Nov 19, 1999

Issue #513
Magazine Cover (Nov 19, 1999)

Best-sellers

BEST-SELLERS

Nov 19, 1999
GOOD 'FORTUNE' Read Article

Biz

Same Old Song

by Laura Morgan | Nov 19, 1999
When it comes to movie trailers, one note often fits all. Read Article

Encore

Final Rhapsody

by Brian M. Raftery | Nov 19, 1999
The music world mourned when Freddie Mercury died of AIDS eight years ago. Read Article

Scene

World Party

by Carrie Bell | Nov 19, 1999

Style

Lights In

Nov 19, 1999
Celebs stick their necks out for a flashy new trinket. Read Article

10 Stupid Questions

A Sprite At The Opera

by Rob Brunner | Nov 19, 1999

Between the Lines

Between The Lines

by Clarissa Cruz | Nov 19, 1999
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

THE WALKING TOUR

by Megan Harlan | Nov 19, 1999
Kathryn Davis (Houghton Mifflin, $23) Read Article

CARL SAGAN: A LIFE IN THE COSMOS

by Megan Harlan | Nov 19, 1999
William Poundstone (Holt, $30) Read Article

JUMPING THE GREEN

by Charles Winecoff | Nov 19, 1999
Leslie Schwartz (Simon & Schuster, $23) Read Article

BEST OF THE BRITCOMS: FROM FAWLTY TOWERS TO ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

by Caren Weiner Campbell | Nov 19, 1999
Garry Berman (Taylor, $18.95) Read Article

THE SPECTATOR: TALK ABOUT MOVIES AND PLAYS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM

by L.S. Klepp | Nov 19, 1999
Studs Terkel (New Press, $26.95) Read Article

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SUNNYDALE HIGH YEARBOOK

by Kristen Baldwin | Nov 19, 1999
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (Pocket, $16.95) Read Article

Book Commentary

SPAT OF THE WEEK

Nov 19, 1999
The Anistons Read Article

Book News

OTHER STYLIN'

Nov 19, 1999
New Fashion Books Read Article

THE BROWSER

Nov 19, 1999
Opening lines from recently published books Read Article

Living In A Foodie's Paradise

by Clarissa Cruz | Nov 19, 1999
A TASTE OF SOME OF JERRY HOPKINS' FAVORITE 'STRANGE FOODS' Read Article

Mugglemania

by David Hochman | Nov 19, 1999
When the author of the Harry Potter books went on tour, only a wizard could have handled the crowds Read Article

Book Review

Swell: A Girl's Guide to the Good Life; What to Wear; A Dedicated Follower of Fashion; dodie Goes Shopping; Hotel LaChapelle; Unmistakably Mackie; Front Row Back Stage

by Clarissa Cruz | Nov 19, 1999
There are enough new fashion books to fill a showroom--and some of them are actually quite elegant. Read Article

Box Office

EW Recommends

Gimme Shelter

Hear & Now

Hear And Now

by Laura Morgan | Nov 19, 1999
This week on the music beat Read Article

Holiday Movie Preview

Affair to Remember

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Nov 19, 1999
Oscar nominees, adultery, wartime romance, oh my! Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore find each other in Neil Jordan's very grown-up The End of the Affair. Read Article

Novel IDEAS

Nov 19, 1999
This season, tomes are where the art is Read Article

Ashes to Ashes

by Jeff Gordinier | Nov 19, 1999
Hollywood rolls up its sleeves to take on Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's grim tale of family strife (his own) Read Article

Gentlemen Prefer Bonds

by Benjamin Svetkey | Nov 19, 1999
Denise Richards shakes and stirs The World Is Not Enough with her awesome teen appeal, her famous double-oh! decolletage, and her...nuclear know-how? Read Article

Calendar

Nov 19, 1999

The Talented Mr. Hoffman

by Daniel Fierman | Nov 19, 1999
He showed true character in edgy fare like Boogie Nights and Happiness. Now the offbeat actor is back in a trio of high-profile films that could make stardom his next stop. Read Article

Never-Ending Stories

by Daniel Fierman | Nov 19, 1999
Got a lot of free time? With many films topping the two-hour mark, you're gonna need it. Read Article

Mouse Hunt

by David Hochman | Nov 19, 1999
Runty rodents are livin' large in The Green Mile and Stuart Little Read Article

Canpaign Tale

by Dave Karger | Nov 19, 1999
Now that Christmas is present, Hollywood is thinking Oscar future Read Article

