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Movies, Film & Theater
Actors, actresses, Hollywood, Broadway, and more...<br />
The listings below are just a sampling of newspaper reporting regarding film and theater. If you don't find your favorite person or event, use our search engine to search for them by name.<br />
Note: Some newspapers shown are of significant events upon which future movies and/or plays were based.
1986 Social Distortion performance advertisement..
Item #718418
February 25, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 25, 1986
* Social Distortion - hardcore punk rock band
* Lead vocalist Mike Ness - cowpunk music
* Ritz nightclub concert advertisement
Page 100 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming "SOCIAL DISTORTION" concert at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On February 22, 1986, Social D... See More
1988 "CHILD'S PLAY" opening day film ad...
Item #718408
November 15, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 15, 1988
* "Child's Play" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American supernatural slasher - Chucky
Page 65 has a 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day showing of "Child's Play" in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes:&nb... See More
1997 Allen Ginsberg's death in the Village Voice...
Item #718407
April 15, 1997
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 15, 1997
* American poet and writer Allen Ginsberg death
* Beat Generation - counterculture culture movement icon
* Best publication to be had ?
The front page has a photo of Allen Ginsberg with heading. And beginning on page 36 with heading: "Remembering Allen Ginsberg" which is an edito... See More
1987 "DEPECHE MODE" at Madison Square Garden...
Item #718406
November 24, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 24, 1987
* "DEPECHE MODE" English electronic band
* "Music for the Masses" album tour concert
* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement
Page 82 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "DEPECHE MODE" at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)
... See More
1989 EXODUS concert advertisement..
Item #718405
April 11, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1989
* MTV's The Headbangers Ball Tour
* Anthrax - Exodus & Helloween bands
* Heavy thrash and power metal music
* Felt Forum concerts advertisement
Page 73 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming MTV's "Headbangers Ball" performances at the Felt Forum in Manhattan. (see imag... See More
1989 "The Bangles" appearances in NYC...
Item #718403
March 28, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1989
* The Bangles - American all-female pop rock band
* "Walk Like an Egyptian" "Manic Monday" fame
* Appearance at Tower Records & NYC concerts ads
Page 75 has a nice full page advertisement for a "The Bangles" appearance at Tower Records for photos and autographs. Also mention of th... See More
1988 EXODUS concert advertisement..
Item #718402
January 26, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 26, 1988
* Exodus - heavy thrash metal band
* Lead vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza
* Ritz nightclub concert advertisement
Page 100 has a 7 1/4 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming "EXODUS" concert at the Ritz nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On January 22, 1988, Exodus headlined a... See More
1988 NYPD & the Tompkins Square riots...
Item #718330
August 23, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1988
* 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots
* East Village, Manhattan, New York City
* Homeless, squatters & drug dealers
* NYPD police brutality complaints
The front page has a heading: "Under Fire" and more with related photo. (see images) And beginning on page 10 is an editorial on the sit... See More
1988 "Gorillas in the Mist" opening day ad & review...
Item #718329
October 04, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 4, 1988
* "Gorillas in the Mist" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in Manhattan - NYC
* American biographical drama movie review
* Story of Diane Fossey - Sigourney Weaver
Page 79 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "Gorillas in the Mist" in Manhattan.
And page 81 has... See More
1989 "ROAD HOUSE" opening day advertisement...
Item #718328
May 23, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 23, 1989
* "Road House" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* Action film - Patrick Swayze - Sam Elliott
* "The Who" "Ozzy Osbourne" "10,000 Maniacs"
Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "ROAD HOUSE" (see images)
AI not... See More
1987 "The Cure" concert advertisement...
Item #718326
July 14, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1989
* The Cure - English rock cult band
* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music
* 1st Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" album - The Kissing Tour
Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE CURE" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see i... See More
1987 " Good Morning, Vietnam" opening day review w/ ad...
Item #718325
December 29, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 29, 1987
* Grand opening day premiere movie review
* "Good Morning, Vietnam" movie advertisement
* War comedy film - Actor Robin Williams
Page 63 has the opening day review for the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" with heading: "Hi, Nam" with photo. And page 65 ha... See More
1989 "THE 'BURBS" opening day advertisement...
Item #718324
February 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 21, 1989
* "The 'Burbs" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* American black comedy by Joe Dante
* Actors Tom Hanks & Carrie Fisher
Page 84 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "THE 'BURBS" (see images)
AI notes: The 'Burbs (1989... See More
New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986...
Item #718320
March 25, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 25, 1987
* New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986
* NYC Council passes the LBGTQ legislation
* Protection from discrimination for gay & lesbians
The front page has a headline that reads: "What the Gay Rights Bill Means for New York" with lead-in: "Free At Last ?" (see images)
And page 19 has a... See More
1951 Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" World premiere...
