Contents Summer Movie Preview: Titanic, Speed 2, Men ib Black, Contact, The Lost World, Batman and Robin, Hercules, Con Air and 40 more new films.


Nicholas Cage: Stranger in Paradise


Con Air: Crashing a plane into a Vegas casino.


Speed 2: Cruise Control: Director Jan De Bont is the captain.


Nude Awakenings: Is it liberating or exploitative


Hong Kong Cinema: Will it survive the Chinese takeover ?


Also Kelly Preston, Nastassja Kinski and more.

Contents Peter Fonda: Ballad of easy rider.


Jodie Foster: The woman who fell to earth.


John Woo: Duel nature.


MIB: Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones hold their own against the morphing monsters.


David Arquette: Lord of the fly-boys.


Jay Moloney: Angent under the influence.


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video and more.

Contents Sebastian Junger: The hot new lit boy in town.


Cop Land: The ampitious police drama.


Titanic: Cameron brings two studios to the brink of war.


Cannes Festival


Isabell Adjani... for President.


Alicia Silverstone: Through the looking glass.


The Godfather: The 25th anniversary.


Brendan Fraser: Myth Demeanor.


Jack Nance: Cult-movie icon of Eraserhead.


Also Heather Graham, Jay Mohr, Phil Strub, Nic Cage, Letters, News, This month's movies, Video and more.

Contents The Ultimate Fall preview: From Tarantino to Spielberg, Alien Resurrection to The Sequel to Scream, Paltrow to Pitt.


Keanu Reeves: He won't sell his soul in Devil's Advocate.


The men who new too much: Martin Scorsese examines the work of recently departed screen legends James Stewart and Robert Mitchum.


Boogie Nights: An edgy epic about porn in the '70s L.A.


Lolita: Adrian Lyne has completed his labor of love but no U.S. studio wants to touch it.


Is The Tin Drum child porn?: An Oklahoma judge says yes.


Mimi Leder: Director of Dreamworks' first film, The Peacemaker.


U-Turn: Oliver Stone gets back to his low-budget roots with a gritty thriller.


Paul Rudnick: Screenwriter of In And Out let us peek at his on-set diary.


Also Chris Tucker, Letters, News, This month's movies, Video and more.

Contents Auteurs de force: At a time when Hollywood increasingly plays it safe, today's actor-directors are willing to gamble their careers to make movies they believe in.


Ten movies that defined our decade: Schindler's List, Unforgiven, Beauty and the Beast, Pulp Fiction, Thelma & Louise, Wings of Desire, Do the Right Think, Broadcast News, Good Fellas, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.


The sweet hell of success: Top Hollywood directors talk about working in the air-conditioned inferno of Hollywood.


Being there: A photo gallery of moviemaking moments and indelible portraits - including shots of Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and more - celebrating ten years of shooting dangerously.


William Hurt: In the '80s he was poised to be Hollywood's next big leading man, but he steered himself into relative obscurity instead. Now, back onscreen in Dark Empire and the upcoming Lost In Space.


Jeff Bridges provides the ultimate insider's view into filmmaking with photos taken on his movie sets over the years.


Ten events in the film business that remade the map of Hollywood


Hollywoodland: The facts and figures on the industry's bottom line.

Contents Brad Pitt: Shooting Seven Years in Tibet, the epic true-life adventure of an Austrian mountain climber who became the Dalai Lama's tutor, was a new high point in his career.


Bai Ling: In the upcoming Red Corner, she plays a lawyer who puts her freedom on the line to expose the shady side of the Chinese legal system.


The Ice Storm: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, and James Sheridan play parents facing the sexual revolution in a wealthy, Waspy Connecticut suburb in 1973.


A Life Less Ordinary: Ewan McGregor, Andrew Macdonald, John Hodge, and Danny Boyle have made a very American film filled with guns, cars and Cameron Diaz.


In the works: Saving Private Ryan loses a shot; Deep Impact collides with Armageddon; Dave Chappelle gets Half Baked.


Hollywoodland: Linda Manz, lost and found; long distance direction from Steven Spielberg; the best of the late-summer film fests; Rod Steiger, Tobey Maguire, and Guy Pearce.


Paul Verhoeven: He took a beating after Showgirls, but now is mobilizing Starship Troopers, a violent $100 million sci-fi gamble that pits beautiful young people against nasty giant insects.


Warner Bros. has long been Hollywood's most respected studio. So why has its winning formula suddenly faltered this year ?

Contents Matthew McConaughey: A Time To Kill put his career into overdrive; he'll soon be seen playing a lawyer of a different stripe in Steven Spielberg's Amistad.


Tomorrow Never Dies: With HK action heroine Michelle Yeoh chained to his wrist, 007 Pierce Brosnan brings new meaning to the word bondage in a spectacular cycle chase from the new Bond's adventure.


Alien Resurection: Sigourney Weaver describes how she managed to swim like an alien, get sucked into the Viper Pit, and shoot the ball like Sheryl Swoopes.


Janeane Garofalo: Bruce Wagner discovers how dizzying the spotlight can be when he goes to the Emmys with her.


Titanic: Monomaniacal director James Cameron pushed his cast and crew to the breaking point to realize his version of the doomed ship. Working with a set the size of a small city, a studio-busting budget, and his gifted but increasingly exhausted stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron propelled one of the most ambitious films ever made through sheer force of will.


Hollywoodland: The Christmas card that spawned South Park; Hollywood's elite jockey for sneak peeks; Robert Zemeckis votes for Richard J. Daley. Plus Danny DeVitto and Minh-Na Wen.


Gummo: While lunching amid the suits, 23-year-old iconoclast and Kids screenwriter Harmony Korine chews on his latest film about aberrant teens.


Kundun: Director Martin Scorsese reveals why he decided to film his risky, luminous look at the life of the Dalai Lama.


The Rainmaker: How Francis Coppola kept his movie from becoming just another Grisham courtroom drama.

Contents Kevin Costner who embodies the American hero onscreen, rides again in The Postman. But though the $20 million man may play it safe onscreen with star turns, Costner's private world betrays the wear and tear of life's trials.


Richard E. Grant: The actor, who has worked with Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Altman, offers a blow-by-blow account of his latest challenge: starring opposite England's fantastic five in Spice World.


Matt Damon and Ben Affleck: With their cowritten drama, Good Will Hunting, the actors are proving it's possible to keep their boyhood dreams alive.


The Boxer: Director Jim Sheridan, screenwriter Terry George and actor Daniel Day-Lewis unite in Ireland to make a story of love among the ruins of a troubles-torn land.


Hollywoodland: Playing with Flubber, James Bond's politically incorrect sex life, Hunter S. Thompson's deepest Fear, Alan Rickman's Winter break.


