Two-Lane Blacktop John Flaus October 2014 John Flaus Dossier Originally published in CTEQ: Annotations on Film included in Metro no. 109, 1997, pp. 47-8. Republished with the permission of the author. Two laconic young men (let’s call them the Driver and the Mechanic) a...
Diary of a Country Priest John Flaus October 2014 John Flaus Dossier Originally published in CTEQ: Annotations on Film included in Metro no. 110, 1997, pp. 75-76. Republished with the permission of the author. “O wondrous, that we may give what we do not have. O, miracle of our...
Parallacts: Motley Saws and Modest Conceits John Flaus October 2014 John Flaus Dossier Most of these couplets originally appeared in the book Parallacts: Motley Saws and Modest Conceits, published by Mark Time Books in 2012. Parallacts includes pieces on a range of subjects, topics and inspiratio...
Memoir of Albie John Flaus March 2013 Albie Thoms Dossier, John Flaus Dossier “Another sacred fire has gone out…” That’s the opening line of the poem I recited at the wake for Shelton Lea in 2005. Now I want to say it again for Albie. As a filmnik (not the same as “film buff”) during ...
Notes for a Critique of Going Down John Flaus July 2009 John Flaus Dossier, MIFF Premiere Fund/Post-Punk Dossier, Special Dossiers When his 27A won the Australian Film Award for Best Fiction Film in 1974, producer Haydn Keenan brandished the trophy at the august assembly and declared something like, “To all those who said we couldn’t do it...
Back Street (John M Stahl, 1932) John Flaus May 2002 Feature Articles, John Flaus Dossier Precise and measured discussion of Stahl's overlooked gem.
From Stage to Screen: Silent Partner John Flaus September 2001 Contemporary Australian Film, John Flaus Dossier A precise and insightful analysis of the differences between stage and screen in relation to this film.
An Impressionist Work: Mullet John Flaus June 2001 Essays/on/Films, John Flaus Dossier As this is a critique and not a review I won't offer a synopsis, on the assumption that readers have seen the film. Mullet (David Caesar, 2001) is the Australian screen's most perceptive depiction of our 'ol...
À nous la liberté John Flaus November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier À Nous la Liberté (1931 France 95mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Tobis Dir, Scr, Ed: René Clair Phot: Georges Périnal Art Dir: Lazare Meerson Mus: Georges Auric Cast: Raymond Cordy, Henri Marchand, Rolla Franc...
Stromboli John Flaus July 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier Stromboli (1949 Italy 81 mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: Berit Film for RKO Prod: Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman Dir: Rossellini Scr: Rossellini, Art Cohn, Sergio Amidei, Gian Paolo Callegari, Renzo Cesan...
A Tale of Sound and Fury: Manpower John Flaus June 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier An intriguing discussion of Raoul Walsh's Manpower.
Parenthood by Arrangement: The Lady is Willing John Flaus June 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier A discussion of Mitchell Leisen's The Lady is Willing.
Pete Kelly’s Blues John Flaus May 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier Pete Kelly's Blues (1955 USA 95 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia/Warner Bros. Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod, Dir: Jack Webb Scr: Richard Breen Phot: Harold Hal Rosson Ed: Robert M. Leeds Art Dir: Field M. ...