Jul 14, 2000

Issue #549

Cover Story

The Theory Of Revolution

by Fred Schruers | Jul 14, 2000
WITH A HOTSHOT SCRIPT, A NINE-FIGURE BUDGET, AND MEL GIBSON'S STAR POWER, THE PATRIOT TOOK ON AMERICA'S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. THE REST IS HISTORY. OR IS IT? Read Article
Magazine Cover (Jul 14, 2000)

Best-sellers

Biz

Titan K.O.'d

by Dave Karger | Jul 14, 2000
Facing a string of flops and a clash of personalities, Fox studio head Bill Mechanic abruptly steps down. Read Article

Cybertalk

Busted Up

Jul 14, 2000

Encore

Not Fade Away

by Rob Brunner | Jul 14, 2000
The Grateful Dead played their final show five years ago, a month before Jerry Garcia died. Read Article

Flashes

THE MOB SQUAD?

by William Keck | Jul 14, 2000

IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN

by William Keck | Jul 14, 2000

Obituary

Mother Superior

by Ken Tucker | Jul 14, 2000
Nancy Marchand capped a career full of headstrong women with a bravura turn on The Sopranos. Read Article

Trendline

Hip Flips

by Lori L. Tharps | Jul 14, 2000

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Jul 14, 2000
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

SNAKE

by Charles Winecoff | Jul 14, 2000
Mary Woronov (Serpent's Tail, $23) Read Article

EMOTIONALLY WEIRD

by Megan Harlan | Jul 14, 2000
Kate Atkinson (Picador, $25) Read Article

THE SLEEP-OVER ARTIST

by Charles Winecoff | Jul 14, 2000
Thomas Beller (Norton, $23.95) Read Article

THE TALE OF MURASAKI

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Jul 14, 2000
Liza Dalby (Doubleday, $24.95) Read Article

THE NOTORIOUS DR. AUGUST

by Nikki Amdur | Jul 14, 2000
Christopher Bram (Morrow, $26) Read Article

CHICKEN RUN: HATCHING THE MOVIE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2000
Brian Sibley (Abrams, $35) Read Article

MOUNTAIN CITY Gregory Martin (North Point Press, $21)

by Megan Harlan | Jul 14, 2000
Gregory Martin (North Point Press, $21) Read Article

Book Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Jul 14, 2000
'The Blair Witch Project' Read Article

Book News

Book Review

Omerta

by Bruce Fretts | Jul 14, 2000
The Godfather's Mario Puzo returns to the Mob genre, but Omerta is an offer the late author should've refused. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

The Theory Of Revolution

by Fred Schruers | Jul 14, 2000
WITH A HOTSHOT SCRIPT, A NINE-FIGURE BUDGET, AND MEL GIBSON'S STAR POWER, THE PATRIOT TOOK ON AMERICA'S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. THE REST IS HISTORY. OR IS IT? Read Article

DVD BOXED SET OF THE WEEK

NEUROSES ON PARADE

by Michael Sauter | Jul 14, 2000

Gimme Shelter

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Rob Brunner | Jul 14, 2000

Internet Capsule Review

Shaft Sounds

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000

GETMUSIC

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000
(getmusic.com) Read Article

GIGABEAT

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000
(gigabeat.com) Read Article

BEATNIK

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000
(www.beatnik.com) Read Article

POP CLICK

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000
(www.edsullivan.com) Read Article

KID ROCK--PIMP OF THE NATION

by Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000
(www.kidrock.com) Read Article

Internet News

HOT MUSIC WEBSITES

Jul 14, 2000
SOUND EFFECTS Read Article

Anime Magnetism

Jul 14, 2000
Apollo Smile's cartoon pop has won her an online following. Is this chick for real? Read Article

Internet Review

Audible.com; Yahoo! Broadcast; MP3lit.com

by Clarissa Cruz | Jul 14, 2000
Reading is fundamentally easier thanks to audiobook sites and their libraries of classic and contempo lit. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Jul 14, 2000
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

BOYS AND GIRLS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2000
(93 mins., PG-13) Read Article

ME, MYSELF & IRENE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2000
(116 mins., R) Read Article

THE PATRIOT

by Owen Gleiberman | Jul 14, 2000
(160 mins., R) Read Article

Movie Commentary

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Jul 14, 2000
John Williams Read Article

Movie News

Apes of Wrath

by Liane Bonin | Jul 14, 2000

Raw Dealer

by Gillian Flynn | Jul 14, 2000
Clive Owen, smoldering star of Croupier Read Article

Movie Review

Disney's The Kid

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2000
Bruce Willis shines as a cold slickster whose warm and fuzzy inner child busts out in Disney's The Kid. Read Article

