Historic Newspapers: Premier Film Ads - Los Angeles Newspapers

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… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 5, 2000

* Best "Gladiator" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Epic historical drama film - Russell Crowe

A terrific issue on the premiere… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 10, 1990

* Best "Flatliners" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Science fiction psychological horror film

A terrific issue on the premiere of… more

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… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 1990

* Best "Goddfellas" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Martin Scorsese - crime - mobsters - mafia

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1986

* Best "Platoon" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Vietnam War - Oliver Stone

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1996

* Best "Eraser" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Action thriller - Arnold Schwarzenegger

A terrific issue on the premiere of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 12, 1987

* Best "Predator" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science-fiction action horror
* Arnold Schwarzenegger

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 23, 1989

* Best "Batman" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Superhero - Michael Keaton - Tim Burton

A terrific issue on the premiere of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1989

* Best "Heathers" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Black comedy cult classic  movie

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 18, 2009

* Best "Avatar" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Epic science fiction - James Cameron

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 29, 1999

* Best "Being John Malkovich" and "Music of the Heart" film advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews

A terrific issue containing… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1995

* Best "Heat" & "Jumanji" film advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere reviews
* American crime - Robert De Niro
* Al Pacino - Val Kilmer
*… more

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… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 4, 1980

* Best "Airplane" film advertisement
* Grand opening weekend movie premiere
* Satirical parody - Leslie Nielsen
* Great ad for "The Shining" too

A nice issue… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 8, 1993

* Original "Leprechaun" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
* American horror comedy - Warwick Davis
* Jennifer Aniston's 1st major role… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1995

* Best "Braveheart" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Epic war film - Mel Gibson

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10, 1994

* Best "Speed" movie advertisement ?
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Action thriller film - Keanu Reeves

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2008

* Best "The Dark Knight" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Superhero - Christian Bale - Heath Ledger
* Also opening day advertisement for… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 21, 2008

* Best "Twilight" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Romantic fantasy film - Kristen Stewart

A terrific issue on the premiere of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 19, 1990

* Best "Tremors" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* American monster film - Kevin Bacon

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 1993

* Best "Gettysburg" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Epic American Civil War film
* Demolition Man

A terrific issue on the… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993 

* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review 
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 20, 1988

* Best "Willow" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* High Fantasy cult film - Ron Howard

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 24, 1993

* Best "Mrs. Doubtfire" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review
* Comedy-drama film - Robin Williams

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1993

* Best "Rudy" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football
* Biographical sports film

A terrific issue… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1993

* Best "The Sandlot" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American coming-of-age baseball cult film

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 19, 1994

* Best "Clerks" movie advertisement ?
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Black comedy cult classic film

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 4, 1983

* Best "Viedeodrome" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science fiction horror cult film

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1987

* Best "RoboCop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Cyperpunk science fiction - Cyborg

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 2004

* Best "Troy" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Epic period war film - Brad Pitt

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 18, 1996

* Best "Sleepers" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Legal crime drama film - star cast

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23, 1990

* Best "Pretty Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American romantic comedy film - Julia Roberts

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 13, 1990

* Best "Ghost" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Romantic fantasy thriller film
* Patrick Swayze & Demi Moore

A terrific issue on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 21, 1984

* Best "Supergirl" film advertisement
* Opening day movie premiere
* 4th of the superhero - Superman series
* Helen Slater and Faye Dunaway

A terrific issue… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 19, 1976

* Best "CARRIE" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening week movie premiere (day 3)
* Supernatural Horror film - Sissy Spacek

A nice issue on the premiere of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 9, 1999

* Best "American Pie" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Teen sex comedy movie

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture… more

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… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 19, 1999

* Best "Office Space" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Cult classic - Peter Gibbons - Lumbergh

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1994

* Best "Wyatt Earp" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American Western - Kevin Costner

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 2, 1996

* Best "Independence Day" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science fiction action - extraterrestrial race

A terrific issue on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1990

* Best "Total Recall" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science-fiction action - Arnold Schwarzenegger

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 7, 1981

* Best "Heavy Metal" film advertisement & review
* Grand Opening Day premiere of this adult animated sci-fantasy cult classic

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 13, 1981

* Best "American Pop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Adult animated musical drama cult classic

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 15, 1999

* Best "Fight Club" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 22, 2000

* Best "Cast Away" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Epic survival drama - Tom Hanks

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 6, 1994

* Best "Forrest Gump" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Comedy-drama - Tom Hanks

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1988

* Best "Red Heat" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Buddy cop action - Arnold Schwarzenegger

A terrific issue on the premiere of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1985 (front & Calendar Sections)

* Best "The Goonies" film advertisement
* Grand Opening week movie premiere
* Adventure comedy cult classic

An issue on the… more