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The Godard MuseumJean-Luc Godard Exhibition: Travel(s) in Utopia, Jean-Luc Godard 1946-2006, In Search of a Lost Theorem by Alex MuntInsightful reflections on the major Godard exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.On Painting and History in Godard’s Histoire(s) du cinéma by Sally Shafto“What are all these paintings doing in a history of cinema?” The author gives an answer in her analysis of Godard’s monumental video work, which approximates André Malraux’s concept of the imaginary museum.
Three AuteursOtto Preminger and the End of Classical Cinema by John OrrOne of Hollywood’s finest exponents of mise en scène, Preminger, it can justly be argued, is instrumental in defining the transition from classical to modernist cinema.The Last Man: An Epitaph for Sam Peckinpah by Benjamin Kerstein“His femininity is the femininity of the witness. Of the artist. Of the eye behind the camera.” A radical reappraisal of Peckinpah’s œuvre.Jean-Pierre Melville: Encounters with Conscience by Pedro-Blas GonzalezPhilosophical meditations on the existential and moral landscape of Melville’s cinema.
Sydney on FilmThe Polysemous Coathanger: The Sydney Harbour Bridge in Feature Film, 1930-1982 by Lennart JacobsenThe cinema has long been attracted to photographing great cultural icons. This article provides a thorough account of the celluloid life of one of Australia’s most distinctive landmarks.The Hedonistic Modernity of Sydney in They’re a Weird Mob by Felicity CollinsMichael Powell’s 1966 satire on Australian life-style made extensive use of Sydney locations. Collins discusses a range of cultural discourses that frame conceptions of the city, both real and imaginary.
National Cinema: BrazilOn Brazilian Cinema: From Mário Peixoto’s Limite to Walter Salles by Michael KorfmannFor many decades, Peixoto’s avant-garde film remained a mostly unseen treasure of Brazilian cinema. This article brings the film’s historical context to light, and discusses its enduring influence on a new generation of filmmakers.
FeaturesThe Kinescope as Mirror: George Clooney Slyly Bites the Hand that Feeds Him by Carloss James ChamberlinGood Night, and Good Luck as radical political cinema? Chamberlin astutely states the case for Clooney’ssmuggler’s instinct for getting subversive political thought into mainstream cinema. Sins of Commitment: Adorno, Chaplin and Mimesis by Jennie Lightweis-GoffDiscussion of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator as illuminated through the prism of Adorno’s Marxist thought.Ideology and Reality: Society and Vsevolod Pudovkin’s Mother by Cara Marisa DeleonThis article examines Pudovkin’s 1926 silent classic in regard to the central image of mother in both Soviet ideology and Russian society of the time.Living Life as an Opera Lover: On the Uses of Opera as Musical Accompaniment in Woody Allen’s Match Point by Charalampos GoyiosComposer and musicologist Charalampos Goyios provides an insightful analysis of opera as dramatic form in Allen’s recent film.Gods on Earth: The Players of Kings and Queen by Lesley ChowOne of the best films in recent years receives extended appraisal.Miyazaki’s Heroines by Freda FreibergThis essay examines the Shojo archetype (androgynous cute young girl) that figures prominently in Miyazaki’s films and its relevance to Japanese culture.
DVD ReviewsBuster Keaton on Madman DVD: The Three Ages, The General, College and Steamboat Bill Jr. by Michael CampiBuster Keaton Collection: The Great Stone Face (Columbia) and Industrial Strength Keaton (Laughsmith Entertainment Inc.) by James L. NeibaurPulse (Toho Company Ltd and Magnolia) review by Noel Vera
Festival ReportsThe Nature of Animation: Anifest: International Festival of Animated Films by David SorfaIhr kleines Österreich: Wurscht, the World: Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film, Graz by Olaf MöllerWhen Hou Met Kuriyami: The Hong Kong International Film Festival Turns 30 by Ben ChoTherapy Sessions: The 30th Hong Kong International Film Festival by Bob DavisThe Medium Enthralled: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival 2006 by Brandon Wee28,000 People Can’t be Wrong: The 3rd IndieLisboa Festival by Jorge MourinhaThe 12th London Australian Film Festival by Tamara TraczA Report on the 2006 Melbourne International Animation Festival by Jim KnoxThe 2nd OtherFilm Festival by Jim KnoxThe 23rd St Kilda Film Festival by Fiona TriggFestival Perché: The 5th Tribeca Film Festival by Jared RapfogelAsia the Mighty, Asia da Rude: Places of Plenty: The 8th Far East Film Festival of Udine by Olaf MöllerThe South American Way: The 24th International Film Festival of Uruguay by Mariana Amieva
Book ReviewsMizoguchi and Japan by Mark Le Fanu review by Freda FreibergStan Brakhage: Filmmaker edited by David E. James review by Brian L. FryeEuropean Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood by Thomas Elsaesser review by Richard MisekThinking in Images: Film Theory, Feminist Philosophy and Marlene Dietrich by Catherine Constable review by Felicity ColmanClose-Up #1 edited by John Gibbs and Douglas Pye review by Deborah Allison
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