TITLE: American Film
["Journal of the Film and Television Arts" -- Published by the American Film Institute (AFI) -- Hard-to-find magazine!]
ISSUE DATE: May 1984; Vol. IX, No. 7
CONDITION: Standard magazine size, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)

IN THIS ISSUE:
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COVER: Glenn Close, New York City, February 1984. 1984 Maureen Lambray. Hair and makeup: Francois (contact: Brian Bantry). Clothing by Royal Robes, New York.

FEATURES:
Too Close for Comfort by Ross Wetzsteon -- A versatile stage actress, Glenn Close has been typecast in films, Now she'd like to bury the Earth Mother roles that have earned her two Oscar nominations.

Ten Cheap Movies--and How They Got That Way by Kathleen Hulser -- Independents have learned to do more for less, bringing in a feature film for what Hollywood spends on coffee breaks. Here's a look at the tricks of the trade.

Changing the Rules of the Game Should the government support film and television? Our man in Paris, Marcel Ophuls, talks to France's minister of culture, Jack Lang.

Can't Stop the Musicals by Dave Kehr -- Today's movies feature dancers without partners, offscreen singers, presold Top 40 songs. They're a far cry from Fred and Ginger--but audiences don't seem to care.

State of Siege by Stephen Rebello -- The uproar over film piracy has put collectors on the defensive and their role in preservation in jeopardy.

Dialogue on Film: Aaron Spelling -- The man who brought you "Dynasty," "Hotel," and "Family" talks about the agony and the ecstasy of producing for network television.

VIDEOFILE:
Word Is Out by Judy Stone -- Peter Adair switches from film to video.
Scanlines.
Collector's Choice: Bourgeois Blues by Joel E. Siegel -- Paul Mazursky's romance with the middle class.

DEPARTMENTS:
Newsreel.
Books -- Immoral Memories: An Autobiography by Sergei M. Eisenstein, reviewed by Peter Wollen.
Behind the Scenes: Bigger Than Life by Pat Dowell and Ray Heinrich.
Film is truth twenty-four times a secondno, make that sixty, in Douglas Trumbull's new twist on cinema verite.
Trailers.
From the Director by Jean Firstenberg.


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