Jesus’ Son Rose Capp September 2000 Current Releases (Alison Maclean, 1999) It has been a long time between cinematic 'drinks' for Alison Maclean. The Canadian-born, ex-New Zealand and now New York-based director first made her presence felt with her inter...
Sweetness and Light: À la place du coeur Bill Mousoulis September 2000 Current Releases (Robert Guédiguian, 1998) This unassuming film has reservoirs of riches that have transfixed me three times now. I saw it initially at last year's Melbourne International Film Festival, and was immediate...
Rules of Engagement Mark Freeman September 2000 Current Releases (William Friedkin, 2000) If mainstream American cinema acts as any guide, the US clearly harbours a great admiration for all things military. Somewhere buried in the psychology of this nation lies a stro...
Time Code Rhys Graham September 2000 Current Releases (Mike Figgis, 2000) Mike Figgis' new film deserves a certain degree of skepticism if only for its self proclaimed 'revolutionary' approach to cinema and for its radical posturing. In several statements c...
Chopper Gaby Bila-Gunther September 2000 Current Releases (Andrew Dominik, 2000) "Apparently he feels no pain." Mick Harvey, screen composer for the film Chopper, enlightens me about the film's main character. There's no doubt that's the film's punch line under...
Too Much Bacon: What’s Visible in Hollow Man Michael Cohen September 2000 Current Releases (Paul Verhoeven, 2000) "What would you do if you were invisible?" This is not a question posed by Paul Verhoeven in his latest film, Hollow Man. Rather, it is a question he is more inclined to answer in ...