James L. Brooks:The veteran director of Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, and the upcoming As Good As It Gets talks about Jack Nicholson, dueling divas, and those dreaded test screenings.


Steven Spielberg navigated Amistad through language barriers, racial issues, and a well-publicized lawsuit.


The Avengers: Tailored suits, futuristic catsuits, and plush furniture - see how Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman are bringing the 1960s TV series back to the high life.


Ma Vie En Rose: The twelve-year-old star wants you to know he's just acting.


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video, and more.

Contents Gwyneth Paltrow: She has it all: undeniable talent, a highbrow acting pedigree, and a high-profile social life.


Propaganda Films operates much like finishing school: Brash young directors go in making commercials and music videos and emerge helming big-budget action movies.


Wrap Party: Premiere's annual wrap-up relives the year's highs, lows, and really low lows, separating what scored from what bored in 1997.


Tod Volpe: The art dealer who went up the Hollywood Hills and came down e felon.


Hollywoodland: Leonardo DiCaprio's Plum assignment, Ed Burns' secret first film, Howie Long weathers a Firestorm, and Julie Christie is still Glow-ing.


Two Girls And A Guy: James Toback explains why he wrote the script with Robert Downey Jr. in mind.


Oscar confidential: A special preview which ranks this year's contenders, from sure bets like Titanic to long shots like Tom Selleck.


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video, and more.

Contents The wild bunch: A new breed of young actors is making the leap to major-studio stardom after gaining a reputation in low-budget indies. Four of the most successful - Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio - have joined forces in Richard Linklater's The Newton Boys, a western for the '90s set in the '20s.


Tall, Dark, and Ransom: Brimming with sick twists and a loaded plot, Suicide Kings casts Christopher Walken as a mafioso kidnapped by a bunch of Ivy Leaguers.


The Big Lebowski: Jeff Bridges documents with his camera the latest example of the Coen brothers' inspired lunacy.


Gina Gershon: A cultural field trip through Beverly Hills.


Behind the Oscar curtain: An exclusive behind-the-scenes report on 1997's broadcast.


In the works: Mel Gibson looks for Payback, Angela Bassett feels Groove-y, and Christian Slater does Very Bad Things.


Hollywoodland: How Old Friends became As Good As It Gets, a cross-dressing Drew Barrymore, B. Monkey's Asia Argento.


Bill Pullman reveals the quirky strategy that carries him from an Independence Day to such edgy projects as Zero Effect.


The Apostle: Faith, persistence, and a really good accountant helped Robert Duvall complete his dream project.


Chow Yun-Fat: To devotees who've followed his Hong Kong career, Asian superstar may be "the coolest man alive".


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video, and more.

Contents Special section - Oscar wild!: Actors, designers, and tireless publicists reveal the not-always-pretty details behind Oscar-night glamour. Premiere walks you through the entire evening, from your hair appointment to your speech to your dessert at the Governors Ball. William Goldman, the acclaimed screenwriter and pungent industry observer tells who sould win this year's Oscars and why. Also sixteen of the nation's foremost critics rate 100 releases from '97.


Primary Colors: Mike Nichols' film features an Oscar-caliber cast and a sparkling script by Elaine May, based on the best-selling novel about a Clintonesque presidential campaign.


Bright lights, Park city: What lit up Sundance this year? Here are the stories behind the best films, as well as intimate portraits of fresh faces and seasoned veterans.


Ice Cube: First a gangsta rapper, now a writer, director, actor, and producer as well.


Hollywoodland: The Mafia squeals to screenwriters, Titanic laughs last, and Steve Buscemi suffers.


Robert Towne: The legendary screenwriter (Chinatown, Shampoo) aims to get his directing career on track with a biopic about distance runner Steve Prefontaine.


Edward Burns: Lookin at his new woman-friendly drama, No Looking Back, working with Spielberg, and reporting of a romance with costar Lauren Holly.


The Man In The Iron Mask: Leonardo DiCaprio and his costars were busy with swaggering and swordplay, but they still managed to get in a good cry.


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video, and more.

Contents The contenter: After delivering a knockout performance in Boogie Nights, Mark Wahlberg is finally getting some respect: he has four new films on the way.


The Thin Red Line: A sneak peek at reclusive director Terrence Malick's return to the front with his star-studded, grenade-launching World War II drama.


The 1998 power list: 1.Michael Eisner, 2.Rupert Murdoch, 3.Summer Redstone, 4.Steven Spielberg, 5.Edgar Bronfman Jr., 6.Tom Cruise ...


Cool Britannia: Budding young English actresses Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, and Catherine McCormack have a field day plowing around the set of The Land Girls.


The Exorcist: Writer Peter Biskind details the sexual escapades, professional rivalries, and personal crises that somehow managed to generate a horror classic. (Exclusive excerpt from his incendiary tellall about book about Hollywood in the '70s).


In the works: Nicolas Cage makes the Best example, Russell Crowe's on ice in Alaska, and Chris Tucker's in a Rush.


Apt Pupil: Director Bryan Singer's follow-up to The Usual Suspects involves a teenager's lesson in the meaning of the Holocaust. But when the makers asked some underage extras to strip for a shower scene, it set off a controversy that has erupted into lawsuits and ugly allegations.


The Butcher Boy: Director Neil Jordan tells how his unflinchingly dark comedy about a child's descent into madness, made the cut with Warner Bros.


Also Letters, News, This month's movies, Video, DVD and more.

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Contents Reviews: eXistenZ, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Run Lola Run.


The sex files: Julia Roberts, Mike Myers, Sharon Stone, and many more reveal the naked truth behind filming their first love scene.


Goodbye, Goodfellas: Once a colorful thorn in Hollywood's side, organized crime is now just an L.A. sideshow.


Emir Kusturica and Goran Paskaljevic: Two films, two feuding directors - Separate views of the most tragic region in Europe.


Summer preview: Premiere predicts which summer films will rule the box office galaxy.


Salma Hayek shoots straight about enticing tarantulas, breaking commandments, and nearly losing Wild Wild West.


The Mummy: Brendan Fraser presents a few of his favorite images from the set.


Show Toppers: At the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas, theater owners honor the hottest tickets in Hollywood.


The Power List: The 100 most powerful people in Hollywood: 1.Rupert Murdoch, 2.Michael Eisner, 3.Summer Redstone, 4.Steven Spielberg...

Contents Reviews: Limbo, My Son the Fanatic.


50 unsung classics: How many of these great movies have you seen?


Heather Graham: Makes "Austin Powers" & "Bowfinger" go pop.


John Sayles: Winning his war with the studios.


10 terrific scripts Hollywood can't handle.


Julia vs Julia: Two Roberts vehicles collide.


Rumors Inc.: Stars tell tall tales.


Star Wars: Pod race shot-by-shot.


