CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 1991

• Best original "Fried green Tomatoes" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review
• Southern American Gothic comedy drama film
• Hollywood actresses Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Fried Green Tomatoes" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Note: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area newspaper - as we were lucky enough to obtain this (and others) indirectly from the Los Angeles Times' own collection? It simply doesn't get any better! In over 40 years of collecting, we have yet to see such unique & dramatic coverage with truly top-shelf, eye-catching displayability (see images).

The front page of this section has a review of the film headed: "Toiling in a Fertile Field" with related photo. And perhaps more significant is the terrific poster-like advertisement for the film printed on it's opening day on page 8. (see).
A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant content. Complete "Calendar" section only with 38 pages, very nice condition.

Background: Directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg’s 1987 novel, Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) is a critically acclaimed comedy-drama that weaves together two parallel stories of female friendship, resilience, and personal transformation: in 1980s Alabama, unfulfilled housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) undergoes a life-changing resurgence of confidence after meeting nursing home resident Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), who regales her with vivid tales of Depression-era Whistle Stop, where the fiercely independent tomboy Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her steadfast companion Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker) run the Whistle Stop Cafe, confront domestic abuse and racial injustice, and become entangled in a high-stakes murder mystery surrounding the disappearance of Ruth's abusive ex-husband.