September 26, 1997 in Seven Ralph Fiennes is a surveyor/archaeologist who gets caught up in World War II.

September 26, 1997 in Seven I am really excited about the inventive food coming out of the kitchen at Cafe 5-Ten, a terrific new restaurant in a surprising venue. Michael Waliser, who has bounced around …

September 26, 1997 in Seven Alec Baldwim and Anthony Hopkins match wits against the wilderness and each other in “The Edge.”

September 26, 1997 in Seven George Clooney and Nicole Kidman are less interesting than the bad guy (Michael Iures) in “The Peacemaker.”

September 26, 1997 in Seven An across-the-board absence of sympathetic or even interesting characters makes Matthew Harrison’s “Kicked in the Head” feel more like well, more like a kick in the head than an entertaining …

September 26, 1997 in Seven In the extraordinary French film “Ponette,” writer-director Jacques Doillon not only takes us to the fantasy world of children, he takes us there at a time of profound tragedy, showing …

September 26, 1997 in Seven From left, Vanessa Williams, Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox in “Soul Food.”

September 26, 1997 in Seven Photo of Kevin Spacey

September 26, 1997 in Seven “We weren’t a grunge band when grunge was popular,” says Dickie Barrett, lead singer for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It’s clear he’s proud of his band’s 12-year history, 12 years …

September 26, 1997 in Seven “In & Out” is unfailingly sympathetic to gays. “G.I. Jane” depicts Arabs mercilessly. The differences explain a lot about why some Hollywood stereotypes persist - and how some others are …

September 26, 1997 in Seven The deaths this summer of two of Elton John’s close friends, Gianni Versace and Princess Diana, cast a shadow on the release of his first new CD in two years. …

September 26, 1997 in Seven NFL Films has recently released several enjoyable videos, packed with that special kind of action that Steve Sabol and his crew of cameramen deliver year after year. Three of them …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 President Clinton greets Fatima McKindra, student president of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Photo by Associated Press

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Wet and wild. Al Bruner, co-owner of St. Maries Wild Rice Inc., uses an airboat to harvest this year’s wild rice crop from Benewah Lake, Idaho. Photo by Colin …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Michael Dolan, Acting IRS commissioner. Photo by Associated Press

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Northwest electric rates would rise 25 percent or more - about $200 per household - but still would hover just below the current national average if the industry is deregulated, …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Idaho laws leave it wide open for private prisons to start up and house inmates from other states - with no particular regulation. A city south of Boise has approved …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Lincoln Street bridge will get a complete review that could force the city to consider scrapping the $36 million project. On Thursday, Mayor Jack Geraghty asked members of a …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Triple Choice: 656. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 4-10-11-12-19-22-30-34-36-37-48-52-53-56-60-65-67-73-76-79.

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 (John F. Kennedy)

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 The Promise Keepers pray at Whitworth College in 1995. Hundreds of thousands will be gathering Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C. File/The Spokesman-Review

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: In his Saturday radio address, President Reagan said he was reluctantly signing legislation restoring the automatic deficit-reducing provisions of the Gramm-Rudman Act. Five years ago: South African …

September 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1777: British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution. In 1914: the Federal Trade Commission was established. In 1950: United Nations troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul …