Aug 15, 2003

Issue #723

Cover Story

Pirates, Angels, and mutants: summer movie hits and misses

by Dave Karger, Missy Schwartz | Aug 11, 2003
EW crunches the numbers to find out how the season's big flicks fared -- and which little ones might surprise you Read Article
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Best-Sellers

Mail

Mail

Aug 15, 2003

Review

Moon's Crossing

by Daniel Fierman | Aug 15, 2003

War Against The Animals

by Mark Harris | Aug 15, 2003

Heavenly Date And Other Flirtations

by Tina Jordan | Aug 15, 2003

Idlewild

by Polly Shulman | Aug 15, 2003

Critical Mass

Aug 15, 2003
Here's how a sampling of critics from across the country grade 10 current releases. Read Article

The Trying Game

by Josh Tyrangiel | Aug 15, 2003
Is it About Time Kenny Loggins and Pat Benatar made a comeback, or time for them to Go? Read Article

Camp

by Jim Farber | Aug 15, 2003

Cuatro Caminos

by Steve Futterman | Aug 15, 2003

Haha Sound

by Kristina Feliciano | Aug 15, 2003

American Tune

by Kristina Feliciano | Aug 15, 2003

Ask the Critic

What made an EW film critic call himself a dweeb?

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 15, 2003
And what the most overrated film had to do with Owen Gleiberman's self proclamation Read Article

Book Capsule Review

Mr. Foreigner

by Jeff Jensen | Aug 15, 2003

Orchard

by Emily Mead | Aug 15, 2003

The Last Nazi

by David Koeppel | Aug 15, 2003

Larger Than Life

by Sharon Tanenbaum | Aug 15, 2003

The Footprints Of God

by Wook Kim | Aug 15, 2003

Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 15, 2003

Book Commentary

Five reasons to love award-winning author Chris Ware

by Ken Tucker | Aug 15, 2003
Five reasons to love award-winning author Chris Ware who wrote ''Quimby the Mouse'' Read Article

Book News

The Deal Report

by Gregory Kirschling, William Keck | Aug 15, 2003

Book Review

The Kill Clause

by Scott Brown | Aug 15, 2003
Despite the hype, Gregg Hurwitz's vigilante thriller, The Kill Clause, misses the mark. Read Article

The Between Boyfriends Book

by Clarissa Cruz | Aug 15, 2003

Box Office

Box Office

Aug 15, 2003
Here Comes The Bride Read Article

Cover Story

Pirates, Angels, and mutants: summer movie hits and misses

by Dave Karger, Missy Schwartz | Aug 11, 2003
EW crunches the numbers to find out how the season's big flicks fared -- and which little ones might surprise you Read Article

The Good, The Bad, & The Gigli

by Jeff Jensen | Aug 15, 2003
Sick of sequels, stars playing the same kinds of roles, and stupid stories? Here's what went wrong this summer and a five-point plan to fix it. Read Article

DVD Capsule Review

The Last Minute

by Michael Sauter | Aug 15, 2003

Head of State

by Marc Bernardin | Aug 15, 2003

XX/XY

by William Stevenson | Aug 15, 2003

Will & Grace: Season One

by Dave Karger | Aug 15, 2003

House of 1000 Corpses

by Michael Sauter | Aug 15, 2003

Irreversible

by Erin Richter | Aug 15, 2003

Little House On The Prairie Collector's Edition: The Complete First Season

by Nancy Miller | Aug 15, 2003
The Complete First Season Read Article

DVD News

DVD Review

The Hunted

by Gregory Kirschling | Aug 15, 2003

The Kid Stays in the Picture

by Joshua Rich | Aug 15, 2003

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

by Missy Schwartz | Aug 15, 2003

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Aug 15, 2003

Loser of the Week

Fred Durst

Aug 15, 2003

Mouthful of the Week

Mouthful of the Week

Aug 15, 2003
And The Title Is... Read Article

Movie Box Office Report

Staying Power 101

by Joshua Rich | Aug 15, 2003

Movie Capsule Review

American Wedding

by Bruce Fretts | Aug 15, 2003

Freaky Friday

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 15, 2003

Gigli

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 15, 2003

The Magdalene Sisters

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 15, 2003

The Secret Lives of Dentists

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 15, 2003

September 11

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 15, 2003

Movie Commentary

It's Turkey Time -- Gobble! Gobble!

by Nicholas Fonseca | Aug 15, 2003

Why the ''Bad Boys II'' album and ''The Wire'' are great

by Ken Tucker | Aug 15, 2003
How ''Bad Boys II'' and ''The Wire'' explode pop-culture cliches about loyalty and betrayal, machismo and crime Read Article

Movie News

Six summer sleeper films you need to see

EW crunches the numbers to find out how the season's big flicks fared -- and which little ones might surprise you Read Article

What two directors are battling to tell an ancient tale?

