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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.
Golden age of hip-hop music... 1st use in print... Afrika Bambaataa...
Item #716149
September 21, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 21, 1982
* Afrika Bambaataa - breakbeat rapper - DJ
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy
* 1st use of the term Hip Hop in print
Page 69 has the noteworthy heading: "Afrika Bambaataa's Hip Hop", with a corresponding photo. Lengthy text co... See More
1978 "The Lord of the Rings" opening & "QUEEN" Concerts Ads...
Item #716064
November 13, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 13, 1978
* Original "The Lord of the Rings" animated epic fantasy
* Opening day premiere film movie advertisement
* QUEEN rock band Madison Square Garden concerts ad
Page 73 has a full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of the "The Lord of the Rings" film. (see images)
The back page has a ... See More
Opening day premiere of "Rocky II" (1979) advertisement...
Item #716058
June 18, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 18, 1979
* "Rocky II" Opening day movie premiere
* American sports drama film advertisement
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
* Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed
Page 56 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of: "ROCKY II" in New York City. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really... See More
1977 Parliament-Funkadelic funk band w/ photos...
Item #716056
July 25, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1977
* Parliament w/ Funkadelic band editorial
* George Clinton's P-Funk rock collective
* Pioneers of the funk mucis culture of the 1970s
The top of pages 38 & 39 has a banner heading: "The U.S. Funk Mob: 'We Can Be As Bad As We Need To Be'" with a few related photos. (see images)
AI notes: The Ju... See More
1979 Opening day review of the film "10"...
Item #716053
October 15, 1979
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
1979 "THE JERK" & "Star Trek" film premiere ads...
Item #716049
November 20, 1979
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
Page 76 has a nice ful... See More
1985 opening day premiere of "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" film...
Item #716031
July 30, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985
* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
* Brazilian prison drama
Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in New York City. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because... See More
Early 1982 U2 Irish rock band concerts advertisement...
Item #716030
March 02, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 2, 1982
* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge
* "October" album concert tour advertisement
* "The Ritz" rock club in Manhattan, NYC
* Sugar Hill Gang - pioneer hip hop rap group
Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a early New York City appearance of a young "U2" Irish rock group at... See More
1985 South Africa's anti-apartheid movement...
Item #716029
July 09, 1985
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 day premiere of "Back to the Future" film...
Item #716028
July 09, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985
* "Back to the Future" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly - comedy
Page 47 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Back to the Future" in New York City.
Page 48 has the opening day review for the film with rela... See More
Review & premiere of "The Craft", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #715994
May 03, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 1996
* Best "The Craft" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film premiere review
* Supernatural cult classic - Witches - Coven
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Craft" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood a... See More
Albert Einstein helps 15 yr. old girl ?....
Item #715993
May 16, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1952
* Albert Einstein makes a mistake ?
* Johanna Mankiewicz - 15 yr. old student
* 10th grade geometry class problem
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Einstein Sends Q. E. D. to Problem of Schoolgirl, 15" with subhead and a facsimile of the diagram sent to the 15 year girl. Turns out that Einstein's solution to the pro... See More
1979 premiere of "Meteor" film advertisement...
Item #715988
October 22, 1979
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)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no... See More
1976 Rock band "Queen" sold out ad...
Item #715987
January 10, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 10, 1977
* "Queen" North America concert tour
* "A Day At The Races" album - "Queen Lizzy Tour"
* Very 1st appearance at Madison Square Garden
Page 67 has a nice advertisement for a QUEEN concert at Madison Square Garden with opening act Thin Lizzy. (see images)
Note: On February 5, 1977, Queen performed their inaugural... See More
1970's Reggae music hits America... The Heartbreakers...
Item #715986
July 26, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July July 26, 1976
* Jamaican reggae music comes to the U.S.
* Bob Marley and the Wailers & more
* The Heartbreakers punk rock band
* Max' Kansas City nightclub advertisement
The top of page 71 has a heading: "'It Isn't Only Rock and Soul and I Like It" with related photo. The editorial continues on the fol... See More
Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...
Item #715985
October 13, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1966
* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable
* The Velvet Underground and Nico performance ad
* Balloon Farm (Electric Circus) underground nightclub
The bottom of page 25 has a 9 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for a "Andy Warhol's Plastic Inevitable THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO" performance at T... See More
1981 "The Howling" horror film & U2 "Boy" ads...
Item #715984
March 10, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11-17, 1981
* "The Howling" American horror film
* Opening day movie premiere ad & review
* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge
* Debut album "Boy" release advertisement
* Ad for the movie: "THE FUNHOUSE"
Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of ... See More
1st Led Zeppelin North American Fall tour ad (1969)...
Item #715983
October 09, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert
Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Note: Led Zeppelin's performance at Carnegie Hall on October 17, 1969, marked a ... See More
Brandon Lee accidental shooting death...
