Issue 12
Outer Space: The Manufactured Film of Peter Tscherkassky
Outer Space (1999 Austria 14 mins) Source: CAC/NLA Prod Co: P.O.E.T. Picture Filmmaker: Peter Tscherkassky In half-light and fractured, staggering visuals, a young woman enters
The Unkindest Cut of All? Some Reflections on the Recent Cinematic Release of the Uncut Version of Nagisa Oshima’s Ai no corrida (1976)
A monumental moment in world cinema considered
From Wogboy to Mallboy: The Good, The Bad and The Lovely
Just which Australian films were the most successful for 2000, and what were their dominant themes
Unsentimental Journey: A Glimpse into the Cinema of Mikio Naruse
Acquarello gives due to a cinema devoted to human struggle in the face of despair
Red River
Red River (1948 USA 127 mins) Source: CAC/NLA Prod Co: Monterey/United Artists Prod, Dir: Howard Hawks Scr: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee Ph: Russell Harlan Ed:
Andromeda Heights
An astute, lively discussion of the director's subtle, ongoing project of revising and interrogating the classic Eastwood screen persona
Requiem for a Dream
In Requiem for a Dream (2000), director Darren Aronofsky taps into several obsessions of American culture, chiefly the idea of happiness, which is frequently confused
Scarface
Scarface (1932 USA 93 mins) Source: CAC/NLA Prod Co: United Artists/Atlantic Prod: Howard Hughes, Howard Hawks Dir: Howard Hawks Scr: Ben Hecht, Seton I. Miller,
What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: William Greaves’ Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One
A fascinating discussion of this most overlooked yet seminal American independent director