Whale Tale
Bill Condon discusses his film "Gods and Monsters", which profiles the life of James Whale, the director of such films as "Frankenstein".
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Whale Tale
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Ray Pride

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Volume II, Issue 24 December 7 - December 14, 1998

	News & Opinion
	Nuclear war, breast cancer, species preservation, assisted suicide, environmental law, monopolies in the technology sector, cyber shopping, poop scoop cops, and a few choice trivial factoids to round things out. News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

This week's highlights start with a review of a new film guide. Where this one differs from the typical Malden and Siskel & Ebert fare is that this one matches your viewing taste to films via your astrological sign. Read more in "Movie Stars." Also featured this week is an interview with filmmaker Bill Condon, discussing his latest film, "Gods and Monsters." Reviews and more. This week in Film & TV A Bug's Life Babe: Pig In The City Battleship Potemkin The Bicycle Thief Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back Celebrity The Disenchanted Love Is The Devil PLUS Gods and Monsters interview Astrology movie guide Colorizing the Classics Video rentals Video suburbia and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

This week's special section focuses on books covering the music world -- from the absurd to the obscure -- in all it's glory. Start off with "I Wanna Take You Higher" from Austin Chronicle's Margaret Moser. Reviews, profiles and more in Music this week. This week in Music Albert Ayler Chef Aid: The South Park Album Vic Chesnutt the Coup Dutch Harbor Fastball Ice Cube R. Kelly John Lennon Mudhoney Pancho Sanchez Shania Twain Wu-Tang Clan PLUS Rock & Roll Books and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	Astronomy on the WWW Briefcase Love Affair Mail Order Food So Bad It's Good Best In The West and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

	Books
	The Grinch kicks Charlie Brown's butt, meanwhile we have guides to literary gifts this holidays season, starting with a look at fiction titles, and wrapping up with an overview of the current slate of biographies. Reviews of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry round out the Books section this week. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes Mueller, Eye of the Beholder, K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

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