LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (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 BRIDE" starring Sting 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 Bride (1985) stands out as a unique cinematic curiosity, primarily notable for its ambitious subversion of classic horror tropes into a Pygmalion-esque feminist coming-of-age drama, coupled with Sting’s calculatedly sinister turn as Baron Frankenstein alongside Jennifer Beals and a surprisingly sensitive, physical performance by Clancy Brown as the Monster. Photographed visually by cinematographer Stephen H. Burum with a lush, romantic palette and backed by a grand symphonic score from Maurice Jarre, the film abandons traditional gothic horror in favor of lush period romanticism, set design, and existential exploration. In terms of rarity, the film was a notorious box-office bomb upon its original theatrical release—earning less than $2.5 million against its $13.5 million budget—which led to limited subsequent physical media pressings for decades. While long considered an elusive title reserved for late-night broadcast television or out-of-print VHS and DVD collections, its rarity has eased somewhat in recent years thanks to boutique home video labels (such as Scream Factory) issuing limited-run Blu-ray editions, though it remains a sought-after cult relic among genre completionists and fans of 1980s dark fantasy.