Take One (Dec 2003 - Mar 2004)

Record Details:

Title:
Take One
Date:
Dec 2003 - Mar 2004
Volume:
Take One (Dec 2003 - Mar 2004)
Leaf #:
00010
Language:
English
Collection:
Canada, Global Cinema, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Canadian Media Magazines Project, Paul Moore and Jessica Whitehead
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Take One

Take One (1966-79) was a Montréal-based film magazine offering criticism and news about international, Canadian, and Hollywood cinema. Founded by Peter Lebensold, Adam Symansky, and John Roston—alumni of the McGill Film Society—its creation coincided with the burgeoning Canadian film industry, which Take One placed in global context. Articles included essays by filmmakers themselves, such as Brian DePalma and Richard Dreyfuss. The magazine concluded its run in 1979 after publishing 81 issues, but remained sufficiently influential that a 1992 Toronto-based magazine took the same title in homage to the original.

– Jessica Whitehead, March 2024

Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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