Issue 16
Australia’s Role in the Global Kung Fu Trend: The Man from Hong Kong
The Man From Hong Kong (1975 Australia 103mins) 35mm Source: ScreenSound Prod Co: Golden Harvest, The Movie Company Ex. Prod: Raymond Chow, John Fraser Prod:
The Captive Lover – An Interview with Jacques Rivette
Learn here exactly what films - both contemporary and from the past - Rivette both admires and detests
A Report on the 2nd Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival
Going from strength to strength, the 2nd SAPFF was an overwhelming success this year
The Boys from the Bank – The Bank
Perhaps the first Australian film to deal in stock market crashes and corporate misbehaviour: Dawson regards it as fine and fascinating
The Mummy
The Mummy (1932 USA 72mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: Universal Studios Prod: Carl Laemmle Dir: Karl Freund Scr: John L. Balderston from the story by Nina
Before and After: Origins and Death in the Work of Jean-Luc Godard
Habib illuminates the Godardian motifs of beginnings and endings, crucifixions and resurrections, origins and destinations from biographical, historical and poetic angles
A Report on the 4th Cinesonic Conference
The latest offering by the world's only conference devoted to film scores and sound design discussed
Performing the Everyday: Time and Affect in John Cassavetes’ Faces
An astute analysis of the affective and unconventional nature of time in this Cassavetes film in particular
Stingin’ in the Rain: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, 1964, France 35mm 91mins) Source: CNC Prod Co: Parc Films, Madeleine Films, Beta Film Ex. Prod: Philippe
Reflections on Coppola, Director’s Cuts, and Apocalypse Now Redux
A lively and probing discussion of the phenomenon of 'director's cuts' and how well Coppola's revamped war saga rates