1981 – Page 7 – Robin Johnson

Robin steppin’ out in London, January 1981

29 May, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

Robin doesn’t remember exactly where this photo was taken, but it was during her publicity tour of the UK for Times Square, and probably in London. She also doesn’t think much of it as a photograph, but I think there’s something enchanting and 1940s-glamorous about it. It was

Screen International No. 276, January 24-31, 1981

18 May, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

The number one film in mid-January 1981 London was, unsurprisingly, Flash Gordon, which had already been open for six weeks to Times Square’s one. Times Square debuted at number seven and was falling fast, but its “tepid” performance hadn’t yet doomed it to closure when this issue of

Times Square Press Synopsis and Credits

7 May, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This was sold as a “Press Kit,” but it’s just the one sheet of A4-size paper with a very complete synopsis of the film on one side and the full cast and credits on the other. It was definitely used for publicity purposes in the UK, but the logo on

Record Mirror, January 31, 1981

15 April, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“‘Oh, I’ve been known to curse in my time…'” RSO had evidently come to the realization that Robin was the film’s major selling point, so they sent her to England accompanied by her mom to promote Times Square’s opening and herself. The interviews she gave must have occurred even

New Musical Express, 24 January 1981

13 March, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“No, this won’t do.” Monty Smith’s review of Times Square is true to form, giving some light praise to Robin’s and Trini’s performances while tearing the movie itself to shreds. Although he does sometimes go a bit over the top with a particularly English-flavored cooler-than-thou sneering (“a real

Record Mirror, January 24, 1981

19 February, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“All things vaguely sensible suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke.” Chris Westwood’s review of Times Square in the January 24, 1981, Record Mirror was sadly typical, finding it an unbelievable melodramatic mess that “tries too many things and pulls none of them off.” He sees some value

TS-C-22/27

17 January, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

I’m going to have to temporarily abandon my mostly chronological posting order, because I’ve recently obtained a few items that If I’d had them previously, they’d have already gone up. Although, in all honesty, I don’t know where this would go. It’s a publicity still from AFD, in the fashion

photoplay, Vol. 32 No. 1, January 1981

6 January, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

The January 1981 photoplay featured a cover story on, what else, Flash Gordon. It also contained a review of Times Square, attributed only to “M.B.” M.B.’s review is atypical, not in that it likes the movie — spoiler, it doesn’t — but in that it goes out of its way

Film Review, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 1981

27 December, 2016 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“With an off-beat beauty all her own, and an engaging rasping singing voice, Ms Johnson has enough female virility to fill many films yet, and is already pencilled in for the sequel to Grease.” There’s no arguing with the fact that in January of 1981, the big movie in

Another UK Movie Ad

17 December, 2016 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This is almost identical to the ad from my last post, which appeared a in an unknown film magazine, but it promotes the film’s wide opening “All Over London from Sunday.” The previous ad has the premiere date, Thursday, 15 January, so it must have been published first. Either way,

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