Welcome to Issue 10 of our journal! the editors November 2000 Editorial In this current era of ours, in which war and bloodshed escalate uncontrollably and young adults run through the streets in euphoria at the end of a decade of political oppression (...
Reading Three Colours: Blue Richard Rushton November 2000 Feature Articles When reading a film we shouldn't let Theory get in the way.
One Week, Far from Hollywood Noël Herpe November 2000 Feature Articles Echoing Barthes' Mythologies, Herpe places American mainstream cinema under the cultural microscope and provides some sharp insight.
Orson Welles’ Mr. Arkadin – A Maze of Death Philippe St-Germain November 2000 Feature Articles The world of Welles: St-Germain provides a window in his discussion of Mr. Arkadin.
Shadows on the Horizon: In a Lonely Place Fiona Villella November 2000 Feature Articles Walking on the wild side with Ray.
The Remake of Psycho (Gus Van Sant, 1998): Creativity or Cinematic Blasphemy? Constantine Santas November 2000 Feature Articles For Santas, the remake falls very flat.
A Tale of Two Psychos (Prelude to a Future Reassessment) Steven Jay Schneider November 2000 Feature Articles Schneider begins the task of appreciating Van Sant's Psycho.
Interview with Kal Ng Liu Xuan November 2000 Interviews Hong Kong independent filmmaker Kal Ng talks about working in Hong Kong.
Nature of Keeping Awake: Hanif Kureishi and Collaborative Film-Making Geoff Gardner November 2000 Interviews Gardner interviews Hanif Kureishi, writer of such films as My Beautiful Laundrette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid.
Tiger Tanaka – Interview with Japanese Cult Director Hiroyuki “Sabu” Tanaka Gabe Klinger November 2000 Interviews Senses' youngest contributor Gabe Klinger is at it again; here he talks to Japanese filmmaker Sabu.
Toronto 2000: A Film Festival Diary Girish Shambu November 2000 Festival Reports A slice of the biggest film festival here offered, with great discussions on individual films.
19th Vancouver International Film Festival Report Lisa Roosen-Runge November 2000 Festival Reports Lisa revels in the Asian section offered at Vancouver.
38th New York Film Festival Report Jared Rapfogel November 2000 Festival Reports Rapfogel reflects on an intense festival experience.
Monterey Pop Allan James Thomas November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Monterey Pop (1968 USA 79mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Leacock Pennebaker Dir: D. A. Pennebaker Ed: Nina Schulman With: The Mamas & the Pap...
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy Peter H. Kemp November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990 Australia 17mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: with the assistance of Australian Film Commission Prod: Penny MacDona...
À nous la liberté John Flaus November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier À Nous la Liberté (1931 France 95mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Tobis Dir, Scr, Ed: René Clair Phot: Georges Périnal Art Dir: Lazare Meerson Mus: Georg...
The Three Musketeers Michael Koller November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Three Musketeers (1921 USA 139mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Fairbanks/United Artists Prod: Douglas Fairbanks Dir: Fred Niblo Scr: Edward Knobl...
The Boston Strangler Quentin Turnour November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Boston Strangler (USA, 1968, 116 mins) Source: ScreenSound Australia Prod Co: 20th Century-Fox Prod: Richard Fryer Director: Richard Fleisc...
I Confess – Historical Note Bill Krohn November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film The release of I Confess in 1953 must have seemed to the Cahiers du cinéma critics who had championed Hitchcock to be a confirmation of all their ...
I Confess Ken Mogg November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film I Confess (1953 USA 95mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Warner Brothers -First National Prod, Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Scr: George Tabori, William Archib...
Happy Together Joe McElhaney November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Happy Together (1997 Hong Kong 96mins) Source: Potential Films Prod Co: Jet Tone Prod, Dir, Scr: Wong Kar-Wai Phot: Chris Doyle Ed: William Chang S...
Human Remains Rhys Graham November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Human Remains (1998 Denmark 30mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Danish Film Institute Dir, Scr: Jay Rosenblatt Phot: Rosenblatt, John Turk Ed: Amy Hun...
The Illustrated Auschwitz Karli Lukas November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Illustrated Auschwitz (1992, Australia, 13mins) Source: AFTRS Prod: Lucia Salinas Briones Filmmaker: Jackie Farkas Cast: Zsuzsi Weinstock. ...
Great Expectations Boris Trbic November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Great Expectations (1946 UK 118mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Cineguild Prod: Ronald Neame Dir: David Lean Scr: Lean, Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan...
Léon Morin, Prêtre Adrian Danks November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film A selected filmography for producer Carlo Ponti is at the tail of this article. Léon Morin, Prêtre (1961 France 117 mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Rom...
