Issue 16
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron (1977 UK/West Germany 119mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: Anglo-EMI (London)/Rapid Film (Munich)/Terra Filmkunst (West Berlin) Prod: Wolf Hartwig Dir: Sam Peckinpah Scr:
Meet John Cassavetes
A review of Ray Carney's recent books on Cassavetes and a heartfelt homage to the director
Korean Films at the 2001 Melbourne International Film Festival
A large section of the Festival's program was devoted to this extraordinarily accomplished national cinema
Spirits in the Night – A Reply to Adrian Martin on Garrel’s L’Enfant secret
A continuing, poetic dialogue on a 'sacred' film and a reflection on film criticism and cinephilia
The Art of Memory: Terence Davies’ Distant Voices, Still Lives
(1) An earlier version of this article first appeared in Metro 116 (1998): 53-4. * * * Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988 UK 85 minutes)
Imperfection
Part review of recent books on Cassavetes and part discussion of the fiction-documentary, art-life binaries and notions of performance operative in Cassavetes' cinema
From Stage to Screen: Silent Partner
A precise and insightful analysis of the differences between stage and screen in relation to this film
René Clair – Author-legislator
An insightful analysis of Clair as equal parts theoretician and practitioner, a visionary and inspiring figure in early cinema
Targets
Targets (1968 USA 90mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: Saticoy Prod, Dir, Scr: Peter Bogdanovich Phot: Laszlo Kovacs Art Dir: Plooy Platt Cast: Boris Karloff, Tim
Welcome to Issue 16 of our journal!
The heart of this issue is the John Cassavetes spotlight. The range of voices, thoughts and approaches to discussing his films’ unique style and legacy