Historic Newspapers: Arts & Entertainment

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 17, 1989

* Best "The 'Burbs" "Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure"
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews
* American black  & science fiction comedy films

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "The 'Burbs" & "Bill... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 13, 1989

* Best "Gleaming The Cube" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film premiere
* Neo-noir skateboarding - Tony Hawk
* Mississippi Burning - Deep Star Six - Beaches - Pumpkinhead openings as well

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gleaming the Cube" and perhaps... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 27, 1988

* "Working Girl" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in Manhattan
* American romance comedy drama
* Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford 

Page 79 has a advertisement for the opening day of the film "Working Girl" in Manhattan. 
And... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 16, 1988

* Best "Rain Man" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rain Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 8, 1988

* Roy Orbison death (1st report)
* American singer-songwriter
* "The Caruso of Rock" ... "The Big O"

Page 3 has a three-column head: "Rock 'n' Roll's Roy Orbison Dies" with photo. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
The... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 9, 1988

* "Child's Play" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
* American supernatural slasher - Chucky
* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Child's Play" and perhaps no... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 1, 1988

* Jane's Addiction - American rock band 
* Debut album "Nothing's Shocking" release
* Concert performance at "The World" nightclub
* Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro advertisement 

Page 78 has a nice full page... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Calendar section only, October 21, 1988

* "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"
* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement
* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" and perhaps no... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 4, 1988

* "Gorillas in the Mist" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in Manhattan - NYC
* American biographical drama movie review
* Story of Diane Fossey - Sigourney Weaver

Page 79 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film ... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20, 1988

* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement
* Performance at Madison Square Garden
* "OU812" album Tour - North America
* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - Sammy Hagar

Page 70 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performances by "VAN HALEN"... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 6, 1988

* Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts advertisement
* First major tour post-airplane crash 
* Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden

Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "ROD STEWART" at Madison Square Garden.
Page 77 has... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 16, 1988

* 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots 
* East Village, Manhattan, New York City
* Homeless, squatters & drug dealers 
* NYPD police brutality complaints 

The front page has a heading: "Night Clubbing" with subhead  and related photo.... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES,  August 12, 1988

* Tucker - premiere advertisement & review
* Mormon door is now open to Blacks
* Last Temptation of Christ controversy

A nice full page ad for the premiere of the movie "TUCKER", accompanied by a  review on the first page of the Calendar section. Nice to have... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1988

* "Die Hard" film advertisement
* Opening week movie premiere
* Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper

A nice issue on the premiere week of the motion picture hit "Die Hard" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 5, 1988

* Judas Priest - English heavy metal band 
* "Ram It Down" "Mercenaries of Metal" tour
* Robert Halford - Ian Hill - Glenn Tipton
* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement
* Madison Square Garden MSG performance 

Page 66 has a nice... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1988

* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" - Robert Zemeckis
* Best Grand Opening weekend movie advertisement
* Live-action/animated comedy

A terrific issue on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1988

* "Monster of Rock" tour concerts advertisement
* Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Van Halen - Metallica - Scorpions - Dokken
* Heavy metal - rock music bands - performances

Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for the... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 14, 1988

* "IRON MAIDEN" concerts advertisement
* English heavy metal band performances
* With Ace Frehley's Comet - Former KISS 
* "Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour" tour 

Page 80 has a nice full page advertisement for the... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1988

* Best "Big" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Fantasy comedy film - Tom Hanks
* Killer Klowns from Outer Space

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Big" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1988

* Monsters of Rock music festival
* Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands
* Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions & more
* Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ

Page 83 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "MONSTER OF ROCK" music festival at... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 3, 1988

* Depeche Mode - English band advertisement
* Electronic rock - new wave - pop music
* Meadowlands Arena concert performance
* "Music For The Masses" album tour

Page 78 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "DEPECHE MODE" concert... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1988

* Megadeth - thrash heavy metal band
* Frontman & guitarist Dave Mustaine
* So Far, So Good... So What! concert tour
* Beacon Theatre performance advertisement
* Pink Floyd - English  psychedelic rock band
* "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" album... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 30, 1988

* Best "Beetlejuice" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Comedy-fantasy movie - Tim Burton

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Beetlejuice" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 11, 1988

* Andy Gibb death (1st report)
* English singer - teen idol

Near the bottom of page 3 is a two column heading: "Andy Gibb, 1970s Pop Music Sensation, Dies in England at 30" with photo. (see) The article carries over to page 30. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988

* INXS Australian rock band - Michael Hutchence
* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement

Page 92 has a full page advertisement for performances by "INXS" at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description