Issue 15
A Cause for Celebration – A Preview of the 50th Melbourne International Film Festival
Some highlights and a little analysis
Don’t Look at the Camera: Becoming a Woman in Jafar Panahi’s Iran
A fine analysis of Panahi's oeuvre to date
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice (1986 Sweden 145mins) 35mm Source: Sharmill Films Prod Co: Svensk Filmindustri, Argos Prod: Katinka Farago Dir Scr: Andrei Tarkovsky Phot: Sven Nykvist Ed:
The Eloquence of the Vulgar: Language, Cinema and the Politics of Culture by Colin MacCabe
(British Film Institute, 1999) The Eloquence of the Vulgar, a collection of essays by Colin MacCabe recently published by the British Film Institute, quotes “in
For Ever Godard Reviewed
For Ever Godard, June 21 – 24, Tate Modern, London For Ever Godard, a conference held at the Tate Modern on June 21 through June
Cinema with an Accent – Interview with Jia Zhangke, Director of Platform
Teo speaks at length with this young, talented director
Sonatine
Sonatine (1993 Japan 94mins) Source: JIS Prod Co: Office Kitano Prod: Masayuki Mori, Hisao Nabeshima, Takio Yoshida Dir, Scr, Ed: Takeshi Kitano Phot: Katsumi Yanagishima
Welcome to Issue 15 of our journal!
Is it Christmas in July or is this the Film Festivals issue? Either way you look at it, festival fever is about to hit the
Spotlight on the 50th Melbourne International Film Festival: Daily Reports
Posted Tuesday 7 August (Festival Wrap-Up) Posted Friday 3 August (Virgin Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors) Posted Thursday 2 August (Platform) Posted Wednesday 1 August
Murmurs from a Shadowless Land: Fragmentary Reflections on the Cinema of Werner Herzog
The unique cinema of Herzog here passionately paid tribute