Take One (Jan 1978)

TAKE Volume 6 Number 2 January 1978 UPFRONT 4 News, gossip, and all that jazz, including letters from our readers. FILM REVIEWS 7 Reviews of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, by John Simon (p. 7); Roseland, by Sreekumar Menon (p. 9); Short Eyes, by Judith Trojan (p. 10); The American Friend, by George Morris (p. 11); Strong-Man Ferdinand, by Jan Dawson (p. 12); Mr. Klein, also by George Morris (p. 13); and several working films, by James Monaco (p. 14). FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT: FEMINIST FILMMAKER? 16 Truffaut discusses the reaction, both male and female, to The Man Who Loved Women, and talks about future projects. In conversation with Annette Insdorf. CRABQUACKS Joe Adamson 18 roams the world of exploding door slams and ththththat’s all, folks, to show us how the advent of sound changed animated films for the better. DIRECTORS ON SOUND 23 Sixteen distinguished filmmakers discuss their use of sound and honor the achievements of others. THE JAZZ SINGER 28 Archivist Audrey Kupferberg looks at the movie that changed it all, and George Morris and Joe Medjuck add two historical asides. THE REGULARS 33 Columns from regulars Amalie R. Rothschild (p. 33), Geoffrey Minish (p. 34), Waldo Lydecker (p. 35), Gene Youngblood (p. 36), Kay Armatage (p. 38), Joe Medjuck (p. 40), Bob Parent (p. 40), and George Morris (p. 42). BOOKS 43 Book News and Reviews plus our regular checklist of just-published film books by George L. George. INFO 50 A complete list of sources for 16mm versions of films mentioned in this issue, plus conferences to attend, film festivals to enter, and our classifieds. PUNDITS’ PAGE 94 A handy-dandy guide to some of this season’s major films in the form of nuggets gleaned from the writings of some of America’s major movie critics, compiled by Susan Schenker. Cover photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios. PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Peter Lebensold EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Joe Medjuck PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Alan E. 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