Barry Sonnenfeld: Talks about his faith in Will Smith, his love of the studio system. and how he made Forrest run.


Cool runnings: Director Tom Tykwer slows down to talk about the Sundance standout Run Lola Run.

Contents Reviews: Summer of Sam, American Pie, Dick, Autumn Tale.


Stop the madness: American movies try to get respect at a very tentious Cannes film festival.


Star power: How actors use (and abuse) their clout.


Brad Pitt & Edward Norton: Two heavy hitters put their muscle behind the controversial Fight Club.


Fright nights: Secrets of summer's scariest movies.


The complete Kubrick: Insiders remember a cinematic genius.


Michelle Williams: The girl who knows too much.


The Haunting: Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Owen Wilson raise the roof on the set of Jan De Bont's film.


The Blair Witch Project: The indie horror sensation.

Contents Reviews: Runaway Bride, The Muse, The Source, Eyes Wide Shut.


Total Guide to the new season: Starring: Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicolas Cage, Ben Affleck, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jodie Foster, Jim Carrey, Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan, Christina Ricci.


Michelle Pfeiffer: The fire within.


Egomania '99: The ugly truth about Disney vs Katzenberg.


Steve McQueen: The scandalous life of the movies' coolest rebel.


Don't shoot!: The violent movies that scare Hollywood to death.


All the Pretty Horses: An exclusive first look on the set of Billy Bob Thornton's latest directorial effort, starring Matt Demon.


LeeLee Sobieski: The star of TV's Joan of Arc, who's now turning heads in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, says of Kubrick, "I was 14. I didn't know what he was doing with me."

Contents Reviews: American Beauty, The Straight Story, Jacob the Liar.


Hall of Fame: Premiere celebrates the 100 most daring people in the history of film making.


Martin Scorsese & Spike Lee: Two master filmmakers and provacateurs discuss the vagaries of the rating system, the oscars, and living in the material world.


Two flew over the cuckoo's nest: To play mental patients in Girl, Interrupted, actresses Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie had to revisit some dark times in their own pasts.


Vanguard talents: A portfolio of the young and fearless.


Philip Seymour Hoffman: He kissed Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights, made obscene phone calls to his neighbor in Happiness, and will don women's clothing for the upcoming film Flawless.


Sarah Polley & Audrey Wells: The star and the writer-director of Guinevere talk about their politically charged friendship and their film's unusual depiction of a May-September relationship.


Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and the Headless Horseman come together on the creepy set of Burton's latest other-wordly adventure.


Diller's Crossing: October Films rose to prominence with its savvy marketing of unusual art films. Yet its very success, ironically, proved to be its undoing. Now that mogul Barry Diller has folded October and Gramercy Pictures into his USA Films, will it become a threat to Miramax's dominance of the independent scene?

Contents Reviews: The Insider, The Limey, Ride With The Devil.


As Kate would have it: From her starting debut in Heavenly Creatures to her Oscar-nominated, world-conquering turn in Titanic, Kate Winslet has kept her own counsel through a spectacular rise to stardom. Now she has a new film, Holy Smoke; a new husband; and a renewed determination to take Hollywood on her own terms.


King's ransom: 'George and David got so mad at each other that they had to be separated,' Ice Cube says of his Three Kings costar George Clooney and director David O. Russell, who nearly came to blows on the Arizona set.


Making Love's: Director Kenneth Branagh and company (Alicia Silverstone, Matthew Lillard, et al.) break into song on the set of Love's Labour's Lost, one of Shakespeare's lesser-known comedies, which they're adapting into the 1930s-style musical romp, due to open next spring.


The last innocent: A veteran director looks back wistfully at the life of Audrey Hepburn-a great Hollywood star and master manipulator of beauty and feelings, yet a noble, considerate, and stylishly elegant as they come.


The gray '90s: Venerable screenwriter William Goldman explains why the '90s represented the most severe creative drought in film history.


The Straight Story: David Lynch's latest film.


Get happy: Gregg Araki, director of the apocalyptic gorefests Doom Generation and Nowhere, changes gears with his latest film, Splendor-a quirky romance that is positively sweet.


First take: The barely possible Mission: Impossible 2; what actress Hilary Swank knows about Boys; the great American Movie; and Terence Stamp's path from Cockney to The Limey.


Shy, but barely: Shy or not, all actresses know that removing their clothing can help their careers. Here, a B-movie veteran reveals the not-always-bitter truth about appearing naked onscreen.

Contents Reviews: Bringing Out The Dead, Cradle Will Rock, The Cider House Rules.


The movies that changed America: From Shampoo to Saving Private Ryan.


Where's Johnny?: Following a string of quirky roles in lackluster films, the elusive Johnny Depp is now focusing on his new baby, his new life in France, and his upcoming turn in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow.


Holiday presence: A wealth of exciting new films hit theaters just in time for Oscar consideration, and Premiere showcase some of their stars, those who shine the brightest: Denzel Washington, Lisa Kudrow, Charlize Theron, Chow Yun-Fat, and Tobey Maguire.


Hell's angels: Robin Tunney may be known for her somber roles in such films as The Craft, but while on a picnic in L.A., the actress-next up in End Of Days-betrays a sunny disposition.


Rocking the house: In his Altmanesque epic Cradle Will Rock, director Tim Robbins presents a lively mosaic of mostly true tales from the 1930s art-meets-politics front, with Orson Welles and Diego Rivera at the barricades.


Three angry men: Premiere investigates the ongoing controversy inside The Insider, Michael Mann's take on big tobacco, CBS, and 60 Minutes.


'Mother' of the year: No longer the enfant terrible, Pedro Almodovar is set to release his calm, bittersweet drama All About My Mother.


First take: Guerrilla marketing; stars get (too) comfortable on Bravo; Johnny Lee Miller meets Jane Austeen; and what a best boy does. Plus: the divine Judi Dench.


Teen days that shook the world: Fifteen years ago, John Hughes had never had a hit, the Brat Pack was unheard of, and Hollywood believed the phrase "teen drama" was an oxymoron. The Breakfast Club changed all that.

Contents Reviews: Man On The Moon, The End of the Affair, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Emperor and The Assassin.


Year-end bash: Kiss the Millennium Goodbye! The Unsung Oscars; movies you should have seen but didn't; a test of your seventh sense (i.e. cinematic silliness); and quotable statistics. Plus: Honk if you love celebrity politicians.


Tom Hanks walks The Green Mile. Director Frank Darabont explains why he chose to make another Stephen King prison drama after Shawshank.


Oliver Stone's NFL Blitz: Movie veteran director enters a new battlefield-the football field-with his latest film, Any Given Sunday.


When Carrey met Kaufman: The director of Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, talks about the two new characters in his life: Andy Kaufman and Jim Carey.