Item #715968
April 01, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 1, 1993
* Brandon Lee shot and killed
* American actor & Martial artist
* On-set of the film "The Crow"
* Son of Bruce Lee
The front page has a one column heading: "Bruce Lee's Son, Brandon, Killed in Movie Accident" First report coverage continues inside with photo of Lee. Lee was accidental killed on set during the making of the film... See More
1979 SHAM 69 English punk rock band ad...
Item #715956
December 03, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3, 1979
* "SHAM 69" concerts advertisement
* English punk rock band performances
* Hurrah nightclub in Manhattan
Page 85 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for "SHAM 69" performances at Hurrah nightclub. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason t... See More
1979 Rickie Lee Jones concert & "Meatballs" Ads....
Item #715953
July 09, 1979
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
Page 49 has a full page advertisement for a "RICKIE LEE JONES" performance at ... See More
1985 opening premiere of "Pale Rider" w/ Clint Eastwood...
Item #715952
June 23, 1985
USA TODAY, June 21-23, 1985
* Pale Rider opening day advertisement
* Clint Eastwood - Western film - movie
*"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Section D has a terrific double-page duo tone advertisement for the opening premiere of "PALE RIDER" starring Clint Eastwood. This dramatic foldout ad has more information on the opposite side. (see images) This film made it's... See More
1995 death of Donald Pleasence... Halloween films fame...
Item #715950
February 03, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 3, 1995
* Actor Donald Pleasence death (1st report)
* Dr. Samuel Loomis - Halloween films
* Michael Myers' psychiatrist for 5 movies
The top of page 18 under: "Obituary" is a four column heading: "Donald Pleasence; Actor Played Tyrants and Tramps" with photo. (see images) Nice to have from the capital of the entertainment industry.
Com... See More
1979 premiere of "Escape From Alcatraz" film ad...
Item #715948
June 25, 1979
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)
Starting on the front page and continuing on multgiple insid... See More
1979 premiere of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" film...
Item #715947
April 02, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1979
* "Buck Rogers in the 25th century"
* Science fiction adventure film - movie
* Opening day premiere advertisement
* Actor Gil Gerard & actress Erin Grey
Page 42 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for the opening day of the science fiction film "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (see images)
Not... See More
1979 Anti Nuclear Power teach-in...
Item #715890
May 07, 1979
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)
Note: On May 5, 1979, a significant teach-in against nuclear power was held at... See More
Premieres of "Grease" & "Jaws 2", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #715834
June 13, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 13, 1978 (Sections I and IV)
* Best "Grease" and "Jaws 2" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day (3 days prior) movie premieres
* Musical romantic comedy & thriller films
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Grease" & "Jaws 2", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspa... See More
Brandon Lee accidental shooting death...
Item #715805
September 05, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 5, 1993
* French actor Herve Villechaize suicide death
* James Bond "The Man with the Golden Gun" evil henchman
* "Tattoo" of "Fantasy Island" "De plane! De plane!"
The front page of section "B" has a heading: "Herve Villechaize, of 'Fantasy Island,' Commits Suicide" with photo. (see images)
Nice... See More
1979 premiere of "ALIEN" horror film advertisement...
Item #715803
May 28, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 28, 1979
* "ALIEN" opening day film advertisement
* Science fiction extraterrestrial horror movie
* Actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt
* "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "ALIEN"
Note: Alien inge... See More
1978 Bob Marley & the Wailers and Genesis ads...
Item #715802
May 15, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 15, 1978
* Bob Marley and the Wailers MSG advertisement
* Kaya tour concert at Madison Square Garden
* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist* "GENESIS" English rock band MSG advertisement
* "And Then There Were Three" album tour concert
* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Steve Hacket
Page 64 ha... See More
1979 premiere of "HAIR" film advertisement...
Item #715799
March 19, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1979
* "HAIR" opening day film advertisement
* Musical anti-war comedy drama movie
* Hippie counterculture - Vietnam War era
* Jamaican reggae gaining popularity
* Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and the Wailers
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)... See More
1973 Jobriath debut album release advertisement...
Item #715761
December 13, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1973
* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician
* Glam rock - debut album release advertisement
* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS
Page 61 has a full page advertisement for release of "Jobriath" debut album with self titled name. (see images)
Note: Bruce Wayne Campbell known by his stage name Jobriath,... See More
1984 Breakin' opening day movie ad in NYC...
Item #715760
May 08, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 8, 1984
* Breakin' - Breakdance advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American breakdancing musical film
* During the early days of hip-hop music
Page 42 has a 8 x 4 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "Breakin'" This was the year tha... See More
1979 "THE WHO" MSG concert advertisement...
Item #715755
June 11, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 11, 1979
* "THE WHO" American rock band - Roger Daltrey
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* "Who Are You" album tour minus Keith Moon
Page 69 has a nice full page advertisement for "THE WHO" rock concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
Note: The Who's 1979 concerts at Ma... See More
1979 "BOSTON" Giants Stadium concert ad...
Item #715754
August 27, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 14, 1979
* "BOSTON" American rock band
* Giants Stadium concert advertisement
* "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival
* "Dont' Look Back" 2nd album tour
Page 61 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival featuring American rock band &qu... See More
1977 AC/DC gigs ads...
Item #715753
August 08, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 8, 1977
* Very early C/DC rock band gig advertisements
* "Let There Be Rock" 1st American tour
* CBGB and Palladium nightclubs in Manhattan
Page 65 has a list of upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of acts being a very early AC/DC gig (small).
