World & Nation
Here is a list of the 39 passengers and crew held hostage in Beirut in the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
July 1, 1985
Dodgers
Fatigued on their trudge toward clinching the National League West, and irritated by an ineffectual performance against the Philadelphia Phillies this week, the Dodgers ended their three-city trip Thursday with an unnerving sight: Justin Turner clutching his right thumb after getting hit by a pitch.
Sept. 21, 2017
California
Buford Furrow’s journey from Washington to Southern California was a kind of pilgrimage back to the birthplace of his racist creed.
Aug. 13, 1999
TWA provided the following list Monday of crew members and passengers still missing and presumed to be hostages of the hijackers.
June 18, 1985
Entertainment & Arts
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Dense, satisfying, feverishly inventive and a technical marvel, this 1988 live-action/animation blockbuster hit is a sort of inked-in film noir with outrageous sight gags.
May 27, 1990
The following thumbnail sketches of the Americans being held hostage in Beirut were compiled by the Times staff, drawing in part from news agency reports.
June 20, 1985
Movies
Nobody gives ideas for free in Hollywood. Especially when they could lead to a job.
Aug. 23, 1992
What’s amazing about “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (selected theaters), a sort of inked-in film noir with outrageous sight gags, is how quickly we begin to accept the miracle in front of our eyes.
June 22, 1988
PICTURE “Children of a Lesser God,” Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer, producers “Hannah and Her Sisters,” Robert Greenhut, producer “The Mission,” Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, producers “Platoon,” Arnold Kopelson, producer “A Room With a View,” Ismail Merchant, producer ACTRESS Jane Fonda, “The Morning After” Marlee Matlin, “Children of a Lesser God” Sissy Spacek, “Crimes of the Heart” Kathleen Turner, “Peggy Sue Got Married” Sigourney Weaver, “Aliens” ACTOR Dexter Gordon, “ ‘Round Midnight” Bob Hoskins, “Mona Lisa” William Hurt, “Children of a Lesser God” Paul Newman, “The Color of Money” James Woods, “Salvador” SUPPORTING ACTRESS Tess Harper, “Crimes of the Heart” Piper Laurie, “Children of a Lesser God” Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, “Color of Money” Maggie Smith, “A Room With a View” Dianne Wiest, “Hannah and Her Sisters” SUPPORTING ACTOR Tom Berenger, “Platoon” Michael Caine, “Hannah and Her Sisters” Willem Dafoe, “Platoon” Denholm Elliott, “A Room With a View” Dennis Hopper, “Hoosiers” DIRECTOR David Lynch, “Blue Velvet” Woody Allen, “Hannah and Her Sisters” Roland Joffe, “The Mission” James Ivory, “A Room With a View” Oliver Stone, “Platoon” SCREENPLAY--Original Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell, “ ‘Crocodile’ Dundee” Woody Allen, “Hannah and Her Sisters” Hanif Kureishi, “My Beautiful Laundrette” Oliver Stone, “Platoon” Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle, “Salvador” SCREENPLAY--Adaptation Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff, “Children of a Lesser God” Richard Price, “The Color of Money” Beth Henley, “Crimes of the Heart” Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, “A Room With a View” Raynold Gideon and Bruce A.
March 29, 1987
TV & MOVIES In Charge at Fox News: Retired Gen. Alexander M.
April 7, 1999