(ROMANTIC COMEDY-DRAMA) A 20th Century Fox release of a Deborah Schindler production. Produced by Schindler. Executive producers, Terry McMillan, Ron Bass, Jennifer Ogden. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Screenplay, Terry McMillan, Ron Bass, based on the novel by McMillan. Camera (Deluxe...

'How Stella Got Her Groove Back' stands atop the early May 1996 best-seller list for hardcover fiction, while basketball star Dennis Rodman's 'Bad As I Wanna Be' is number one on the nonfiction list. This is the first time that works by African American...

It's déjà vu for former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell. A little less than a year after he left The Times in a huff, the elusive yet ubiquitous boulevardier finds himself once again in the familiar confines of a movie studio. On Valentine's...

In the following interview, McMillan discusses her critical reception and autobiographical aspects of her fiction, particularly in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

In the following review, Schillinger commends McMillan's strong female protagonist and portrayal of desublimated female desire in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Schillinger concludes, "women are ready to read about themselves not only as schemers or sufferers, but as the adventurous heroes of their own lives."

In the following review, Bernstein offers a generally positive assessment of How Stella Got Her Groove Back, but states that "the issues for Stella are luxuriously banal."