Nov 03, 2006

Issue #905

Cover Story

''Babel'': Brad and Cate's dark-horse Oscar contender

by Christine Spines | Oct 27, 2006
Pitt and Blanchett headline a multinational cast in an epic drama spanning three continents and several gulfs of misunderstanding Read Article
Magazine Cover (Nov 03, 2006)

Ask the Critic

Why do so many films today tamper with time?

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 24, 2006
Check out today's Ask the Critic question, then post your own Read Article

Book Commentary

The A List: October 2006

Dec 27, 2006
A handy guide to movies, CDs, DVDs, TV shows, and books that made the grade (A - or better) in EW during the past month Read Article

Should you head to the multiplex or read the books?

by Michelle Kung, Hannah Tucker | Dec 29, 2006
We tell you about ''The Prestige,'' ''Flags of Our Fathers,'' and ''Running With Scissors'' Read Article

Book Review

The Kill Bill Diary

by Josh Rottenberg | Oct 27, 2006

Redneck Woman

by Chris Willman | Oct 27, 2006

Spy: The Funny Years

by Josh Wolk | Oct 27, 2006

Dirty Blonde

by Whitney Pastorek | Oct 27, 2006

Walt Disney

by Steve Daly | Nov 01, 2006

Dear John

by Jennifer Reese | Nov 01, 2006

Last Seen Leaving

by Thom Geier | Oct 27, 2006

Redemption

by Jennifer Reese | Oct 27, 2006

Strong Is Your Hold

by Hannah Tucker | Oct 27, 2006

The Real Animal House

by Jeff Labrecque | Oct 27, 2006

Ship of Ghosts

by Bob Cannon | Oct 27, 2006

Blacktop Cowboys

by Mandi Bierly | Oct 27, 2006

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

by Gilbert Cruz | Oct 27, 2006

Ines of My Soul

by Jennifer Reese | Nov 01, 2006

Home to Big Stone Gap

by Tina Jordan | Oct 27, 2006

The Half Life of Stars

by Leah Greenblatt | Oct 27, 2006

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

by Josh Wolk | Oct 27, 2006

Cover Story

''Babel'': Brad and Cate's dark-horse Oscar contender

by Christine Spines | Oct 27, 2006
Pitt and Blanchett headline a multinational cast in an epic drama spanning three continents and several gulfs of misunderstanding Read Article

DVD Review

Mission: Impossible III

by Adam B. Vary | Dec 27, 2006

The O.C.: The Complete Third Season

by Tanner Stransky | Dec 27, 2006

Simon & Simon

by Mandi Bierly | Dec 27, 2006

They All Laughed

by Paul Katz | Oct 27, 2006

Sweetie

by Kirven Blount | Oct 27, 2006

SNL: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse

by Mandi Bierly | Dec 27, 2006

I'm Alan Partridge: Season 1

by Michael Endelman | Oct 27, 2006

Big Love: The Complete First Season

by Lynette Rice | Nov 01, 2006

Hit List

Scott Brown's Hit List

by Scott Brown | Oct 27, 2006
The 10 hottest topics for the week of November 3, 2006 Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

Flicka

by Scott Brown | Oct 27, 2006

The Grudge 2

by Scott Brown | Oct 27, 2006

Marie Antoinette

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2006

The Prestige

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2006

Running With Scissors

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 27, 2006

Sleeping Dogs Lie

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2006

Sweet Land

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2006

Flags of Our Fathers

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 27, 2006

Movie Commentary

Feedback from our readers

Oct 27, 2006
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Movie News

Shia Labeouf is having a moment

by Lindsay Soll | Oct 27, 2006
The ''I, Robot'' actor is slated to star in the ''Transformers'' film Read Article

My favorite scene: George Clooney

Oct 27, 2006
Why the actor loved spending time with J. Lo while filming ''Out of Sight'' Read Article

Jackie Earle Haley's return to cinema

by Chris Nashawaty | Oct 27, 2006
The ''Little Children'' actor talks about his new movies Read Article

The race for Oscar starts earlier than expected

by Dave Karger | Oct 27, 2006
Releases like ''The Departed'' and ''The Queen'' kick off Award season Read Article

Wesley Snipes can't run from the Tax man

by Vanessa Juarez | Oct 27, 2006
The ''Blade'' star could face up to sixteen years in jail for fraud Read Article

Two big studios pass on ''Halo''

by Michelle Kung | Jan 03, 2007
But the movie adaptation of the videogame remains in preproduction Read Article

The Deal Report: November 3, 2006

by Adam B. Vary | Oct 27, 2006
The biggest upcoming projects in entertainment Read Article

