Magazine
1971 · Beverly Hills CA
by (Schrader, Paul, ed.)
Beverly Hills CA: Spectator International. Near Fine. 1971. (Vol. 7, No. 1). Magazine. [nice clean copy, just a bit of wear along spine]. (B&W photographs) Contents include: "The Television Films of Alfred Hitchcock" by Stephen Mamber (the seminal work on this topic); a discussion of WALKABOUT (Nicolas Roeg); a short article by Roberto Rossellini, discussing his work; a discussion of Eric Rohmer's "Moral Tales" (with an interview with the director); a center section, by John Dorr, devoted to an in-depth analysis of D.W. Griffith's films starring Carol Dempster, his second major leading lady (succeeding Lillian Gish); a discussion of the current state of the videocassette industry (such as it was); a discussion of BRANDY IN THE WILDNERNESS (Stanton Kaye); three articles, an interview (by Peter Bogdanovich) and filmography devoted to B-movie auteur Joseph H. Lewis (undoubtedly the first major critical attention paid to the director of GUN CRAZY and THE BIG COMBO); reviews of GIMME SHELTER, TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (Monte Hellman), and Frank Capra's autobiography. An excellent issue of this generally excellent magazine (at least in its later years). [We have numerous issues of this and other film-related periodicals that are not listed online; please inquire if you have particular needs or wants.] . (Inventory #: 26304)