"If the story sounds as though it makes sense, it doesn’t..." This was dated February but was probably on the stands while Times Square was still in theaters. EMI certainly expected it to…
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…
"'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…
"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…
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…
"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…
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." [caption id="attachment_3004" align="alignleft" width="81"] [/caption]M.B.'s review is atypical, not in…
[caption id="attachment_2973" align="alignright" width="211"] 22TIMES SQUAREThe adventures of two teenage girls (Robin Johnson and Trini Alvarado) and the all-night Times Square radio personality (Tim Curry) who gives a boost to their dream of rock stardom.[/caption]…
Leader was a vehicle by which Columbia-EMI-Warner film distributors promoted all their new films to UK theater owners. As Times Square was set to open in mid-January, it had a few mentions and an advertisement…
Here, in the December issue of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, is Robin getting her fifteen minutes. A gorgeous glamor photo by photographer Peter Strongwater, and a stunningly non-realistic description of Times Square's success... Robin was…