tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031085.post330050771173633007..comments2023-11-09T21:55:50.467-05:00Comments on The Eclectic Screening Room Film Journal: This Week's Hard-to-Find Film: The Proper Time (1960)Greg Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781308526267978337noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031085.post-91223409214648609842012-05-29T22:04:45.488-04:002012-05-29T22:04:45.488-04:00Yes, CKVR used to be a stand-out station. Things s...Yes, CKVR used to be a stand-out station. Things started to go downhill back in late 1997 when they became (with vacuous pompousness) "The New VR". A few months after the big, and all important, changeover, the <i>Toronto Star</i> did a story on the subject; apparently CKVR, and the <i>Star</i>, got letters with the common line, "I want The Old VR back!"<br /><br />Back in the early 1970s, CKVR would promote themselves as the television station that shows over 20 movies every week. (There would be a movie every weekday at 6pm, for example.) Good times....Barry Smighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464450751543573690noreply@blogger.com