Mat Damon's killer charm: In his latest role, as the titular sociopath of The Talented Mr. Ripley, the perfectionist actor turns away from the limelight in order to challenge himself with much darker themes.


Galaxy Quest: In space no one can hear you laugh. Premiere goes behind the scenes of the new comedy for a nutty look at the space-suit-clad Sigourney Weaver, Tim Allen, and Allan Rickman, who play actors mistakenly drafted by aliens to fight their real star wars.


Bruce Willis: The deal that saved his career.


Smooth Operetta: Known for his searing portraits of contemporary life, Mike Leigh now goes back more than 100 years to depict Gilbert and Sullivan, in Topsy-Turvy.

Contents Reviews: The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hurricane, Girl Interrupted.


Adventures in the celebrity trade: Oscar winner Ben Affleck talks to himself about the hazards of fame, the art of publicity, and why you should see his new movie.


Lost in Paradise: While filming in Thailand, The Beach was hit with harsh press and frightening boat accident. In this on-set exclusive, director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) and star Leonardo DiCaprio discuss the challenges of bringing this dark adventure to life.


The joy of sets: The industry's top still photographers take a candid look at some of Hollywood's finest moments-in-the-making, from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest to The Truman Show.


'Down' time: Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles lead a hip, talented, and not-unattractive young cast in the college-kids-take-Manhattan comedy Down To You.


The Gold and the beautiful: It's the show behind the show. Take a sneak peek behind the curtain of the Academy Awards ceremony, from the early meetings to the last minute changes, from the overzealous stand-ins to the overzealous winners.


Award to the wise: Premiere takes an early looks at this year's likely Oscar nominees.


First take: How Supernova became a black hole; Ashley Judd gets dressed up; and Erykah Badu makes Rules.


The Indiewood 10: Premiere ranks the ten most powerful independent film companies. Plus: how they got there and where they're headed.


Spaced 'Ghost': Forest Whitaker plays a hit man with a samurai soul, in Jim Jarmusch's latest film.

Contents Reviews: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Agnes Browne, Mifune.


Breaking the sex barrier: After a taboo-breaking year in film, Premiere explores what's left to be covered - and uncovered - onscreen.


Now, Moore than ever: Magnolia's Julianne Moore has become America's favorite new drama queen by taking on the riskiest roles in the boldest films.


The bare necessities: What the stars put on in order to get naked.


Ask Dr. Drew: The loneline expert counsels a pretty woman, an adulterous attorney, and a hot-to-fox-trot teen.


Going all the ways: Premiere's guide to the slinkiest and kinkiest in movie lovemaking.


Law of desire: Besides perfect bone structure, The Talented Mr. Ripley's Jude Law possesses two things that will secure his film future: intellect and knowing how to use it.


The unkindest cuts: Directors share battle stories from the ratings trenches.


Once was not enough: Wes Bentley (American Beauty) and Monica Potter (Patch Adams) recreate cinema's steamiest moments, from Shampoo to 9 1/2 Weeks.


The Martian Chronicles: The stars of Brian De Palma's Mission To Mars rendezvous on the red planet.


Sofia's choise: Sofia Coppola steps out of her famous father's shadow with her feature-directing debut, The Virgin Suicides.


Playing doctor: William Goldman, a veteran script doctor, explains his bedside manner with ailing screenplays.


'Psycho' drama: Christian Bale gives Jared Leto the ax, and other mad tales from the set of American Psycho.

Contents The joy of X: The colorful comic-book heroes (and antiheroes) of X-Men are battling on the big screen this summer.


Toni Collette: Oscar-nominated actress, costar of the upcoming Shaft, shoots straight about her good hygiene, her ambivalence toward moviemaking, and her urge to pinch Russell Crowe's posterior.


The wow factor: M:I 2's cliffhanger, The Patriot's cannon fire and much, much more - a detailed look at the making of the summer's kickass scenes, shot by exhilarating shot.


Catch a Rave: The totally indie story behind Groove, the valentine to rave culture that won raves at Sundance this year.


Nashville: A celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Robert Altman's satirical portrait of America.


First take: A host of stars and studios get stuck in Traffic; Coyote Ugly's howlin' star, Piper Perado; Shaft.


Can't buy my love: Could Hollywood be growing a conscience? Four new movies explore the quest for the priceless, rather than the most expensive, things in life.


If these numbers could talk: Premiere sharpens its pencil and dissects the $30 million budget of a recent studio film.


Road rules: Following a detour after her acclaimed feature debute, Crush, director Alison Maclean is moving back into the fast lane, with festival favorite Jesus' Son.

Contents Reviews: Me, Myself & Irene, Cecil B. DeMented.


Jennifer Lopez: Returns to the screen with a vengeance. In The Cell she plays a psychologist who inhabits the mind of a serial killer in order to understand him.


Bounce: Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck's real-life chemistry makes a leap onto the big screen in the upcoming romantic drama.


Harry Potter: How the year's biggest movie deal went down.


The 100 greatest movie lines of all time: From 'Rorebud' to 'Show me the money'. Premiere celebrates 100 of Hollywood's most-quotable lines, and reveals how they got that way.


Hollywood's seven deadly sins: Harold Ramis, the director of Bedazzled on how to succeed in Hollywood without selling your soul.


Ashton Kutcher: The eye-catching boy from TV's That '70s Show, lassos a big-screen role in Texas Rangers.


All about my other: In honor of Me, Myself & Irene, Premiere serves up a dish of cinema's greatest nutcases.


Cinema Purite: The raw emotion of such films as Cannes Palme d'or winner Dancer In The Dark is revolutionizing Hollywood, replacing big-studio gloss with true grit.


iFilm: The company that wants to teach Hollywood to stop worrying and love the internet.

Contents Reviews: The Way of the Gun, Pola X.


The ultimate fall movie preview: All you need to know about Tom Hanks' survival training, Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas' steamy screen fling, Cameron Crow 's blast from the past, and the Blair Witch fanatics who dared to go into the woods - again.


Charlie's Angels: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu address those nagging rumors about script horrors and on-set scuffles and debate whether or not it's 'just a movie.'


The Way of the Gun: Taye Diggs clearly has the acting chops to be a star, but can he distract people from his breathtaking beauty long enough to be taken seriously?


The inheritance: He was a child actor (Lord of the Flies) who had succesfully grown up on-screen (White Squall, Lost Highway); he was the descendant of an oil billionare; and he was a heroin addict running out of second chances. But Balthazar Getty chose to defy destiny and get a life.


Bill Mechanic: 20th Century Fox's recently departed studio chief talks candidly about how to make good films in Hollywood - and why the studio system is broken.


They've Got a 'Tao' Jones: When director Jenniphr Goodman mixed philosophy, love, and star Donal Logue, she got an enchaning result: The Tao Of Steve.

