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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Cover has edge wear, creases, scratches, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed spine. Minor dirt on edge. No writing. Very good. Book.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Periodical. Etat : Very Good. (Vol. 1, No. 1). [light soiling, top rear corner slightly bent/dog-eared]. (B&W photographs) First issue of this little magazine, dedicated (per the editorial) to treating the cinema as "a fine art [and] with the respect due an impressive means of communication." Articles: "Ripples from a Wave" (Andrew Sarris); "Our Elizabethan Movies - A Revival" (Dwight Macdonald); "The Silent World of Slapstick (1912-1916)" (Mark Sufrin); "David Wark Griffith" (first of two articles, by William K. Everson); "Dreams in the Dream Factory" (Daniel Rosenblatt); two brief reviews of BANDITI A ORGOSOLO (THE BANDITS OF ORGOSOLO); brief review of VIRIDIANA. NOISBN. …

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. : Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid; Patton. Midnight Cowboy. Film Society Review (Vol. 5, No. 7, March 1970) delivers an intellectually rigorous, New Hollywood-era deconstruction of contemporary American box office hits and evolving cinematic formulas under the ongoing stewardship of editor William A. Starr. The centerpiece of this 52-page issue is a major, comprehensive critical evaluation of George Roy Hill's massive cultural phenomenon, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Rather than echoing mainstream praise for the film's undeniable star power, the critique delivers a sharp, analytical look at how the movie subverts the classical American Western. The essay deconstructs William Goldman's Oscar-winning screenplay, assessing how the narrative trading of traditional grit for lighthearted, buddy-comedy banter, anachronistic pop music sequences, and self-conscious stylistic flourishes reflected a broader commercial pivot in Hollywood filmmaking. Serving as an essential programming manual for campus film programmers and independent selectors, the issue pairs this mainstream Hollywood autopsy with critical tracking of international art-house non-theatrical screening networks, festival reports, and countercultural media studies.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Lubitsch: The Trouble With Paradise. The Koumiko Mystery Film Society Review (Vol. 4, No. 4, December 1968) provides a sophisticated, late-1960s evaluation of international auteur-driven cinema under the editorial guidance of William A. Starr. This monthly critical magazine features a highly anticipated review essay by prominent critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who tackles Toby Mussman's newly published book, Jean-Luc Godard: A Critical Anthology. Rosenbaum meticulously dissects the compilation, assessing how the collected essays capture Godard's radical stylistic evolution, narrative fragmentation, and growing socio-political engagement up through the late 1960s. Serving as an essential manual for campus film selectors, independent cinema clubs, and cinephiles, the issue pairs sharp structural film criticism with insights into contemporary independent screening networks and avant-garde cinematic theories.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. The 14th San Francisco Film Festival. Film Society Review (Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1970) serves as a vital artifact of New Hollywood-era film criticism and academic publishing under the continuing stewardship of editor William A. Starr. This saddle-stapled monthly magazine from the American Federation of Film Societies features sharp, intellectually rigorous reviews and socio-political evaluations of late-1970 cinema trends. The issue functions as a crucial programming and analysis manual for independent movie curators, highlighted by deep-dive structural reviews from influential critics of the era, including Michael Sragow and Joseph Kostolefsky. Moving beyond basic synopsis notes, the text explores the shifting landscape of international art-house screening rights, contemporary campus film culture, and the stylistic boundary-pushing of experimental directors as Hollywood transitioned into a new decade.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Berlin' 70. Fascism Revisited. A smaal crease on the front cover. Film Society Review (Vol. 6, No. 2, October 1970) delivers a sharp, 52-page intellectual exploration of international political cinema and classic Hollywood deconstruction under the continuing editorial direction of William A. Starr. Published by the American Federation of Film Societies, this autumn issue serves as a foundational text for university filmmakers and independent curators tracing revolutionary international art-house movements. The defining centerpiece of this issue features a comprehensive, multi-page critical analysis of Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas's explosive three-part political documentary, La Hora de los Hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces). The text breaks down the movie's radical, underground aesthetic approach and its fierce cinematic critique of neo-colonialism and military dictatorship in Argentina. Additionally, the issue presents: • "John Huston's A Walk with Love and Death": An insightful structural review evaluating the famous auteur's bleak, stripped-back medieval romantic drama. • Michael Sragow's "Critics" Column: A rigorous, comparative deconstruction assessing the lingering democratic idealism and modern critical arguments surrounding Frank Capra's timeless Hollywood classic, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Film Society Review (Vol. 5, No. 9, May 1970) delivers a culturally urgent critique of contemporary cinema trends and systemic exploitation under the regular leadership of editor William A. Starr. The defining centerpiece of this 52-page issue is a major, intellectually rigorous deconstruction of Sydney Pollack's bleak, psychological masterpiece, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Rather than focusing purely on standard Hollywood accolades, the extended critique analyzes how the film uses a grueling, 1930s Depression-era dance marathon as a devastating metaphor for the cruelties of modern capitalism. The commentary breaks down Pollack's aggressive editing style, highlighting how the desperate struggles of contestants—portrayed by Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin—are systematically commodified into cheap spectator entertainment by an opportunistic emcee. Serving as an essential manual for independent campus programmers, the essay details how the movie dismantles the veneer of the American Dream, offering society curators structural screening strategies to bridge historical economic trauma with contemporary anti-establishment media critiques.