LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "THE DARK" on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and classic key art, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment and pop culture. Printed on authentic newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal piece for custom framing, film history display, or inclusion in a dedicated cinema memorabilia collection.

Own a rare slice of cinema history straight from the home of the entertainment industry.

Background: A unique artifact of low-budget late-1970s genre cinema, The Dark (1979) holds a distinctive, quasi-mythic reputation among cult horror enthusiasts due to its remarkably chaotic behind-the-scenes evolution and bizarre mash-up of genres. The film is notorious for being mid-production collateral damage: original director Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) was fired just days into shooting and replaced by B-movie veteran John "Bud" Cardos, while iconic television personality Dick Clark served as an uncredited executive producer. Originally written and filmed as a grounded urban slasher about a giant, mutated human serial killer lurking in Los Angeles, the producers hastily pivoted post-production to cash in on the box-office fever of Star Wars and Alien. This last-minute mandate led to the post-hoc addition of retrofitted alien opening narration and optical laser beams crudely animated over the creature's eyes in pre-existing footage. Driven by an unusually eclectic ensemble cast—including William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, and radio legend Casey Kasem—the film stands out as a rare, surreal time capsule. Long confined to obscure VHS releases and late-night television before gaining physical boutique revivals, its notable absurdity, moody atmospheric cinematography, and strange blend of police procedural, psychic thriller, and laser-blasting monster movie have cemented its rare status in the annals of oddball schlock cinema.