"Jurassic Park" - review & premiere ad in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 728618
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor Sam Neill & Actress Laura Dern
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
This is a great issue on the anticipation of the release of the blockbuster film "Jurassic Park" Page 10-11 has a great double page advertisement for the upcoming opening day. Also a very lengthy review with a few related photos and more.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Los Angeles Times own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 92 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
Background: The June 6, 1993, edition of the Los Angeles Times Calendar section stands as an extraordinary pop culture time capsule, capturing Hollywood on the precipice of a seismic technological paradigm shift just five days before Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park hit theaters on June 11. Published at the apex of Universal Pictures' aggressive $65 million marketing campaign, this Sunday issue features a prominent double-page print ad and early film reviews that documented the industry's anxious anticipation surrounding Industrial Light & Magic’s ground-breaking CGI digital rendering and practical animatronics—advancements that permanently revolutionized visual effects, ended the era of traditional stop-motion, and established the modern summer blockbuster playbook. As the flagship entertainment publication of the film industry's hometown, the paper preserves not only the sheer media frenzy of the era's ultimate cinema premiere, but also a rare historical artifact showcasing how groundbreaking dinosaur technology, unprecedented box office hype, and classic newspaper advertising converged to change cinematic history forever.
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor Sam Neill & Actress Laura Dern
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
This is a great issue on the anticipation of the release of the blockbuster film "Jurassic Park" Page 10-11 has a great double page advertisement for the upcoming opening day. Also a very lengthy review with a few related photos and more.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Los Angeles Times own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 92 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
Background: The June 6, 1993, edition of the Los Angeles Times Calendar section stands as an extraordinary pop culture time capsule, capturing Hollywood on the precipice of a seismic technological paradigm shift just five days before Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park hit theaters on June 11. Published at the apex of Universal Pictures' aggressive $65 million marketing campaign, this Sunday issue features a prominent double-page print ad and early film reviews that documented the industry's anxious anticipation surrounding Industrial Light & Magic’s ground-breaking CGI digital rendering and practical animatronics—advancements that permanently revolutionized visual effects, ended the era of traditional stop-motion, and established the modern summer blockbuster playbook. As the flagship entertainment publication of the film industry's hometown, the paper preserves not only the sheer media frenzy of the era's ultimate cinema premiere, but also a rare historical artifact showcasing how groundbreaking dinosaur technology, unprecedented box office hype, and classic newspaper advertising converged to change cinematic history forever.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$82
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.