Magazine Archive
Oct 22, 1999
Issue #508
Cover Story
If we ran TV
Oct 22, 1999
Enter a dimension of sight (the omnipresent Heather Locklear) and sound (would you believe a sitcom starring a talking
motorcycle?) as we take a whack at grooving up the tube
Read it
Biz
Britney Spears found early fame in "Total" eclipse
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Oct 22, 1999
MTV's "Total Request Live" is interactive hitmaking at a
fever pitch. And as viewers call in, the stars come calling. Read it
Encore
The final frontier
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Oct 22, 1999
Science-fiction father figure Gene Roddenberry,
creator of Star Trek, died Oct. 24, 1991. Read it
Soundbites
Book Article
Between the lines
Oct 22, 1999
'The Book of J' author signs new deal, 'Hobo' memoir advises on hopping freight trains Read it
Book Review
My Movie Business
Oct 22, 1999
In new book 'My Movie Business,' John Irving relives the agonizing
process of turning 'The Cider House Rules' into a movie. Read it
The Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper
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Oct 22, 1999
Dominick Dunne (Crown, $27.50) Read it
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
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Oct 22, 1999
Jan Harold Brunvand (Norton, $29.95) Read it
Ali and Nino
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Oct 22, 1999
'Ali and Nino' book review, author Kurban Said (Overlook, $24.95) Read it
The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
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Oct 22, 1999
Nicholas Lemann (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27) Read it
Box Office
Cover Story
If we ran TV
Oct 22, 1999
Enter a dimension of sight (the omnipresent Heather Locklear) and sound (would you believe a sitcom starring a talking
motorcycle?) as we take a whack at grooving up the tube Read it
TO: Executive Producers ... FROM: The EW TV Staff
Oct 22, 1999
We recount all the TV cliches we hate, including reenacting 80s movies. Read it
Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet
Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet
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Oct 22, 1999
What the country is talking about: Week of Oct. 22, 1999 Read it
Movie Article
Direct hits
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Oct 22, 1999
Moviemakers are finally getting into the Internet act, thanks to
glossy official sites and devoted fan shrines. Read it
Comic relief
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Oct 22, 1999
Giving his frantic, whip-smart jester a rest, Eddie Murphy
bets his Life on the strength of his costar -- a sly tactic he often uses to
spring the genuine actor within. Read it
Movie Review
julien donkey-boy
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Oct 22, 1999
Director Harmony Korine comes of age with the
brazenly affecting family drama julien donkey-boy Read it
The Straight Story
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Oct 22, 1999
With The Straight Story, his offbeat tale of an amiable
geezer's tractor odyssey, director David Lynch takes a ride on the
not-so-wild side Read it
Fight Club
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Oct 22, 1999
As men on the verge of breakdowns, Brad Pitt and Edward
Norton come to blows in the brutally hollow Fight Club. Read it
Superstar
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Oct 22, 1999
The smelly satire Superstar sucks the laughs out of Molly
Shannon's demented Catholic schoolgirl Read it
The Story of Us
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Oct 22, 1999
In "The Story of Us," Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer
connect as veteran spouses paying their union dues Read it
A Walk on the Moon
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Oct 22, 1999
Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen (1999, Miramax,
107 mins., R, also on DVD) Read it
Music Article
TLC's not 'Unpretty,' after all
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Oct 22, 1999
Reviews of music videos from TLC, Blink 182, Lauryn Hill and Blur. Read it
Music Review
Peace
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Oct 22, 1999
Dave who? The Eurythmics reunite, but it's diva Annie
Lennox who gives Peace a chance Read it
From Here to Eternity: The Clash Live
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Oct 22, 1999
From Here to Eternity: The Clash Live (Epic) Read it
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Century of Women in Music
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Oct 22, 1999
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Century of Women in Music
(Rhino) Read it
Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- The Album
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Oct 22, 1999
Buffy the Vampire Slayer--The Album (TVT
Soundtrax) Read it
News Article
'N Surrection?
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Oct 22, 1999
When 'N Sync announced their plan to ankle RCA for
Jive Records, Nipper cried foul -- and Jive may have fatally crossed its
own stars, the Backstreet Boys. Read it
Making their beauty marks
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Oct 22, 1999
With their much-talked-about performances
as bad girls in "American Beauty," Mena Suvari and Thora Birch are
revving up for long rides on Hollywood's fast track. Read it
His Back Pages
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Oct 22, 1999
The times may have changed, but "Early Dylan," a
new book packed with vintage pics of the earnest young star, revisits his
evolution from a dusty young folkie to a plugged-in rock & roller. Read it
Monroe doctrine
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Oct 22, 1999
Newly revealed and up for sale: A sheaf of Marilyn Monroe's scripts and papers sheds a telling new light on the star Read it
Fever pitch
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Oct 22, 1999
It may not have Travolta, but Broadway's "Saturday Night Fever" does have ticket buyers dancing to the box office. Read it
Where Are They Now?
Oct 22, 1999
The truth about Freddy vs. Jason, the new Fugees
CD, and other stalled works. Read it
TV Article
Savvy biz moves
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Oct 22, 1999
Quit renewing failing shows, and our other advice for network presidents Read it
On the air: "Sex and the City" writers scooped up
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Oct 22, 1999
The latest news from the TV beat: Week of Oct. 22, 1999 Read it
Remote Patrol
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Oct 22, 1999
Giving credits where they're
due -- we rate the best and worst opening-title sequences Read it
Winner of the week: Oct. 22, 1999
Oct 22, 1999
Winner of the week: Oct. 22, 1999. Farrah Fawcett Read it
TV Review
The West Wing
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Oct 22, 1999
With its talented cast, dizzying pace, and (largely)
involving subplots, The West Wing earns our presidential seal of
approval. Read it
Video Review
Trading Places
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Oct 22, 1999
Giving his frantic, whip-smart jester a rest, Eddie Murphy
bets his Life on the strength of his costar--a sly tactic he often uses to
spring the genuine actor within. Read it
48 HRS.
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Oct 22, 1999
Giving his frantic, whip-smart jester a rest, Eddie Murphy
bets his Life on the strength of his costar--a sly tactic he often uses to
spring the genuine actor within. Read it
The Color of Courage
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Oct 22, 1999
Linda Hamilton, Lynn Whitfield (1999,
Universal, 92 mins., PG) Read it
The Ogre
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Oct 22, 1999
John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl (1998, Kino, 117
mins., unrated) Read it
Bittersweet
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Oct 22, 1999
Angie Everhart, Eric Roberts (1999, Pioneer, 96
mins., R, also on DVD) Read it
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
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Oct 22, 1999
Natalie Ramsey, Stacy
Keach (1999, Dimension, 82 mins., R, also on DVD) Read it