Item #718298
July 26, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1951
* Disney's animated movie "Alice in Wonderland" is introduced to the world
* World premiere advertisement for Manhattan
Page 17 has a nice half page advertisement for the premiere showings of "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" before it's general release across the country. Was this the earliest advertisement in a publication for this Walt Di... See More
1989 Metallica Heavy Metal concert advertisement...
Item #718292
June 27, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 27, 1989
* Metallica concert performance advertisement
* Heavy Metal band - Meadowlands (sold out)
* "..And Justice for All" - Damaged Justice Tour
* James Hetfield - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett - Lars Ulrich
Page 78 has a great full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "METALLICA&qu... See More
1987 "Full Metal Jacket" opening day review w/ ad...
Item #718290
July 07, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 7, 1987
* Grand opening day premiere movie review
* "FULL METAL JACKET" movie advertisement
* Director Stanley Kubrick - Vietnam War film
Page 58 has the opening day review for the film "Full Metal Jacket" with heading: "Dressed To Kill" and two related photos. And the p... See More
1986 Howard Beach racial attack & murder ?...
Item #718289
February 17, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 17, 1987
* Howard Beach racial attack - Queens
* African American Michael Griffith killed
* New York City police racial tensions
* Editorial by Jack Newfield on murder charges
The front page has a photo of Charles J. Hynes with heading: "N.Y. LAW" and more. And beginning on page 19 is an editori... See More
1986 "The Fly" opening day & Eddie Murphy Raw ads...
Item #718288
August 19, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 19, 1986
* "The Fly" movie advertisement & review
* Grand Opening Day film premiere showing
* Science-fiction horror film - Jeff Goldblum
* Eddie Murphy Raw - stand-up comedian
* Location where it was made into a comedy film
Page 49 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "THE... See More
Early 1988 "White Zombie" nightclub ad...
Item #718274
January 12, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 12, 1988
* Early "White Zombie" performance advertisement
* CBGB - Manhattan music nightclub - heavy metal band
Page 105 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of the performers being a early "WHITE ZOMBIE" (see images)
AI notes: On January 9, 1988, White Zombi... See More
1987 Opening day ads for notable movies...
Item #718273
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 15, 1987* Advertisements for notable films
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* "Moonstruck" "Wall Street" "Broadcast News"
* "Overboard" "Throw Momma From The Train"
Inside this issue contains some nice full page advertisements for the opening day sh... See More
1987 Jack KIrby & Marvel comics... Captain America...
Item #718272
December 08, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 8 1987
* Jack Kirby - American comic book artist
* Marvel comics - superheroes creator
* Captain America - Fantastic Four & more
* Editorial on dispute w/ Marvel re. his artwork
Starting on page 3 is a very lengthy editorial by Janet Bode that conitues on multiple inside pages with related illustrations. The head... See More
1972 Black Sabbath concert advertisement...
Item #718269
July 20, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1972
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* Singer Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ photo
* The J.Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult
Page 37 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for "BLACK SABBATH" concert at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)
AI not... See More
1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...
Item #718268
November 03, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 3, 1975
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Black Sabbath" concert at Madison Square Garden (Dec. 3)
AI notes: On December 3, 1975, Black Sa... See More
1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...
Item #718267
November 10, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime
Page 92 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "Black Sabbath" concert at Madison... See More
1981 Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour...
Item #718266
July 14, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement
* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY
* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist
Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images) This tour was Osbo... See More
1984 Ozzy Osbourne w/ Motley Crue...
Item #718265
January 24, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1984
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisements
* Performance at Madison Square Garden & more
* "Bark at the Moon" album tour w/ Motley Crue
Page 72 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Motley Crue" concert at Madison Square Garden. Page 74 has another ad for the same performer... See More
1982 OZZY Osbourne concerts advertisement...
Item #718264
March 09, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1982
* Ozzy Osbourne NYC area concerts advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "Diary of a Madman" album tour in NYC area
Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concerts at local venues. (see images)
AI notes: April 5, 1982: Ozzy perfo... See More
1983 Beastie Boys, Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...
Item #718261
August 23, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983
* Very early Beastie Boys performance advertisement
* Transition to hip hop - rap rock group - "Cooky Puss"
* Over 3 years prior to their debut album "Licensed to Ill"
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter
* The Police - English... See More
1987 Rod Stewart & Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Ads...
Item #718258
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 6, 1988* Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts advertisement
* First major tour post-airplane crash
* Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden
Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "ROD STEWART" at Madison Square Garden.
Page 77 has another nice full page ad for upcoming performances ... See More
1988 VAN HALEN concert advertisement...
Item #718256
September 20, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20, 1988
* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement
* Performance at Madison Square Garden
* "OU812" album Tour - North America
* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - Sammy Hagar
Page 70 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performances by "VAN HALEN" at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum. ... See More
Steely Dan is born! 1st Blind Faith North American concert ad (1969)...
Item #718237
June 26, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 26, 1969
* The collectible ad which birthed the amazing Steely Dan
* Blind Faith - Supergroup w/ Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker
* Very first North America concert - Madison Square Garden
Page 53 has the highly sought after but conspicuous advertisement which is credited with birthing the jazz-rock band, St... See More
Early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1987 concert ad...
