American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (December-January 1978 [cover: Nicola Pagett in "Anna Karenina"]

Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Very Good+. (c.1977). (Vol. III, No. 3). Magazine. [nice clean copy, modest wear along spine, very tiny bump/bend to lower right corner of front cover]. (B&W/color photographs) Feature articles include: "The Legacy of 'Masterpiece Theatre'" (the cover story); a speculative article about the potential for home viewing of newly-released movies; an article about director Don Siegel; "The RKO Years: Orson Welles and Howard Hughes" by Ron Haver (the conclusion of a 2-part article); "The Moyers Style," an article about Bill Moyers's work for "CBS Reports"; David Thomson's ruminations on how movie stars' images are affected by their (often phony) names. The "Dialogue on Film" is with director Peter Bogdanovich. Column entries include an examination of the hot-and-cold enthusiasm of Pauline Kael for the films of Robert Altman, and reminscences about songwriter Johnny Mercer. Also includes an index to Volume II of the magazine. .