Contents Reviews: Dr. T & The Women, The Yards, The Contender.


Drew Barrymore: A film industry vet at 25, Barrymore knows a thing or two about surviving the game. The star and producer of Charlie's Angels talks about getting her production company off the ground, being taken seriously, facing her fears, and finding love with funnyman Tom Green.


Holly Hunter: Thirteen years after starring in Raising Arizona, Hunter reteams with the Coen brothers for O Brother, Where Art Thou?


Lauren Shuler Donner: She produced one of the year's biggest hits (X-Men) and has some very familiar titles (You've Got Mail, St. Elmo's Fire) - but Shuler Donner, who began as one of the industry's first camerawomen, has fought tough battles along the way.


Strange bedfellows: When Gary Oldman signed on to The Contender (costarring Jeff Bridget and Joan Allen), director Rod Lurie was thrilled to have the gifted actor - and executive producer - on his team. But soon their partnership would turn acrimonious over issues both personal and political.


That 'Golden' touch: An early look at Merchant Ivory's The Golden Bowl, starring Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, and Anjelica Huston.


Unbreakable: Can M. Night Shyamalan top 'The Sixth Sense'?


Blair Witch 2: Why they're going back into the woods.


'R'-Town: How the MPAA loosened its grip on movie ratings.

Contents Reviews: Quills.


First take: Astronaut-to-be James Cameron chats about heading into orbit; Sarah Wynter has her Day; the corset as the original Wonderbra.


The Temptation & Salvation of Angelina Jolie: Wild child Angelina Jolie has made a habit of keeping Hollywood - and the rest of America - guessing. Now the Oscar winning actress reveals the truth about her career choises, her dark days, and how her new husband Billy Bob Thornton, has help her keep her grip.


Year of the Dragon: To create the breathtaking martial arts drama Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, director Ang Lee combined balletic fight sequences, the Chinese wu xia tradition, and the dramatic tension that marks all of his films. An exclusive first look.


The golden season: No more checking your brain at the door: Holiday films (and Oscar hopefuls) are on the way, promising romance, mystery, and life-changing events. In this exclusive preview, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Laura Linney, and other shinning stars of the season talk about their daring new roles.


The 25th annual Toronto International Film Festival: The stars and the must-see movies that will be making their way to theaters soon.


Jungle fever: Erupting volcanos, death, disease, mudslides, and an exacting director - with challenges like these on the Ecuador set of Proof of Life, it's no wonder people weren't looking for sparks between stars Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe.


Steven Soderbergh: The director of 1989's sex, lies and videotape talks about his mainstream studio hit, Erin Brockovich, his latest film, Traffic, and why he insists on keeping it real.


'Family' affair: In Two Family House, writer-director Raymond De Felitta remembers his uncle, a Staten Island factory worker who risked it all on a tavern and a dream.

Contents Reviews: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Claim, O Brother, Where Art Thou?


First take: Shopping for movie stardom on the internet; How the Grinch's CG effects stole the show; butt-kicking chick flicks; Mel Gibson gets happy feet; a feast of frocks from the East.


Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves: British director Guy Ritchie, whose previous film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, rocked audiences with its frenetic style, returns with Snatch. This time, he's got American star power too: Leading the cast are Benicio Del Toro and Brad Pitt, who endured tattoos and potato sandwiches in order to work with Madonna's better half.


Funny farm: In O Brother, Where Art Thou? the Coen brothers apply their offbeat sensibility to Hommer's The Odyssey and end up with a set full of singing, dancing actors (including George Clooney) - and one nervous pig.


Chicken run: Premiere recaps the year in film.


No guts, no glory: It seemed like the edge hits of 1999 would have paved the way for a wild and risky 2000. So how come studios and production companies played it so safe this past year?


Wild Horses: Casting conflicts and running-time woes couldn't keep this movie at bay forever: a sweeping look at Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses, which is finally trotting into theaters.


River Phoenix: Peter Bogdanovich looks back on his golden moments with the actor who lived fast, died young, and - nearly eight years later - remains shrouded in an almost James Dead-like mystique.


Hollywood strike fever: With actors and writers strikes threatening to halt film production next spring, Hollywood is in hyperdrive: Marquee names are loading up on projects, while eager neophytes are being thrown into stardom at lightning speed.


In a sentimental 'Mood': In the Mood For Love director Wong Kar-wai crafts a beautiful love story - without relying on love scenes.


Signed, sealed, and delivered: By taking chances, seeking out rookie talent, and hooking itself to other studio's hotshot projects, Miramax is playing ''Let's make a coproduction deal'' with the best of 'em.

Contents Hungry for Moore?: Julianne Moore sinks her teeth into ''Hannibal.''


Hannibal: The gory details behind director Ridley Scott's sequel.


Dialogue: Joan Allen & Frances McDormand: Two actresses behind three of the year's most riveting performances chat about how they got started, how they feel about Hollywood, and how they look on camera.


Benicio Del Toro: With Traffic, Snatch, and The Pledge all hitting theaters this season, the unconventional star is quickly rising to the top of the pack.


Dialogue: Oliver Stone & Darren Aronofsky: A veteran rebel filmmaker and a member of the new breed compare notes on beating the Hollywood system.


Nicole Kidman sings!: She kicks up her heels in Moulin Rouge, a sensual musical extravaganza.


Into leatherface?: The making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.


The 25 most dangerous movies of all time.


Knockaround Guys: Brian Koppelman explains why the Tarantino's influence is still tough to shake.


Before Night Falls: Artist-director Julian Schnabel explores the life of the late Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas.


The Claim: The crew of Michael Winterbottom's western epic torches its own set for a crucial scene.

Contents Action: Marley Shelton ditches sugar for Spice; why Phone Booth had trouble connecting with Hollywood; Joan Crawford's sole provider; and what's happening on Robertson Boulevard. Plus: Elvis may have left the building - but he's still at the multiplex.


When films collide: What happens when Hollywood green-lights two projects about the same thing - at the same time?


The British are cunning: Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner scored with High Fidelity and Billy Elliot, and they could have two more hits on the way. Who are these guys?


Trade secrets: Click and drag, nip and tuck: Add a teardrop, erase some blood, lose a pimple: With the right software, film perfection is easy.


Lost Hollywood: Noir kinda guy: The man behind original Sin, Michael Cristofer, remembers the mystery writer, Cornell Woolrich, who inspired Hitchcock and Truffaut.


Penelope Cruz: The smoldering star of Captain Corelli's Mandolin talks about life as America's newest screen siren - and why Hollywood's leading men think she's trouble.


Hack to the future: When Jon Johansen broke the encryption code for DVD, he opened the possibility of swapping films online. Is Hollywood about to be Napster-ized?


