The Mystery of the Double-Sided Poster, Side Two

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Fully opening the two-sided poster reveals my favorite version of the image most associated with Times Square. As I mentioned last time, I find the red background more visually pleasing than the yellow used on

Times Square Press Material folder (post 5 of 5)

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    The last photos from the press kit. To the left, Pammy and Nicky on the roof from which they toss their first television set, although here Nicky appears to be translating a radio

Times Square Press Material folder (post 2 of 5)

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“Times Square… introduces Robin Johnson, dynamic 16-year-old Brooklyn actress and singer in her film debut.” Okay, forget what I said last time about posting the pictures in the order they occur in the film. There

Times Square Press Material folder (post 1 of 5)

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Generally referred to as The Press Kit, this is the big-ass promotional package AFD released in North America. Since they didn’t have a table of contents, I can’t be sure what all was in it,

Odds and Ends

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Before moving on, I mentioned some time ago some pictures I’ve only seen on the Web and not found any physical copies of. So, here they are. Some of them anyway. I’d found a bunch

Times Square Press Folder

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At least that’s what it was called when I got it. It’s only a folder though in the sense that it’s folded, not that it contained something else like the press kits which have pockets

The Last Word

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The May 1980 issue of Photoplay mentioned Times Square’s production in Ken Johns’ Last Word column. The image of Nicky singing “Damn Dog” in the Cleo Club was later published in at least one more

This Is Not A Times Square Site

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To prove it, I’m taking a moment to jump about five years ahead, to Code Name: Foxfire. This is an 8×10″ black and white publicity still promoting Robin’s short-lived tv series. While there’s not nearly

“The Trend Settles in New York”

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I confess I don’t quite understand what that title means. Am I missing something clever?   This article was published at the end of April 1980, from an interview done when there were two weeks