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Favourite Film Things 2002 The Man Without a Past    Part 1    Divine Intervention   Part 2    Spirited Away   Part 3   Acquarello James Hewison Mark Peranson Diego Batlle Lee Hill Alberto Pezzotta Fabien Boully Bruce Hodsdon Jit Phokaew Michael Campi Alexander Horwath Mike Plante Rose Capp Peter Hourigan Jared Rapfogel Anthony Carew Christoph Huber Girish Shambu Jaime N. Christley Darren Hughes Jason Sound Tom Clay Dina Iordanova Megan Spencer Angela Costi Robert Keser Mark Spratt Denis Côté Rainer Knepperges David Sterritt and Mikita Brottman Adrian Danks Jim Knox Brad Stevens Anne Demy-Geroe Maximilian Le Cain Christos Tsiolkas Jorge Didaco Patricia MacCormack Erik Ulman Claudio España Nina Menkes Fiona A. Villella Hugo Gamarra Etcheverry Olaf Möller Wim Wenders Geoff Gardner Glen W. Norton Jake Wilson John Gianvito Marcelo Panozzo The Tracker The Quiet American   The Whip and the Body Antony I. Ginnane George Papadopoulos André Habib Alan Pavelin Ben Halligan   Australian Cinema Looking Both Ways: The Tracker by Jake Wilson An analysis of this 2002 Australian release, in particular its cinematic exploration of race relations. The Quiet American by Rose Capp Noyce's latest film fails to deliver bold aesthetic and political convictions. A Certain Familiar Woundedness - A review of Third Take: Australian Filmmakers Talk by Jake Wilson Wilson unearths the undercurrents and biases of this recent Australian book. Christopher Lee Christopher Lee: His Italian Journey into Perversion by Patricia MacCormack An exploration of Lee's Italian films and their specific presentation of perversion, offering viewers access to unconventional forms of desire and a unique viewing experience.   Alfred Hitchcock Rope      Oedipus at Los Angeles: Hitch and the Tragic Muse by David Kelly An exploration of the 'tragic' in modern art by way of Hitchcock's evocation of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in Rope. Hitchcock, Machines, and Us by Tag Gallagher A probing examination into Hitchcock's cinema and its pull between the expressionist and the formalist/conceptual. Hitchcock's Films Revisited by Robin Wood Book Review by Joe McElhaney McElhaney considers this revised edition of Wood's earlier 1965 classic, and the continuities and changes it brings in regards to Wood's body of work on Hitch. A Long Hard Look at 'Psycho' by Raymond Durgnat Book Review by Ken Mogg A comprehensive, substantial appraisal of Durgnat's posthumously published Psycho. A Long Hard Look at 'Psycho' by Raymond Durgnat Book Review by Charles Barr Whilst Barr praises Durgnat's pluralist approach and astute feeling for cinematic texture, he laments the number of errors throughout the book. English Hitchcock by Charles Barr Book Review by Tony Williams Barr's book does a fine job at exploring a traditionally neglected area: Hitchcock's English films and their indebtedness to English national culture. Trafic Issue No. 41: Hitchcock/Lang Review by David Ehrenstein Ehrenstein reviews this special double issue of French film magazine Trafic, published in 2002.       The 39 Steps Public Toilet   Made in Hong Kong Fruit Chan Curious about crap: Fruit Chan's Public Toilet (2002) by Christoph Huber Chan's latest film may be puzzling, yet it certainly continues his commitment to an innovative, subtly politicised cinema aesthetic. Mass-Produced Alienation: Disposable Lives in Made in Hong Kong by Acquarello Using non-professional actors, real locations and a low-budget, Chan's Made in Hong Kong explores aimlessness and disconnection in contemporary, urban Hong Kong. Alex Cox Interview with Alex Cox and Tod Davies by Maximilian Le Cain In this freewheeling interview, Cox and Davies discuss Revengers Tragedy, politics and society, Buñuel as a major influence, Cox's acting experience, Highway Patrolman, the Moviedrome series, and their next project. Alex Cox   Fear And Loathing In Beverly Hills: Alex Cox On Filmmaking, Film Criticism And The Hollywood Machine Interview by Xavier Mendik Cox talks at length about the punk movement, his cinema influences, the Internet, and Hollywood. Revengers Tragedy by Maximilian Le Cain Max explores Cox's latest effort, a futuristic adaptation of Jacobean drama and disguised social commentary. Walker: American Neo-Imperialism and the Will to Self-Destruction by Chris Neill The film that ostracised him from Hollywood, Cox's surreal, political and overlooked Walker is here paid tribute. Éloge de l'amour Art, Cinema, and the 'Creative' Life End Game: Some thoughts provoked by recent exhibitions, and Godard's Éloge de l'amour by Jon Jost Considering the work of three artists, Jost reflects thoughtfully and personally on the course of a 'creative' life and the idea of change, growth and vitality for an artist. Cinematographers: Cardiff & Hall A Matter of Life and Death Jack Cardiff: Source Of Light by Maximilian Le Cain Emanating from a personal discussion with Cardiff, Max explores the career, technique and wisdom of a living cinema legend. Conrad Hall: A Tribute by Mike Plante The inventive and unconventional Conrad Hall, responsible for the look of such classics as Fat City and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and admired by Cardiff himself, passed away in early January. Essays/on/Films Adaptation    Adaptation: How to Stop Worrying and Love to Compromise by Jared Rapfogel Though Kaufman-Jonze's latest effort may be striking, intelligent and original, it may not be as radical or novel as we're led to believe. 11'09''01- September 11: The Rest Is Silence by Christos Tsiolkas Whilst appraising each episode and pointing to this film's unevenness, Christos argues overall for the importance of aesthetic responses to global political events like September 11. Burning Down the House: Bowling for Columbine by Spiro Economopoulos Though his techniques may be dubious, Moore's targets and overall perceptiveness about the ills of the American nation are fully justified.   Forest of Bliss DVD releases Forest of Bliss by Brian L. Frye Brian celebrates the DVD release of what he regards as one of the finest documentaries ever made. Book Reviews   Federico Fellini Lars von Trier by Jack Stevenson Book Review by Mette Hjort The Felliniesque Besieged: Fellini Lexicon by Sam Rohdie Book Review by Benjamin Halligan You can order any of these books directly from Film Festivals  Pistol Opera at AIFF Preview of the Adelaide International Film Festival 2003 and an Interview with its Director, Katrina Sedgwick by James Brown An Industry of Philanthropy - Balkan film at the 43rd International Thessaloniki Film Festival by Andrew James Horton Perspectives on the Ethereal: the 46th London Film Festival by George Clark