On the Verge

by Betty Cortina | Nov 19, 1999
Pedro Almodovar gets big raves with All About My Mother. And he may just go Hollywood. Finally! Read Article

A Head of its Time

by Chris Nashawaty | Nov 19, 1999
Tim Burton (with a little help from Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci--and a lot of red goo) pumps fresh blood into Sleepy Hollow Read Article

Internet News

License to Surf

by Gillian Flynn | Nov 19, 1999
With a new 007 flick hitting theaters, the Web's James Bond fans are coming in from the cold. Read Article

Taking Stock

by Adam Winer | Nov 19, 1999
STARS HOP ON THE WEB GRAVY TRAIN Read Article

Internet Review

iBash99

Nov 19, 1999
A Web-video newcomer makes a splash with a star-studded musical bash. Not everything was in tune. Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

The Bachelor

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
New Line, 102 mins., PG-13 Read Article

Portraits Chinois

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
Phaedra, 105 mins., subtitled, unrated Read Article

Light It Up

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
Twentieth Century Fox, 98 mins., R Read Article

LAST NIGHT

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
(90 mins., R) Read Article

AMERICAN MOVIE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
(104 mins., R) Read Article

MY BEST FIEND--KLAUS KINSKI

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(95 mins., unrated) Read Article

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(96 mins., R) Read Article

THE BONE COLLECTOR

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
(118 mins., R) Read Article

MAN OF THE CENTURY

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(77 mins., R) Read Article

OXYGEN

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(Unapix, 92 mins., R) Read Article

TRAIN OF LIFE

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(103 mins., R) Read Article

DOGMA

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
(125 mins., R) Read Article

Rosetta

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
USA/October, 95 mins., subtitled, R Read Article

THE CASTLE

by Caren Weiner Campbell | Nov 19, 1999
Michael Caton, Anne Tenney (1999, Miramax, 84 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Movie Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Nov 19, 1999
Harrison Ford Read Article

Movie News

Movie Review

Mansfield Park

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
An adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park gets to the heart of a British family's tangled relationships with love and money Read Article

Felicia's Journey

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
Felicia's Journey spins the unsettling tale of a troubled girl and her shadowy benefactor Read Article

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
It tries to fire up a historic heroine, but The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is no burning sensation Read Article

Anywhere but Here

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 19, 1999
A mother and daughter take stock of their stormy bond when they move to sunny L.A. in Anywhere but Here. Read Article

Pokemon: The First Movie

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 1999
Devoted kids will be drawn to Pok[a e]mon: The First Movie, but for most others, the colorful critters' appeal will remain an animated mystery Read Article

Short

by Noah Robischon | Nov 19, 1999

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 12, 1999

Music Capsule Review

Rev

by Will Hermes | Nov 19, 1999
Rev (Warner Bros.) Read Article

The Merry Frolics of Satan

by Josef Woodard | Nov 19, 1999
The Merry Frolics of Satan (Koch Jazz) Read Article

The Color Within Me

by Tony Scherman | Nov 19, 1999
The Color Within Me (Warner Bros./Ghetto Works) Read Article

"The World Is Not Enough"

by Tom Lanham | Nov 19, 1999
"The World Is Not Enough" (Radioactive/MCA) Read Article

69 Love Songs

by Will Hermes | Nov 19, 1999
69 Love Songs (Merge) Read Article

Cruel Moon

by Alanna Nash | Nov 19, 1999
Cruel Moon (Hightone) Read Article

Pokemon The First Movie

by Beth Johnson | Nov 19, 1999
Pokemon The First Movie (Atlantic) Read Article

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

by Matt Diehl | Nov 19, 1999
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (Antra/Artemis) Read Article

SUGAR

by Tom Lanham | Nov 19, 1999
SUGAR (Universal) Read Article

Black Diamond

by Laura Morgan | Nov 19, 1999
Black Diamond (Arista) Read Article

Le Tigre

by Elisabeth Vincentelli | Nov 19, 1999
Le Tigre (Mr. Lady) Read Article

Symphony No. 1

by Tony Scherman | Nov 19, 1999
Symphony No. 1 (Sony Classical) Read Article

Friends Again

by Scott Schinder | Nov 19, 1999
Friends Again (Reprise) Read Article

Music Commentary

LOSER OF THE WEEK

Nov 19, 1999
Eddie Van Halen Read Article

Music News

Must-Hear TV

by Laura Morgan | Nov 19, 1999
BEHIND THE MUSIC OF THREE TOP SERIES Read Article

Music Review

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

by Chris Willman | Nov 19, 1999
[BRACKET "The Artist"]'s latest is nothing 2 Rave about, despite flashes of former genius Read Article

