Issue 27
Womenvision: Women and the Moving Image in Australia edited by Lisa French
(Melbourne: Damned Publishing, 2003) In her introduction to Womenvision, the editor Lisa French pays homage to an event that took place in Sydney in 1973,
Performing the Documentary, or Making It To the Other Bank
A recent, unconventional Chinese documentary blurs the lines between cinema, theatre and ‘reality.’
Mike Nichols
b. November 6, 1931, Berlin, Germany filmography bibliography web resources Mike Nichols and The Business of Living In Andrew Sarris’ fascinating, infuriating (and badly-in-need-of-an-update) manifesto,
The Question Spielberg: A Symposium Part One: Position Papers
The Question Spielberg: A Symposium. Childlike visionary or prince of darkness? Critics from around the world offer a range of views on the world’s most
The Question Spielberg: A Symposium Part Two: Films and Moments
The Question Spielberg: A Symposium. Childlike visionary or prince of darkness? Critics from around the world offer a range of views on the world’s most
Breathing Together: The Author in Search of Investors
In 1969, Hollywood exile Nicholas Ray arrived in Chicago hoping to film a radical ‘documentary.’ His collaborator recalls the era, the project and the man
French CanCan
French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins) Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, Scr: Jean Renoir
Hidden Face: Asian Cinema and the Sydney Film Festival
Despite proclamations to the contrary, the portion of Asian cinema in recent years at the Sydney Film Festival is small. There is instead an overall
Daily Reports from the 52nd Melbourne International Film Festival
Posted Saturday 16 August (Festival Wrap-Up) Posted Thursday 7 August (A Cold Summer, Resurrection of the Little Match Girl) Posted Sunday 3 August (Blind Shaft)
Welcome to Issue 27 of our journal!
Recent months have been marked by two well-publicised controversies around the issue of freedom of speech in Australia. Firstly, there was the appalling decision by