Dec 31, 2004

Issue #799-800
Magazine Cover (Dec 31, 2004)

Stage

2004's Best (and Worst) -- Stage

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Dec 27, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their list of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

A Tribute to the Late Greats of 2004

EW Remebers those who died in 2004

Dec 27, 2004
A list of entertainers who passed in 2004 Read Article

Emeril Lagasse remembers Julia Child

by Emeril Lagasse | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Julia Child Read Article

Christine Lahti remembers Uta Hagen

by Christine Lahti | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Uta Hagen Read Article

John Carpenter remembers Janet Leigh

by John Carpenter | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Janet Leigh Read Article

Teena Marie remembers Rick James

by Teena Marie | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Rick James Read Article

Angela Lansbury remembers Peter Ustinov

by Angela Lansbury | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Peter Ustinov Read Article

Diane Warren remembers Laura Branigan

by Diane Warren | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Laura Branigan Read Article

Book Commentary

2004's best (and worst) books

by Jennifer Reese, Scott Brown, Gilbert Cruz, Thom Geier, Mark Harris, Tina Jordan, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Tom Sinclair, Karen Valby | Dec 23, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

Book News

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Clarissa Cruz | Dec 27, 2004
Authors Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo deliver memorable performances in ''He's Just Not That Into You'' Read Article

DVD Commentary

2004's best (and worst) DVDs

Dec 23, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

DVD News

EW's DVD Awards 2004

Dec 27, 2004
We give awards to the best, worst, and strangest in DVD releases Read Article

Memorable Moments from 2004

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Karen Valby | Dec 27, 2004
Natalie Portman delivers a memorable performance in ''Garden State'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Nancy Miller | Dec 27, 2004
Virginia Madsen delivers a memorable performance in ''Sideways'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Dave Karger | Dec 27, 2004
Annette Bening delivers a memorable performance in ''Being Julia'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Henry Goldblatt, Missy Schwartz | Dec 27, 2004
Lindsay Lohan delivers a memorable performance in ''Mean Girls'' Read Article

Movie Commentary

2004's best (and worst) movies

Dec 23, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

Movie News

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Gregory Kirschling | Dec 27, 2004
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy deliver memorable performances in ''Before Sunset'' Read Article

Matthew Broderick remembers Marlon Brando

by Matthew Broderick | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Marlon Brando Read Article

Music Commentary

2004's best (and worst) music

Dec 23, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

Music News

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Chris Willman | Dec 27, 2004
Brian Wilson delivers a memorable performance in ''Smile'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Kristina Feliciano | Dec 27, 2004
The Pixies deliver a memorable performance at the Coachella Music Festival Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Kristina Feliciano | Dec 27, 2004
Green Day delivers a memorable performance in ''Jesus of Suburbia'' Read Article

Director Taylor Hackford remembers Ray Charles

by Taylor Hackford | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Ray Charles Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Best and worst of 2004: Movies, TV, and more

Jan 02, 2005
See what movies, TV, DVDs, fashions, music, books, and plays made our critics' lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

Pop Culture News

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Dec 27, 2004
Phylicia Rashad delivers memorable performances in ''A Raisin in the Sun'' and ''Gem of the Ocean'' Read Article

EW remembers Richard Avedon

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Richard Avedon Read Article

Helen Gurley Brown remembers Francesco Scavullo

by Helen Gurley Brown | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Francesco Scavullo Read Article

EW remembers Helmut Newton

by Karyn L. Barr | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Helmut Newton Read Article

EW remembers Henri Cartier-Bresson

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Henri Cartier-Bresson Read Article

Jane Seymour remembers Christopher Reeve

by Jane Seymour | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Christopher Reeve Read Article

John Boorman remembers Spalding Gray

by John Boorman | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Spalding Gray Read Article

Norman Lear rememebrs Isabel Sanford

by Norman Lear | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Isabel Sanford Read Article

Patti Davis remembers Ronald Reagan

by Patti Davis | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Ronald Reagan Read Article

David Lynch remembers Ann Miller

by David Lynch | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will most about Ann Miller Read Article

Roseanne Barr remembers Rodney Dangerfield

by Roseanne Barr | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Rodney Dangerfield Read Article

Jack Klugman remembers Tony Randall

by Jack Klugman | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Tony Randall Read Article

Regis Philbin remembers Jack Paar

by Regis Philbin | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Jack Paar Read Article

Billie Joe Armstrong remembers Johnny Ramone

by Billie Joe Armstrong | Dec 27, 2004
Here's what the entertainment world will miss most about Johnny Ramone Read Article

Television Commentary

2004's best (and worst) TV

Dec 23, 2004
Entertainment Weekly's critics share their lists of the year's highs -- and lows Read Article

Television News

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Neil Drumming | Dec 27, 2004
Jeremy Piven delivers a memorable performance in ''Entourage'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Dan Snierson | Dec 27, 2004
Dave Chappelle delivers a memorable performances in ''Chappelle's Show'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Dalton Ross | Dec 27, 2004
Denis Leary delivers a memorable performance in ''Rescue Me'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Jessica Shaw | Dec 27, 2004
Charla Faddoul delivers a memorable performance in ''The Amazing Race'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Jessica Shaw | Dec 27, 2004
Fantasia Barrino delivers a memorable performance in ''American Idol'' Read Article

EW's Great Performances of 2004

by Karen Valby | Dec 27, 2004
Carolyn Kepcher delivers a memorable performance in ''The Apprentice 2'' Read Article

The Year That Was

EW reminds us of the events of November and December 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Donald Trump, Ken Jennings, The Year in Lawsuits and Weddings, and more Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of February and March 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Nipplegate, Paris Hilton, Crunk and more Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of January 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Steve Irwin, Michael Jackson, Ben Affleck and The Year in Arrests Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of July, August and September 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Dan Rather, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Hamm and Oprah Winfrey Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of June and July 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Michael Moore, sequel mania, and more Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of March and April 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Courtney Love, Air America, Richard Simmons and more Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of May 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Drea de Matteo, the ''Friends'' finale and The Year in Births Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of October and November 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Boston Red Sox, George W. Bush, Dr. Dre and The Year in Disney Read Article

EW reminds us of the events of September and October 2004

Dec 27, 2004
Cat Stevens, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson and more Read Article

Year in Review

2004's Entertainers of the Year

Dec 16, 2005
Here's why Jon Stewart, the cast of ''Desperate Housewives,'' Usher, and others ranked among our favorite 12 acts in 2004 Read Article