Television
Dale Dye, technical adviser on the Oscar-nominated “Platoon” (he also played an Army captain), goes back to war next month--this time to Israel, as tech adviser and Soviet helicopter pilot for “The Beast.”
March 29, 1987
Dale Dye, the ex-Marine tech consultant given much credit for the war authenticity of “Platoon”--and who made his acting debut in the pic--is now aboard as ship commander in the ABC series, “Supercarrier,” a Navy flyboy drama that debuts with a 90-minute pilot March 6.
Feb. 7, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
In the Trenches of Hollywood, Warriors Inc. Aims to Ensure Accuracy on the Battlefield
July 30, 1998
Archives
Education: Although a new football venue is no longer part of campus proposal, neighbors are concerned it will return.
May 10, 1998
Ministry of Gossip
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Feb. 25, 2010
Movies
Once again Oliver Stone, the self-appointed Vietnam historian, is trying to rewrite history through his latest film, “Heaven and Earth” (“The Vietnam War’s Other Side,” by Jack Mathews, Jan. 17).
Jan. 31, 1993
How to beat the rush to bring a U.S. military-vs.
Jan. 14, 1990
A giant steel pot filled with indigo dye is the center of activity at Jane Palmer’s industrial work space, Noon Design Studio and Natural Dye House.
Jan. 9, 2015
The training of actors for “Platoon” included retired Marine Capt.
May 25, 1986
Music
. . . Plenty of great music has come out on compact disc.
Feb. 21, 1988