TITLE: American Film
["Journal of the Film and Television Arts" -- Published by the American Film Institute (AFI) -- Hard-to-find magazine!]
ISSUE DATE: October 1984; Vol. X, No. 1
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: Sam Shepard, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1984 Brigitte Lacombe.

FEATURES:
The Natural by Blanche McCrary Boyd -- To theatergoers, he's America's best playwright. To movie fans, he's the new Gary Cooper. But Sam Shepard says none of this really matters.

Sunday in the Country With Bertrand Tavernier by Michel Ciment -- With the success of Coup de torchon and the acclaim for his new film, Tavernier has become France's leading post--New Wave director.

Big Heads by Jill Kearney -- Billboards are the height of fashion for movie advertising.

Gunga Duke by Tom McDonough -- Further adventures of our intrepid cinematographer--on location in India.

On the Edge by Judy Stone -- The outcasts of society--thieves, prostitutes, street urchins, political prisoners--are the heroes of Hector Babenco's work.

VIDEOFILE: Collector's Choice: Gremlins to Go by Joe Dante -- Take home a horror director's favorite creepshows. Just don't watch them after midnight.

Dialogue on Film: Bob Bennett -- The head of Metromedia talks about local programming, the outlook for a fourth network, and the hospitality of Ted Turner.

DEPARTMENTS.
Newsreel.
Preservation: Rebirth of a Movie by Tom Gunning -- How the Museum of Modern Art restored Griffith's Way Down East.
Independents.
Books -- Kino-Eye: The Writings of Dziga Vertov, reviewed by Raymond Durgnat.
Trailers.
From the Director by Jean Firstenberg.


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