Oct 27, 2000

Issue #566
Magazine Cover (Oct 27, 2000)

Best-sellers

Breakout

SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE

by Nicholas Fonseca | Oct 27, 2000

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

Oct 27, 2000

Encore

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO MICHAEL BIEHN

by Daniel Fierman | Oct 27, 2000

Back to the Future

by Daniel Fierman | Oct 27, 2000
James Cameron's science-fiction mind bender The Terminator premiered 16 years ago. Read Article

Flashes

'Forward' Thinking

by Nicholas Fonseca | Oct 27, 2000

random quote

Oct 27, 2000

HELLO KITTIES

by William Keck | Oct 27, 2000

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | Oct 27, 2000

BOXED SET OF THE WEEK

CONTINENTAL HEIRS

by Troy Patterson | Oct 27, 2000
THE MERCHANT IVORY COLLECTION (1970-81, Home Vision Cinema, 296 mins., unrated/PG/R, also on DVD) Read Article

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Oct 27, 2000
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

GRASSHOPPER

by Daneet Steffens | Oct 27, 2000
Barbara Vine (Harmony, $25) Read Article

THE DIAGNOSIS

by Megan Harlan | Oct 27, 2000
Alan Lightman (Pantheon, $25) Read Article

ASSORTED FIRE EVENTS

Oct 27, 2000
David Means (Context Books, $22) Read Article

GHOST LIGHT: A MEMOIR

by Rhonda Johnson | Oct 27, 2000
Frank Rich (Random House, $24.95) Read Article

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY

by David Browne | Oct 27, 2000
The Beatles (Chronicle, $60) Read Article

THE PERSIAN BRIDE

by Megan Harlan | Oct 27, 2000
James Buchan (Houghton Mifflin, $23) Read Article

THE BEATLES IN RISHIKESH

by Brian M. Raftery | Oct 27, 2000
Paul Saltzman (Viking Studio, $30) Read Article

MODEL PATIENT: MY LIFE AS AN INCURABLE WISE-ASS

Oct 27, 2000
Karen Duffy (Cliff Street, $24) Read Article

PAUL MCCARTNEY: PAINTINGS; YES: YOKO ONO

by Brian M. Raftery | Oct 27, 2000
Paul McCartney (Bulfinch, $50) YES: YOKO ONO Alexandra Munroe, Jon Hendricks (Abrams, $60) Read Article

Book Commentary

Book News

Book Of Ruth

by Gillian Flynn | Oct 27, 2000
'Drowning' Goes to No. 1, Oprah, and the Movies Read Article

Book Review

Prodigal Summer

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
In her new novel, Poisonwood Bible author Barbara Kingsolver goes back to nature--and romance. Read Article

Box Office

'BILLY' CLUB

Oct 27, 2000

EW Recommends

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Chris Willman, Brian M. Raftery, William Keck | Oct 27, 2000
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

e: a novel

by Megan Harlan | Oct 27, 2000

POST-IT THEATER

by Erin Podolsky | Oct 27, 2000
(www.bigempire.com/postittheater) Read Article

FILMTRACKS MODERN SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS

by Erin Podolsky | Oct 27, 2000
(www.filmtracks.com) Read Article

Internet News

Cyber Digest

by Noah Robischon | Oct 27, 2000
A weekly spin on the Web Read Article

'Dream' Works

by Noah Robischon | Oct 27, 2000
The website for Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream is as unnerving and original as the film itself. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Oct 27, 2000
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

GET CARTER

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2000
(103 mins., R) Read Article

LOST SOULS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
(102 mins., R) Read Article

THE LADIES MAN

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2000
(87 mins., R) Read Article

BILLY ELLIOT

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2000
(100 mins., R) Read Article

THE CONTENDER

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
(120 mins., R) Read Article

Movie Commentary

Movie News

Who Be Scooby?

by Brian M. Raftery | Oct 27, 2000

Movie Review

Pay It Forward

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
A young boy's good deeds spread like a virus in the relentlessly manipulative tearjerker Pay It Forward. Read Article

Bedazzled

by Steve Daly | Oct 27, 2000
Bedazzled, a dumbed-down version of the Dudley Moore original, fizzles Read Article

Just Looking

by Ty Burr | Oct 27, 2000
A young boy learns the facts of life in Jason Alexander's Just Looking Read Article

Two Family House

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
Two Family House is a heartfelt period piece about a common man's dream of becoming a crooner Read Article

The Yards

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2000
Not even one of the year's most stellar casts can rescue The Yards from its cliche-riddled story Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Ten 13

by David Browne | Oct 27, 2000
Ten 13 (Beyond) Read Article

A Nu Day

by Craig Seymour | Oct 27, 2000
A Nu Day (Elektra) Read Article

When A Woman Loves

by Craig Seymour | Oct 27, 2000
When A Woman Loves (MCA) Read Article

In The Mode

by Will Hermes | Oct 27, 2000
In The Mode (Island) Read Article

Levee Town

by Tony Scherman | Oct 27, 2000
Levee Town (Sugar Hill) Read Article

''Holler''

by Craig Seymour | Oct 27, 2000

Beneath the Velvet Sun

by Chris Willman | Oct 27, 2000
Beneath the Velvet Sun (Columbia) Read Article

Electric Waco Chair

by Ken Tucker | Oct 27, 2000
Electric Waco Chair (Bloodshot) Read Article

This Woman's Heart

by Alanna Nash | Oct 27, 2000
This Woman's Heart (Asylum/Warner Bros.) Read Article