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Allison Hope Weiner | Aug 08, 2003
Baz Luhrmann says he's not in a race with Oliver Stone and tells why Alexander the Great is Hollywood's hottest property Read Article

Monsters' Brawl

by Kristen Baldwin | Aug 15, 2003
Two great slayers who slay great together fight the forces of good (and each other) in FREDDY VS. JASON Read Article

Meet Shia LaBeouf (just don't call him the ''next Frankie Muniz'')

by Nancy Miller | Aug 15, 2003
The edgy teen has conquered screens both big (''Holes'') and small (''Even Stevens,'' ''Project Greenlight'') -- and shows no signs of slowing down Read Article

Movie Review

Le Divorce

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 06, 2003

Mondays in the Sun

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 06, 2003

Step Into Liquid

by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 07, 2003

S.W.A.T.

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 07, 2003

And Now Ladies & Gentlemen

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 06, 2003

Music Capsule Review

Killing Joke

by Jim Greer | Aug 15, 2003

Midnight

by Larry Blumenfeld | Aug 15, 2003

Mud on the Tires

by Chris Willman | Aug 15, 2003

A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar

by Jim Greer | Aug 15, 2003

Music Commentary

Rating the contenders for Britain's top music prize

by Rob Brunner | Aug 15, 2003
EW takes a look at the lesser-known albums vying for the coveted Mercury -- and finds some of them lacking Read Article

Music News

SAM PHILLIPS 1923-2003

by Alanna Nash | Aug 15, 2003
SAM PHILLIPS 1923-2003 Read Article

Music Review

Down for Whatever

by Evan Serpick | Aug 15, 2003
What's Rocking Our World Read Article

It's About Time

by Josh Tyrangiel | Aug 11, 2003

Go

by Josh Tyrangiel | Aug 11, 2003

Must List

The Must List

Aug 15, 2003
High stakes, cheapskates, and 8 other things we love this week Read Article

Pop Culture News

Going To Pot

by Nancy Sidewater | Aug 15, 2003

Monitor

by Sumeet Bal, Missy Schwartz | Aug 15, 2003

Shaw Report

The Shaw Report

by Jessica Shaw | Aug 15, 2003

Sound Bites

Sound Bites

Aug 15, 2003

Stupid Questions

Tara Reid on how she got her start table dancing

by Dan Snierson | Aug 08, 2003
The ''American Pie'' star talks about her new movie, ''My Boss's Daughter'' and the costar everyone is talking about, Ashton Kutcher Read Article

TV Review

The O.C.

by Carina Chocano | Aug 15, 2003

Television Commentary

Go Back To Europe

by Jennifer Armstrong | Aug 15, 2003

Television News

A look at Spike Lee's new TV series for Showtime

by Ken Tucker | Aug 15, 2003
The show's exec producer tells EW what ''Sucker Free City'' has to do with San Fran Read Article

Neil Patrick Harris on the art of Doogie and Spidey

by Dan Snierson | Aug 15, 2003
The former ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' star answers EW's questions about his onetime role as a geeky white guy, his new show on MTV, and nipple paint Read Article

The Ratings

Aug 15, 2003

The 5 Year Plan

How Adam Brody went from video clerk to ''The O.C.''

Aug 15, 2003
The 23-year-old plays Seth on Fox's new California-set drama Read Article

The Chart

The Set List

Tune In, Rock Out

by Dalton Ross | Aug 15, 2003

Video News

The Charts

Aug 15, 2003

What to Watch

What to Watch

by Dalton Ross, Bruce Fretts, Nicholas Fonseca, Henry Goldblatt | Aug 15, 2003

What's The Story With...

What's The Story With...

by Missy Schwartz | Aug 15, 2003
'Bride and Prejudice' Read Article