In 1997, Harper's Magazine published an essay, ostensibly a book review of the DSM-IV, that criticized the lack of hard science and the proliferation of disorders.

Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997, and the same year the British government published a review of the Dependent Territories.

* Sell, Randall L., Defining and measuring sexual orientation: a review, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, 26 ( 6 ) ( December 1997 ), 643 – 658.

In 1997, Film Comment published a review calling Hell's Hinges a " classic of its kind " and arguing that " to dismiss it casually as a western would be a mistake, for it more resembles The Atonement of Gosta Berling than it does Riders of the Purple Sage.

Stewart Mason commented in an Allmusic review that the lyrics from the 1997 song " Miss Modular " " sound influenced by the Situationist theory of the ' spectacle '.

The second merit review criterion, that of the broader societal impacts of the proposed research, has been met with opposition from the scientific and policy communities since its inception in 1997.

On 13 October 1997, the Croatian 1861 Law Party and the Bosnia-Herzegovina 1861 Law Party requested the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to annul several decisions and to confirm one decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, more importantly, to review the constitutionality of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, since they alleged that the agreement violated the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a way that it undermined the integrity of the state and that it may cause the dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After a review of the United Kingdom coinage, it was decided that a general-circulation £ 2 coin was needed, and a new bi-metallic design was issued on 15 June 1998 ( dated 1997 ).

* " Neither Fish nor Fowl " ( review of T. Abbott, How to Win the Constitutional War ), Adelaide Review, December 1997, 22-23.

In October 1997 the ISFDB moved to SF Site, a major SF portal and review site.

Since the enactment of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, district and unitary councils may create a parish council for a new civil parish either through a review or in response to a petition.

1999. review of Boudet and Millet 1997.

As a direct result of this public consultation process and internal review of the CPP, the following key changes were proposed and jointly approved by the Federal and provincial governments in 1997:

Following the 1997 review of Upton & Murphy which included new data from mtDNA cytochrome b and ATPase 6 sequences, the following species can be recognized pending further research:

In May 1997, Sandia fusion scientist Rick Spielman publicly stated that NIF had " virtually no internal peer review on the technical issues " and that " Livermore essentially picked the panel to review themselves ".

A further review of the New Zealand Honours system in 1996 and 1997 resulted in the termination of awards of almost all British honours and the creation of a new five-level New Zealand Order of Merit to replace them.

In 1997, Hollywood Police Chief Rick Stone conducted an exhaustive review of the Adam Walsh case after the release of John Walsh's book.

* review of 1997 paperback edition

However, a 1997 Canadian retrospective review of 2, 830, 000 oral surgical procedures in Ontario between 1973 – 1995 reported only four deaths in cases in which either an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a dentist with specialized training in anaesthesia administered the general anaesthetic or deep sedation.

Following a 1995 boundary review, Newham North West was expanded and renamed West Ham for the 1997 election and Banks represented that seat until the 2005 election, when he stood down.

In a 1997 book review of a book by Jeffrey Kripal, Malcolm McLean of Otago University supported Kripal's view and argued that the Movement presents " a particular kind of explanation of Ramakrishna, that he was some kind of neo-Vedantist who taught that all religions are the same ".

A constitutional review in 1997 introduced a new system, with 71 members.

* Mary Laven's detailed review of Peter Linehan, The Ladies of Zamora 1997

* 1946 – Dawn Steel, American film producer ( d. 1997 )

At a Braveheart Convention in 1997, held in Stirling the day after the Scottish Devolution vote and attended by 200 delegates from around the world, Braveheart author Randall Wallace, Seoras Wallace of the Wallace Clan, Scottish historian David Ross and Bláithín FitzGerald from Ireland gave lectures on various aspects of the film.

The 1997 film Mrs. Brown was also based on events at Balmoral, although in both films substitute locations were used: Blairquhan Castle in The Queen ; and Duns Castle in Mrs Brown.

* Character ( film ), a 1997 Dutch film, based on the novel by Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk

* The Car ( 1997 film ), a Malayalam film by Rajasenan starring Jayaram and Janardhanan

Jost extended the 1997 studies through his French " Passion 2001 " expedition, explaining the evolution of the ecosystem, and releasing several papers, a video film, and a website.

The 1997 Rolf de Heer film, Epsilon, also known as Alien Visitor, an alien in female form descends to Earth from Epsilon in the Southern Cross, and inspires an Outback traveler to better his planet.

* Cyrus " The Virus " Grissom, a character in the 1997 film Con Air, played by John Malkovich

The growing presentation of cheerleading as a sport to a global audience has been led by the 1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading competition by ESPN International and the worldwide release of the 2000 film Bring it On.

Sagan wrote the novel Contact, the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.

In 1997 she and business partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films, with its first production the 1999 Barrymore film Never Been Kissed.

One of Wollheim's short stories, " Mimic ," was made into the feature film of the same name, released in 1997.

) She was offered the chance to compose the score for James Cameron's 1997 feature film Titanic, but she declined.

* Suzaku, a 1997 Japanese film by Naomi Kawase

Experimentation with sound film technology, both for recording and playback, was virtually constant throughout the silent era, but the twin problems of accurate synchronization and sufficient amplification had been difficult to overcome ( Eyman, 1997 ).

Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film Hate ( La Haine ) received critical praise and made Vincent Cassel a star, and in 1997, Juliette Binoche won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The English Patient.

( 1982 ) as the highest-grossing film in Japan – and Princess Mononoke ( 1997 ), which also claimed the top box office spot until Titanic ( 1997 ).

Kate Winslet, who has starred in a number of Hollywood films including 1997's Titanic ( 1997 film ) | Titanic.

III, in 1994, his final film project was the animated movie Cats Don't Dance, released in 1997 and dedicated to him, on which Kelly acted as uncredited choreographic consultant.

* Hitler ( 1997 film ), a Telugu film

The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997 for being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.