Music
To Americans in the 1980s trying to understand the ways of British punk rock, few characters were more influential than comedian Rik Mayall, who died on Sunday in London.
June 9, 2014
Obituaries
Rik Mayall, 56, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, died Monday at his London home, according to the Brunskill Management firm.
June 10, 2014
Television
There’s no time for the midseason rerun blues this weekend as plenty of first-run fare is available in a wide range of genres. * British comedian Rik Mayall dishes up some funnies in “Rik Mayall Presents,” today at 6 p.m. on Bravo. * KTLA-TV Channel 5 presents two new syndicated action series--”Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” today at 8 p.m., starring Kevin Sorbo, followed at 9 by “Vanishing Son,” with Russell Wong. * If you get cable’s Sci-Fi Channel, tune in at 8 p.m. today for “Trapped in Space,” about the unfortunate crew of a shuttle to Venus, starring Jack Wagner, Kay Lenz and Jack Coleman. * The Learning Channel offers “Seven Wonders of the World” on Sunday, 4 p.m. * Aaron Spelling’s latest melodrama, “University Hospital,” revolves around the lives and loves of young nurses, Sunday at 9 p.m. on KCOP-TV Channel 13. * From the producers of “SCTV” and “The Kids in the Hall” comes “Exit 57,” a series of sketches focusing on dysfunctional families and situations with bizarre characters, today at 10 p.m.
Jan. 21, 1995
Movies
Making fantasy or whimsy ignite on screen often requires a certain wild dreaminess, and that’s exactly what “Drop Dead Fred” (selected theaters) doesn’t have.
May 24, 1991
Crispin Glover, the star of Jane Spencer’s “Little Noises” (Monica 4-Plex), is a virtuoso of verbal drags, hesitations and the strange half-spaces between dreams and double-talk.
April 24, 1992
Biohazard (Concorde). Shooting in L.A.
Aug. 5, 1990
Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Ballad of the Sad Cafe Prods./Merchant-Ivory Prods.). Shooting in Austin.
July 1, 1990
When the Times Sunday Calendar compiled its annual “critics’ consensus” last Sunday, there was a surprise No. 1 favorite 1988 film.
Jan. 13, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
When “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened on Broadway in 1971, it possessed a certain groovy, of-the-moment quality in depicting flower children caught up in the teachings of a charismatic leader.
April 11, 2001
Looking for worldwide adventure but don’t want to leave that sofa?
Nov. 3, 1991