BLEAK-CHIC DIRECTOR DAVID FINCHER, GET READY TO RUMBLE Read Article
Magazine Cover (Oct 15, 1999)

Best-sellers

Biz

No Kidding

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 15, 1999
Think all teen books are cute and lightweight? Think again. Read Article

Cybertalk

Passion Play

Oct 15, 1999

Encore

The Way They Were

by Gillian Flynn | Oct 15, 1999
Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand's affair of love and war, The Way We Were, opened Oct. 17, 1973. Read Article

Legacy

Morita's Electric Life

by Troy Patterson | Oct 15, 1999
Sony's maverick cofounder pushed our buttons. Read Article

10 Stupid Questions

The Outlaw Joe C. Wails

by Rob Brunner | Oct 15, 1999

Between the Lines

Between The Lines

Oct 15, 1999
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

WHY THEY KILL: THE DISCOVERIES OF A MAVERICK CRIMINOLOGIST

by L.S. Klepp | Oct 15, 1999
Richard Rhodes (Knopf, $26.95) Read Article

HITLER'S NIECE

by L.S. Klepp | Oct 15, 1999
Ron Hansen (HarperCollins, $25) Read Article

THE QUIET GAME

by Charles Winecoff | Oct 15, 1999
Greg Iles (Dutton, $24.95) Read Article

A WALK TO REMEMBER

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 15, 1999

SWAMPWALKER'S JOURNAL: A WETLANDS YEAR

by Daneet Steffens | Oct 15, 1999
David M. Carroll (Houghton Mifflin, $27) Read Article

ELVIS DAY BY DAY: THE DEFINITIVE RECORD OF HIS LIFE AND MUSIC

by Ken Tucker | Oct 15, 1999
Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen (Ballantine, $49.95) Read Article

FOUNTAIN SOCIETY

by Charles Winecoff | Oct 15, 1999
Wes Craven (Simon & Schuster, $25) Read Article

Book Commentary

ENTREE OF THE WEEK

Oct 15, 1999
Cheery Casserole' Read Article

Book News

NOBEL WINNER GUNTER GRASS

by L.S. Klepp | Oct 15, 1999

Book Review

Stiffed

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
In her provocative new book, Stiffed, Susan Faludi makes a strong case that macho America ain't what it used to be. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

Blood, Sweat & Fears

Oct 15, 1999
WITH THEIR BLOODY BUDDY PICTURE, FIGHT CLUB, BRAD PITT, EDWARD NORTON, AND BLEAK-CHIC DIRECTOR DAVID FINCHER, GET READY TO RUMBLE Read Article

EW Recommends

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | Oct 15, 1999

Hear & Now

Hear And Now

by Laura Morgan | Oct 15, 1999
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet News

Beat Bots

by Noah Robischon | Oct 15, 1999
It's digital vs. human deejays on the Web. So far, the hard discs have it. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Oct 15, 1999
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

Earth

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
Zeitgeist, 99 mins., subtitled, unrated Read Article

Lucie Aubrac

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
USA, 116 mins., subtitled, R Read Article

Plunkett & Macleane

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
USA, 102 mins., R Read Article

THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
(Columbia, 77 mins., G) Read Article

THREE KINGS

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
(110 mins., R) Read Article

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
(106 mins., R) Read Article

HAPPY, TEXAS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
(95 mins., PG-13) Read Article

DRIVE ME CRAZY

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
(103 mins., PG-13) Read Article

MYSTERY, ALASKA

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
(118 mins., R) Read Article

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
IMAX Ltd., 50 mins., unrated Read Article

GOODBYE LOVER

by Bruce Fretts | Oct 15, 1999
Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney (1999, Warner, 106 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Whiteboys

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
In the low-phat Whiteboys, hip-hop hopefuls straight outta Iowa can't find much rapper's delight Read Article

Movie Commentary

Parents' Guide

by Lois Alter Mark | Oct 15, 1999

Movie Review

Boys Don't Cry

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
A young woman acts out her desperate need to be a he in the powerful Boys Don't Cry Read Article

The Limey

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 15, 1999
Terence Stamp triumphs as an English ex-con scouring L.A. for his daughter's killer in The Limey, Steven Soderbergh's punchy thriller Read Article

Random Hearts

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 15, 1999
As widowed sad sacks, Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas find love at long last in Random Hearts. Read Article

Music Capsule Review

#447

by Ken Tucker | Oct 15, 1999
#447 (Razor & Tie) Read Article

In Reverse

by Ken Tucker | Oct 15, 1999
In Reverse (Volcano) Read Article

D'lectrified

by Alanna Nash | Oct 15, 1999
D'lectrified (RCA) Read Article

Eye of the Hunter

by Barry Walters | Oct 15, 1999
Eye of the Hunter (4AD) Read Article

I Want It All

by Matt Diehl | Oct 15, 1999
I Want It All (Restless/G-Funk) Read Article

Deconstruction

by Beth Johnson | Oct 15, 1999
Deconstruction (Capitol) Read Article

The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frisell

by Josef Woodard | Oct 15, 1999
The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frisell (Decca) Read Article

Live On

by Alanna Nash | Oct 15, 1999
Live On (Giant) Read Article

As Phat as It Gets

by Tom Sinclair | Oct 15, 1999
As Phat as It Gets (Mystic) Read Article

Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch

by Laura Morgan | Oct 15, 1999
Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch (Columbia) Read Article

Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool

by Josef Woodard | Oct 15, 1999
Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (Columbia) Read Article

Come On Now Social (Epic)

by Scott Schinder | Oct 15, 1999
COME ON NOW SOCIAL (Epic) Read Article

Stars

by Mark Bautz | Oct 15, 1999
Stars (Restless) Read Article

Music Commentary

BUFF BABES OF THE WEEK

Oct 15, 1999
Madonna and Sheryl Crow Read Article

Music Review

Introducing

by Jim Farber | Oct 15, 1999
Michael Fredo's career path may invite cynicism, but his new album is wondrously sweet Read Article

Run Devil Run

by Chris Willman | Oct 15, 1999
On their new CDs, David Bowie ponders an uncertain future, while Paul McCartney celebrates a glorious past. Read Article

hours...

by Chris Willman | Oct 15, 1999
On their new CDs, David Bowie ponders an uncertain future, while Paul McCartney celebrates a glorious past. Read Article

On the Air

On The Air

by Joe Flint | Oct 15, 1999
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Oct 15, 1999

Pop Culture News

Date Book October 11 to October 24

Oct 15, 1999
A guide to notable parties, premieres, and happenings Read Article

Windows '99

by Betty Cortina | Oct 15, 1999
You oughta be in pictures--or at least on a live TV show. Here's how. Read Article

De Mornay

by Dan Snierson | Oct 15, 1999
After Nearly two decades after getting a rise out of Tom Cruise in 'Risky Business,' REBECCA DE MORNAY gets pulses racing on 'ER.' Read Article

Butt, Seriously Folks

by Kristen Baldwin | Oct 15, 1999
Molly Shannon is making a SUPERSTAR out of her SNL spaz, Mary Katherine Gallagher--though she isn't getting her panties in a bind about it Read Article

Battle Star

Oct 15, 1999
John Romero thrilled a generation--and terrified its parents--with videogames Doom and Quake. So why has creating his follow-up, Daikatana, been such a grueling death match? Read Article

The Avenger

by Jeff Gordinier | Oct 15, 1999
It's payback time for Terence Stamp, as the high-living British star gets down and dirty in 'The Limey.' Read Article

Let the Games Begin

by Rob Brunner | Oct 15, 1999

Monitor

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 15, 1999

Award Zone

by Dave Karger | Oct 15, 1999
Perhaps we're jumping the gun, but here are some very early Oscar predictions. Read Article

Flashes

Oct 15, 1999

Tricky Business

by Will Lee | Oct 15, 1999

Reel World

Reel World

by David Hochman | Oct 15, 1999
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Oct 15, 1999

TV Review

Jack & Jill

by Ken Tucker | Oct 15, 1999
A freshly shorn Keri Russell heads up Felicity's sleek second season, but WB neighbor Jack & Jill needs a complete makeover. Read Article

Felicity

by Ken Tucker | Oct 15, 1999
A freshly shorn Keri Russell heads up Felicity's sleek second season, but WB neighbor Jack & Jill needs a complete makeover. Read Article

Television Commentary

Television News

Coif Medicine

Oct 15, 1999
TV STARS' NEW HAIRSTYLES Read Article

The Guest List

by Mike Flaherty | Oct 15, 1999
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

Remote Patrol

by Bruce Fretts | Oct 15, 1999
Keeping a watch on TV Suddenly Susan, Jesse, and Two Guys and a Girl--can these sitcoms be saved? Read Article

The Charts

The Ratings

RAY OF LIGHT

Oct 15, 1999

Top Software

Video Capsule Review

DAY AT THE BEACH

by Michael Sauter | Oct 15, 1999
Nick Veronis, Catherine Kellner (1998, Arrow, 93 mins., unrated) Read Article

WARLOCK III: THE END OF INNOCENCE

by Mike D'Angelo | Oct 15, 1999
Bruce Payne, Ashley Laurence (1998, Trimark, 94 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

AVALANCHE: THE WHITE DEATH

by Wook Kim | Oct 15, 1999
(1999, Warner, 60 mins., unrated) Read Article

PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY

by Daniel Fierman | Oct 15, 1999
Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall Read Article

THE CHAMBERMAID ON THE TITANIC

by Caren Weiner Campbell | Oct 15, 1999
Olivier Martinez, Aitana Sanchez- Gijon (1998, New Yorker, unrated, subtitled, 96 mins.) Read Article

Free Money

by Troy Patterson | Oct 15, 1999

JUST A LITTLE HARMLESS SEX

by Gillian Flynn | Oct 15, 1999
Alison Eastwood, Jonathan Silverman (1999, PM Entertainment, 98 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

THE INHERITORS

by Troy Patterson | Oct 15, 1999

Video Commentary

FUTURIST OF THE WEEK

Oct 15, 1999
Blockbuster Read Article

Video News

Fast Forward

by Daniel Fierman | Oct 15, 1999
The latest from the home-video front Read Article

COMING UP

Oct 15, 1999

Video Review

Election

Oct 15, 1999
Judging by the tortured femmes fatales of The Rage: Carrie 2 and Election, hell hath no fury like a high schooler scorned. Read Article

The Rage: Carrie 2

Oct 15, 1999
Judging by the tortured femmes fatales of The Rage: Carrie 2 and Election, hell hath no fury like a high schooler scorned. Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch

by Mike Flaherty | Oct 15, 1999
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article