Issue 12
Waiting for the Prince – An Interview with Béla Tarr
A fascinating insight into the working methods, philosophy, and influences of one of contemporary cinema's most important directors
Specular Failure and Spectral Returns in Two Films with Maggie Cheung (and One without)
Center Stage, Irma Vep and Flowers of Shanghai considered in light of Walter Benjamin's 'aura'
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