May 11, 2001

Issue #595
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Best-sellers

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

May 11, 2001

Encore

Marriage Impossible

by Scott Brown | May 11, 2001
Life was but a (fleeting) dream for showbiz newlyweds Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers. Read Article

Trendline

Jungle Boogie

by Clarissa Cruz | May 11, 2001

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

May 11, 2001
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

HONEYMOON

by Margot Mifflin | May 11, 2001
Kevin Canty (Doubleday, $21) Read Article

CARRY ME ACROSS THE WATER

by Mark Harris | May 11, 2001
Ethan Canin (Random House, $23.95) Read Article

AMERICAN CHICA: TWO WORLDS, ONE CHILDHOOD

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | May 11, 2001
Marie Arana (The Dial Press, $23.95) Read Article

SEEK: REPORTS FROM THE EDGES OF AMERICA & BEYOND

by Troy Patterson | May 11, 2001
Denis Johnson (HarperCollins, $24) Read Article

SELECTED LETTERS OF DASHIELL HAMMETT 1921-1960

by Lisa Levy | May 11, 2001
Richard Layman (Counterpoint, $40) Read Article

THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: TRAVEL

by Noah Robischon | May 11, 2001
Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (Chronicle, $14.95) Read Article

POPCORN PALACES: THE ART DECO MOVIE THEATRE PAINTINGS OF DAVIS CONE

by Brian M. Raftery | May 11, 2001
Edited by Michael D. Kinerk and Dennis W. Wilhelm (Abrams, $29.95) Read Article

Book Commentary

Book Review

The Cold Six Thousand

by Jeff Jensen | May 11, 2001
Noir czar James Ellroy's head trip through a hellish 1960s America continues in The Cold Six Thousand. Read Article

Box Office

FORMULA WON

May 11, 2001

EW Recommends

Editor's Choice

CLOSE TO SHORE

by Daniel Fierman | May 11, 2001
MICHAEL CAPUZZO (BROADWAY, $24.95) Read Article

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | May 11, 2001

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Rob Brunner | May 11, 2001
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

FILM.COM

May 11, 2001
(film.com) Read Article

INDIEWIRE

by Richard Horrmann | May 11, 2001
(indiewire.com) Read Article

FESTIVAL DE CANNES

by Richard Horrmann | May 11, 2001

FILMFESTIVALS.COM

by Richard Horrmann | May 11, 2001
(filmfestivals.com) Read Article

INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL

by Richard Horrmann | May 11, 2001
(ifctv.com) Read Article

CANNES--A FESTIVAL VIRGIN'S GUIDE

by Richard Horrmann | May 11, 2001
(www.cannesguide.com) Read Article

Internet News

Cyber Digest

by Noah Robischon | May 11, 2001
A weekly spin on the Web Read Article

The Mother Lode

May 11, 2001
Thanks To Their Lucky Stars Read Article

Internet Review

The Center of the World

by Scott Brown | May 11, 2001
A new film site plays it strictly for shock value--and succeeds. Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | May 11, 2001
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Letter From the President

The Girls Have It

May 11, 2001
EW entertains a bevy of budding journalists on Take Our Daughters to Work Day Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

The Young Girl and the Monsoon

by Bruce Fretts | May 11, 2001
Artistic License, 90 mins., unrated Read Article

The Visit

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001
(107 mins., R) Read Article

One Night At McCool's

by Owen Gleiberman | May 11, 2001
(93 mins., R) Read Article

The Golden Bowl

by Owen Gleiberman | May 11, 2001
(130 mins., R) Read Article

The Body

by Bruce Fretts | May 11, 2001
Avalanche, 100 mins., PG-13 Read Article

Town & Country

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001

Movie Commentary

Movie Review

Eureka

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001

The Mummy Returns

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001
Even spectacular special effects can't quite bring the walking dead to life in The Mummy Returns. Read Article

Under The Sand

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001
Charlotte Rampling is magnificent as a woman dealing with her husband's disappearance in Under the Sand Read Article

About Adam

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 11, 2001
The smiling Irish eyes of a mystery man tempt the women of a Dublin family in the generic About Adam Read Article

The Forsaken

by Bruce Fretts | May 11, 2001
Benchwarmers from The WB squeeze the last drop of life out of the teen horror genre with The Forsaken Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Nocturne

by Steve Futterman | May 11, 2001
Nocturne (Verve) Read Article

Lions

by Robert Cherry | May 11, 2001
Lions (V2) Read Article

Break the Cycle

by Laura Morgan | May 11, 2001
Break the Cycle (Flip/Elektra) Read Article

Hi-Teknology

by Soren Baker | May 11, 2001
Hi-Teknology (Rawkus/Priority) Read Article

Fill Me In

by Marc Weingarten | May 11, 2001
"Fill Me In" (Wildstar/Atlantic) Read Article

Tammy Cochran

by Alanna Nash | May 11, 2001
Tammy Cochran (Epic) Read Article

Pay Pack & Follow

by David Browne | May 11, 2001
Pay Pack & Follow (Eagle) Read Article

Appalachian Blues

by Alanna Nash | May 11, 2001
Appalachian Blues (Raptor) Read Article

Look Into the Eyeball

by Will Hermes | May 11, 2001
Look Into the Eyeball (Virgin) Read Article

Songcatcher

by Alanna Nash | May 11, 2001
Songcatcher (Vanguard) Read Article

The Genuine Article

by Tomika Anderson | May 11, 2001
The Genuine Article (Fifth Angel) Read Article

A Nod to Bob

by Marc Weingarten | May 11, 2001
A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His Sixtieth Birthday (Red House) Read Article

