Jan 12, 2001

Issue #577

Cover Story

Fighting Chances

by Gillian Flynn, Dave Karger | Jan 12, 2001
Few clear faves, many close calls -- the Oscar race promises to be as off-the-wall as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's gravity-defying combatants. Here's how we see it shaping up. Read Article
Magazine Cover (Jan 12, 2001)

Best-sellers

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

Jan 12, 2001

Encore

'Til Def Do Us Part

by Scott Brown | Jan 12, 2001
Steve Clark, lead guitarist for Def Leppard, was brought down by booze and drugs 10 years ago. Read Article

Flashes

random quote

Jan 12, 2001

Scooby-Boo!

by William Keck | Jan 12, 2001

Behind the Scenes

Silence of the Lam

by Allison Hope Weiner | Jan 12, 2001
Can CBS' The Fugitive ever catch up with...big-ratings success? Read Article

Between the Lines

Between The Lines

Jan 12, 2001
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

SMOKEOUT

by Scott Brown | Jan 12, 2001
S.V. Date (Putnam, $23.95) Read Article

PROVINCES OF NIGHT

by Karen Valby | Jan 12, 2001
William Gay (Doubleday, $23.95) Read Article

ORANGE LAUGHTER

by Megan Harlan | Jan 12, 2001
Leone Ross (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $23) Read Article

BLACK WHITE AND JEWISH

by Lori L. Tharps | Jan 12, 2001
Rebecca Walker (Riverhead, $23.95) Read Article

TALES FROM THE COUCH

by Lisa Levy | Jan 12, 2001
Jason Shinder, editor (Morrow, $24) Read Article

THE KILL ARTIST

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 12, 2001
Daniel Silva (Random House, $25.95) Read Article

DESERT IN BOHEMIA, A

Jan 12, 2001
Jill Paton Walsh (St. Martin's, $23.95) Read Article

HOLLYWOOD V. HARD CORE

by Charles Winecoff | Jan 12, 2001
Jon Lewis (NYU, $26.95) Read Article

Book Commentary

Book Review

The Other Great Depression

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
Comedian Richard Lewis takes a straight-up look at his hard-drinking past and sober present. Read Article

Box Office

Cover Story

Fighting Chances

by Gillian Flynn, Dave Karger | Jan 12, 2001
Few clear faves, many close calls -- the Oscar race promises to be as off-the-wall as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's gravity-defying combatants. Here's how we see it shaping up. Read Article

EW Recommends

Editor's Choice

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA

by Marc Bernardin | Jan 12, 2001
Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan (1991, Columbia TriStar, 134 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | Jan 12, 2001

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Tom Sinclair | Jan 12, 2001
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

otnemem.com (Memento)

by Erin Podolsky | Jan 12, 2001
(otnemem.com) Read Article

osws.artmuseum.net; One Stop Warhol Shop

by Ann Limpert | Jan 12, 2001
(osws.artmuseum.net) Read Article

BADLY DRAWN BOY HOMEPAGE; www.badlydrawnboy.co.uk

by Caryn Ganz | Jan 12, 2001
(www.badlydrawnboy.co.uk) Read Article

Internet News

Fear & Loathing On The Net

by Glenn Gaslin | Jan 12, 2001
HUNTER THOMPSON GOES CYBER Read Article

Cyber Digest

by Noah Robischon | Jan 12, 2001
A weekly spin on the Web Read Article

Internet Review

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; MICHELLE YEOH WEB THEATRE; CHOW YUN-FAT: GOD OF ACTORS; ZHANG ZIYI FOREVER THE ICE STORM

by Noah Robischon | Jan 12, 2001
The Web hones Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's reputation. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Jan 12, 2001
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

TRAFFIC

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
(147 mins., R) Read Article

Miss Congeniality

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001

WHAT WOMEN WANT

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
(127 mins., PG-13) Read Article

Dude, Where's My Car?

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001

Dungeons & Dragons

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001

THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
(78 mins., G) Read Article

The Family Man

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
(130 mins., PG-13) Read Article

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
(112 mins., PG-13) Read Article

O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
(106 mins., PG-13) Read Article

RACE AGAINST TIME

by Marc Bernardin | Jan 12, 2001
Eric Roberts, Cary Elwes (2000, Warner, 90 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

Movie Commentary

Movie Review

Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 is an anemic addition to vampire lore Read Article

Editor's Choice

by Troy Patterson | Jan 12, 2001

An Everlasting Piece

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
An Everlasting Piece doesn't go any deeper than the title's pun Read Article

Malena

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
A Sicilian beauty lives la dolce vita in Giuseppe Tornatore's Malena Read Article

Chunhyang

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
Based on a legendary Korean tale, Chunhyang is an epic romance Read Article

Finding Forrester

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
Student and teacher both get an education in Finding Forrester, another life lesson from Gus Van Sant. Read Article

Before Night Falls

by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 12, 2001
Before Night Falls is Julian Schnabel's moving portrait of a writer caught inside a Cuba that's no social club Read Article

Shadow of the Vampire

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 12, 2001
Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich sink their teeth into Shadow of the Vampire, a ripe homage to Nosferatu Read Article

Music Capsule Review

The Next Step

by Josef Woodard | Jan 12, 2001
The Next Step (Verve) Read Article

"I Will Love You"

by Beth Johnson | Jan 12, 2001
"I Will Love You" (Farmclub.com/Interscope) Read Article

Dodecaband Plays Ellington

by Josef Woodard | Jan 12, 2001
Dodecaband Plays Ellington (Dreyfus) Read Article

Brand New Tennessee Waltz

by Alanna Nash | Jan 12, 2001
Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Gold Label) Read Article

Blind Faith: Deluxe Edition

by Steve Futterman | Jan 12, 2001
Blind Faith: Deluxe Edition (Universal Classics) Read Article

