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Review & premiere of "No Way Out", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Review & premiere of "No Way Out", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 725101
August 14, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 14, 1987
* Best "No Way Out" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Political thriller film - Kevin Costner
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "No Way Out" 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 section VI has a review of the film headed: "'No Way Out' Finds a Way to Become a Crackling Thriller" with related photo. (see) And perhaps more significant is the terrific, full page poster-like advertisement for the film printed on it's opening day. (see).
A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant content. Present are the complete sections 1 and VI totaling 68 pages. Great condition.
background: No Way Out (1987) is a sleek, paranoia-soaked political thriller directed by Roger Donaldson that helped define the glossy, high-tension style of late-Cold War Hollywood. Kevin Costner stars as Tom Farrell, a U.S. Navy commander drawn into a deadly web of deception after beginning an affair with Susan Atwell (Sean Young), who is also the mistress of the powerful Secretary of Defense, David Brice (Gene Hackman). When Susan is found murdered, Farrell becomes both investigator and prime suspect, racing against time inside the Pentagon as a cover-up unfolds and a mysterious computer search for a supposed Soviet mole tightens the net around him. Blending romance, espionage, and noir-like twists, the film is especially remembered for its final reveal, which flips the story’s assumptions and cemented No Way Out as one of the most intelligent and suspenseful thrillers of the 1980s.
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