1976 movie "Carrie" opening review...
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 29, 1976
- Grand Opening movie premiere review
- "CARRIE" supernatural Horror film
- Actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie White
The top of page 53 has a photo of Carrie White covered blood during the stage scene with heading "Never Torture a Wallflower" (see images) This was a review of the film shortly after it's opening by Andrew Sarris.
Background: This November 29, 1976 issue of The Village Voice holds significant cultural and collector value, anchored by Andrew Sarris’s landmark lead review, "Never Torture a Wallflower," which analyzes Brian De Palma’s horror milestone Carrie through an auteurist lens while framing Sissy Spacek's performance as a tragic exploration of teenage social brutality rather than mere genre thrills. Historically, the issue captures a pivotal moment when De Palma was transitioning from underground filmmaker to mainstream Hollywood maestro, while Sarris—America's defining auteur critic—offered a high-brow intellectual validation of Stephen King's pulp material that helped propel the film into critical legitimacy. From a rarity perspective, newsprint from this era is inherently ephemeral, highly susceptible to yellowing and degradation, making complete, intact physical copies of The Village Voice from the late 1970s exceptionally hard to find outside of microfilmed library archives. Consequently, surviving original printings that feature major premiere reviews for iconic cultural touchstones—especially those accompanied by iconic vintage photo layouts, period NYC counterculture reporting, and original classifieds—command strong demand among film historians, De Palma collectors, and vintage ephemera dealers alike.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete with 128 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos that some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.