Aug 03, 2001

Issue #607
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Biz

Good Will Games

by Josh Young | Aug 03, 2001
A frat pack headed by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon aims to make reality TV interactive -- and lucrative. Read Article

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

Aug 03, 2001

Encore

Captive Audience

by Brian M. Raftery | Aug 03, 2001
Super Freaky Rick James was arrested 10 years ago for holding a woman hostage Read Article

Flashes

Burning Question

by Caroline Kepnes | Aug 03, 2001

'Princess' Lock Out

by Kelly Choi | Aug 03, 2001

'Sweet' Lowdown

by William Keck | Aug 03, 2001

Legacy

Southern Comfort

by George Hodgman, Troy Patterson, Karen Valby | Aug 03, 2001
Eudora Welty spun her magical tales from the stuff of small-town Mississippi life Read Article

Review

Jackpot

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001
Jackpot is a wandering tour of honky-tonk dreams from the twin brothers who created Twin Falls Idaho Read Article

Tina and Harry Come to America: Tina Brown, Harry Evans, and the Uses of Power; Judy Bachrach

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001
A glitzy media power couple faces unfriendly fire in the gossipy Tina and Harry Come to America Read Article

Chocolat

by Troy Patterson | Aug 03, 2001
Empty calories are at the center of Chocolat, a sadly conventional confection Read Article

Greenfingers

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001
The prison comedy Greenfingers begs the question, If a twee grows in Britain will American audiences buy it? Read Article

Planet of the Apes (2001)

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 03, 2001
Simians rule and sapiens drool in Tim Burton's surprisingly unimaginative return to Planet of the Apes Read Article

The Saga Continues...

by David Browne | Aug 03, 2001
Puffy Combs' brush with the law is the focus of his first CD under a new name. But is it musically arresting? Read Article

Wet Hot American Summer

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 03, 2001
The hilarious spoof Wet Hot American Summer skewers '80s teen films and the culture that spawned them Read Article

James Dean

by Ken Tucker | Aug 03, 2001
TV movies take another giant step forward with TNT's superbly acted heartthrob epic James Dean Read Article

by Dalton Ross, Bruce Fretts, Allyssa Lee, Wook Kim, Brian M. Raftery | Aug 03, 2001
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article

Television

The Wheel Deal

by Dalton Ross | Aug 03, 2001
EW's guide to the feisty road warriors of 'Cannonball Run 2001: Race Across America' Read Article

Behind The Scenes

Sanity Claws

by Benjamin Svetkey | Aug 03, 2001
The eccentric director of American History X gets Lobby Lobster boiling. Read Article

Between the Lines

Between The Lines

by Matthew Flamm | Aug 03, 2001
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

Babe in Paradise

by Megan Harlan | Aug 03, 2001

The Yokota Officers Club

by Gillian Flynn | Aug 03, 2001

Up in the Air

by Karen Valby | Aug 03, 2001

The Invention of Clouds

by Suzanne Ruta | Aug 03, 2001

Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape

by Andrea Gollin | Aug 03, 2001

Book News

L.A. Confidential

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Aug 03, 2001
Once again, novelist Jackie Collins dives into the steamy love lives of Hollywood's beautiful people Read Article

The Book You Have To Read

by Jacquelyn Mitchard | Aug 03, 2001
Jacquelyn Mitchard recommends True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (Knopf) Read Article

Name-dropper of the Week

Aug 03, 2001
Susan Ryan Jordan Read Article

BEST-SELLERS

Aug 03, 2001

Book Review

Editor's Choice

by Karen Valby | Aug 03, 2001

DVD News

Hatari!

Aug 03, 2001
New to DVD Read Article

DVD Review

Mommie Dearest

by Mark Harris

Mommie Dearest/The Stepford Wives

by Mark Harris | Aug 03, 2001

Withnail and I

by Erin Richter | Aug 03, 2001

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

by Tricia Johnson | Aug 03, 2001

Hear & Now

Hear & Now

by Tom Sinclair | Aug 03, 2001
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

TV Land Network

by Laura Schiff | Aug 03, 2001

Okayplayer

by Gene Demby | Aug 03, 2001

The Dialectizer

by David Cotriss | Aug 03, 2001

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

by Ann Limpert | Aug 03, 2001

Internet News

'Planet' Quest

by Noah Robischon | Aug 03, 2001
Using satellites and the Web, a new sport-- Geocaching -- goes high profile with a Planet of the Apes promo Read Article

Lizzie Tizzy

by Clarissa Cruz | Aug 03, 2001

Lord Of The Net

by Glenn Gaslin | Aug 03, 2001
Sir Ian's Own Site Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Aug 03, 2001
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

America's Sweethearts

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001

Ghost World

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 03, 2001

Hedwig and the Angry inch

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001

Jurassic Park III

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 03, 2001

Lost and Delirious

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 03, 2001

Movie Commentary

Trailer Mix

by Brian M. Raftery | Aug 03, 2001

08/01 EW Recommends

Aug 03, 2001
A Consumer's Guide to the Flicks, Discs, Books, Videos, and Websites That Made the Grade -- B+ Or Better -- In Entertainment Weekly Read Article

Movie News

Hot Location

by Ethan Alter | Aug 03, 2001
Montreal Read Article

Poop Scoop

by William Keck | Aug 03, 2001

BOX OFFICE

Aug 03, 2001

Music News

Who's That Girl?

by Laura Morgan | Aug 03, 2001
R&B's divas-in-waiting Read Article

The Step Brother

by Rob Brunner | Aug 03, 2001
Craig David, England's king of club pop, crosses the pond with hits and a craze called two-step Read Article

A Labor Of 'Love'

by Chris Willman | Aug 03, 2001
In the Studio With Shelby Lynne Read Article

Phragrance of the Week

Aug 03, 2001
Premium by Phat Farm Read Article

THE CHARTS

Aug 03, 2001

Pop Culture News

Mail

Aug 03, 2001

Hot Spot

by Alice M. Lee | Aug 03, 2001

How They Did That

Aug 03, 2001
From speeding apes to singing belly buttons and all the oddness in between -- here's the inside dope on entertainment's most curious developments Read Article

Monitor

by Nicholas Fonseca | Aug 03, 2001

Odd Smells

by Nicholas Fonseca | Aug 03, 2001

Zipped Drive

by Alice M. Lee | Aug 03, 2001

Reel World

Reel World

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, William Keck | Aug 03, 2001
News From Hollywood Read Article

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Aug 03, 2001

Sound Bites

Sound Bites

Aug 03, 2001

Television News

Anchor Away?

by Gillian Flynn, Lynette Rice, Allison Hope Weiner | Aug 03, 2001
With her contract up in a year, Katie Couric considers a morning after. Read Article

On The Air

by Lynette Rice, Nicholas Fonseca, Dan Snierson | Aug 03, 2001
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

THE RATINGS

Aug 03, 2001

Shill Factor

by Josh Wolk, Caroline Kepnes | Aug 03, 2001

Time Capsule

Video Capsule Review

American Tragedy

by Daniel Fierman | Aug 03, 2001

Time and Tide

by Dalton Ross | Aug 03, 2001

The Trumpet of the Swan

by Arion Berger | Aug 03, 2001

The Big Day

by Michelle Patient | Aug 03, 2001

The Brothers

by Michael Sauter | Aug 03, 2001

Head Over Heels

by Karen Valby | Aug 03, 2001

Video News

Aug 03, 2001

THE CHARTS

Aug 03, 2001

Aug 03, 2001

COMING UP

Aug 03, 2001