A touch of gold: Hilary Swank cried, Whitney Houston cracked up, and American Beauty ran the table: An exclusive peek backstage at last year's Academy Awards.


Arnold the barbarian: Hollywood's favorite terminator has a clear weakness: pretty young women. The inside story on Arnold Schwarzenegger's wandering hands, his state-of-the-art heart, and the publicity armor that shields them both.


Guess who's coming to Hollywood?: Chris Rock is on a roll. After successfully straying from pure comedy into edgier territory, he is ready to take on his first romantic lead. Anybody got a problem with that?


Creating a Monster: In his own early storyboards for Hannibal's nightmarish scenes, director Ridley Scott reveals the method behind his thriller's madness.


Reviews: Vatel, Series 7, Company Man.

Contents Action: Paul Walker goes for a spin; the wizard of Oscar, Gil Cates, explains why you don't want a short ceremony, really; the best video store in America; idol chatter with Rip Torn.


Players: The state of his union: With a strike looming, the future of film production rests on the shoulders of one man: SAG prez William Daniels.


Studio system: The Asian evasion: For most of Hong Kong's stars, breaking into Hollywood is still about as easy as sword-fighting on treetops.


Indie exposure: Thanks for no memories: Director Christopher Nolan's Memento is a murder mystery-slash-revenge story told in reverse.


In the works: Julianne Moore and David Duchovny's science project; Matt Damon's Identity crisis; Tyrese's L.A. story.


The devilsh Miss Jones: She may be one of the few women in America willing to gain 15 pounds for her job, but Renee Zellweger has weightier issues to face - such as learning to fly solo again (like Bridget Jones) after her breakup with Jim Carrey.


The Wuz robbed: Premiere's exclusive Oscar-poll results overturn many Academy Award winners from the past 25 years.


Lust et veritas: A secret society at Yale recently revealed that they're not just watching X-rated films at school; they're making one. Meet the Einsteins who want to be Eisenstein.


All that Utah jazz: Mick Jagger, Julia Stiles, Ozzy Osbourne, and others heat up the Sundance Film Festival.


Purr-fect world: What's new, pussycat? For Tara Reid, a lot: starring in Josie and the Pussycats, reading with Gwyneth, and getting engaged to MTV god Carson Daly.


Man of a thousand lives: Robert Evans, the legendary producer behind Chinatown and The Godfather, has led a life as wild as his movies, and survived to tell about it. Barely.


Reviews: The Caveman's Valentine, The Center Of The World, Amores Perros, Sundance Film Festival (Julie Johnson, The Deep End, In The Bedroom, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, The Believer, Waking Life, Tape).

Contents In love and war: At times, the making of Perl Harbor seemed like a war in itself. Ben Affleck learned the true meaning of pain, Kate Beckinsale shed tears, Ewen Bremmer barely survived, and director Michael Bay Feng Shui'd his house in search of inner peace.


The power list: The 100 most powerfull people in Hollywood.


Rock star: After several years as a WWF superstar, The Rock is ready to roll into movies.


The sorcerer's new apprentice: An exclusive peek at the magic being made (by Muggles!) on the set of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone.


Richard Castellano: From an aspiring movie mogul to... jail.


Shmoozer take all: Once, producer Elie Samaha was riding high but when his formula failed on Battlefield Earth, investors grew suspicious.

Contents The sexiest android alive: Jude Law talks about the year's most hush-hush film, Steven Spielberg's ''A.I.'' Plus how A.I., a futuristic Pinocchio story, finally came to life.


The movie-star prison system: Whose careers are on death row?.


The big guns of summer: 58 hot new films.


Funky Brewster: Jordana Brewster takes the wheel as a sexy speed demon in The Fast And The Furious.


Best in Show: A galaxy of stars align at the ShoWest convention. An eight-page portfolio.


Road worriers: As Thelma & Louise turns ten, Premiere's fearless reporters retrace the steps of the film's famous femme fatales.


Our dumb cinema: The weekly humor paper The Onion recently signed a deal with Miramax Films to bring its pungent brand of satire to the big screen.

Contents Welcome to the Planet Of The Apes: It's Gorilla warfare on the set of Tim Burton's sci-fi epic. The director explains how he got his cast to find their inner simian, and Mark Wahlberg, one of the film's humans, ponders why he 's still dreaming about chimps.


A made woman: Sopranos star Drea de Matteo already knows a thing or two about, well, hits. Now she's showing her stuff on the big screen with three upcoming movies.


Tomb with a view: Kickass action, screenwriter hell, and Angelina Jolie's padded bra. How director Simon West created a cyber-screen star in Tomb Rider.


Bigger bang theories: The secrets behind summer's most amazing scenes. from the explosions of Pearl Harbor to the drag races in The Fast And The Furious


The bombshell and the bodybuilder: Mae West's last days and nights. An exclusive look at a Hollywood legend's final years.


Seth speaks: Seth Green, a 27-year-old acting veteran, is trying to grow up - taking on his first adult role, in America's Sweethearts.


The most shocking movie you 'll never get to see: Battle Royale, the Japanese kill-or-be-killed teen movie, is the most shocking film in recent years - which is why American audiences will likely never see it.


Such a tease: This summer, experience all the drama, the suspense, and the passion when the motion picture industry proudly brings you... the trailer.


Tom Clancy and the battle over Jack Ryan: Why Tom Clancy went to war with Hollywood in the hunt for a red-hot leading man.


In the works: Gwyneth Paltrow reaches a comfortable cruising altitude; Jet Li is The One to watch; Michael Douglas plays mind games.

Contents Reese Witherspoon lets down her hair: The Legally Blonde star has a career plan, a penchant for speaking her mind, and a desire to play the Hollywood game - according to the rules.


Quel Cannes!: At the 54th Cannes film festival, Nicole Kidman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jean-Luc Godard, and other luminaries shined.


The man who fell for earth: Join Woody Harrelson, actor, activist, and ambassador of hemp, on his high but mighty crusade to save the planet.


There's something about ''Carrie'': Sissy Spacek, director Brian De Palma, and many others relive the bloody details of making the horror classic.


The 50 greatest movie posters of all time: Jaws, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Breakfast at Tiffany's - the mere names of certain films naturally conjure up images of their posters. A look at the 50 best, ever .


Twilight of a god: Despite his legendary status, Marlon Brando is still struggling. An intimate portrait of the master at work.


Jack Valenti's last stand: For 35 years, the presidentof the MPAA has been battling Washington. At 79, is he still up to the fight?

Contents Filmmaker Kevin Smith on playing the strong, silent type.


The Sammy Davis, Jr. Reader gets sweet on the Candy Man.


MTV Movie Awards.


All-Access Hollywood: Gossip columnist George Christy may have a weakness for freebies, but his predecessors were much worse.


