Jan 05, 2001

Issue #576
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Best-sellers

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

Jan 05, 2001

Encore

Woof! There It Is

by Brian M. Raftery | Jan 05, 2001
The Arsenio Hall Show made a TV splash with its dog-barking, party-time vibe 12 years ago. Read Article

Trendline

Ryan Around

by Clarissa Cruz | Jan 05, 2001

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Jan 05, 2001
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

CODE TO ZERO

by Bruce Fretts | Jan 05, 2001
Ken Follett (Dutton, $26.95) Read Article

ELECTRIC GOD

by Gillian Flynn | Jan 05, 2001
Catherine Ryan Hyde (Simon & Schuster, $23) Read Article

HONEYMOON IN PURDAH

by Megan Harlan | Jan 05, 2001
Alison Wearing (Picador, $24) Read Article

THE ELEMENTARY PARTICLES

by Troy Patterson | Jan 05, 2001
Michel Houellebecq (Knopf, $25) Read Article

THE CONSTANT GARDENER

by Charles Winecoff | Jan 05, 2001
John le Carre (Scribner, $28) Read Article

LONG DISTANCE: A YEAR OF LIVING STRENUOUSLY

Jan 05, 2001
Bill McKibben (Simon & Schuster, $23 Read Article

BATMAN UNMASKED: ANALYZING A CULTURAL ICON

by Mark Harris | Jan 05, 2001
Will Brooker (Continuum, $27.95) Read Article

THE ETHICS OF STAR TREK

Jan 05, 2001
Judith Barad, Ph.D., with Ed Robertson (HarperCollins, $23) Read Article

THE NASHVILLE CHRONICLES: THE MAKING OF ROBERT ALTMAN'S MASTERPIECE

by Bob Cannon | Jan 05, 2001
Jan Stuart (Simon & Schuster, $26) Read Article

Book Commentary

Book Review

From the Corner of His Eye

by Daniel Fierman | Jan 05, 2001
By straying from his usual bloody formula in his new novel, Dean Koontz may lose in the court of public opinion. Read Article

Box Office

HIT AHOY!

Jan 05, 2001

EW Recommends

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | Jan 05, 2001

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Tom Sinclair | Jan 05, 2001
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

Daria's Inferno

Jan 05, 2001
AT PLAY IN 'DARIA'S INFERNO' Read Article

COMICS 2 FILM

by Ann Limpert | Jan 05, 2001

PJ HARVEY ONLINE

by Caryn Ganz | Jan 05, 2001
(pjharvey. net) Read Article

SHARON STONE'S SCAR

by Erin Podolsky | Jan 05, 2001
(sharonstonesscar.com) Read Article

Internet News

Cyber Digest

by Noah Robischon | Jan 05, 2001
A weekly spin on the Web Read Article

Internet Review

MILLER'S CROSSING: HOME PAGE; YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!; THE ETHAN AND JOEL SHOW; THE BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH

by Glenn Gaslin | Jan 05, 2001
Disciples of Joel and Ethan Coen keep the cult going on the Web. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Jan 05, 2001
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

CHOCOLAT

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001
(121 mins., PG-13) Read Article

CAST AWAY

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001

THIRTEEN DAYS

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 05, 2001
(122 mins., PG-13) Read Article

THE HOUSE OF MIRTH

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001
(140 mins., PG) Read Article

HOLLOW MAN

by Arion Berger | Jan 05, 2001
Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue (2000, Columbia TriStar, 113 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Movie Commentary

Movie Review

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 05, 2001
In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Joel and Ethan Coen go dud simple Read Article

The Emperor's New Groove

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001
The Emperor's New Groove dresses Disney in new clothes Read Article

All the Pretty Horses

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001
Moviegoers may say nay to director Billy Bob Thornton's random shooting of All the Pretty Horses Read Article

Traffic

by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 25, 2005
Steven Soderbergh's brilliant, engrossing Traffic is a jam-packed vision of a drug trade beyond our control. Read Article

What Women Want; The Family Man

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 05, 2001
What Women Want and Family Man may look like chick flicks, but they're really the start of a whole new genre Read Article

Dude, Where's My Car?

