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Garrel & Godard (Pt 2) L'Enfant secret Garden of Stone: Philippe Garrel's L'Enfant secret (1982) by Adrian Martin This article is now hosted on the PANDORA archive of the National Library of Australia and Partners. A sensitive and perceptive reflection on a film Martin regards as "one of the greatest". The Man With The Magnetoscope - Jean-Luc Godard's monumental Histoire(s) du Cinéma as SoundImageTextBook by Alexander Horwath   English   German With passion and insight, Horwath discusses the "baroque" logic of the Histoire(s). Conference Reports For Ever Godard, June 21 - 24, London Garrel Éternel, June 26 - 27, Dublin A Tale of Two Conferences: For Ever Godard and Garrel Éternel by Maximilian Le Cain For Ever Godard by Hilary Radner The Godard Streak Or Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Geoff Gardner A survey of what is available DVD-wise of Godard's oeuvre. The 10th Brisbane International Film Festival, 26 July - 5 August 2001 - A Preview The following essays are on the major retrospectives at BIFF 2001. They are taken from the Festival catalogue, and have been republished here with the kind permission of the Festival's Artistic Director. Landscapes of the Mind: The Cinema of Roman Polanski by Adrian Martin This article is now hosted on the PANDORA archive of the National Library of Australia and Partners. An exploration of the themes and sensibility of Polanski's cinema. Budd Boetticher and the Westerns of Ranown by Bruce Hodsdon The legend of Boetticher here paid tribute. Videodrome American Nightmare The Baying of Pigs: Reflections on the New American Horror Movie by Jack Sargeant Sargeant is once again knee deep in the horror of humanity. Now We Are Ten - BIFF's Asian decade by Tony Rayns A sublime decade in Asian film here acknowledged. The 50th Melbourne International Film Festival, 18 July - 5 August 2001 - A Preview A cause for celebration - a preview of the 50th Melbourne International Film Festival by Fiona A. Villella Some highlights and a little analysis. Jafar Panahi The Circle Statement of Protest - Letter to the US National Board of Review of Motion Pictures by Jafar Panahi Panahi's recount of his shocking mistreatment by officials at New York's JFK. The Case of Jafar Panahi - An Interview with the Iranian Director of The Circle by Stephen Teo Panahi speaks about the central motifs in his films and their aesthetic. Don't Look at the Camera: Becoming a Woman in Jafar Panahi's Iran by Jared Rapfogel A fine analysis of Panahi's oeuvre to date. The White Balloon and Iranian Cinema by Adrian Martin This article is now hosted on the PANDORA archive of the National Library of Australia and Partners. A discussion of 'national cinemas' and an appreciation of Panahi's The White Balloon. Jia Zhangke Cinema with An Accent - Interview with Jia Zhangke, director of Platform by Stephen Teo Teo speaks at length with this young, talented director. Fitzcarraldo Herzog Murmurs from a Shadowless Land: Fragmentary Reflections on the Cinema of Werner Herzog by Alkan Chipperfield The unique cinema of Herzog here passionately paid tribute. Daily Reports from the 50th Melbourne International Film Festival Freud's Worst Nightmares - Psychoanalysis And The Horror Film Funny Games Freud's Worst Nightmares is a book project devoted to exploring and discussing the place of psychoanalytic approaches to the horror genre. It is expected to be published by Cambridge University Press as part of their "Studies in Film" Series. Below are excerpts of the book. Introduction - Psychoanalysis in/and/of the Horror Film by Steven Jay Schneider What Lies Beneath? by Robin Wood When Women Look: A Sequel by Linda Williams A Fun Night Out: Horror and Other Pleasures of the Cinema by Michael Levine Australian Film Mullet Working Outside The Model: An Interview With Vincent Sheehan by Geoff Gardner Gardner speaks with the producer of the film Mullet, a recent return to form for Australia cinema. Film Critics Dave Kehr - An Interview by Steve Erickson Kehr speaks freely about his life as a film critic. Book reviews The Eloquence of the Vulgar: Language, Cinema and the Politics of Culture by Colin MacCabe Reviewed by Hilary Radner Identifying Film Scoring - Anahid Kassabian's Hearing Film Reviewed by Rebecca Coyle A Very Dangerous Citizen: Abraham Lincoln Polonsky And The Hollywood Left by Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner Reviewed by Brad Stevens You can order any of these books directly from Festival Previews and Reports Ivor Paints Report on the 48th Sydney Film Festival by Needeya Islam Light Stream - A Life's Work In Film, 1960-2001 . . . Preview by Corinne and Arthur Cantrill Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival - Welcome amidst a Welter by Geoff Gardner Surprises & Disappointments at the 25thAnnual Atlanta Film & Video Festival by Maria San Filippo A Report on the 48th Pula Film Festival and the current state of the Croatian film industry by Andrew James Horton Cinémathèque Annotations on Film The following are annotations for films screening at the Melbourne Cinémathèque on Wednesdays during August and September. Editorial Click here for information on the editors of the annotations, the Melbourne Cinémathèque and queries regarding contribution. Sonatine Sonatine by Dan Harper This film screens on Wed, August 8, 7:00 p.m. Kids Return by Boris Trbic This film screens on Wed, August 8, 8:45 p.m. The Beat Manifesto by Jonathan Dawson This film screens on Wed, August 15, 7:00 p.m. Road House by Richard Armstrong This film screens on Wed, August 15, 9:30 p.m. Dogs in Space by Tim Groves This film screens on Wed, August 22, 7:35 p.m. The Love Letters from Teralba Road by Harry Kirchner This film screens on Wed, August 22, 9:30 p.m. Nostalghia by Acquarello This film screens on Wed, September 5, 7:00 p.m. Ivan's Childhood by Fergus Daly and Katherine Waugh This film screens on Wed, September 5, 9:20 p.m. The Passion According to Andrei: Andrei Rublev by Anna Dzenis This film screens on Wed, September 12, 7:55 p.m. The Sacrifice by Gino Moliterno This film screens on Wed, September 19, 8:00 p.m.

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