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Pier Paolo Pasolini: Poetry As A Compensation Part Two. Film Society Review (Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1969) delivers a sharp, intellectually rigorous critique of late-1960s non-fiction and documentary cinema under the regular stewardship of editor William A. Starr. Note that while labeled under the Volume 4 academic sequence, this specific issue was released in February 1969. The centerpiece of this issue is a major, comprehensive critical essay by Patrick MacFadden evaluating Albert and David Maysles' groundbreaking direct-cinema masterpiece, Salesman. MacFadden thoroughly dissects the film's intimate, unvarnished portrait of four door-to-door Bible salesmen on their grueling routes, exploring how the cinematic narrative serves as a profound, bleak commentary on the commodification of faith and the dark underbelly of the American Dream. Acting as a premier reference manual for campus film programmers and serious independent exhibitors, this expanded issue bridges mid-century American film theory with radical, post-1968 social realism and countercultural media critique.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Lubitsch: The Trouble With Paradise; Part Two. Pier Paolo Pasolini: Poetry As A Compensation. Film Society Review (Vol. 4, No. 5, January 1969) delivers an intellectually rigorous, late-1960s critique of critical cinema theory and international auteur direction under the ongoing stewardship of editor William A. Starr. Though labeled as part of the late-1968 publication sequence, this foundational issue features prominent film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's definitive, third and final review essay for the publication, which provides a deep-dive analysis of Andrew Sarris's landmark book, The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968. Rosenbaum meticulously unpacks Sarris's implementation of the auteur theory across decades of American filmmaking, evaluating the controversial ranking systems, structural definitions, and the artistic legacies of classic Hollywood studio directors. Alongside this major textual review, the magazine features John Bragin's extensive analytical essay, "Pier Paolo Pasolini: Poetry as a Compensation," which isolates the stylistic limitations, direct staging choices, and raw emotional underpinnings of the Italian filmmaker's early masterpiece, Accattone. Serving as a premier reference piece for campus film societies and independent curators, this issue successfully bridges mid-century American film theory with radical post-1968 international art-house analysis.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. A Man For All Seasons & Anne Of The Thousand Days. Film Society Review (Vol. 6, No. 1, September 1970) delivers an intellectually rigorous, 52-page launch issue for the 1970 academic publishing calendar under the ongoing editorial stewardship of William A. Starr. Published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City, this saddle-stapled reference guide functions as a critical staging ground for university curators tracking radical indie film circuits and international film developments. The defining centerpiece of this issue is Gary Crowdus's comprehensive, 12-photo feature article documenting the landmark Grove Press International Film Festival. Crowdus meticulously reviews the festival's specialized roster, evaluating how Grove Press bypassed corporate studio distribution pipelines to bring revolutionary, countercultural, and avant-garde international cinema directly to independent American theater networks and campus film leagues. Additionally, the issue features: • "Cracow '70" by Ronald Holloway: A detailed, three-photo dispatch evaluating the artistic currents and political dimensions of the recent Polish film festival. • Michael Sragow's "Critics" Column: A sharp, comparative analysis and collection of short reviews weighing the structural historical narratives of Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons and Charles Jarrott's Anne of the Thousand Days.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Far From Vietnam. Reflections on reflections on a War. Film Society Review (Vol. 4, No. 3, December 1968) marks another critical, late-1960s entry in the monthly magazine published by the American Federation of Film Societies. Edited by William A. Starr, this issue serves as a prominent intellectual forum for campus film groups and independent exhibitors navigating the turbulent sociopolitical climate of the late 1960s. Steeped in the era's emerging countercultural sensibilities, the publication features dense, analytical film reviews, academic essays, and news dispatches regarding international film festivals. This issue focuses heavily on the rise of auteur-driven projects, the logistics of independent movie curation, and the evolving socio-political responsibility of cinema as a reflection of societal changes following the global upheavals of 1968.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. Gimme Shelter. The 8th New York Film Festival. Film Society Review (Vol. 6, No. 3, November 1970) delivers a culturally heavy, 52-page deconstruction of the contemporary music documentary landscape and the crumbling optimism of the American youth movement under the editorial curation of William A. Starr. Published by the American Federation of Film Societies, this late-1970 issue serves as a critical reference manual for independent university curators analyzing the technical boundaries and ethical responsibilities of non-fiction cinema. The defining centerpiece of the issue is a major, comprehensive critical essay by prominent scholar Patrick MacFadden evaluating Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin's seminal Direct Cinema masterpiece, Gimme Shelter. Rather than approaching the film as a standard concert chronicle of The Rolling Stones' 1969 American tour, MacFadden's essay delivers a devastating sociological critique of the infamous Altamont Free Concert. The text unpacks how the film's unique, reflexive "film within a film" editing structure—intercutting high-energy stadium footage with raw scenes of Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts somberly watching playback of the concert's violence in a studio—creates a profound meditation on media ethics, rock stardom, and consumer exploitation. MacFadden deconstructs how the catastrophic decision to hire the Hells Angels for stage security transformed a supposed countercultural celebration into an arena of paranoia, culminating in the on-camera homicide of concertgoer Meredith Hunter. The newsletter frames Gimme Shelter not merely as a music documentary, but as a chilling, gritty historical obituary tracking the definitive collapse of the "peace and love" generation.…

