Issue 28
Welcome to Issue 28 of our journal!
A number of articles here approach the outer limits of cinema: cinema outside the space of the movie theatre; cinema where the focus is no
Ophuls Conducting: Music and Musicality in Letter from an Unknown Woman
Music is not only a crucial formal element of Letter from an Unknown Woman, but also a suggestive metaphor for the film's artistry in general,
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943 USA 98 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod: Arthur Freed Dir: Vincente Minnelli Scr: Joseph Schrank and (uncredited) Marc
Prest-O Change-O and Caveman Inki
Prest-O Change-O (1939 USA 7 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Leon Schlesinger Dir: Charles M. Jones Scr: Rich Hogan Anim: Ken Harris
Land of a Thousand Balconies: Discoveries and Confessions of a B-Movie Archaeologist by Jack Stevenson
(Manchester: Headpress/Critical Visions, 2003) Jack Stevenson’s work as a writer and curator will already be familiar to many Senses of Cinema readers. In the late
The Rise of the Mandacaru: Brazilian Cinema Renewed
An account of Brazilian cinema post-1992 that interweaves the country's politics and temperament with its cinema
The Lin Family Shop: A Chinese Melodrama of Capitalist Existentialism
The Lin Family Shop (1959 China 85 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia Prod Co: Beijing Film Studio Prod: Shi Ping, Li Gan Dir: Shui Hua Scr:
Alexander Mackendrick
b. September 8, 1912, Boston, USA d. December 22, 1993, Los Angeles, USA filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Alexander Mackendrick was born in
Nice ‘N’ Easy: Speaking Frankly about The Night We Called it a Day
Despite an intriguing fact-based premise and Dennis Hopper, this new comedy about Frank Sinatra's visit to Australia lacks wit or resonance
Camp de Thiaroye
Campe de Thiaroye (1987 Senegal 153 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: ENAPROC/Films Domireew/Films Kajoor/SATPEC/Sociéte Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma Prod: Mustafa Ben Jemia, Ouzid Dahmane, Mamadou Mbengue