Issue 26
Ford Rises from the Dead. Again.
John Ford's early film, Bucking Broadway, was recently 'found' in Paris and later restored. Ford expert, Tag Gallagher appraises the restoration
Welcome to Issue 26 of our journal!
By chance more than design, this issue has a sombre cast to it. Some of the films discussed here explore contemporary scenarios of social alienation and
A Propos of None Shall Escape
Can cinema help us understand the sources of fascism? Pierre argues that this 1943 film succeeds in giving a human face to evil
Jacques Demy
b. June 5, 1931, Pontchâteau, France filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Jacques Demy: personal worlds I’m trying to create a world in my
Il Grido: Modernising the Po
Il Grido (1957 Italy 106 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Cei-Incom/SPA Cinematografica-Robert Alexander Productions Prod: Franco Cancellieri Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Scr: Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini,
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (1970 USA 32 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Merchant Ivory Productions Prod: Ismail Merchant Dir: Anthony Korner Scr: James
Do the Right Thing: the Films of Michael Haneke
Fragmented yet logical, estranging yet compassionate, Haneke's films find new ways to dramatise and diagnose contemporary alienation
Harmony Korine
b. 1974, Bolinas, California, USA filmography bibliography web resources To a sizeable majority of film enthusiasts, the question of Harmony Korine being considered a ‘great’
The Last Detail
The Last Detail (1973 USA 104 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia Prod Co: Bright-Persky Associates/Acrobat (Columbia) Prod: Gerald Ayres Dir: Hal Ashby Scr: Robert Towne from
Fespaco and the Transformations of Pan-African Film Promotion
Although the journey through Burkina Faso’s savannah is indeed scenic, one would perhaps not expect soon to hit upon the film centre of Africa. But