George W. Bush has many friends in Hollywood. But who are they?


David Siegel and Scott McGehee: How two filmmakers made it into The Deep End - and into Sundance-goers' hearts.


Lord Of The Rings: Elijah Wood on hobbits, wizards, and other middle-earthlings.


The fall movie preview: The inside line on the season's coolest movies - from the sexy Vanilla Sky to the heavyweight Ali to such star-studded capers as Spy Game and Ocean's Eleven.


Girl talk with Hillary Swank: Boy's Don't Cry star tackles a different sort of costume drama with The Affair of the Necklace.


Hidden Hollywood: 25 years of the star's private moments. Brigitte Lacombe has chronicled Hollywood with her trademark eye for elegance.


Disney vs Pixar: The battle for animation domination.


Reviews: Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Heist, A.I., O.

Contents Britney goes Hollywood: Can the pop princess become a screen queen?


It takes three: Thanks to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, indie film company Good Machine is firing on all cylinders.


Ben Stiller: On the fabulous world of 'Zoolander'.


'Star Wars' shorts: The best fan films in the galaxy.


Cameron Diaz: An intimate interview with a seriously funny lady. Yes, starring in The Mask really did change her life. The always candid star of Gangs Of New York and Vanilla Sky, gets in touch with her ouvre.


What women want: From Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood to White Oleander to a daring Frida Kahlo biopic, Premiere offers a behind-the-scenes peek at Hollywood's most highly anticipated ''women's movies'' - plus a look at what that phrase even means these days.


Without Limits: Why Tom Cruise's producing partner, Paula Wagner, is a star in her own right.


A woman's touch: Three female writers (Jessica Bendinger, Allison Anders, Helen Fielding) rethink some of cinema's most macho moments, and this time the woman gets the last word.


Most likely to succeed: Leelee Sobieski may have just graduated from high school, but the gutsy star of My First Mister is growing up fast.


The natural: Oscar winner Frances McDormand, who goes glam in the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There, explains why, at 44, she's finally ready to do nude scenes.

Contents Ocean's Eleven: From late-night partying with Julia Roberts and Matt Damon to flatulence contests with Brad Pitt, George Clooney had quite a gas making Ocean's Eleven. But when it comes to planning his career, he's serious.


A touch of class: Bob Balaban, an actor-producer, reports from the set of Robert Altman's Gosford Park, a thoroughly British tale of murder, music and social manners.


Never say die: Will Batman spread his wings again? Was that really Indy Jones's last crusade? Should we never say never to another James Bond movie? An inside look at the status of Hollywood franchises.


The Royal Tenenbaums: The director of Rushmore is dishing up a new offbeat comedy - and he's doing it family-style. Meet Wes Anderson, the man behind The Royal Tenenbaums.


Monica Bellucci: Sexy Italian actress has audiences howling over Brotherhood Of The Wolf.


Tatum O'Neil: She's survived a nervous breakdown, a difficult marriage to John McEnroe, and estrangement from her father, and today Oscar winner Tatum O'Neil is getting back into the game with a new leading role.


Oscar finds a new home: A 3,300-seat theater, complete with a grand ballroom, opera boxes, and, of course, a pair of seven-ton elepants.


The Red Hot Center: Hollywood's most powerful women (and Tom Cruise) came together for Premiere'a annual awards luncheon.


United we stand: Throughout Hollywood history, filmmakers from Chaplin to Griffith to Coppola and Friedkin have banded together to gain creative control over their movies. Again and again they have proven that once divided, they fall.


Big game hunting: Forget about the hot books and news hooks: Movie producers are tracking the money trail to video games like Duke Nukem and Resident Evil for sure thing source material.


What lies down under: The Australian suspense-drama Lantana digs deep to find the tragedy and truth in love and marriage.

Contents Natalie Portman: The beauty of Star Wars: The luminous actress reveals what it's like playing a regal and sensual woman onscreen, and a whipsmart undergrad (with international fame) in real life.


Inside the making of Episode II: Attack Of The clones is blasting into theaters. George Lucas and his team of digital maestros offer the inside scoop on their latest trek into the galaxy far, far away.


Hollywood's new wave: 25 actors, directors, and execs under 35 who own the future: From Heath Ledger to Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst to Jennifer Connelly, Wes Anderson to Spike Jonze, and more, some of Hollywood's most influential players are also its youngest.


I was a Hollywood assistant: The assistant to a demanding Hollywood producer gives the hilarious and humiliating account of his first year on the job.


Reviews: About A Boy, Insomnia, The Importance Of Being Earnest, 13 Conversations About One Thing.


Billy Wilder: The director who conquered Hollywood with such films as Double Indemnity, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment.


In the company of me: For hot young stars like Drew Barrymore and Ryan Phillippe, today's must-have accessory isn't a cell phone or a sports car; it's a producing partner.


Summer movie preview: Premiere's annual preview offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the summer's top sizzlers, from Tom Hanks's rough Road to Tom Cruise's new mission, Jennifer Lopez's revenge to Jennifer Aniston's affair. Plus: the season's MVPs: Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, and Aaron Eckhart.

Contents Tom Cruise: In Steven Spielberg's 'Minority Report' he'll be watched closely, as a detective wanted for a crime not yet committed.


The movie that changed my life: George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Tim Burton, Christina Ricci, Billy Bob Thornton, Edie Falco, and many more reveal all!


Space oddity: The story behind 'Men In Black II.'


Matt Damon's 'Bourne Identity' crisis: An insider's look at what went wrong - and ultimately right - with the making of a summer blockbuster.


Kieran Culkin is making a bid for stardom in two new films.


Nipple checks & acrobats: Backstage Oscar exclusive.


Grace: Catherine Keener and Emily Mortimer dish as only sisters can (OK, screen sisters) about the making of Lovely & Amazing.


Reviews: Windtalkers, Sunshine State, Lilo & Stitch, Lovely & Amazing.


Movie editing: A look at the history of the craft, from the Charlie Chaplin days to the MTV-altered present.


Angela Bassett on why she wants an Oscar, what she loves about acting, and how she keeps herself looking so damned good.

Contents One from the heart: She rose from Mexican soap opera star to Hollywood superstar. For the sultry, savvy Salma Hayek, nothing is too hot to handle.


The ultimate fall movie preview: The annual fall preview offers a behind-the-scenes look at 40 of the season's most magical movies.


Daniel Day Lewis: In Gangs Of New York: The Oscar race begins.


Inside Jacke Chan's killer stunts.


The Russian mafia's Hollywood murders: A tale of movies, murder and the mob.


Reviews: Signs, Possession, One Hour Photo, Secretary, Igby Goes Down.


Neil LaBute: Interview with the writer-director of such movies as Company Of Men and Your Friends & Neighbors.


