Issue 45
Sofia Coppola
b. 14 May 1971, New York, New York, USA Filmography Select Bibliography Articles in Senses Web Resources Sofia Coppola is a visually stylish film director. Undoubtedly,
Chains of Dreams: Carl Th. Dreyer
“Are the characters responsible for the emotions which destroy them? This is a secret that belongs to the heart and is the constant wonder of
Welcome to issue 45 of our journal!
Every day, walking up and down the main street of my town, I’d only have eyes for the cinemas, three that showed new films and
Beautiful Trash: Agnès Varda’s Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse
An insightful analysis of Varda’s use of the documentary form in this much acclaimed film
Fast Worker: The Films of Sam Newfield
Through meticulous research, Wheeler Winston Dixon brings to light the fascinating career of one of the forgotten figures working on the margins of Hollywood’s quota-quickie
From Auto-ethnography to Autobiography: Representations of the Past in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
This article examines the representation of history in ‘Fifth’ and ‘Sixth’ generation Chinese cinema, in particular that of Zhang Yimou’s To Live and Chen Kaige’s
ReViewing Jimmie: The Critical Reception of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
How much did Pauline Kael’s 1980 New Yorker review of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith have to do with establishing director Fred Schepisi’s name outside
Paul Thomas Anderson: Tracking through a Fantastic Reality
André Crous argues the case for P. T. Anderson as the finest contemporary exponent of the tracking shot in all its varying glory and complexity
The Treasures and the Fakes: The Last Films of Orson Welles
Post-Citizen Kane: a career in ascent or decline? The question still divides Welles scholars. This essay appraises the latter stage of Welles’ majestic career
The Many Faces of Disinclination: Australian Feminist/Post-Colonialist Reflections in Flirting
Following the acclaimed The Year My Voice Broke, Flirting was John Duigan’s second instalment in a proposed trilogy featuring Noah Taylor in the role of