Issue 46
Born in Flames: Termite Dreams, Dialectical Fairy Tales, and Pop Apocalypses by Howard Hampton
Is there another American film critic as aggressive as Howard Hampton? In “Lynch Mob”, an article for Artforum that is indicative of Hampton’s tenor, he
Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong by Martha P. Nochimson
Dying to Belong, the newest book by author Martha P. Nochimson, cannot be faulted for lack of ambition. Her stated intention is [to study] the
Physical Evidence: Selected Film Criticism by Kent Jones
The critic must have two things: personality and an ax to grind. – Eric Bentley, critic and playwright (1) In his review of Todd Haynes’
Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants to Do This…: True Stories from a Life in the Screen Trade by Bruce Beresford
He didn’t know it at the time, but, in October 2003, Australian film director Bruce Beresford (The Adventures of Barry McKenzie [1972], “Breaker” Morant [1980],
A Partial World Viewed: Film Fables and The Future of the Image by Jacques Rancière
Jacques Rancière’s books, Film Fables and The Future of the Image, are really trying to do what his work in politics often does. If his
The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand edited by Geoff Mayer and Keith Beattie
For a reader like myself, The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand served as an opportunity to revisit films and filmmakers not thought of for
Welcome to issue 46 of our journal!
Film history is full of byways and back alleys, ‘little histories’ that weave their way on the margins and tributaries that traverse the canonised super-highways
“Am I crazy to make a film for only $100,000 or am I crazy not to?” Kriv Stenders goes Micro-budget Digital for Boxing Day
Part-essay and part-interview, Munt documents the development of Stenders’ highly praised low-budget feature from script to screen
Romulus, My Father (Madman Films)
Review of the recent DVD release of Richard Roxburgh’s début feature, an adaptation of Raimond Gaita’s acclaimed memoirs about his father
Holding Up the Other Half of the Sky: The 26th Vancouver International Film Festival
27 September-12 October 2007 The renewal of cinema sometimes comes from unexpected places. Who would have believed, a few years ago, in a Romanian cinema