August 9, 1996 in Seven Theresa Randle is the star in Spike Lee’s “Girl 6.”

August 9, 1996 in Seven Joan Baez is living life with a lot more laughter and creativity these days.

August 9, 1996 in Seven Kurt Russell plays Snake Plisskin again.

August 9, 1996 in Seven After a bad dream, Jack (Robin Williams) snuggles into bed between his parents (Brian Kerwin and Diane Lane).

August 9, 1996 in Seven Victoria Foyt stars in and Henry Jaglom directs “Last Summer in the Hamptons.”

August 9, 1996 in Seven (scene from movie ‘Twister’)

August 9, 1996 in Seven Kathy Mattea, who plays the Sandpoint Festival’s mainstage at Memorial Field at 7:30 tonight, is one of the undisputed class acts of country music. She makes pure American acoustic music, …

August 9, 1996 in Seven The upcoming week at the Sandpoint Festival. Festival tickets are available at the Memorial Field box office; the festival office, 305 N. Second, or call 235-4554 or, toll-free, (888) 265-4554. …

August 9, 1996 in Seven Three classics concerts are scheduled for The Festival at Sandpoint this week. The Spokane Symphony will be joined Saturday night at 7:30 at Memorial Field by pianists Alexander Toradze and …

August 9, 1996 in Seven It’s a conspiracy. You may not have been aware of it. You may have thought “Phenomenon” was just another schmaltzy, Spielbergian fantasy.

August 9, 1996 in Seven George Lucas pioneered modern special effects in “Star Wars” with his Industrial Light and Magic.

August 9, 1996 in Seven There was a time, not long ago, when the closing credits that follow movies were predictable and relatively brief. You got your writer, director, cinematographer, your cast of characters, technicians …

August 9, 1996 in Seven Robin Williams says he’s giving up man-child roles. But not just yet. Starting Friday, he’ll be seen in the title role of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Jack,” playing a 10-year-old boy …

August 9, 1996 in Seven Six films from the 1949-1962 era, movies that still pop up in conversations and comparisons with more-current major performances, are part of the Vintage Classic video series that arrived at …

August 9, 1996 in Seven Once upon a time, a film that arrived in video stores without the pedigree of a theatrical release was treated with the suspicion of a beggar in a royal palace. …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Anne Fox, state schools superintendent

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A top county prosecutor allowed a man with eight felony convictions to walk away from an attempted robbery charge even though the Spokane convenience store incident was captured on videotape. …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane train passengers may have daily service once again - and may even wave goodbye during daylight - if Amtrak officials approve an assortment of route changes this fall. Faced …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Engineers, emergency workers and politicians toured Cataldo’s damaged dike Thursday as the Army Corps of Engineers began deciding how to fix the flood barrier and how much money to spend. …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Not even Pepsi points or a really big loan will buy the Harrier. Photo by Associated Press

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Washington’s landmark “three strikes, you’re out” law survived its first legal challenge before the state Supreme Court on Thursday, but a defense attorney said the fight to overturn the law …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Perhaps one in every 100 whites is genetically resistant to infection by the AIDS virus, two sets of researchers have found. The finding not only explains why some repeatedly exposed …

August 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Triple Choice: 971. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 2-6-9-12-13-14-17-26-31-32- 36-46-51-53-54-57-75-76-77-78.