More Light

by Rob Brunner | Oct 27, 2000
More Light (Ultimatum Music/Artemis) Read Article

Bow Down To The Exit Sign

by Craig Seymour | Oct 27, 2000
Bow Down To The Exit Sign (1500) Read Article

Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective

by Rob Brunner | Oct 27, 2000
Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective (Epic/Legacy) Read Article

KILL ROCK STARS

by Caryn Ganz | Oct 27, 2000
(www.killrockstars.com) Read Article

Music Commentary

Music News

'Train' in Vain

by Beth Johnson | Oct 27, 2000
After 27 Years, Paul Pena Gets His Lost Album Back on Track Read Article

Music Review

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

by David Browne | Oct 27, 2000
Pubescent peeves and predictability render Limp Bizkit's, uh, ...Hot Dog... impotent. Read Article

The Hour of Bewilderbeast

by David Browne | Oct 27, 2000
U.K. sensation Badly Drawn Boy drafts a finely detailed portrait Read Article

On the Air

On the Air

by Lynette Rice | Oct 27, 2000
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Oct 27, 2000

Pop Culture News

Foul Plie?

by Lori L. Tharps | Oct 27, 2000
Why a feel-good British dance film got hit with an R rating. Read Article

Let's Get Quizzical

by Lynette Rice | Oct 27, 2000
Regis battles a dip in ratings and a celebrity boycott. Does Millionaire need a lifeline? Read Article

Monitor

Oct 27, 2000

Burning Question

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 27, 2000

Kathie Lee Replacement Watch

by Ken Tucker | Oct 27, 2000

Mile High Club

by Megan Quitkin | Oct 27, 2000

Jean-ius

by Megan Quitkin | Oct 27, 2000

PALAZZO VERSACE HOTEL

by Alice M. Lee | Oct 27, 2000

Under Age

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 27, 2000

Power 101

Falling

Oct 27, 2000

Flux

Oct 27, 2000

Home Away From Hollywood

Oct 27, 2000
Sigh...it ain't easy being a mogul. But catching some R&R is a cinch when you've got a place to get away from it all. Here's where a few of this year's Power listers go to unwind. Read Article

Power Lingo

Oct 27, 2000

Power Map

Oct 27, 2000
Some bread crumbs to help you find your way through the thickets of this year's Power 101: Read Article

Power Packs

Oct 27, 2000

'Ransom' Notes

Oct 27, 2000
In terms of cooking the books, studio accountants could give Emeril Lagasse a run for his bammed-up money. Here's how one film grossed $308.9 million worldwide, but still lost money. Read Article

Rising

Oct 27, 2000
Dr. Dre and Jennifer Lopez once graced this list of up-and-comers. Of course, so did former ABC Entertainment prez Jamie Tarses and not-so-big daddy Puffy Combs. Proceed with caution. Read Article

Power Style

Oct 27, 2000
Power, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And who beholds you where, doing what, and with whom is what it's all about. A guide to where the players play--and with what. Read Article

Power Talk

Oct 27, 2000
If you were the most powerful person in Hollywood, what would you do? Read Article

Don't Forget the Titans

Oct 27, 2000
Whassup with Rupert, Barry, and Edgar and the other guys in the really, really big corner offices? Here's EW's ranking of the merger-minded supermoguls at the top entertainment companies Read Article

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Oct 27, 2000
News From Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Oct 27, 2000

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Oct 27, 2000

TV Capsule Review

Bette

by David Hiltbrand | Oct 27, 2000
Bette (Warner Bros.) Read Article

SITCOM ARCHITECTS REGISTRY

by Erin Podolsky | Oct 27, 2000
(www.funhaus.com/tvthesis/arcreg.html) Read Article

TV Review

Bette

by Ken Tucker | Oct 27, 2000
The Divine Miss M falls to earth with a mediocre throwback of a sitcom--though it's not for lack of trying. Read Article

Television Commentary

Television News

The Guest List

Oct 27, 2000
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

Hip To Be Blair

by Clarissa Cruz | Oct 27, 2000
'Facts of Life' Star-Turned-Author Lisa Whelchel Talks About All Things Eastland Read Article

The Charts

GOLDEN RULE

Oct 27, 2000

The Data

The Ratings

Video Capsule Review

by Eileen Clarke | Oct 27, 2000
Peter Gallagher, Amanda Schull (2000, Columbia TriStar, 116 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

AMERICAN BEAUTY: AWARDS EDITION

by Steve Daly | Oct 27, 2000
(1999, DreamWorks, 132 mins., R, $26.99) Read Article

LUCINDA'S SPELL

by Brian M. Raftery | Oct 27, 2000
Jon Jacobs, Christina Fulton (1999, ADV, 105 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

ROSEMARY'S BABY: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

by Mark Harris | Oct 27, 2000
(1968, Paramount, 136 mins., R, $29.99) Read Article

THE LIFE BEFORE THIS

by Michael Sauter | Oct 27, 2000
Stephen Rea, Sarah Polley (2000, First Look, 92 mins., unrated) Read Article

SIN: THE MOVIE

by Marc Bernardin | Oct 27, 2000
Voices by Markham Anderson, Shelley Calene-Black (2000, ADV, 60 mins., unrated, dubbed, also on DVD) Read Article

UP AT THE VILLA

by Alice King | Oct 27, 2000
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn (2000, USA, 115 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

PICKING UP THE PIECES

by Ty Burr | Oct 27, 2000
Woody Allen, David Schwimmer (2000, Artisan, 95 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Video Commentary

Video News

COMING UP

Oct 27, 2000

Video Review

The Patriot

by Ty Burr | Oct 27, 2000
The Patriot's overblown revolutionary ruckus stifles an otherwise earnest generational drama. Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch

Oct 27, 2000
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article