''Death of a President'' is a hard sell

by Vanessa Juarez | Oct 27, 2006
The controversial mockumentary rattles theater chains Read Article

Celebrity News for the week of November 3, 2006

by Hannah Tucker | Oct 27, 2006
Brief updates on births, divorces, court dates, and more Read Article

Movie Review

Babel

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 25, 2006

Catch a Fire

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 25, 2006

Death of a President

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 25, 2006

Requiem

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 25, 2006

Shut Up & Sing

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 25, 2006

51 Birch Street

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 25, 2006

Climates

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 25, 2006

Cocaine Cowboys

by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 25, 2006

Music Commentary

Kids with famous parents vie for recording careers

by Leah Greenblatt | Oct 27, 2006
Robin Thicke, Brooke Hogan, and others want to be rock stars Read Article

Music News

A brief history of yodeling

by Tim Stack | Oct 27, 2006
We trace the musical path from Bette Midler to Gwen Stefani Read Article

Is the seven figure debut gone?

by Michael Endelman | Oct 27, 2006
Why we haven't seen strong sales since 50 Cent's ''The Massacre'' Read Article

Music Review

Public Warning

by Michael Endelman | Oct 30, 2006

Saturday Night Wrist

by Clark Collis | Oct 27, 2006

Pretty Little Head

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Oct 30, 2006

Flavor Flav

by Ryan Dombal | Oct 27, 2006

Better Days Will Haunt You

by Jon Dolan | Oct 27, 2006

Jibbs Feat. Jibbs

by Michael Endelman | Oct 27, 2006

El Mariel

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Oct 27, 2006

Songbird

by Jody Rosen | Oct 30, 2006

Remixed and Reimagined

by Sean Howe | Oct 27, 2006

Must List

The Must List: November 3, 2006

Oct 27, 2006
Ten Things We Love This Week Read Article

Sound Bites

TV's funniest quotes: Pick this week's best

Oct 27, 2006
An expanded online-only version of our favorite quips Read Article

Stage Review

The Times They Are A-Changin'

by Scott Brown | Oct 27, 2006

Butley

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Oct 27, 2006

Heartbreak House

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Oct 27, 2006

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

by Thom Geier | Oct 27, 2006

Wrecks

by Jeff Labrecque | Oct 27, 2006

Twelve Angry Men

by Robert Yoon | Oct 27, 2006

My Name Is Rachel Corrie

by Michelle Kung | Oct 27, 2006

TV Review

South Park

by Gillian Flynn | Dec 27, 2006

The Class

by Gillian Flynn | Dec 27, 2006

Television Commentary

How ''The O.C.'' has changed

by Tim Stack | Oct 27, 2006
EW charts the pop culture phenom's progress since its debut Read Article

Television News

Spotlight: Elizabeth Mitchell

by Dan Snierson | Oct 27, 2006
How ''Lost'''s newest ''other'' ended up in Hollywood Read Article

Connie Britton's guilty pleasure

Oct 27, 2006
The ''Friday Night Lights'' star says ''Entourage'' is her fave Read Article

''Without a Trace'' celebrates its 100th episode

by Tim Stack | Oct 27, 2006
How the CBS missing persons drama quietly made its mark Read Article

The Death of Ellen Tigh

by Marc Bernardin | Oct 27, 2006
EW remembers the departed character from ''Battlestar Galactica'' Read Article

NBC downsizes to cut costs

by Lynette Rice | Oct 27, 2006
The studio opts for more reality TV and less scripted shows Read Article

Real life events inspired by HBO's ''Entourage''

by Gilbert Cruz | Oct 27, 2006
Does the HBO series forecast projects in Hollywood? Read Article

The Pop of King

Stephen King on why he loves a good audiobook

by Stephen King | Feb 01, 2007
The Pop of King defends the genre, recommends his 10 favorites, and asks for your lists of favorite books to listen to Read Article

The Q&A

Our extended chat with the man, the legend... K-Fed!

by Lindsay Soll | Oct 27, 2006
We submitted Britney Spears' husband to EW's Personality Test -- here's what he said about his new album, Justin Timberlake, not doing ''the whole high school thing,'' and being ''the champion'' Read Article

What to Watch

What to Watch for week of October 30 - November 5, 2006

by Jessica Shaw | Oct 30, 2006
A day-to-day guide to notable programs* Read Article

''Weeds''

by Jessica Shaw

''House''

by Jessica Shaw

''The O.C.''

by Jessica Shaw

''The Simpsons''

by Jessica Shaw