But I'm a Cheerleader

by Owen Gleiberman | Jul 14, 2000
The obnoxious But I'm a Cheerleader follows a gay pom-pom girl who tries to get with deprogramming Read Article

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

by Owen Gleiberman | Jul 14, 2000
In The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, animation's most famous moose and squirrel leave television for the real world but end up stranded Read Article

The Perfect Storm

by Owen Gleiberman | Jul 14, 2000
There's water, water everywhere in The Perfect Storm, but the book's dark drama gets lost at sea Read Article

Trixie

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2000
Director Alan Rudolph explores the feminine misspeak in Trixie, a tongue-tied comic murder mystery Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Fortress

by Marc Weingarten | Jul 14, 2000
Fortress (Universal) Read Article

"Six Pacs"

by Marc Weingarten | Jul 14, 2000
"Six Pacs" (Columbia) Read Article

New Tattoo

by Chris Willman | Jul 14, 2000
New Tattoo (Motley/Beyond) Read Article

Water to Drink

by Rob Brunner | Jul 14, 2000
Water to Drink (Atlantic) Read Article

Music Commentary

Music News

HOKU HAIKU

Jul 14, 2000

Music Review

The Notorious KIM

by Tom Sinclair | Jul 14, 2000
The notoriously ribald rapper returns--and does she put out! Read Article

On the Air

On the Air

by Lynette Rice, Bruce Fretts | Jul 14, 2000
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Jul 14, 2000

Pop Culture News

French Connection

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jul 14, 2000
What happens when a Gallic media giant goes Hollywood? Read Article

Rock Pile

Jul 14, 2000
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT MAY BE THE BEST TOY A BILLIONAIRE MUSIC GEEK CAN BUY. Read Article

yep, i'm k

by David Hochman | Jul 14, 2000
INITIALLY CAUGHT UP IN THE MUSIC-BIZ RAT RACE, COWGIRL-CUM-CHANTEUSE k.d. lang SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS JUST FINDING HERSELF. TALK ABOUT CHILLING: NOW SHE'S RELEASING THE VERY ADULT-CONTEMPORARY 'INVINCIBLE SUMMER' IN THE HOT SEASON OF TEEN POP. Read Article

I'll Be Back

Jul 14, 2000
Sequel-happy Hollywood tries, tries again. Read Article

Monitor

by Laura Morgan, Scott Brown | Jul 14, 2000

Ear This

by Laura Morgan | Jul 14, 2000

Grunt Work

by David Browne | Jul 14, 2000

Ode News

by Clarissa Cruz | Jul 14, 2000

Hot Pockets

Jul 14, 2000

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jul 14, 2000
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Jul 14, 2000

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Jul 14, 2000

TV Review

Young Americans

by Ken Tucker | Jul 14, 2000
If The WB's teens-in-turmoil prep school drama, Young Americans, is any indication, the kids are not all right. Read Article

Television Commentary

LOSER OF THE WEEK

Jul 14, 2000
Jennifer Love Hewitt Read Article

Television News

And The Banned Played On

by David Hochman | Jul 14, 2000
THE TRIBE MAY HAVE SPOKEN, BUT NOW SIX SURVIVOR CASTOFFS GET THE LAST WORD Read Article

Lord Of The Flies

by Brian M. Raftery | Jul 14, 2000
(AND RATS AND BEETLE LARVAE) Read Article

The Guest List

Jul 14, 2000
Look Who's On The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

Dragging Rites

by Bruce Fretts, Brian M. Raftery | Jul 14, 2000
A Look at the Long and Illustrious History of Gender-Bending on TV Read Article

The Charts

The Ratings

Video Capsule Review

THE 4TH FLOOR

by Michael Stewart | Jul 14, 2000
Juliette Lewis, William Hurt (2000, A-Pix, 90 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Down to You

Jul 14, 2000
Julia Stiles, Freddie Prinze Jr. (2000, Miramax, 89 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

Gorgeous

by Wook Kim | Jul 14, 2000
Jackie Chan, Shu Qi (2000, Columbia TriStar, 99 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

QUIET DAYS IN HOLLYWOOD

by Michael Sauter | Jul 14, 2000
Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe (2000, First Look, 95 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

MANSFIELD PARK

by Alice King | Jul 14, 2000
Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller (1999, Miramax, 112 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

THE AUDREY HEPBURN STORY

by William Stevenson | Jul 14, 2000
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eric McCormack (2000, Columbia TriStar, 133 mins., PG, also on DVD) Read Article

Video Review

The Hurricane

by Troy Patterson | Jul 14, 2000
Denzel Washington dignifies the righteous brother at the center of The Hurricane. Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch

by Dalton Ross, Bruce Fretts, Ken Tucker, Marc Bernardin | Jul 14, 2000
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article