Staple-Bound Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Book is clean & bright, no markings. Binding is tight. 50 Pages. Black & white photos throughout. The Milky Way. Gotterdammerung The Damned. Film Society Review (Vol. 5, No. 6, February 1970) delivers a sharp, intellectually rigorous critique of late-1960s international cinema trends and countercultural media under the ongoing guidance of editor William A. Starr. A major highlight of this 52-page saddle-stitched magazine is a comprehensive critical review by Lita Paniagua analyzing Luis Buñuel's surrealist, episodic masterpiece, The Milky Way (La Voie Lactée). Paniagua dissects Buñuel's sharp, satirical deconstruction of Catholic dogmas and religious heresies through the lens of two modern pilgrims traversing time and space. Additionally, the issue features Michael Sragow's signature "Critics" column providing concise overviews of contemporary cinema, alongside provocative full-page promotional layouts for radical independent films of the era—including the political documentary Fidel and David Loeb Weiss's anti-war feature, 'No Vietnamese Ever Called Me a Nigger'. Serving as a key resource for campus film programmers, the publication pairs dense film theory with practical updates on non-theatrical art-house distribution networks.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the February 1970 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 5 #6) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: full-page ad for the film "FIDEL" ("A STARTLING NEW FILM ON FIDEL [Castro] AND CUBA TODAY" from Review Presentations); full-pad ad for the film "'NO VIETNAMESE EVER CALLED ME A NIGGER" (a Paradigm production, directed by David Loeb Weiss); column "critics" by Michael Sragow (a collection of brief critical reviews of the movies "The Milky Way" directed by Luis Buñuel and "The Damned" directed by Luchino Visconti); article "2001: a second look" by Frederik Pohl (with three photos: "The following article is printed as a rejoinder to the two articles on the subject, last issue." Mr. Pohl begins his article with "Nearly every science-fiction movie ever made is pure crap, made by schlock merchants for an audience of cretins"); article "The Milky Way" by Lita Paniagua (with four photos from the film); article "Gotterdammerung / The Damned" by Gary Crowdus (with photo of Luchino Visconti and three photos from the film); article "End of the Road" by Michael Sragow (directed by Aram Avakian, with two photos from the film); full-page ad "REPORT FROM CHINA" (from Iwanami Productions, Tokyo, Japan and distributed by Radim Films; "China during the height of Mao's Great Cultural Revolution as seen over a six-month period through the eyes and lenses of a professional Japanese camera team"). Covers lightly age-yellowed, else Fine.…

