Issue 32
“The Company of Magicians”: Orson Welles, Abb Dickson, Scarlet Plush, and Purple Hokum
Welles' fascination with magic fuelled one of his most intriguing late projects. His collaborator recalls its making
Alone: Life Wastes Andy Hardy
See the tail of this article for a brief biography and filmography of Martin Arnold and distribution details for his films. Alone: Life Wastes Andy
Brother’s Intimacy: Patrice Chéreau’s Son frère
Through the depiction of the body in pain and the shame of shamelessness, Chéreau locates a balance between intimacy, dignity and crudity
Passing Fancy (Dekigokoro)
Passing Fancy (Dekigokoro) (1933 Japan 101 mins) Source, Prod Co: Shochiku Films Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Scr: Tadao Ikeda, based on an idea by Ozu (using
Against Cinephiliphobia: Movie Mutations: The Changing Face of World Cinephilia edited by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Adrian Martin
The disappointment of Peter Cowie’s recent Revolution! The Explosion of World Cinema in the ’60s (1) is in the failure of the book to capture
To Live and Die in L.A.: Ritual in the Films of Willem Dafoe
A martyr to the cinema: Hallberg traces the meta-narrative of death and transcendence guiding Dafoe's film performances
Daybreak and Whiteye
Daybreak and Whiteye (1957 USA 8 mins) Filmmaker: Stan Brakhage As an amateur enthusiast working out of the Auckland Filmmakers’ Cooperative in the early 1980s
Riders on the Storm: The 15th Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Uppermost on everyone’s agenda right now, in New York as in the rest of the U.S., is purging our government of the malignancy that has
Hold Me While I’m Naked: Notes on a Camp Classic
Hold Me While I’m Naked (1966 USA 15 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Kuchar Film Presentation Filmmaker: George Kuchar Cast: Donna Kerness, George Kuchar, Andrea
You Say You Want a Revolution: How Yoko Ono’s Rape Could Have Changed the World
Despite its provocative title, Ono's film has lost its power due to the “enigma of postmodernism”. Using the theory of Alain Badiou, Richardson argues there