TITLE: American Film
["Journal of the Film and Television Arts" -- Published by the American Film Institute (AFI) -- Hard-to-find magazine!]
ISSUE DATE: January-February 1983; Vol. VIII, No. 4
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: Jessica Lange, New York, October 1982, by Maureen Lambray. Hair and makeup by Francois (contact: Brian Bantry).

FEATURES:
Jessica Lange by Julia Cameron --- With Frances, she leaps from King Kong's paw to center stage. Her portrayal of the actress Hollywood drove mad is making everyone crazy--about her.

Suicide Is Painful by David Marc and Paul Buhle --- After eleven seasons, "M*A*S*H" is pulling the plug. Here's the medical history of the show that remained healthy through transfusions and transplants.

Computer Graphics: Is There Life After Tron? by Marc Kirkeby --- Yes, the promise remains, but the gloss is off Hollywood's high-tech future.

Sergei Eisenstein: A Career in Pictures by Ted Perry --- Rare glimpses of the Russian director at work.

The Greatest Movie Never Made by Greg Mitchell --- Fifty years ago, Eisenstein emerged from Mexico with footage of what was to be his most ambitious work. Instead, Que Viva Mexico! nearly proved his undoing.

VIDEOFILE:
Mining New Media by Don Shewev --- Mabou Mines combines video with live performance for a new kind of theater.
Scanlines.
Collector's Choice: Great Escapes by Gerald Peary --- Ten tropical island cassettes to keep you warm this winter.
Videography.

DEPARTMENTS:.
Letters.
Newsreel.
Dialogue on Film: Rouben Mamoulian --- The veteran director talks about his first film, making Garbo laugh, and the marriage of art and business.
Explorations by J. Hoberman --- Documentaries have long been neglected. But when Burden of Dreams eclipses Fitzcarraldo, it's a reminder that fact can be better than fiction.
Books:.
German Expressionist Film, The New German Cinema, and Fassbinder, reviewed by J. Hoberman.
Sign Off . . . The Last Days of Television and On the Air!, reviewed by Howard Rosenberg.
Trailers.
From the Director by Jean Firstenberg.


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