Issue 16
A Report on the 2001 Brisbane International Film Festival
Discussing various aspects of Brisbane's 10th International Film Festival
Identity in the Films of Cassavetes
Cain traces the rise of character-studies and the theme of identity and performance in Cassavetes' late phase
The Unknown
The Unknown (1927 USA 49mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: MGM Dir: Tod Browning Scr: Waldemar Young, Browning, Joe Farnham from a story by Browning Phot:
London Calling: Sexy Beast
Surprises in store in this contemporary reworking of the British gangster film
Performing Aging/Performance Crisis (for Norma Desmond, Baby Jane, Margo Channing, Sister George, and Myrtle)
An insightful reading of Opening Night in relation to "ageing actress" films of the '40s and '50s
“Attack”
“Attack” (1956 USA 107 minutes) Source: NAN/CAC Prod Co: Associates and Aldrich Prod, Dir: Robert Aldrich Scr: James Poe from the play ’Fragile Fox’ by Norman
Errol Morris Interview
Discovering that Morris' favourite American film of all time is Detour is just one thing you take away from this comprehensive and fascinating interview
The Work of a Festival: A Report on the 50th Melbourne International Film Festival
Weighing up Melbourne's latest international film festival
John Cassavetes Filmography
John Cassavetes (1929 – 1989) Shadows (first version 1958, second version 1959) Johnny Staccato episodes: ‘Murder for Credit’ (1959), ‘Evil’ (1959), ‘A Piece of Paradise’