Author Scott Murray

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off may be widely acclaimed as one of the greatest teen movies ever made, but at its heart lies a key (and previously unexamined) conundrum: Why doesn’t Abe Froman arrive for lunch at Chez Quis?

A Backstory Thursday 27 March 1969 was an iconic day in the evolution of the modern Australian cinema. In Melbourne, at the Forum Cinema, Tim Burstall’s Two Thousand Weeks had its world première. In Brisban...

Senses Co-editor and James Bond aficionado Scott Murray puts the many claims made about the sexual politics of the Bond films (and books) under the microscope.

The death of Sydney Pollack earlier this year affords the occasion for Senses of Cinema’s co-Editor to reflect on the man and his films.

An extensive interview originally published in 1980 with the director of the classic road-movie thriller Roadgames. Written by Everett de Roche and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Review of the Everett de Roche-scripted ecological thriller directed by Colin Eggleston.

Given the barbarous German persecution of Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals, to name just a few, it is not surprising some of World War II’s oppressed fought back. What is surprising and most noble is that there ex...

The recent release on DVD of the long-lost and unlamented Collections Privées has Murray exploring the labyrinthine world of Walerian Borowczyk’s remarkable episode, “L’Armoire”, based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant.

I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is composed of truths that become lies, mythology of lies that become truths. One characteristic of our age is that it creates instant myths in every field....

A timely essay that reconsiders the career of Walerian Borowcyzk, particularly in relation to his depiction of female sexuality and desire.

Both these films were much maligned on their initial release. This appreciation rescues them from critical oblivion.

From Rivette to Cantet: discussions on five films playing at this year's French Film Festival.