Issue 37
Welcome to Issue 37 of our journal!
Cameron Crowe: The lore is that Lubitsch died in the arms of a prostitute, is that true? Billy Wilder: No. Not in the arms. After
A Latin American Gaze: Mar del Plata International Film Festival
March 10-20, 2005 Translated by Carlos Morreo Cinema and Politics: A Brief Historical Recount of the Festival During the opening night of the Festival Internacional
Lacrimae Rerum Materialized
An exploration of the Straubs' majestic œuvre, countering much of the received dogma that has surrounded perception of their work
Refining the “Long-eared Galoot”: Chuck Jones’ Rabbit Punch and Rabbit Hood
Rabbit Punch (1948 USA 7 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Eddie Selzer Dir: Charles M. Jones Story: Tedd Pierce, Michael Maltese Anim:
Mike Leigh, Topsy-Turvy and the Excavation of Memory
At first glance Topsy-Turvy may seem an atypical Leigh film, but Dixon argues that it is “a radical work masquerading as a conventional biopic.”
The Spectacle of the Real: From Hollywood to “Reality” TV and Beyond edited by Geoff King
I first opened the pages of The Spectacle of the Real: From Hollywood to “Reality TV” and Beyond, edited by Brunel University’s Geoff King, dreading
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948 USA 89 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Hal Wallis Productions/Paramount Prod: Hal Wallis, Anatole Litvak Dir: Anatole Litvak Scr: Lucille Fletcher,
Citizen Bickle, or the Allusive Taxi Driver: Uses of Intertextuality
This seminal film of the 1970s is explored as a force-field of references to film style, from Bresson to Godard, Rosi, Hitchcock, Ford, et al
Porky’s Duck Hunt
Porky’s Duck Hunt (1937 USA 7 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Leon Schlesinger Dir: Fred (Tex) Avery Anim: Virgil Ross, Robert Cannon,
Blaine Allan Interviewed
This acclaimed critic and writer discusses a range of issues related to Canadian film culture and its regional cinemas