Stills - April/May 1984

The April/May 1984 issue of Stills magazine. This issue features articles on the recent ubiquity of Hollywood reboots, remakes and sequels, the recent trend in American documentary production termed 'docuglitz', the current state of Japanese television, a piece on the continuing concern over 'video nasties', a report from the Financial Times Cable and Satellite Conference, and an interview with music video director Julien Temple. Also included are pieces on the 1984 Berlin Film Festival, the American television series 'Dynasty', an on location report from the set of David Lean's 'A Passage to India', and interviews with Roman Polanski, Jim Clark and Anne Coates. The magazine also features the latest news in the film and television industries, and reviews and commentary on recent television, film and book releases, including 'Yentl', 'Flight to Berlin' and 'The Right Stuff', as well as David Robinson's 'Chaplin: The Mirror of Truth' and Richards and Aldgate's 'Best of British: Cinema and Society, 1930-1970'. The magazine itself includes mostly black and white photos, illustrations and advertisements.