Premiere of "The Blues Brothers"... "Blue Lagoon"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1980 



* "Blues Brothers" w/ John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd 

* Full page ad & Revies for "The Blue Lagoon"



This issue is packed with full page ads and accompanying reviews from blockbusters including: "The Blues Brothers", "Brubaker", staring Robert Reford, "Can't Stop the Music", and "... See More  

1980 Stars Wars & The Shining movies opening day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 26, 1980



* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

* Opening week film review and movie advertisement

* "The Shining" opening week advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Third week for "Friday the 13th" ad

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



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World premiere of "Friday the 13th" (1980) slasher film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 12, 1980



* "Friday the 13th" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American slasher cult classic film



Page 48 has a iconic 6 x 3 inch (not including the locations underneath) advertisement: "Friday the 13th" for it's World premiere in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day ad for this... See More  

1980 - Disney's "The Watcher in the Woods" World premiere film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 21, 1980



* "The Watcher's in the Woods" film opening

* World premiere movie advertisement

* American supernatural horror movie



Page 46 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the World premiere of "The Watcher in the Woods" film in Manhattan. (see images)

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The very first issue...

MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980  This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1.  Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More  

Premiere of "Coal Miner's Daughter", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 7, 1980



* Best "Coal Miner's Daughter" film advertisement

* Grand Opening day movie premiere & review

* Life of country music singer Loretta Lynn

* Sissy Spacek & Tommy Lee Jones



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Coal Miner's Daughter" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper ... See More  

Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals in 1980...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 24, 1980



* Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals

* Long track speed skating

* 1980 Winter Olympics

* Lake Placid, New York



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "5 of a kind makes Heiden pure gold" with related pictorial. (see) More on page 2.

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1980 "STYX" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 14, 1980



* STYX - American progressive rock band

* Dennis DeYoung - "Come Sail Away" song fame

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 68 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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Premiere of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 7, 1979



* Best "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More  

1979 "THE JERK" & "Star Trek" film premiere ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21-27, 1979



* "The Jerk" comedy film advertisement

* Actor Steve Martin & director Carl Reiner

* About two weeks prior to it's opening day premiere

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" ad

* Pre Opening Day movie premiere (2 weeks prior)

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



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1979 premiere of "Meteor" film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 22, 1979



* "METEOR" Sean Connery & Natalie Wood

* Science fiction disaster film - movie

* Opening day premiere advertisement



The back page has a advertisement for the opening day of the science fiction film "METEOR" (see images)

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1979 Opening day review of the film "10"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15, 1979



* "10" romantic comedy film - movie

* Opening day premiere review w/ photo

* Actor Dudley Moore & Actress Bo Derek



Page 49 has a opening day review for the film "10" with heading: "The Final Score: Dudley&Bo&Julie" and photo. Page 49 has a current advertisement for the film... See More  

World premiere movie ad for 1979 "The Onion Field"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 24, 1979



* "The Onion Field" World premiere advertisement

*  American neo-noir crime drama film  - movie

* Actors John Savage and James Woods - Ted Danson debut



The back page has a nice advertisement for "The Onion Field" for it's World premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showi... See More  

1979 "Jethro Tull" MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 3, 1979



* Jethro Tull - British rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* Aqualung album fame - MSG



Page 63 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "Jethro Tull" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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1979 "The Cars" Central Park concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 27, 1979



* Early THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek

* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park



The back page has a advertisement for a "THE CARS" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)

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Weekend premiere of "Monty Python's Life of Brian", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 19, 1979 (Front & Calendar Sections)



* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (small ad)

* Apocalypse Now (full-page ad)

* Opening weekend for both



A terrific issue on the premiere weekends of the motion picture hits "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and "Apocalypse Now". Additional large ads are for "Hooper", "Ro... See More  

1979 Led Zepplein & Amityville Horror...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979



* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band

* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement

* First performance since the death of Plant's son

* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement

* American supernatural horror film - movie



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1979 Rickie Lee Jones concert & "Meatballs" Ads....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1979



* Rickie Lee Jones concert advertisement

* American singer, musician and songwriter

* "Chuck E's in Love" song fame

* "Meatballs" comedy film opening day ad

* First Bill Murray movie in a starring role



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1979 premiere of "Escape From Alcatraz" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 25, 1979



* "Escape from Alcatraz" opening day

* Biographical prison drama film - movie

* Actor Clint Eastwood premiere advertisement



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Escape from Alcatraz" (see image)

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Death of actor John Wayne...

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, June 12, 1979



* John Wayne death (1st report)

* American film actor



The top of the front page has a few headings concerning the death of John Wayne with photo. (see) Another related photo on page 12. 

Complete 1st section only with pages 1-20, good condition.

Death of Jack Haley, the "Tin Woodman" in the Wizard of Oz...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1979



* Jack Haley death (1st report)

* Stage - film - movie actor & singer

* "Wizard of Oz" Tin Man fame



The top of page D23 (next to last page) has a two column heading: "Jack Haley, Comic Actor, Dead; Played the Tin Woodman in 'Oz'" with 2 photos. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous ... See More  

1979 Anti Nuclear Power teach-in...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 7, 1979



* "Teach-In Against Nuclear Power" notice

* Riverside Church in New York City

* Post Three Mile Island accident



Page 43 has a full page notice for a upcoming "TEACH-IN AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER" with details. (see images)

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1979 George Romero... zombie films...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 23, 1979



* Movie director George Romero

* Zombies in horror films pioneer

* "Dawn of the Dead" release 



Starting on the front page is a editorial on George Romero and his release of "Dawn of the Dead" with heading:  "Knight of the Living Dead" with photo of Romero. (see images)

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1979 RUSH & Village People concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 26, 1979



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Hemispheres" album American tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* Village People at Madison Square Garden



Page 60 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at Nassau Coliseum.

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1979 premiere of "Hair" & "Twisted Sister" ads......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 12, 1982



* "Hair" musical film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Anti-war comedy drama - Milos Forman

* Very early Twisted Sister nightclub ad

* American heavy metal rock band - Dee Snider



Page 42 has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)

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