Kindercore Fifty: We Thank You

by Laura Morgan | Jan 12, 2001
Kindercore Fifty: We Thank You (Kindercore) Read Article

Dude, Where's My Car?

by Matt Diehl | Jan 12, 2001
Dude, Where's My Car? (London-Sire) Read Article

The Family Man (London-Sire)

by Chris Willman | Jan 12, 2001
The Family Man (London-Sire) Read Article

A Salute to Poison: Show Me Your Hits

by Laura Morgan | Jan 12, 2001
A Salute to Poison: Show Me Your Hits (Deadline) Read Article

Music Commentary

by David Browne | Jan 12, 2001
Call it selling out, but thanks to alt-rock and techno, television advertisements never sounded so good. Read Article

Music News

'Art' For Art's Sake

by Chris Willman | Jan 12, 2001
'O Brother' musical supervisor T Bone Burnett looks backwoods for inspiration Read Article

ON TOUR

Jan 12, 2001

Texas Instruments

by Rob Brunner | Jan 12, 2001
You Oughta Know About...At The Drive-In Read Article

Music Review

Legacy

by Marc Weingarten | Jan 12, 2001
Legacy (Capitol) Read Article

On the Air

On the Air

by Dan Snierson | Jan 12, 2001
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Jan 12, 2001

Pop Culture News

Hot Toy

by Joe Dziemianowicz | Jan 12, 2001

The Unclutchables

by Megan Quitkin | Jan 12, 2001

Your Final Answers

by Tricia Johnson | Jan 12, 2001
'TIS THE SEASON...TO BE CURIOUS. EW takes on some queries inspired by recent holiday movies. Read Article

Sweet and Sourpuss

Jan 12, 2001
He may be a grumpy simpleton on 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' but Peter Boyle is a complicated guy with a radical past. Read Article

Last Goodbye

by David Browne | Jan 12, 2001
IN AN EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK, DREAM BROTHER, EW'S MUSIC CRITIC DESCRIBES THE FINAL HOURS IN THE LIFE OF AN ENIGMATIC RISING STAR, SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY Read Article

IF WE RAN BATMAN

by Brian M. Raftery | Jan 12, 2001

On the Bat Burner

by Brian M. Raftery | Jan 12, 2001
With two hotshots at the helm, Hollywood aims to reinvent the Caped Crusader. Read Article

Flashes

by Erin Podolsky | Jan 12, 2001

Monitor

by Rob Brunner, Troy Patterson | Jan 12, 2001

Best Actor

Jan 12, 2001

Best Actress

Jan 12, 2001

Best Picture

Jan 12, 2001

The Short Story

by Brian M. Raftery | Jan 12, 2001

Clothes Encounter

by Megan Quitkin | Jan 12, 2001

High Life

by William Keck | Jan 12, 2001

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 12, 2001
News From Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Jan 12, 2001

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Jan 12, 2001

Stupid Questions

Oh, Sweet Lords

by Dan Snierson | Jan 12, 2001
Stupid Questions for the Sci Fi Channel's New Intergalactic Babe, Traci Lords Read Article

TV Capsule Review

liveregis.com; Live With Regis

by Nicholas Fonseca | Jan 12, 2001
(liveregis.com) Read Article

TV Review

JAZZ

by Ken Tucker | Jan 12, 2001
Ken Burns declares Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington the kings of jazz, but Ken Tucker questions his other royal choices. Read Article

Television Commentary

What To Watch

by Dalton Ross, Bruce Fretts, Ken Tucker, Troy Patterson | Jan 12, 2001
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern standard and are subject to change. Read Article

Television News

The Guest List

Jan 12, 2001
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

The Charts

XZIBITIONISM

Jan 12, 2001

The Data

The Ratings

Video Capsule Review

House of Games

Jan 12, 2001
(1987, MGM, R, 101 mins., $19.98) Read Article

PYTHON

by Marc Bernardin | Jan 12, 2001
Casper Van Dien, Robert Englund (2000, Fox, 100 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

LOSER

by Ann Limpert | Jan 12, 2001
Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari (2000, Columbia TriStar, PG-13, 95 mins., also on DVD) Read Article

TRIXIE

by Troy Patterson | Jan 12, 2001
Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney (2000, Columbia TriStar, 115 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

CLAIRE DOLAN

by Scott Brown | Jan 12, 2001
Katrin Cartlidge, Vincent D'Onofrio (1998, New Yorker, 95 mins., unrated) Read Article

SMALL TIME CROOKS

by Caren Weiner Campbell | Jan 12, 2001
Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman (2000, DreamWorks, 95 mins., PG, also on DVD) Read Article

Survivor: Season One

by Josh Wolk | Jan 12, 2001
(2000, Paramount, 136 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

NOSFERATU: SPECIAL EDITION

Jan 12, 2001
(1922, Image, unrated, 90 mins., $24.99) Read Article

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

by Ann Limpert | Jan 12, 2001
Richard Gere, Winona Ryder (2000, MGM, 104 mins., PG-13, also on DVD) Read Article

THE ART OF WAR

Jan 12, 2001
Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer (2000, Warner, 116 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...: SPECIAL EDITION

by Erin Richter | Jan 12, 2001
(1989, MGM, R, 96 mins., $24.98) Read Article

CRIME + PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA

by Bruce Fretts | Jan 12, 2001
Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser (2000, MGM, 98 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Video News

COMING UP

Jan 12, 2001

Parents' Guide

by Lois Alter Mark | Jan 12, 2001

Video Review

Me, Myself & Irene

by Scott Brown | Jan 12, 2001
The triple threat of Jim Carrey and the Farrellys can't save Me, Myself & Irene. Read Article

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