UK – Page 3 – Robin Johnson

Films Illustrated Vol. 10 No. 114, March 1981

25 August, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

In the February 1981 Films Illustrated, David Quinlan took a paragraph to give Times Square a three-star review, saying essentially that it’s a decent popcorn movie in spite of its many flaws. In this next issue, Douglas Slater takes three full pages to give Times Square one of its best

Time Out No. 567, February 25, 1981

14 August, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

“Of course Robert [Stigwood] wants to make money. Money is the bottom line. But I don’t think he is using me for that prime reason … I hope not, God.” Robin made the cover of London’s Time Out, sort of, to illustrate their cover story, an in-depth analysis of

UK Promo Photo #29

20 June, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

The promotional stills for Times Square in the UK generally had a few things in common. They were full-bleed, with no white border like their US counterparts. When they did have a border, it was even all the way around, where the American ones often had a large area at

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

“6”

24 March, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This, I believe, is one of the photos missing from my copy of the UK Press Kit. The photo caption sheet in the press kit lists photos 6, 7, and 8 as pictures of Robin all with the same caption, and my copy only has a 7 and

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

Screen International No. 246, June 21-28, 1980

2 March, 2017 Sean 0 Comments 1 category

This is the fifth appearance Times Square made in the press that I know of. The first was a mention in Radio and Records, the date of which I’m uncertain, but since it describes the movie as coming out in the summer I’m placing it first — possibly even as

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