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Australian CinemaThe Genesis of Libido by John B. MurrayComprehensive account of the production of this seminal 1973 portmanteau film containing contributions from directors Fred Schepisi, Tim Burstall, John B. Murray, David Baker, and writers Thomas Keneally and David Williamson, among others.Rehabilitating 1990s Australian National Cinema by Katie EllisThe representation of disability on screen does not generally receive much focus as an issue unto itself; this article redresses the imbalance.Looking up Occasionally to See Something Miraculous: An Interview with Ben Speth by Michelle CareyHaving relocated from New York to Melbourne, Ben Speth continues to make low budget cinema of an intimate, lyrical quality about quotidian people and places.
Cinema and the PictorialLeap into the Void: Godard and the Painter by Sally Shafto“In painting, I know of no one who went further than Nicolas de Staël.” – Jean-Luc Godard. An insightful discussion of the profound affinities between the great painter and the equally great filmmaker who held his work in such high esteem.Straub, Hölderlin, Cézanne by Dominique PaïniA philosophical poem, a painter, and a number of films devoted to the respective subjects make for an illuminating discussion of the work of montage and mise en scène in the cinema of the Straubs.Passage: John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln by Tag GallagherNoted Ford scholar Tag Gallagher casts his gaze over this well worn 1939 classic and discovers further treasures in Ford’s poetic vision.
Spotlight on Hou Hsiao-hsienThe Complexity of Minimalism: Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Three Times by Dag SødtholtArguably, after a period of transition represented by Millennium Mambo and Café Lumière, Hou’s Three Times may represent a new plateau in his work.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Optics of Ephemerality by Charles R. WarnerDetailed analysis of the poetics of Hou’s celebrated observational long-take aesthetic.Situations over Stories: Café Lumière and Hou Hsiao-hsien by Tony McKibbinMade in homage to the cinema of Ozu, McKibbin argues that the film is far more than a simple tribute to the legacy of the Japanese master.Hou Hsiou-hsien’s Urban Female Youth Trilogy by Daniel KasmanKasman states the case for considering Daughter of the Nile, Good Men, Good Woman and Millennium Mambo as a ‘trilogy on the trails and tribulations of modern, urban, female Taiwanese youth’.
On Recent FilmsHaunted by Memories: Brokeback Mountain by Dennis GrunesThere are some good reasons to acclaim this film – story, script, acting – but Ang Lee’s direction may not be one of them.Me and You and Everyone We Know: The Postmodern Happiness of the Contemporary Art Film by Asad HaiderMiranda July’s film was one of the indie success stories of the year. Yet, it may be what it most critiques, an example of commodity fetishism.Pragmatic Identities and Irrationalist Modernism in 4 by Tony McKibbinMcKibbin puts contemporary Russian society as depicted in Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 4 under the microscope.
National Cinema: TurkeyTurkish Cinema’s Resurgence: The ‘Deep Nation’ Unravels by Catherine SimpsonTurkish films continue to garner international festival awards and critical acclaim. Simpson’s article provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the industry and the myriad factors that have aided its resurgence.
Re-vision“You Wouldn’t Even Believe What Your Eyes Can See”: Cinema’s Messianism and Fascist Reflection in John Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust by Robert von DassanowskyThis 1975 adaptation of Nathaniel West’s celebrated novel has in course of time fallen into a state of anonymity. This article reassesses its languishing reputation and finds much of merit in the film’s thematic and visual treatment of the novel.
DVD ReviewsRobert Bresson on DVD (Various) by Geoff GardnerBeauty and Talent in an Age Deprived of Gods: BéBé on DVD (Various) by Scott MurrayFree Cinema (British Film Institute) review by Richard ArmstrongThe Olive Thomas Collection (Milestone Film and Video) review by James L. NeibaurSeven Men From Now (Special Collector’s Edition, Paramount) review by Sean AxmakerYes (Optimum) review by Richard Armstrong
Festival ReportsA Century of Sino-Cinema: Lincoln Center Presents 100 Years of Chinese Filmmaking by Liza CaseOf Markets and Men: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival and American Film Market (AFM) by Bérénice ReynaudThe State of Things Part Two: More Images for a Post-Wall German Reality: The 56th Berlin Film Festival by Marco AbelQueer and Queerer, or Fucking Different: The 16th Melbourne Queer Film Festival by Cerise HowardSpeaking through Cinema: The 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam by Genevieve YueGender Trouble: The 25th Sundance Film Festival by Bérénice ReynaudThe World Before Our Eyes: Taipei International Film Festival by Brian HuDefining Independence: Independence Days at International Thessaloniki Film Festival by Richard PortonThe Poetic and the Pop: The 43rd Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale) by Michelle CareyStop Motion: Transformation and Stasis at the NYFF's Views from the Avant-Garde: The 9th Annual Views from the Avant-Garde by Jared Rapfogel
Book ReviewsThe Cinema, or The Imaginary Man and The Stars by Edgar Morin feature review by Karl Schoonover100 Anime by Philip Brophy review by Lucy WrightShort Site: Recent Australian Short Film edited by Emma Crimmings and Rhys Graham review by Louise SheedyNew Punk Cinema edited by Nicholas Rombes review by Claire PerkinsSpeaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers by Michael Berry review by Ruby CheungPop Fiction: The Song in Cinema edited by Matthew Caley and Steve Lannin review by Diana Sandars
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Also new this issue3 profiles have been added to the Great
Directors critical database: 14 new and 4 republished annotations have been added to the Cinémathèque
Annotations on Film section: 12 new lists have been added to the Top Tens section.
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