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the November 1971 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 7 #3) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: one-page ad for the film "The Bridge" ("Die Brücke," directed by Bernhard Wicki and distributed by Hurlock Cine World); column Commentary by Michael Sragow (Part Two of Two, on Dwight MacDonald); lengthy article The 9th New York Film Festival by Gary Crowdus (with eight photos); article Notes on [Fernando] Solanas and [Jean-Luc] Godard by Joel Haycock (Part One of Two; article originally appeared in "Camera People"); article The Mafia on Film: "MAFIOSO" by Maria-Teresa Ravage (second article in series, on the film directed by Alberto Lattuada, with three photos); "Revolution in China" by Leonard Rubenstein (with five photos: "'Revolution in China,' a three-part film produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, makes an honest attempt to recognize the situation out of which a Communist China emerged, and the problems it faces both within and outside its borders"); two-page article on the film "Fidel" directed by Saul Landau (including quotes from film critics); one-page ad for the film "Three Lives" directed by Kate Millett and distributed through Impact Films. Covers very lightly soiled, else Fine.…

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the October 1971 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 7 #2) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: one-page ad for the film "La Femme Infidele" (directed by Claude Chabrol, distributed by Hurlock Cine World); column Commentary by Michael Sragow (Part One of Two, on Dwight MacDonald); article [Fourth] Atlanta [International Film Festival] '71 by Todd McCarthy (with two photos); Dalton Trumbo: An Interview (lengthy interview by the Film Society Review; with his portrait photo); article The Mafia on Film: Salvatore Giuliano by Maria-Teresa Ravage (first article in series, on the film directed by Francesco Rosi, with five photos); article "Red China" by Leonard Rubenstein (with three photos; "In 1960, NBC-TV aired its 53-minute White Paper, RED CHINA. Narrated by Chet Huntley and compiled mostly from old footage supplemented by the then-most-recent film shot in China by Swiss photographer Fernand Gigon, this special documentary tries to analyze the Great Leap Forward, that willful attempt to raise industrial production to the levels of Western Europe within only a few years without benefit of Soviet aid"). Covers lightly soiled, else Fine.…

