Death of movie great Rock Hudson...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 3, 1985



* Rock Hudson death (1st report)

* Hollywood Golden Age actor

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the font page has two photos of Rock Hudson captioned: "Rock Hudson as he appeared in mid-1960's, and in 1985 after he was stricken with AIDS." beneath which is a heading: "Rock Hudson Dies at 59 After Fighting AIDS" with subhead: "L... See More  

Review & Premiere...

"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1985



* Best "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review

* Australian post-apocalyptic action film

* Mel Gibson and Tina Turner



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More  

1985 South Africa's anti-apartheid movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985



* Nelson Mandela - future president of South Africa

* Anti Apartheid regime movement - violence - riots



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the turmoil happening in South Africa with headlines: "THE FIRE THIS TIME; SOUTH AFRICA'S INSURRECTION; Nelson Mandela: 'An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared T... See More  

1985 opening week review of "The Goonies" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 25, 1985



* "The Goonies" opening week film review 

* Grand Opening week movie premiere

* Adventure comedy cult classic w/ ad



Page 57 has the opening week review for the iconic film "The Goonies" with heading: "Vengeance Is His" and related photo. 

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Premiere of "The Goonies", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1985 (front & Calendar Sections)



* Best "The Goonies" film advertisement

* Grand Opening week movie premiere

* Adventure comedy cult classic



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

Premiere weekend of "Rambo", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1985



* Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening weekend movie premiere

* Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo

* Opening day for "A View to a Kill"



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More  

1985 opening day ad for the film "Cat's Eye"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 16, 1985



* Stephen King's "Cat's Eye" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere

* Anthology horror thriller - Drew Barrymore 



Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Cat's Eye" in New York City. (see image)

AI notes: Cat's Eye (1985) is a ho... See More  

Jewish artist Marc Chagall death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985



* Marc Chagall death (1st report)

* Belarusian Jewish artist - paintings



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Chagall, Artist of Joy and Suffering, Dies" with photo of Chagall and one of his works. First report coverage continues on page 3 with another one of his works.

Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, nice condit... See More  

1985 WWF World Wrestling w/ Hulk Hogan...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1985



* WWF - World Wrestling Federation 

* Pre WrestleMania - gaining popularity 

* Hulk Hogan, The Iron Shiek - Cyndi Lauper



This issue has a great lengthy editorial on the surge in mainstream popularity for WWF Wrestling with a front pahe headline : "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD N ME" with a phot... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1985....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1985



* Grateful Dead concert at Nassau Coliseum

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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1985 U2 Madison Square Garden concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 29, 1985



* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* First Madison Square Garden performance

* "The Unforgettable Fire" tour advertisement 



Page 69 has a terrific full page advertisement for "U2" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was there inaugural performance at the iconic venue.&... See More  

1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



Page 74 has a terrific, poster-like advertisement for "IRON MAIDEN" performances at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see image)

I suspect this to... See More  

1984 Beverly Hills Cop & U2 concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 27, 1984



* "Beverly Hills Cop" action comedy film

* Opening day movie premiere advertisement

* Actors Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* "The Unforgettable Fire" album tour

* Radio City Music Hall concert ad (sold out)



Page 57 has a full page advertisement for t... See More  

Early days of the AIDS virus in 1984...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1984



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Robert Gallo - American biomedical researcher

* Study to determine if saliva is a infectious agent ?



The front page has a heading: "AIDS: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss?" the top of page 11 has the same heading with subh... See More  

1984 Amadeus film opening & "RUSH" MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1984



* "Amadeus" opening day movie premiere ad

* American period biographical drama film

* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 64 has a 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement fo... See More  

Death of James Mason in a L.A. paper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 28, 1984



* James Mason death (1st report)

* English - Hollywood actor

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a small photo of Mason with tiny heading: "James Mason Dies" Page 4 of section II has a two column heading: "Versatile Movie Star James Mason, 75, Dies" with related pictorial. (see) Nice to have this death report in a newspaper from ... See More  

1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24 1984



* "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American college comedy film

* R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* Beacon Theatre concert ad - Michael Snipe



Page 54 has a 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the ... See More  

Early Metallica gig 1984 NYC ad....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 17, 1984



* Metallica - Anthrax - Raven heavy metal bands

* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan performances advertisement

* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe

* Beacon Theatre Manhattan concert advertisement

* Late 80's - early 90's college campuses cult music

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"The Order" white supremacist kills Alan Berg...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1984



* Jewish radio talk show host assassination

* Murdered by gunman Bruce Pierce

* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews

* The Order - white supremacist group

* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization



The top of page 13 has a two column heading: "Talk-Show Hosts View Role in Light of Slaying" with photo of Larry King. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, ... See More  

1984 Ghostbusters & Gremlins opening day movie ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 12, 1984



* "Ghostbusters" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review

* Supernatural comedy - Bill Murray

* Gremlins opening day as well



Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "GHOSTBUSTERS"

Page 44 has a 9... See More  

1984 Judas Priest & Scorpions w/ a early Bon Jovi...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 5, 1984



* Judas Priest - Scorpions w/ Bon Jovi (early)

* English heavy metal & German hard rock bands

* Madison Square Garden music concert advertisement

* Banned for life at the famous Manhattan venue 

* Rob Halford - Ian Hill - Klaus Meine



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "Scorpions ... See More  

1988 "Willow" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 24, 1988



* "Willow" American film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Epic dark fantasy adventure film - Val Kilmer

* Directed by Ron Howard - George Lucas (producer)



Page 71 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Willow" (see images)

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1984 Run-DMC... beginning of hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 15, 1984



* Early Run-DMC D.M.C. editorial w/ photo

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* The Pretenders - rock band concert advertisement



Beginning on page 67 is an editorial with one column heading: "Run-D.M.C. See" with a photo of the group on the following page. (see images)

Page 69 has a nice full p... See More  

1984 Run-DMC ad... beginning of new-school hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 1, 1984



* Early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. performance ad

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 115 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances at the Ritz in Manhattan including a Wednesday, May 2nd appearance of "RUN DMC w/ Davy dmx" (see image) This group is credited as being the pioneers... See More  

1984 Cyndi Lauper, Simple Minds & more advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 10, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - singer - songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* Midnight Oil - Australian rock band

* Thompson Twins - British pop band

* Simple Minds - Scottish rock band

* "Breakfast Club" movie theme song fame



Page 91 has a nice full page ad for various upcoming performa... See More