LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 1978 (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 premiere of  "THE MANITOU" starring Tony Curtis 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.

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Background: The Manitou (1978) stands out as one of late-70s cinema’s most bizarre and rarest cult oddities, distinctively blurring the line between medical body-horror and supernatural occult exploitation. Based on Graham Masterton’s 1976 novel, its extraordinary premise—following a woman who discovers a rapidly growing neck tumor that turns out to be the reincarnating, vengeful spirit of a 400-year-old Native American shaman—delivers an unmatched combination of visceral body-horror and unhinged visual spectacle. What elevates the film into rare drive-in legend is its completely unfiltered third act: after featuring surreal hauntings, icy room blizzards, and levitating hospital beds, the climax escalates into an astonishing outer-space laser battle fought entirely inside a frozen hospital room. Anchored by an unusually high-caliber cast for a B-movie—including Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, and Michael Ansara—and backed by a dramatic score from Lalo Schifrin, the film also holds tragic historical significance as director William Girdler’s final work before his untimely death at age 30, securing The Manitou an enduringly singular, near-irreplicable place in horror history.