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2003 World Poll  Dolls    Part 1       Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary   Part 2    Irreversible   Part 3   Acquarello Cynthia Fuchs Miguel Marías Peg Aloi Chris Fujiwara Philip Matthews Michael J. Anderson Krin Gabbard James May Geoff Andrew John Gianvito Olaf Möller Saul Austerlitz Anthony I. Ginnane Sarah Nichols Matt Bailey Aaron Goldberg Darragh O'Donoghue Martyn Bamber Adam Hart John Orr Mike Bartlett Dave Heaton Alan Pavelin Nicholas Butler Grady Hendrix Alberto Pezzotta Peter Calder James Hewison Jit Phokaew Thomas Caldwell Lee Hill Mike Plante Mark Campbell Bruce Hodsdon Jared Rapfogel Michael Campi Brian Hu Bérénice Reynaud Michelle Carey Christoph Huber Vadim Rizov Gayatri Chatterjee Christopher J. Jarmick Jack Sargeant Doug Cummings Narain Jashanmal Howard Schumann Daniel Mudie Cunningham Jeremiah Kipp Girish Shambu Rick Curnette Joshua Krauter Brad Stevens Adrian Danks Bill Krohn Stephen Teo Brian Darr Marc Lauria Peter Tonguette John Demetry James Leahy Andrew Tracy Jorge Didaco Charles Leary Keith Uhlich Babak Esfandiari Maximilian Le Cain Paul Verhoeven Yunda Eddie Feng Kevin Lee Fiona A. Villella Kin Ferate Tim Lightell David Walsh Arthur Lindley Jake Wilson   Thomas Zummer Perversion Beyond the Darkness Guest edited by Patricia MacCormack Perversion - An Introduction by Patricia MacCormack An introduction to the concept of the "perverse" and to this special spotlight on perversion within cinema, representation, and theory. A Kind of (Perverse) Loving: The Gothic Horror Films of Joe D'Amato by Xavier Mendik Mendik digs deep into the world of European trash cinema to bring to the surface the extreme films of Joe D'Amato and their unique psychosexual concerns. Hot, Hard Cocks and Tight, Tight Unlubricated Assholes: Transgression, Sexual Ambiguity and "Perverse" Pleasures in Serge Gainsbourg's Je t'aime moi non plus by Jack Sargeant If certain body parts and functions are coded as normal and acceptable, Sargeant examines a film that turns these presuppositions on their head. Videodrome Excess and Resistance in Feminised Bodies: David Cronenberg's Videodrome and Jean Baudrillard's Seduction by Martin Ham An exploration of the politics of representation, in particular, notions of excess and resistance, as they are worked through in both Baudrillard's Seduction and Cronenberg's Videodrome. Towards a Perverse Neo-Baroque Cinematic Aesthetic: Raúl Ruiz's Poetics of Cinema by Michael Goddard Both Ruiz's writings and his cinema are underpinned by a truly unique, radical and perverse aesthetic.   Whips and Bodies: The Sadean Cinematic Text by Lindsay Hallam Hallam examines the paradigms of sadism and masochism and traces their dramatisation in cinema. Mystic River Features The Tracking Shot in Kapo by Serge Daney A seminal piece of contemporary film criticism, written late in Daney's career, which interweaves personal reflection and sharp analysis in a moving meditation on cinema, history and criticism. It Came from the Mystic by Carloss James Chamberlin Revenge, innocence and the search for lost time are among the many motifs touched upon in this bold and original exegesis of one of Eastwood's most complex works. When You Cut Up the Frame: An Interview with Julie Talen by Cara O'Connor In this wide-ranging interview, Talen discusses her recent feature Pretend and the theory and practice of "multichannel" visual storytelling. La Chute de la maison Usher Off-Key: What the Critics Missed in The Singing Detective by Peter Tonguette Critics who dismissed Keith Gordon's The Singing Detective as a failed adaptation or musical have missed the point, argues Tonguette, who sees the film as the latest instalment of a remarkable body of work. Night Surfing: On Telephilia by Tim Groves Cinephilia is a familiar concept to this journal's readers, but is the telephile a distinctively different breed? A personal and theoretical perspective. On Some Motifs in Poe: Jean Epstein's La Chute de la maison Usher by Darragh O'Donoghue Epstein's Poe adaptation is outwardly faithful to its source material, but all is not as it seems... Going to the Theatre at the Movies: Re-Examining the Film Criticism of Otis Ferguson by Colin Burnett Much more than a historical curiosity, the critical work of Otis Ferguson remains exemplary in its flexible style, technical authority and commitment to its readership. The Last Samurai What Goes Around, Comes Around: Infernal Affairs II and III and Running on Karma by Charles Leary Jumping back and forward in time, these recent blockbusters offer multiple allegories of Hong Kong's past, present and future. Violence, East and West: The Last Samurai by Alain Silver A detailed exploration of the samurai genre and its contemporary reworkings. Book Reviews Two-Lane Blacktop    Japanese Documentary Film: The Meiji Era Through Hiroshima by Abe Mark Nornes by Freda Freiberg Monte Hellman: His Life and Films by Brad Stevens by Noel King Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001 Edited by Larry Sider, Diane Freeman, and Jerry Sider by Jeff Smith Film in South East Asia: Views from the Region Edited by David Hanan by James Brown Underground USA: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon Edited by Xavier Mendik and Steven Jay Schneider by Brian L. Frye You can order these books directly from Film Festivals Report from the AFI Film Festival: Bruno The Dog and Other Dreamers by Bérénice Reynaud World and Experimental Cinema at the 47th London Film Festival by George Clark The People Are Missing: The 25th Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (and 40th Golden Horse Awards) by Charles Leary What the Eye Sees: A Report on the International Experimental Cinema Exposition by Genevieve Yue       Sun, Moon, and Star       at Golden Horse Film Festival