Breathe

by Alanna Nash | Nov 19, 1999
Hill goes pop on her new album, but fans might Breathe easier if she'd just come home to country Read Article

Dr. Dre 2001; Willennium

by Tom Sinclair | Nov 19, 1999
Clean-cut Will Smith and thuggish Dr. Dre seem to stand at opposite ends of the rap spectrum. But taken together, their new albums, Willennium and 2001, constitute a knockout Y2K punch. Read Article

Breathe

by Alanna Nash | Nov 15, 1999

On the Air

On The Air

by Lynette Rice | Nov 19, 1999
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Oscar Watch

First Strike

by Dave Karger | Nov 19, 1999

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Nov 19, 1999

Pop Culture News

Chick Magnate

by Chris Willman | Nov 19, 1999
A little bit...has gone a very long way for ladies' man and Mambo No. 5 king LOU BEGA Read Article

Networked Television

by Noah Robischon | Nov 19, 1999
Programs like The Drew Carey Show and Jeopardy! are fusing prime time with the Web--and television may never be the same Read Article

Latin Lovers

Nov 19, 1999
Following in Ricky Martin's dance steps, Hispanic pop makes some unlikely amigos. Read Article

Flashes

Nov 19, 1999

Jim Mullen's Hotsheet

by Jim Mullen | Nov 19, 1999
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Monitor

by Clarissa Cruz | Nov 19, 1999

Breaking Silence

by Daniel Fierman | Nov 19, 1999

The Snake Pitch

by Jessica Shaw | Nov 19, 1999

Star Power

by Gillian Flynn | Nov 19, 1999
It doesn't sound like best-seller material, but Galileo's Daughter--Dava Sobel's sparkling book about the 17th-century astronomer and the child who inspired him--has turned into an out-of-this-world hit. Read Article

Reel World

Reel World

by Jeff Jensen | Nov 19, 1999
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Nov 19, 1999

TV Review

Freaks and Geeks

by Ken Tucker | Nov 19, 1999
In a season full of misses, NBC's Freaks and Geeks offers a funny and poignant look at the hell that is high school. Read Article

Television Commentary

What To Watch

by Mike Flaherty | Nov 19, 1999
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern standard and are subject to change. Read Article

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Nov 19, 1999
Kiefer Sutherland Read Article

Television News

S'pose They Do

by Gillian Flynn | Nov 19, 1999
MODELS ACT UP ON TV Read Article

The Guest List

Nov 19, 1999
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

The Charts

THE CHARTS

Nov 19, 1999
'THE BATTLE' IS ONE Read Article

THE CHARTS

Nov 19, 1999
who's your 'daddy'? Read Article

The Ratings

MOOLAH-LA

Nov 19, 1999

Video Capsule Review

HEAVY METAL COLLECTOR'S SERIES

by Steve Daly | Nov 19, 1999

ROGUE TRADER

by Erin Richter | Nov 19, 1999
Ewan McGregor, Anna Friel (1999, Miramax, 97 mins., R) Read Article

QUIDAM

by Joshua Rich | Nov 19, 1999
(1999, Columbia TriStar, 90 mins., unrated) Read Article

BARTOK THE MAGNIFICENT

by Troy Patterson | Nov 19, 1999
Voices of Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer (1999, Fox, 71 mins., G, also on DVD) Read Article

ME & MY MATCHMAKER

by Donald Liebenson | Nov 19, 1999
(1999, First Run Features, 55 mins., unrated) Read Article

VIOLENCE AT NOON

by Michael Sauter | Nov 19, 1999
Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama (1966, Kino, 99 mins., unrated, subtitled) Read Article

TEA WITH MUSSOLINI

by Gillian Flynn | Nov 19, 1999
Cher, Judi Dench (1999, MGM, 114 mins., PG, also on DVD) Read Article

BRIDGE OF DRAGONS

by Mike D'Angelo | Nov 19, 1999
Dolph Lundgren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1999, HBO, 97 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

INSTINCT

by Daniel Fierman | Nov 19, 1999
Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr. (1999, Touchstone, 126 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE

by Alice King | Nov 19, 1999
Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows (1999, Columbia TriStar, 105 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Video Commentary

RAUNCH OF THE WEEK

Nov 19, 1999
'American Pie' Read Article

Video News

COMING UP

Nov 19, 1999

Video Review