Page 52 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for upcoming... See More
1963 occultist Kennth Anger advertisement...
Item #715751
November 07, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1963
* Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger
* Occultist - believer in Aleister Crowley's "Thelema"
* "Scorpio Rising" short film movie advertisement
Page 15 has a 3 3/4 x 3 inch advertisement for a showing of the experimental films "Scorpio Rising" and "Fireworks" by Kenneth Anger. (... See More
1973 "The Dark Side of the Moon" concert & album Ad...
Item #715750
March 08, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973
* "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
* Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall concert advertisement
* British psychedelic rock group - band performance
Page 45 has a duo advertisement for a "King Karol" record store for the recent release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" a... See More
1974 YES, George Harrison & The Kinks ads...
Item #715748
November 14, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1974
* Yes - English progressive rock band
* Madison Square Garden concert ad
* Beatles George Harrison performances
* The Kinks - Ray and Dave Davies
* "You really Got Me" song fame
Page 71 has a full page advertisement for a "YES" concert at Madison Square Garden.
Page 73 has a full page ad for &quo... See More
1974 Mr. Olympia & Jefferson Starship concert ads...
Item #715745
October 10, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 10, 1974
* Mr. Olympia - professional bodybuilding competition
* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (1) & Lou Ferrigno (2) fame
* Jefferson Starship - American rock band
* First year after Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick
* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement
Page 40 has a ... See More
STYX "Grand Illusion" tour & Village People...
Item #715716
February 27, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 27, 1978
* STYX American rock band
* "The Grand Illusion" album tour
* Palladium nightclub concert ad (Sold Out)
* Village People - American disco group
* "Macho Man" album release advertisement
Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in... See More
Attack on dick Button & others in Central Park...
Item #715715
July 17, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 17, 1978
* Dick Button & others attacked by thugs
* "The Ramble" section of Central Park
* Anti-gay LGBTQ violence
The front page has a heading: "Hunting Gays in Central Park" with lead-in: "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE VICTIMS", subhead and related photo. this editorial continues on multiple i... See More
1978 Edward "Skull" Murphy & "KANSAS" Concert ad...
Item #715714
May 08, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 8, 1978
* Edward "Skull' Murphy - Stonewall Inn bouncer
* LGBTQ - gays rights - pride activist w/ Photos
* KANSAS American rock band - Steve Walsh
* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert advertisement
The front page has a heading: "SKULL MURPHY The Gay Double Agent" with photo. This is a editorial that continues... See More
1978 Boston, YES, ELO & Genesis concerts at MSG...
Item #715712
July 24, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 24, 1978
* Boston, Electric Light Orchestra rock bands
* YES & Genesis w/ Phil Collins - English bands
* Madison Square Garden concerts - performances
Page 54 has a group of advertisements for upcoming concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no rea... See More
1978 premieres of "Grease" & "Jaws 2" advertisements...
Item #715710
June 19, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 19, 1978
* "Grease" and "Jaws 2" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* Musical romantic comedy & thriller films
The back page has a terrific full page, color advertisement for the opening day of the iconic film "GREASE" in New York City.
Page 49 has another opening day advertisem... See More
1978 "Animal House" opening day movie advertisement...
Item #715699
July 31, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 31, 1978
* "Animal House" opening day movie advertisement
* John Landis comedy film - Harold Ramis
* Actors John Belushi & Tim Matheson
Page 41 has a 12 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Animal House" in New York City (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their... See More
1977 Plato's Retreat swingers' club...
Item #715698
November 28, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1977
* Plato's Retreat swingers club w/ photos
* World's most infamous sex club
The front page has a heading: "Sex with the Proper Swinger" which continues on multiple inside pages including 2 related photos. See images for small portion of the text.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item becaus... See More
1977 "High Anxiety" film opening day ad...
Item #715696
January 02, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July Jan. 2, 1978
* "High Anxiety" opening day advertisement
* Satirical comedy mystery film - movie
* Actor Mel Brooks - Madeline Kahn
Page 46 has a 10 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "High Anxiety" starring Mel Brooks. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was ... See More
Actor River Phoenix death in a L.A. paper...
Item #715688
November 01, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1993
* Actor River Phoenix death
* Explorers - Stand by Me
* Hollywood movies - films
The front page has a one column heading: "River Phoenix Collapses, Dies; Actor War 23" with photo. (see images) First report coverage continues inside. Great to have the capital of the entertainment industry and the city where he died.
Complete with all sections (80+... See More
2012 death of Michael Clarke Duncan...
Item #715686
September 04, 2012
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 2012
* Michael Clarke Duncan death
* "The Green Mile" film actor fame
The bottom of the front page of section AA has a heading: "'Green Mile' nominee went from ditch digger to actor" with lead-in: "Michael Clarke Duncan, 1957 - 2012" and photo. (see images) Nice to have from the home of the entertainment industry and the cit... See More
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