Movies
“Primal Fear” held off newcomer “James and the Giant Peach” for first place as box office was up for the 21st consecutive week over a year ago.
April 16, 1996
Richard Gere as the ruthless attorney and the rest of the strong cast make the twists and turns of the courtroom melodrama an enjoyable ride.
April 3, 1996
This 1996 hit makes fools of us and makes us like it.
June 22, 1997
The Easter weekend marked the 20th week in a row in which box-office grosses topped the previous year’s receipts.
April 9, 1996
Books
William Diehl, the bestselling author known best for “Sharky’s Machine” and “Primal Fear” -- fast-paced thrillers that became hit movies -- died Friday at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Nov. 28, 2006
Music
Mostly unknown outside of the hippest circles just a few months ago, Tears for Fears is suddenly the hottest band in pop music.
July 4, 1985
It is a scenario too often repeated in Hollywood.
“The Craft,” Columbia’s supernatural thriller starring four teenage girls, surprised experts by topping the weekend box office, beating out the holdovers “The Truth About Cats & Dogs,” “The Quest” and “Primal Fear” as well as the high-profile newcomers “Last Dance” and “The Pallbearer.”
May 7, 1996
Obituaries
Arthur Janov, a psychotherapist whose “primal therapy” had celebrities screaming to release their childhood traumas and spawned a best-selling book in the 1970s, has died.
Oct. 4, 2017
Tears for Fears. It’s a sour-pussed, gloomy synthesizer band.
July 8, 1985