Review & premiere of "Uncle Buck", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 16, 1989



* Best "Uncle Buck" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* American comedy film - John Candy



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Uncle Buck" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime ... See More  

1989 Splash Mountain Disneyland ride opening ad....

CALENDAR SECTION ONLY of the Los Anglers Times, July 16, 1989



* Splash Mountain opening day ad

* Disneyland - Anaheim, California

* Log fume amusement park ride

* Ridiculous controversy as being racist ?



Pages 18-19 have a double page advertisement for the opening of Splash Mountain, a log fume amusement park ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. This amusement ride is set to close i... See More  

Review & premiere of "Batman", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 23, 1989



* Best "Batman" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Superhero - Michael Keaton - Tim Burton



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Batman" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More  

Review & premiere of "Road House", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1989



* Best "Road House" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Action film - Patrick Swayze - Sam Elliott



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Road House" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More  

Death of "comic genius" Lucille Ball...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 27, 1989 (Calendar section)



* Lucille Ball death (next-day report)

* Large photo - 1/2 page+ of coverage



The entire top-half of the Calendar section is dedicated to Lucille Ball. The headline reads: "Everybody Loved Lucy" posted above a large photo of her, followed by two articles which both continue on page 7.

Terrific to have this report in a L.A. newsp... See More  

Review & premiere of "Heathers", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1989



* Best "Heathers" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere

* Black comedy cult classic  movie



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Heathers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicati... See More  

Review & premiere "The 'Burbs" & "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 17, 1989



* Best "The 'Burbs" "Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure"

* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews

* American black  & science fiction comedy films



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "The 'Burbs" & "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and perhaps no better is... See More  

Review & premiere of "Rain Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 16, 1988



* Best "Rain Man" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rain Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More  

Premiere of "Halloween 4", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Calendar section only, October 21, 1988



* "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"

* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper ... See More  

1988 "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1988



* "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest

* Universal Studios prior to the movie premiere

* Citizens for a Universal Appeal - religious groups

* Director Martin Scorsese & Actor William Defoe



The top of the front page has two related photos with one column heading; "25,000 Gather at Universal to Protest Film" (see images) First re... See More  

1st weekend of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", in a L.A. newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1988



* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" - Robert Zemeckis

* Best Grand Opening weekend movie advertisement

* Live-action/animated comedy



A terrific issue on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment indus... See More  

Review & premiere of "Red Heat", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1988



* Best "Red Heat" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Buddy cop action - Arnold Schwarzenegger



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Red Heat" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More  

Review & Premiere of "Willow", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 20, 1988



* Best "Willow" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* High Fantasy cult film - Ron Howard



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Willow" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicatio... See More  

Very early DANZIG heavy metal band gig 1988 ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 10, 1988



* DANZIG - American heavy metal band

* One of the very first gig performances

* Ritz nightclub w/ GWAR advertisement



Page 120 has a 7 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "DANZIG w/ GWAR" performance at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images) Danzig performed their very 1st ever show just a mo... See More  

1988 "Guns N' Roses" NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 19, 1988



* "Colors" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere

* Sean Penn and Robert Duvall

* Early Guns N' Roses concert ad

* Rock band - Axl Rose and Slash

* "Appetite for Destruction" album tour

* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden

* MEGADETH thrash heavy metal group



Page 67 has a ni... See More  

1988 "Beetlejuice" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1988



* "Beetlejuice" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere

* Comedy-fantasy movie - Tim Burton

* Pink Floyd - English  psychedelic rock band

* "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" album tour

* Giants Stadium performance advertisement

* MEGADETH thrash heavy metal group

* Beacon Theater NYC... See More  

Andy Gibb death... Youngest brother of The Bee Gees...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 11, 1988



* Andy Gibb death (1st report)

* English singer - teen idol



Near the bottom of page 3 is a two column heading: "Andy Gibb, 1970s Pop Music Sensation, Dies in England at 30" with photo. (see) The article carries over to page 30. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

The complete first section only wi... See More  

1988 INXS rock band concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988



* INXS Australian rock band - Michael Hutchence

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



Page 92 has a full page advertisement for performances by "INXS" at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.... See More  

Early days of the AIDS virus in 1988...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 23, 1988



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Doctor Robert Redfield - American virologist

* Study to determine if it spreads w/ heterosexual sex



The front page has a heading: "STRAIGHT SEX And AIDS" The top of page 21 has a related heading with subheads. S... See More  

Review & premiere of The Running Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 13, 1987



* Best "The Running Man" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Fantasy action thriller - Arnold Schwarzenegger



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Running Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - ... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Princess Bride", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 25, 1987



* Best "The Princess Bride" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Romantic fantasy adventure comedy-drama film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Princess Bride" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - t... See More  

Review & premiere of "Dirty Dancing", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 21, 1987



* Best "Dirty Dancing" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Romantic drama dance film - Patrick Swayze



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Dirty Dancing" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ar... See More  

Opening ad for the movie "The Lost Boys"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 4, 1987



* Best "The Lost Boys" film advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Horror comedy - Vampires - cult classic



Page 57 has a nice advertisement for the World Premiere in New York City for: "The Lost Boys" Being a weekly publication, this is actually the opening day (World premiere) ad for this... See More  

Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with photo). Additionally, there are many large and/or full-page movie ads, to incl... See More  

Death of Jackie Gleason in a L.A. paper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 25, 1987



* Jackie Gleason death (1st report)

* American film T.V. comedian actor

* "The Honeymooners" Ralph Kramden

* Best title to be had ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Jackie Gleason, 'Great One' of Many Talents, Dies at 71" with photo. (see) Reporting continues inside with a "Honeymooners" scen... See More