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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1986

Page

10

Samaritan TV Special Profiles Mitch Snyder Activist Life

Cicely Tyson and Martin Sheen star in a CBS dramatic special based on Mitch Snyder life. The program airs May 19 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sheen plays Snyder while Tyson portrays a Washington bag lady.

Cicely Tyson Martin Sheen Samaritan Mitch Snyder CBS Television Sheen Snyder Tyson Washington, D.C Sean Penn Chrristopher Walken David Bowie Laurie Anderson Bowie Anderson

Art films wait their turn in crowded movie season

A survey of foreign and independent titles notes their crowded release window as major studio blockbusters dominate attention. French comedies Three Men in a Cradle and One Woman or Two headline diverse picks, with English and European imports such as Letter to Brezhnev Mona Lisa and Down By Law among others, offering varied genres from noir romance to political drama.

New York Daniel Vigne Martin Guerre Sigourney Weaver Gerard Depardieu Ruth Westheimer Brezhnev

Sudden Death film review on a vicious yet poorly made thriller

A harsh critique of Sudden Death noting a brutal rape vigilante plot. Valerie, the dum dum killer, roams New York City in search of victims using a .380 pistol. The review derides the film’s jumps, holes, and a disappointing lead performance by Denise Coward.

New York City Valerie Charles Bronson Denise Coward

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