Music Commentary

Music News

Putt-Ing On The Hits

by Marc Weingarten | May 11, 2001
On the Links With Incubus Read Article

Music Review

Survivor

by David Browne | May 11, 2001
On Survivor, Destiny's Child take baby steps toward girl-group renown. Read Article

On the Air

On the Air

by Lynette Rice | May 11, 2001

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

May 11, 2001

Pop Culture News

Reel Gone?

by Ty Burr | May 11, 2001
Digital projectors are changing the way we go to the movies. Why are theater owners afraid to byte? Read Article

Funny Girl

by Nicholas Fonseca | May 11, 2001

Gauze 2

by Benjamin Svetkey | May 11, 2001
CONTINUING THE EXPLOITS OF INTREPID EXPLORER RICK O'CONNELL, THE MAKERS OF THE MUMMY RETURNS STORM THE DESERT ONCE AGAIN--AND TAKE THE WRAPS OFF THE SEQUEL'S SECRET WEAPON! Read Article

Crude Awakening

by Tom Sinclair | May 11, 2001
PUTTING THE POWER BRAKES ON BLAND POP, A NEW BREED OF GUITAR BASHERS RETURN TO THE PRIMITIVE GLORIES OF GARAGE ROCK Read Article

Hot Spot

by Jamie Bufalino | May 11, 2001

Kiss Me Deadly

by Josh Wolk | May 11, 2001
THE SECRETS BEHIND THAT HORRIFIC LIP LOCK Read Article

Industrious Light & Magic

by Ty Burr | May 11, 2001
George Lucas Sounds Off on Why Digital Cinema Is a Force to Be Reckoned With Read Article

Kiss & Tell

by Mari Cartel | May 11, 2001

random quote

May 11, 2001

Battle Plans

by Josh Young | May 11, 2001
With Disney's pitch for the epic Pearl Harbor, all vets are off. Read Article

Monitor

by Nicholas Fonseca | May 11, 2001

Morocco

by Ethan Alter | May 11, 2001

Secret Stash

by Clarissa Cruz | May 11, 2001

Subway Series

by Clarissa Cruz | May 11, 2001

Being Frank

by Alice M. Lee | May 11, 2001
A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE SCENES OF ABC'S CONTROVERSIAL MINISERIES ANNE FRANK, WHICH FOLLOWS THE PRECOCIOUS WRITER'S LIFE BEYOND THE ATTIC. Read Article

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | May 11, 2001
News from Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | May 11, 2001

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

May 11, 2001

Stage Capsule Review

42ND STREET

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | May 11, 2001

THE GATHERING

by Joshua Rich | May 11, 2001

MADAME MELVILLE

by Daniel Okrent | May 11, 2001

The It Girl

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | May 11, 2001

George Gershwin Alone

by Lawrence Frascella | May 11, 2001

URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL

by Scott Brown | May 11, 2001

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

by Lisa Levy | May 11, 2001

Stage News

Stage Review

King Hedley II

by Lawrence Frascella | May 11, 2001
August Wilson's drama about African-American life during the Reagan years is royally ambitious. Read Article

TV Review

Blonde

by Ken Tucker | May 11, 2001
The latest Marilyn miniseries, 'Blonde,' can't hold a candle in the wind to the tour-de-force novel that spawned it. Read Article

Television Commentary

What To Watch

May 11, 2001
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article

Television News

Some Like It Poppy

by Tricia Johnson | May 11, 2001
Newcomer Poppy Montgomery exudes 'Blonde' ambition as Marilyn Monroe Read Article

The Guest List

May 11, 2001
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Read Article

The Charts

Video Capsule Review

Quills

by Arion Berger | May 11, 2001
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet (2000, Fox, 124 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Sunshine

by Alice King | May 11, 2001
Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris (2000, Paramount, 177 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Duets

by Brian M. Raftery | May 11, 2001
Gwyneth Paltrow, Andre Braugher (2000, Miramax, 112 mins., R, also on DVD) Read Article

Boesman & Lena

by Daneet Steffens | May 11, 2001
Danny Glover, Angela Bassett (2000, Kino, 84 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

Louis Prima: The Wildest!

by Tom Sinclair | May 11, 2001
(1999, Image, 80 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

X-Men: Evolution

by Wook Kim | May 11, 2001
Kirby Morrow, Venus Terzo (2001, Warner, 70 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

The Magnificent Seven

by Marc Bernardin | May 11, 2001
(1960, MGM, 128 mins., unrated, $19.98) Read Article

The Interview

by Michael Sauter | May 11, 2001
Hugo Weaving, Tony Martin (2000, New Yorker, 103 mins., unrated, also on DVD) Read Article

Video Commentary

Video News

Coburn, Baby, Burn

by Ty Burr | May 11, 2001
The Oscar-Winning Actor Looks Back on His Days Riding With 'The Magnificent Seven' Read Article

COMING UP

May 11, 2001

Video Review

What Women Want

by Owen Gleiberman | May 11, 2001
Mel Gibson is the man with the ladies' plan in the role-reversal comedy What Women Want. Read Article