Item #718234
November 03, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 3, 1987
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea
Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by the "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" at the "RITZ" nightclub in Manhattan. This particu... See More
1981 PRINCE & The Time editorials...
Item #718164
December 01, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2-8, 1981
* PRINCE Rogers Nelson editorial
* Singer - songwriter - actress - author
* & "The Time" - Morris Day - photos
* Bad Brains - MAX'S Kansas City ad
Page 87 has two editorials by Vince Aletti and Vernon Gibbs on singer & guitarist PRINCE & The Time with two related photos. (see image... See More
1989 "Living Colour" editorial w/ photos...
Item #718158
May 02, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 2, 1989
* Living Colour - American rock band
* African Americans - funk metal
* "Cult of Personality" song fame
* Vernon Reid and Corey Glover
The front page has a photo with heading: "Black Rock in a Hard Place" (see images)
And starting on page 21 is an editorial by RJ Smith on... See More
1989 "Slaves of New York" opening day advertisement...
Item #718157
March 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 21, 1989
* "Slaves of New York" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in Manhattan
* American comedy-drama - Bernadette Peters
Page 59 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Slaves of New York" (see images)
AI notes: Slaves of New York has become a cult fa... See More
1988 "Die Hard" opening day film ad & review...
Item #718156
July 26, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 26, 1988
* "Die Hard" film NYC 1st showing advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Actor Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper
Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "DIE HARD" in Manhattan.
And page 57 has the opening review for the film with heading: ... See More
1987 "BOSTON" & "Tom Petty" concert ads...
Item #718155
May 26, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1987
* "BOSTON" American rock band
* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement
* "Third Stage" album tour in New Jersey
* "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" concert
* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement
Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "B... See More
1988 OZZY Osbourne concert advertisement...
Item #718104
November 08, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1988
* Ozzy Osbourne at the Meadowlands concert advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "No Rest for the Wicked" album tour in NYC area
Page 89 has a nice 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Anthrax" concert at the Meadowlands Arena i... See More
1989 Neil Young NYC concert advertisement...
Item #718103
August 01, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 1, 1989
* Neil Young - Canadian-American singer - songwriter
* "Freedom" album concert tour "Rockin' in the Free World"
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "NEIL YOUNG" concert at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (s... See More
1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...
Item #718102
October 20, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1987
* The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
* LGBTQ "The Great March" of 750,000 participants
* During the AIDS epidemic - "ACT UP" political group
The front page has a photo showing demonstrators at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Right... See More
1988 Keith Richards concert advertisement...
Item #718101
November 22, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 22, 1988
* Keith Richards w/ X-Pensive Winos
* The Rolling Stones lead guitarist
* Concert at the Meadowlands Arena
Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "KEITH RICHARDS" at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. New Jersey. (see images)
AI notes: On December... See More
1988 "Jane's Addiction" album & concert advertisement...
Item #718099
November 01, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 1, 1988
* Jane's Addiction - American rock band
* Debut album "Nothing's Shocking" release
* Concert performance at "The World" nightclub
* Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro advertisement
Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for the release of Jane's Addiction debut album &q... See More
1989 "Steel Magnolias" opening day advertisement...
Item #718098
November 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1989
* "Steel Magnolias" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* American Women comedy drama movie
* Sally Field - Dolly Parton - Julia Roberts
Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Steel Magnolias" (see images)
AI notes: Ste... See More
1988 heavy metal band Metallica editorial...
Item #718097
September 27, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1988
* Metallica editorial on growing popularity w/ group photo
* Heavy Metal band - "...And Justice for All" (latest album)
* James Hetfield - Lars Ulrich - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett
* Bob Dylan performances at Radio City Music Hall advertisement
Page 85 has an editorial by Chuck Eddy on the he... See More
1989 "Back to the Future Part II" opening day advertisement...
Item #718096
November 28, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1989
* "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Science-fiction adventure comedy film
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning
* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav
Page 101 has a nice advertisement for the ope... See More
1979 premiere of "Dracula" film advertisement...
Item #718088
July 16, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 16, 1979
* "Dracula" - based on Bram Stoker's novel
* Gothic horror film - movie - John Badham
* Opening day premiere advertisement
* Actors Frank Langella & Laurence Olivier
Page 40 has a 8 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "DRACULA" (see images)
AI notes: ... See More
1999 "Sevendust" concert advertisement...
Item #718039
December 21, 1999
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 21, 1999
* Sevendust - American rock metal band
* "Home" album tour concert advertisement
Page 138 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Sevendust" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On December 20, 1999, Sevendust performed at the Hammerstein Bal... See More
1999 "Slipknot" concert advertisement...
Item #718038
December 07, 1999
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 7, 1999
* Slipknot - American heavy metal band
* Debut album - "World Domination" tour
* The Roxy nightclub concert advertisement
Page 117 has a 9 x 7 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Slipknot" at The Roxy nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
Other concert ads include G... See More
1997 "Porno for Pyros" concert advertisement...
Item #718036
March 04, 1997
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 4, 1997
* Porno for Pyros - alternative rock band
* "Good God's Urge" album tour - Perry Farrell
* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan concert advertisement
Inside this issue, there is a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Porno for Pyros" at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. (s... See More
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