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the April 1970 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 5 #8) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: full-page ad for the film "The Hidden Fortress" (directed by Akira Kurosawa and distributed by Radim Films); full-page ad for the film "Belle de Jour" directed by Luis Buñuel and distributed by Hurlock Cine World; column "critics" by Michael Sragow (a collection of brief reviews on the films "The Strawberry Statement" directed by Stuart Hagmann, "Zabriskie Point" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" directed by Sam Peckinpah); article [Festival] Oberhausen '70 by Ronald Holloway (with no photos); article on the film "The Strawberry Statement" by Gary Crowdus (with four photos); article on the film "Zabriskie Point" by Foster Hirsch (with four photos); article on the film "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" by Michael Sragow (with two photos). Covers lightly age-yellowed, else Fine.…

Magazine. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the September 1970 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 6 #1) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: column "critics" by Michael Sragow (lists of short reviews for the films "A Man for All Seasons" directed by Fred Zinnemann and "Anne of the Thousand Days" directed by Charles Jarrott); article Cracow [Film Festival] '70 by Ronald Holloway (with three photos); article Grove Press International Film Festival by Gary Crowdus (with 12 photos); article on the films "A Man for All Seasons" and "Anne of the Thousand Days" by Michael Sragow (with three photos). Covers lightly age-yellowed and lightly soiled; a few very tiny edge stains.…

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the December 1971 issue of "Film Society Review" (Vol. 7 #4) edited by William A. Starr and published by the American Federation of Film Societies out of New York City. A magazine measuring 6" by 9" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With spectacular advertisements throughout, and articles accompanied by photographs, highlights include: full-page ad for the film "End of the Road" directed by Aram Avakian and distributed by Hurlock Cine World; full-page ad for the documentary film "Mexico: The Frozen Revolution" directed by Raymundo Gleyzer and distributed by the Third World Cinema Group; full-page ad from Grove Press Evergreen Films (with eight small photos, each a different film); full-page ad for the film "Little Big Man" directed by Arthur Penn, starring Dustin Hoffman, and distributed by Swank Motion Pictures; article The 15th San Francisco Film Festival by Joseph Kostolefsky (with six photos); article Notes on [Fernando] Solanas and [Jean-Luc] Godard by Joel Haycock (final Part Two, with five photos; article originally appeared in "Camera People"); article The Mafia on Film: "A Ciascuno Il Suo" by Maria-Teresa Ravage (third article in series, with three photos from the film directed by Elio Petri); article "China: The Red Sons" by Leonard Rubenstein (on the documentary film directed by Roger Whittaker, with four photos). Covers very lightly soiled, else Fine.…

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition.

Magazine. Etat : VG+. First Edition. Light cover soil in places.

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition.

Magazine. Etat : VG+. First Edition. Light cover soil in places.

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Light cover soil nearest spine, else Near Fine.

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition.

Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition.

Softcover. Etat : Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Pages are off-white with underlined passages and marginal notes. Wraps have light handling wear. Contents: Hough, Editor's introduction. Armstrong, The ethnic scene in the Soviet Union: the view of the dictatorship. Armstrong, The Soviet ethnic scene: a quarter century later. Starr, Soviet nationalities in crisis. Beissinger, John Armstrong's functionalism and beyond: approaches to the study of Soviet nationalities politics. Tishkov, An assembly of nations or an all-union parliament? Olcott, Youth and nationality in the USSR. Mickiewicz, Ethnicity and support: findings from a Soviet-American public opinion poll. Crowther, Ethnicity and participation in the Communist Party of Moldavia. Data on population and party members by nationality. Slider, Soviet public opinion on the eve of the elections. 9.0" tall; 162 pages.…

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. B & W Film Stills & Graphics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages; 1970 American Federation of Film Societies. Vol. 6, #4; December 1970. Single issue monthly magazine in original pictorial covers and saddle stapled binding. Solid clean copy; Film Society Bulletin, a 4 page Supplement to this issue is laid in at front. Includes a long piece on the San Francisco by Joseph Kostolefsky. Film stills, graphics and ads. NF.…