Heath Ledger talks about facing fears, going to extremes, and knowing when you need a fake beard.


Anjelica Huston proves that ingenues are overrated.

Contents Holiday movie preview: Maid In Manhattan, Solaris, Analyze That, About Schmidt, The Way Home, The Emperor's Club, Friday After Next, Die Another Day, Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Treasure Planet, Evelyn.


Reviews: Talk To Her, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Narc, Frida, Interview With The Assassin.


Pedro Almodovar: The legendary Spanish director talks about life after Oscar, Catholic priests, and why he finally decided to grow up - at least for now.


Far From Heaven: A behind-the-scenes look at how a stellar cast, a Technicolor palette, and a Douglas Sirk-inspired tone made Todd Haynes's film so close to perfection.


Adaptation: When director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman - the masterminds behind Being John Malkovich - joined cinematic forces with Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, the result was definitely not your garden variety film.


The devil in Owen Wilson: One wild night with the season's hottest star.


Will the Oscar go to... ?: An exclusive portfolio featuring, Jack Nicholson, Renee Zellweger, Edward Norton, Michael Caine, Philip Seymour Hoffman.


Toronto International Film Festival: The most talked-about movies and the most buzz-worthy stars.


Natascha McElhone: The ghost wife of George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's sci-fi drama, Solaris.


Star Trek madness: The complete movie DVD guide, Plus Patrick Stewart on Nemesis.

Contents Reviews: Bringing Down The House, The Man Without A Past, Blue Car, Irreversible.


Bruce Willis: The last real man in Hollywood. In Tears Of The Sun, he plays a Navy SEAL sent to rescue a doctor in war-torn Nigeria. Off-screen, there were other struggles: defections, illness, and unforeseen obstacles. From the set in Hawaii, stories of survival


Starry, starry night: An exclusive backstage look at last year's Academy awards ceremony, where Halle Berry, Woody Allen, and the Kodak Theatre made history. Plus: an Oscar-night ballot for 2003.


Sizzling Sundance: Katie Holmes talks turkey, Robert Downey Jr. hits a high note, Salma Hayek makes a miracle, and Bob Dylan goes unmasked at the great indie showcase. An exclusive photo portfolio. Plus: Glenn Kenny reviews American Splendor, Masked and Anonymous, Pieces Of April, and other festival fare.


George Clooney, Jodie Foster and Denzel Washington: Why actors make good directors.


The top critics' best films of 2002.


10 new horror movies that will scare you silly: Body snatchers. Werewolves. Bloodthirsty rats. All are reborn in a new crop of horror films.


The 99% sure Oscar picks: It was the year of the Woolf - and the retiree and the butcher and the '50s housewife. But as Maslin predicts, it will ultimately go down as the year of the flapper vixens.


Ready for love?: Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger offer a stylish himage to the '60s in Down With Love.


Rachel Weisz: Cambridge grad and Revlon beauty talks about having Confidence and getting in Shape.

Contents The Matrix Reloaded: Rage against the machines. An exclusive report from the Sydney set of the Matrix sequels.


Power list: Class of '03: Hollywood's 100 most powerful people.


The it girls of 2003: Agnes Bruckner, Jena Malone, Taryn Manning, Monet Mazur, Roselyn Sanchez, and Gabriel Union.


Nick Nolte's long strange trip.


Can film be saved?: Digital projection may wipe out celluloid as we know it.


Aki Kaurismaki: The Finnish director behind The Man Without A Past.


Reviews: A Mighty Wind, People I Know, The Dancer Upstairs, Bend It Like Beckham, Buffalo Soldiers.


Barry Diller: The man who would be king.

Contents X2: X-clusive on-set secrets revealed.


Hollywood's new power: Josh Hartnett, Kirsten Dunst, Ice Cube, and more.


Summer movie preview: The 10 films most likely to succeed at the boxoffice.


The Hulk: Not-so-jolly green giant.


Legally Blonde 2: To dye for?


The Matrix Reloaded: Keanu's excellent blockbuster.


Seabiscuit: Will it go the dustance?


Dustin Hoffman: An interview with this unpredictable actor who has a lot to say.


Reviews: The Shape Of Things, Only The Strong Survive, Gigantic: A Tale Of Two Johns, Owning Mahowny, A Decade Under The Influence, Friday Night, Whale Rider.


Capturing The Friedmans: A movie about an unspeakable crime.


Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle: Gentlemen, start your engines.

Contents Naomi Watts: From Mulholland Drive to The Ring to Le Divorce. The aussie star made it. Big.


The 10 hottest sex scenes of all time .


Everything I know about sex I learned from the movies: A guide to cinema's schwingiest sex scenes by Libby Gelman-Waxner.


Paul Walker: Take a spin with the 2 Fast 2 Furious star.


Kristanna Loken: This year's terminator is new and improved.


Who would you switch sides for?: Some celebs aren't afraid to wish-and-tell.


American Pie 3: The evolution of the teen sex comedy.


Paul Verhoeven's dirty directing: How to shoot a sex scene.


Seabiscuit: Tobey Maguire rides a legend.


Secrets of ''The Hulc'' revealed: An inside report.


S.W.A.T.: A shot-by-shot look at an explosive sequence.


Reviews: 28 Days Later, The Magdalene Sisters,The Secret Lives of Dentist.


Thirteen: An antidote to the sugarcoated teen movie.

Contents Sizzling summer movie preview!


'Troy' boy Orlando Bloom sexes up an epic.


Quentin Tarantino spills on Kill Bill Vol.2.


Van Helsing: Hugh Jackman has a monster'a ball.


The hot skinny on 59 new movies.

Contents Power list 100: Who's hot now!


Keira Knightley: King Arthur's kickass queen.


Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters exclusive: The inside story of a comedy classic.


Harry Potter goes to the dark side.


Frequent fliers: Hanks and Spielberg reteam for 'The Terminal'.


Plus, Kate Hudson, Jim Jarmusch, Willem Dafoe, The Get Shorty sequel.

Contents Collateral: Tom Cruise at his baddest.


Anchorman: The devil in Will Ferrell.


Kirsten Dunst: The heart of Spider-Man 2. Plus inside the making of the movie.


Hollywood's new power: Kate Hudson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eve and more.


Christopher Walken: The Premiere interview.


Shymalan's latest: We see 'Village' people.


Will Smith kicks 'bot.


Ethan Hawke: On sex, gen x, and lost love.


Jeff Bridges: The dude answers your burning questions.

Contents Fall movie preview blowout!

Colin Farrell: Kicks off big-movie season with 'Alexander'.

Gwyneth, Jude & Angelina save the world in 'Sky Captain'

The real Brando: Remembered by Coppola, Duvall, Keaton, Lumet and more.

Deep dish on 60 new movies.