Obituaries
The actor, nominated for an Emmy for his role as dictator Idi Amin in 1997’s ‘Raid on Entebbe,’ died at 81 in the Philippines.
March 16, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
I would like to commend the producers of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” for their Dec. 8 show.
Dec. 29, 1985
La Chevre (BRAVO Tuesday at 10 a.m.)
Jan. 7, 1996
Movies
“Warning Sign” (citywide), a taut, swift but finally unconvincing high-tech thriller, wastes no time in building suspense.
Aug. 23, 1985
Elena and Her Men (Bravo Monday at 8 p.m.).
June 16, 1991
Former All-Pro running back/sometime actor Jim Brown is fourth-billed in “The Running Man” behind Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso and Yaphet Kotto.
Nov. 29, 1987
Television Recent Emmy Award-winner Andre Braugher has departed, but Giancarlo Esposito, left, joins Yaphet Kotto and the rest of the cast of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” which makes its season debut tonight.
Sept. 25, 1998
“Ministry of Vengeance” (citywide) tries to freshen up the macho revenge formula with, of all things, spirituality, but the result is tedious and cynical.
Nov. 6, 1989
Films now going into production: Black Snow (Houston Cinema Group). Shooting in Houston.
Aug. 14, 1988
Neither the stylish direction of Richard Sarafian nor a take-charge Gary Busey can keep “Eye of the Tiger” (citywide) from becoming just another routine vengeance exploitation picture.
Nov. 24, 1986