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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.
1966 The Beach Boys at Yankee Stadium concert ad...
Item #717196
March 03, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1966
* The Beach Boys - American rock band
* Yankee Stadium concert advertisement
* A show that was cancelled - low ticket sales
* Judy Collins at Brooklyn College concert ad
The top of page 15 has a small advertisement for "The BEACH BOYS" concert at Yankee Stadium.
AI notes: The Beach Boys' scheduled concer... See More
1986 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" opening day advertisement...
Item #717189
October 14, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 14, 1986
* "Jumpin' Jack Flash" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* Actress & "View" panelist Whoopi Goldberg
* American spy comedy movie - Penny Marshall
Page 58 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" in... See More
1986 Isao Tomita NYC concert advertisement...
Item #717188
September 16, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 16, 1986
* Japanese composer Isao Tomita
* Pioneer of electronic & space music
* Battery Park, New York City
* Statue of Liberty centennial
Page 65 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TOMITA" at Battery Park in New York. This event celebrated the centennial of the Statue ... See More
1980 "RUSH" concerts & "THE FOG" movie ads...
Item #717044
March 03, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 3, 1980
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Permanent Waves" album tour - The Palladium
* "THE FOG" opening day premiere advertisement
* Director John Carpenter - creator of "Halloween"
* Independent supernatural horror film - movie
Page ... See More
1979 George Romero... zombie films...
Item #717023
April 23, 1979
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)
Thi... See More
THE DOORS Jim Morrison famous arrest in Miami...
Item #717022
March 13, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 13, 1969
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* Infamous arrest for indecent exposure at a Miami concert
The top of page 5 has a heading: "It's Hard to Light A Fire in Miami" with lead-in: "Jim Morrison" Lengthy text continues on another page.
AI notes: On March 1, 1969, The Doors pl... See More
1981 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts concert ad...
Item #716950
December 22, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 23-29, 1981
* Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Woman rocker
* The Ritz nightclub concert advertisement
Page 2 has a nice full page advertisement for a New Years Eve performance by a young Joan Jett at The Ritz in Manhattan. (see images)
background: On December 31, 1981, Joan Jett performed a high-energy New Year&rsq... See More
Early 1983 "R.E.M." rock band advertisement...
Item #716946
April 26, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1983
* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe
* Ritz nightclub - Manhattan concert advertisement
* 1980's - early 1990's college campuses cult music
Page 109 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances a the The Ritz nightclub with one of the... See More
1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
Item #716932
June 11, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 11, 1985
* Early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. advertisement
* Performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* "The Goonies" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Adventure comedy cult classic
Page 108 has a advertisement for upcoming perf... See More
1944 Charlie Chaplin indictments...
Item #716825
February 15, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1944
* Charlie Chaplin indictments
* Mann Act charges
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "CHARLIE CHAPLIN SURRENDERS ON U.S. INDICTMENTS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
background: On February 14, 1944, Charlie Chaplin was in... See More
Premiere of "The Goonies", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #716768
June 14, 1985
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
Early days of the AIDS virus in 1984...
Item #716767
October 09, 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
1979 Dith Pran and the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia...
Item #716738
November 19, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19, 1979
* Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran editorial
* His ordeal escaping the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia
Starting on the front page is a editorial on Dith Pran and his escape from the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia with heading: "Dith Pran's Ordeal in Cambodia; Report from the Killing ... See More
1979 premiere of "Escape From Alcatraz" film ad...
Item #716737
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)
background: Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is a prison escape f... See More
1979 premiere of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" film...
Item #716735
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
1978 Rock band QUEEN's "Jazz" album release...
Item #716650
December 04, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich, Village, New York City, Dec. 4, 1978
* "Queen" British rock band advertisement
* "Jazz" album release - Freddie Mercury
* "Bicycle Race" & "Fat Bottomed Girls" fame
* Actor Bruce Lee death revisited 5 years later
* Hong Kong-American martial artist
* Jeet Kune Do martial art founder
The back has a full p... See More
1982 Judas Priest w/ Iron Maiden MSG concert ad...
Item #716608
September 14, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 14, 1982
* Judas Priest with Iron Maiden performances
* English heavy metal - hard rock bands
* Madison Square Garden music concert advertisement
* Lead singers Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson
Page 61 has a half page advertisement for a upcoming "Judas Priest with special guest Iron Maiden" concert at Ma... See More
1982 Granmaster Flash & the Furious Five...
Item #716605
September 07, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 7, 1982
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performance
* Performance at the Peppermint Lounge advertisement
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
Page 79 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge" nightclub in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmast... See More
1978 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) at MSG advertisement...
Item #716602
July 10, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 10, 1978
* Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) concerts
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
* "Out of the Blue" tour w/ Trickster
Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for "ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
AI notes: The Electric Light Orchestra ... See More
1978 Black Sabbath & Fleetwood Mac concert ads...
Item #716553
June 26, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 26, 1978
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Never Say Die!" Madison Square Garden - MSG
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour
* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement
* JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania performance
* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Bucking... See More
1981 PRINCE concert advertisement...
Item #716552
November 24, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 1981
* PRINCE Rogers Nelson performance ad
* Singer - songwriter - actress - author
* Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall
* About 2 1/2 years prior to "Purple Rain"
Page 75 has a 5 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "PRINCE" performance at the Palladium nightclub in ... See More
1985 "The Fat Boys"... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
Item #716550
February 12, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985
* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer
Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see images)
AI notes: In 1985, th... See More
1982 "QUEEN" concert ad...