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 05, 2001

Dungeons & Dragons

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001

Miss Congeniality

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 05, 2001

Music Capsule Review

X

by Craig Seymour | Jan 05, 2001
X (MCA Read Article

Vibe Hits

by Evan Serpick | Jan 05, 2001
Vibe Hits (Arista) Read Article

Matriarch of the Blues

by James Sullivan | Jan 05, 2001
Matriarch of the Blues (Private Music) Read Article

Rocket Ship Beach

by Tony Scherman | Jan 05, 2001
Rocket Ship Beach (FestivalFive.com) Read Article

Highways & Dancehalls

by Alanna Nash | Jan 05, 2001
Highways & Dancehalls (Capitol) Read Article

Love Don't Cost a Thing

by Marc Weingarten | Jan 05, 2001
"Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Epic) Read Article

What Women Want

by Beth Johnson | Jan 05, 2001
What Women Want (Columbia) Read Article

The Polyester Embassy

by David Browne | Jan 05, 2001
The Polyester Embassy (C2/Columbia) Read Article

The Full Monty

by Chip Deffaa | Jan 05, 2001
Original Broadway Cast: The Full Monty (RCA Victor) Read Article

60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mix Tape

by Evan Serpick | Jan 05, 2001
60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mix Tape (Loud) Read Article

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

by Tony Scherman | Jan 05, 2001
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury Nashville) Read Article

Music Commentary

Music News

The Art Of Noise

by Evan Serpick | Jan 05, 2001

Music Review

Tha Last Meal; Restless

by David Browne | Jan 05, 2001
An underperforming new album from blue-chip Dre protege Snoop is offset by Xzibit's high-yield effort. Read Article

On the Air

On the Air

Jan 05, 2001
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Jan 05, 2001

Pop Culture News

Adam's Ribbed

by Gillian Flynn | Jan 05, 2001

Star Pupil

by Dave Karger | Jan 05, 2001
High schooler Rob Brown makes the grade with a first-class debut in Finding Forrester. Read Article

Havana Trump Card

Jan 05, 2001
Cuba--and Castro--go Hollywood at the island's 22nd annual film festival. Read Article

The Artists

by Jeff Jensen | Jan 05, 2001

You Know the Face

by Scott Brown | Jan 05, 2001

Giants Of Old Hollywood

by Steve Daly | Jan 05, 2001

Larger Than Life

by Gillian Flynn | Jan 05, 2001

Walter Matthau

by Ty Burr | Jan 05, 2001
10.1.1920--7.1.2000 Read Article

Black Showbiz Pioneers

by Lori L. Tharps | Jan 05, 2001

Giants of TV

by Josh Wolk | Jan 05, 2001

Hot Gift

by Tricia Johnson | Jan 05, 2001

Lady Madonna

by Nicholas Fonseca | Jan 05, 2001

Flashes

Jan 05, 2001

Love Me Deux

by Rob Brunner | Jan 05, 2001
With 1 topping the charts, it's the Beatles for sale again. Read Article

Monitor

Jan 05, 2001

Umbrella Policy

by Alice M. Lee | Jan 05, 2001

Ice Queens

by William Keck | Jan 05, 2001

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 05, 2001
News From Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Jan 05, 2001

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Jan 05, 2001

TV Capsule Review

DAWSON'S CREEK MUSIC GUIDE

by Erin Podolsky | Jan 05, 2001
(dawsonscreekmusic.com) Read Article

TV Review

Walker, Texas Ranger; King of the Hill

by Ken Tucker | Jan 05, 2001
Ken Tucker pits do-gooder Walker, Texas Ranger against the down-home King of the Hill clan in a lone star TV showdown Read Article

Television Commentary

What To Watch

by Dalton Ross, Nicholas Fonseca, Wook Kim, Brian M. Raftery | Jan 05, 2001
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern standard and are subject to change. Read Article

Television News

Lovin' The Afternoon

by Nicholas Fonseca | Jan 05, 2001
EW Rates the Four Most Melodramatically Magnificent Daytime Soap Operas Read Article

The Guest List

Jan 05, 2001
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

The Data

The Ratings

Video Capsule Review

SID AND NANCY

Jan 05, 2001
(1986, MGM, 111 mins., R, $19.98) Read Article

The Conversation

by Mark Harris | Jan 05, 2001

ROAD TRIP

by Josh Wolk | Jan 05, 2001
Breckin Meyer, Tom Green (2000, DreamWorks, 94 mins., R/unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

SAVING GRACE

by Alice King | Jan 05, 2001
Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson (2000, New Line, 93 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

UNDER SUSPICION

by Mike Flaherty | Jan 05, 2001
Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman (2000, Columbia TriStar, 110 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

THE WAY OF THE GUN

by Michael Sauter | Jan 05, 2001
Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro (2000, Artisan, 119 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

THE BEST OF 'FRIENDS'

by Kristen Baldwin | Jan 05, 2001
(1994-99, Warner, 320 mins., unrated, 2 vols., also on DVD) Read Article

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

by Scott Brown | Jan 05, 2001
Alicia Silverstone, Kenneth Branagh (2000, Miramax, PG, 94 mins., also on DVD) Read Article

THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU'VE NEVER SEEN

Jan 05, 2001
(1973, Warner, 132 mins., R, $24.98) Read Article

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

by Ken Tucker | Jan 05, 2001

Video Commentary

Video Review

The Cell

by Daniel Fierman | Jan 05, 2001
The Cell, a lavish thriller, sends Jennifer Lopez's curvy doctor into the mind of a lunatic. Read Article