French CanCan Rick Thompson November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins) Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, ...
Alone: Life Wastes Andy Hardy Michael Zryd November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film See the tail of this article for a brief biography and filmography of Martin Arnold and distribution details for his films. Alone: Life Wastes ...
À nous la liberté John Flaus November 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film, John Flaus Dossier À Nous la Liberté (1931 France 95mins) Source: CAC Prod Co: Tobis Dir, Scr, Ed: René Clair Phot: Georges Périnal Art Dir: Lazare Meerson Mus: Georg...
Joseph H. Lewis Rick Thompson November 2000 Joseph H. Lewis - A Tribute Thompson gives us an informed, perceptive and essentially invaluable overview of the great Lewis.
Joseph H. Lewis Filmography Robert Mundy November 2000 Joseph H. Lewis - A Tribute (First appeared in Cinema (U.S.), v.7, n.1, Fall 1971) 1937 Navy Spy (Grand National), dir: Joseph H. Lewis and Crane Wilbur, sc: Crane Wilbur,...
Better than Good – A Tribute to Joseph H. Lewis William D. Routt November 2000 Joseph H. Lewis - A Tribute The ultimate compilation: A rich tapestry of criticism, quotations and anecdotes, over the last 50 years, on Lewis and his films.
Claude Sautet’s Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995) – An Appreciation John C. Murray November 2000 Claude Sautet - A Tribute A quiet, delicate explosion: the Sautet aesthetic here lovingly and exemplarily discussed.
Music of a Frozen Heart: Love and Disharmony in Un Coeur en hiver Acquarello November 2000 Claude Sautet - A Tribute Acquarello reflects on the entwinement of music, love and human relationships in Sautet's film.
Claude Sautet Filmography Senses of Cinema November 2000 Claude Sautet - A Tribute 1995: Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (Nelly And Mr Arnaud) 1995: Les Enfants de Lumière, co-directed by André Asseo, Pierre Billard, Alain Corneau...
Kitano Takeshi’s Sonatine (1993) Dan Harper November 2000 Takeshi Kitano Harper's poignant, perceptive meditation on the formal beauty of Sonatine.
Never Yielding Entirely into Art: Performance and Self-Obsession in Takeshi Kitano’s Hana-Bi Dan Edwards November 2000 Takeshi Kitano Distraction or contemplation: Edwards untangles the wider theoretical implications of Kitano's performance in Hana-Bi.
Kikujiro: Tapestries Andrew Saunders November 2000 Takeshi Kitano Saunders warms to Kitano's gentle and humorous Kikujiro.
A Scene at the Sea: Reflections Andrew Saunders November 2000 Takeshi Kitano The everlasting radiance of Kitano's A Scene at the Sea.
Angel from the Mirror City: Jane Campion’s Janet Frame Sue Gillett November 2000 Novel and Film Seeing and believing: Gillett examines female desire and spectatorship in the Frame-Campion textual relationship.
Lolita – From Nabokov’s Novel (1955) to Kubrick’s Film (1962) to Lyne’s (1997) Constantine Santas November 2000 Novel and Film Santas looks at the many faces of Lolita.
Last Year at Marienbad: An Intertextual Meditation Thomas Beltzer November 2000 Novel and Film A discussion of the origins and intertextuality of Last Year at Marienbad.
The Colossus of New York (Eugene Lourié, 1958) Erik Ulman November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked Perhaps the weirdest sci-fi film you'll ever read about!
Croupier (Mike Hodges, 1998) James B. McSwain November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked UK, hard-edged film revealed.
Andre Delvaux’s Belle (1973) Dan Harper November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked A very unknown and unseen film but close to Harper's heart.
The Glimpse Given Life: An Elegy for Bill Douglas Rhys Graham November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked Cinema History's Unsung hero here given poetic, loving due by Graham.
Good Grief: Where’s the Performer? June Werrett November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked Where the overlooked equals the mighty unusual: Edwards' Trail of the Pink Panther.
Secret Défense Jared Rapfogel November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked More of the master, please! An in-depth discussion of this Rivette film.
Better Than Sex Jake Wilson November 2000 Current Releases What could be 'better than sex'? I'm not sure that Better Than Sex (Jonathan Teplitzky, 2000) really wants to answer this question: the title is a...
Billy Elliot Gaby Bila-Gunther November 2000 Current Releases A delightful film about growing up in the midst of the miners strike in North England in the early '80s. Billy Elliot, the son of a miner wants to...
Snatch Mark Freeman November 2000 Current Releases (Guy Ritchie, 2000) In the wake of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994), a spate of films have aimed to replicate its jazzy, frantic style, its know...