Movies
In a basement rehearsal room in Spanish Harlem, exposed pipes snaking overhead, Armand Assante nervously taps out the drum rolls that he hasn’t played since last May, when he shot this scene for “The Mambo Kings.”
Feb. 29, 1992
That “pre-opening” ad in last Sunday’s papers for “Animal Behavior,” which opened Friday, had Holly Hunter dominating the page, looming over stars Armand Assante and Karen Allen.
Oct. 29, 1989
Television
Armand Assante and Jacqueline Bisset have been signed for the title roles in “Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story,” a six-hour miniseries that Warner Bros. plans to film in Europe this spring for ABC.
March 1, 1987
Armand Assante was still reeling from his first “Tonight Show” appearance when we talked with him last week.
May 6, 1990
Armand Assante, Blair Brown and Beverly D’Angelo star in Hands of a Stranger (Monday-Tuesday at 4 p.m. on Lifetime), a two-part 1986 NBC miniseries about a New York policeman who almost destroys his marriage and career when he becomes obsessed with catching the man who raped his wife.
Aug. 11, 1991
The made-for-HBO film “Fever” (which debuted Saturday and plays again tonight at 8) is a buddy movie without laughs but with more than enough of the requisite brutality and blood-drenched bonding.
May 14, 1991
Bosoms heaved as the couples danced a stately minuet.
July 17, 1987
“Belizaire the Cajun” is deep in the terrain of bayou country.
June 27, 1991
“Tough Luck,” a taut and clever neo-noir, is well titled, for its hero, Archie (Norman Reedus), seems a born loser.
Dec. 12, 2003
Perhaps most disheartening about the disjointed mess “Diamond Cartel” is that it will go down as the late, great Peter O’Toole’s final screen appearance.
March 23, 2017