May 19, 2000

Issue #541
Magazine Cover (May 19, 2000)

Cybertalk

Ash Man

May 19, 2000

Encore

Fall from Grace

by Nicholas Fonseca | May 19, 2000
Five years ago, ballet dancer-turned-actor Alexander Godunov was found dead at 45. Read Article

Trends

Dance, Dance, Dance!

by Lori L. Tharps | May 19, 2000
In movies like the leotard-loaded Center Stage, in TV ads, and on Broadway, choreography is high-kicking its way back into the mainstream. Read Article

Book News

Dunce' & Again

by Bruce Fretts | May 19, 2000
Celebrating the 20th--or is it the 40th?--anniversary of John Kennedy Toole's tour de farce Read Article

Between the lines

May 19, 2000
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Review

Modern Library: The Movies, Agee on Film, The Art of the Moving Picture, Memo from David O. Selznick, The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
Modern Library's exceptional four-book series on movies gets a very enthusiastic thumbs-up. Read Article

White Teeth

by Daneet Steffens | May 19, 2000
A sharp-eyed new author depicts the city as an intriguing labyrinth of intersecting ethnic groups Read Article

Box Office

Toga Party

May 19, 2000

Digital Capsule Review

The Real Whatever

by Noah Robischon | May 19, 2000

Digital News

Chips & Bits

by Ann Limpert | May 19, 2000
This week on the Internet Read Article

Clean Sweep

May 19, 2000

Digital Review

Modern Humorist,TimmyBigHands, Mystery Science Theater 3000

by Mike Flaherty | May 19, 2000
Comics with credentials are laughing all the way to the Web. In a satire-saturated Net, can these sites click? Read Article

Bossa Nova

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
Sony Pictures Classics, 95 mins., R Read Article

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Clarissa Cruz | May 19, 2000

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Laura Morgan | May 19, 2000
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

by Noah Robischon | May 19, 2000

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | May 19, 2000
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

TIME CODE

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
(93 mins., R) Read Article

The Last September

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
(104 mins., R) Read Article

Gladiator

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
(150 mins., R) Read Article

WHERE THE HEART IS

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
(120 mins., PG-13) Read Article

I Dreamed of Africa

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
(112 mins., PG-13) Read Article

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
(91 mins., PG) Read Article

Movie Commentary

Movie Review

Battlefield Earth

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
John Travolta has his worst hair day as the alien villain of Battlefield Earth, a spacey sci-fi misfire. Read Article

Adrenaline Drive

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
Shooting Gallery, 111 mins., subtitled, unrated Read Article

Center Stage

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
Taking a flashy look at classical dance, Center Stage gracelessly dramatizes the lives of aspiring ballet superstars. What a feelin Read Article

Croupier

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
Shooting Gallery, 91 mins., unrated Read Article

Hamlet

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
To see, or not to see? A thoroughly modern Hamlet breathes new life into Shakespeare's great tragedy Read Article

Human Traffic

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
Human Traffic takes a colorful ride through the hard-driving Welsh club scene--just don't expect a rave Read Article

The Idiots

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
The discomfiting tale of suburban pranksters on an antisocial rampage, Lars Von Trier's The Idiots delights Read Article

Michael Jordan to the Max

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
With the familiar Michael Jordan to the Max, the larger-than-life hoopster goes large-format Read Article

The Specialist

by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2000
Kino International, 128 mins., unrated Read Article

Up at the Villa

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 19, 2000
In the downbeat romance Up at the Villa, a Brit discovers the American way under the Tuscan sun Read Article

Hamlet

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 12, 2000

Music News

Snooze-A-Palooza

by Jeff Gordinier | May 19, 2000

Music Review

OOps!...I Did It Again

by David Browne | May 19, 2000
On Oops!...I Did It Again, Britney Spears downplays her wholesome image and unleashes her inner wild child--much to our "Satisfaction." Read Article

Whitney -- The Greatest Hits

by Ken Tucker | May 19, 2000
Even with help from master remixers, a 36-track retrospective proves Houston does have a problem. Read Article

Oops!... I Did It Again

by David Browne | May 15, 2000

Whitney -- The Greatest Hits

by Ken Tucker | May 15, 2000

On the Air

On the Air

by Lynette Rice, Dan Snierson | May 19, 2000
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

May 19, 2000

Pop Culture News

Anatomy of a Website

by Will Lee | May 19, 2000

Star Woes

May 19, 2000
The Jedi webmasters of fan sites battle for online supremacy Read Article

Flick & Click

by Caren Weiner Campbell | May 19, 2000
EW grades the movies and their tie-in websites Read Article

Gimme Th@t

May 19, 2000

Wh@t to Surf

May 19, 2000
All wired up and no place to go? Let EWI clue you in to the hippest websites devoted to movies, music, TV, family fare, and more. Read Article

Seeing Stars

by Liane Bonin | May 19, 2000
Ready for your fifteen minutes (and maybe more)? New websites are making it easier for celebrity dreams to come true. Read Article

90210 Their Number's Up

May 19, 2000
School's out forever. Now the teens-turned-TV titans of BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 reminisce about the highs and lows of their ten-year odyssey Read Article

The Dominate Theory

by Jeff Jensen | May 19, 2000
JULIA? YES! LEO? NOT THIS TIME. WHO TOPPED AND WHO FLOPPED THIS SPRING. Read Article

'N The Driver's Seat

by Fred Schruers | May 19, 2000
WITH A RECORD-BREAKING SMASH ALBUM AND 52 SOLD-OUT ROAD DATES, 'N SYNC ARE A POP TOUR DE FORCE. BUT DO THESE HIP-SWIVELING BOYS OF SUMMER HAVE LEGS? Read Article

Charmed, I'm Sure

May 19, 2000
A Few Good Reasons Not To Hate Shannen Doherty Read Article

Sprockert Booster

by William Keck | May 19, 2000

Monitor

May 19, 2000

Far from Rome

by Tricia Johnson | May 19, 2000
Gladiator came, got seen, and conquered. But did it stick to the facts? Not quite. Read Article

The Elvis of Rap?

by Corey Takahashi | May 19, 2000

Black Spot

May 19, 2000
Bizarre Fan Site of the Month Read Article

URL Urn

May 19, 2000
Unsung Heroes of the Web Read Article

Boxer Brief

by William Keck | May 19, 2000

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | May 19, 2000
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | May 19, 2000

Star Wars Watch

Next of Anakin

by Corey Takahashi | May 19, 2000

Television News

The Guest List

May 19, 2000
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

Serve & Protect

by Ken Tucker | May 19, 2000
The combo of The West Wing's righteousness and Law & Order's dourness makes for the best two-hour block on TV. Read Article

James Without Frontiers

by Lynette Rice | May 19, 2000
An Indie Actor Stops Living in Oblivion and Joins 'Ally McBeal' Read Article

The Scout

Skirt. the Issue

by Nicholas Fonseca | May 19, 2000

Back Order

by Jessica Shaw | May 19, 2000

Good Jeans

May 19, 2000

Video Review

The World Is Not Enough

by Michael Sauter | May 19, 2000
Evolution doesn't suit 007 in the somewhat sour The World Is Not Enough. Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch

by Dalton Ross, Bruce Fretts, Brian M. Raftery, Mike Flaherty, Angie Argabrite | May 19, 2000
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article