Item #716548
August 03, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3, 1982
* Queen - British rock band
* Meadowland - East Rutherford
* "Hot Space" tour concert advertisement
* Freddie Mercury - Brian May
Page 50 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by "QUEEN" "With Special Guest Billy Squier" at the Meadowlands in East Rutherfor... See More
1985 opening day ad for the film "Cat's Eye"...
Item #716547
April 16, 1985
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
Sylvia Likens murder editorial...
Item #716451
February 13, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978
* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos
Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More
1979 No Nukes teach-in... Three Mile Island...
Item #716449
April 30, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 30, 1979
* No Nukes Teach-In w/ speakers - Ralph Nader
* re. Three Mile Island nuclear energy accident
Page 39 has a full page notice for a upcoming: "VILLAGE VOICE NO NUKES TEACH-IN" at Riverside Church in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: The No Nukes Teach-In held on May 5, 1979, at Riverside Church... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1985....
Item #716448
February 26, 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)
AI notes: In March 19... See More
1983 "The Outsiders" opening day film advertisement...
Item #716446
March 29, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 29, 1983
* "The Outsiders" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Coming-of-age- crime drama movie
* Francis Ford Coppola - Rob Lowe
* Tom Cruise - Matt Dillon & more
Page 44 has a 581/2 x 6 1/4 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the film &quo... See More
THE DOORS Jim Morrison 1st MSG concert ad...
Item #716444
January 09, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show
* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement
* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York
Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Gar... See More
1978 "The Lord of the Rings" opening & "QUEEN" Concerts Ads...
Item #716443
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
1967 Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors....
Item #716442
June 29, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967
* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors
* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement
Page 29 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances at The Scene nightclub. Among the performers are very early app... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1968....
Item #716441
December 19, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 19, 1968
* Grateful Dead concert in Hallandale, Florida
* Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* Nice decorative, psychedelic art advertisement
Page 39 has a great full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there upcoming appearance at the Miami Pop Fes... See More
The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...
Item #716439
June 08, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967
* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band
A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article headed: "Frontier on Tompkins Square - p. 14"... See More
1961 death of actor Jeff Chandler...
Item #716398
June 18, 1961
THE DETROIT NEWS, June 18, 1961
* Actor Jeff Chandler death
* 1950's Hollywood star
* "Broken Arrow" film fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Movie Star Chandler Dies at 42" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 60+ pages, light toning at them argins, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, general... See More
1981 "FOREIGNER" Manhattan concert ad...
Item #716365
September 29, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1981
* Foreigner - American rock band advertisement
* Mick Jones - Lou Gramm - Dennis Elliott
* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert
Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "FOREIGNER w/ Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)
AI notes: O... See More
1981 Tina Turner Manhattan concerts ad...
Item #716364
September 22, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 23-29, 1981
* Tina Turner "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"
* Singer - songwriter - actress - author
* The Ritz - New York City rock club concerts
Page 123 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by Tina Turner at The Ritz rock club in Manhattan.
AI notes: In 1981, Tina Turner per... See More
1973 The Allman Brothers Band concert ad...
Item #716363
July 02, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 2, 1979
* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts
* American rock band concert advertisement
* Madison Square Garden - MSG - Manhattan
Page 85 has a decorative full page advertisement for the "THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND w/ Dave Mason" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: On July 21, 197... See More
1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance review...
Item #716360
October 26, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1961
* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance
* "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" musical play review - Off-Broadway
* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)
* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist
* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub advertisement
... See More
Review & premiere of "Big", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #716358
June 03, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1988
* Best "Big" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Fantasy comedy film - Tom Hanks
* Killer Klowns from Outer Space
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Big" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More
"Jurassic Park" - review & premiere ad in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #716349
June 11, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1993
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jurassic Park" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prim... See More
1978 "Animal House" pre opening day movie advertisement...
Item #716348
July 03, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 3, 1978
* "Animal House" pre-opening day movie advertisement
* John Landis comedy film - Harold Ramis
* Actors John Belushi & Tim Matheson
Page 46 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of "Animal House" in New York City. (see images) This is the more uncommon advertisement featuring a pho... See More
Historic 1985 "The Star Wars Trilogy" NYC screening...
Item #716342
April 02, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1985
* Historic "Star Wars Trilogy" screening at RKO Warner Theatre
* "Star Wars" "The Empire Strikes Back" "Return of the Jedi"
* Luke Skywalker - Darth Vader - Princess Leia - Han Solo
Page 46 has a historic advertisement for: "The Star Wars Trilogy"... See More
1985 WWF World Wrestling w/ Hulk Hogan...
Item #716335
March 19, 1985
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
1985 opening week review of "The Goonies" film...
Item #716332
June 25, 1985
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.
Page 59 has a local showing advertis... See More
1985 U2 Madison Square Garden concert ad...
Item #716330
January 29, 1985
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
1982 OZZY Osbourne concerts advertisement...
Item #716329
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
1985 Roger Waters of Pink Floyd & KISS concert ads...
Item #716328
March 05, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1985
* Roger Waters of Pink Floyd ad
* Radio City Music Hall concerts
* KISS rock band concert advertisement
Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "Roger Waters" concerts at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: In March 1985, Roger Waters performed three nights at... See More
1978 "The Last Waltz" opening day & Elvis Costello...
Item #716293
May 01, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 1, 1978
* "The Last Waltz" a Martin Scorsese film - movie
* "The Band" farewell & others concert documentary
* Opening Day - World Premiere advertisement in NYC
* Elvis Costello - Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall ad
The back page has a full page advertisement for the World Premiere of "The Last W... See More
1984 Run-DMC ad... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
Item #716235
May 01, 1984
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
1979 RUSH & Village People concert advertisements...
Item #716234
March 26, 1979
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.
Not... See More
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