Favourite Film Things 2000 Various December 2000 Feature Articles Critics, programmers and filmmakers from around the globe list their film highlights for 2000.
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 theories, because it is THE textbook example of the famous "...
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 Archibald Phot: Robert Burks Ed: Rudi Fehr Art Dir: Edward S. Hawo...
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.
Interview with Kal Ng Liu Xuan November 2000 Interviews Hong Kong independent filmmaker Kal Ng talks about working in Hong Kong.
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.
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.
Secret Défense Jared Rapfogel November 2000 Underrated & Overlooked More of the master, please! An in-depth discussion of this Rivette film.
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 (...
Concepts of Suicide in Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry Constantine Santas September 2000 Abbas Kiarostami Santas attempts to unravel the beautiful strangeness and logic of Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry.
In Praise of Trailers Brad Stevens September 2000 Feature Articles In this vivid and fascinating account, Brad Stevens gives due to the trailer.
“Shall We Jazz?” – Modernism in Australian Films of the ’20s William D. Routt September 2000 Feature Articles Bill Routt reveals "flashes" of modernism in early Australian film.
Impromptu Entertainment: Performance Modes in Cassavetes’ Films Pamela Robertson Wojcik September 2000 Feature Articles Untangling issues of entertainment and performance in the films of Cassavetes.
Pickup on South Street Rick Thompson July 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Pickup on South Street (1953 USA 80 mins) Print Source: Prod: Jules Schermer for Twentieth Century-Fox Dir, Scr: Samuel Fuller, from a story by Dwight Taylor Phot: Joe MacDonald Ed: Nick de Maggio Art D...
A Woman’s Face Karli Lukas July 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film A Woman's Face (1941 USA 106 mins) Source: NLA/CAC Prod Co: MGM Prod:Victor Saville Dir: George Cukor Scr: Donald Ogden Stewart, Elliot Paul, based on a play by François DeCroisset Phot: Robert Planck Ed: Fr...
Spotlight on 49th Melbourne International Film Festival: Daily Reports Various July 2000 Festival Reports During the festival, short reviews and other comments were posted on this page.
Queer Cinema: A Reality Check Dmetri Kakmi July 2000 Film Criticism There are many types of gay cinema ...
L’Affaire Leconte Brad Stevens July 2000 Film Criticism Some months ago, director Patrice Leconte said negative reviews should be banned. Brad Stevens responds.
Marlene Dietrich James Naremore June 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film A detailed discussion of Dietrich's allure, particularly during the period of collaboration with Sternberg.
A Sample of the St. Kilda Film Festival Reviewed I Fiona Villella June 2000 Festival Reports Capsule reviews and general discussion on select films screening in the Australian short film competition.
Visions – The Inaugural Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival Michael Park June 2000 Festival Reports "It took the Mediterranean communities 30 years to make a mark on Australian culture, it does take time you know." Anonymous employee of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,...
24th Hong Kong International Film Festival Michael Campi June 2000 Festival Reports The 24th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) unspooled from April 12 to 27, 2000. Since its beginnings, a quarter of a century ago, this has been the pre-eminent Asian film festival enc...
43rd Annual San Francisco International Film Festival Jeff Lambert June 2000 Festival Reports April 20 to May 4, 2000 This year, San Francisco was Coppola ga-ga. Opening night saw Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 1999) consumed like jawbreakers stuffed in Marlon's maw. We like you, Sofia, we reall...
Martin Scorsese’s Bringing Out the Dead M. C. Zenner June 2000 Current Releases Hell's Kitchen in New York revisited by Marty - an expressionistic extravaganza. But maybe too much so?
Dirty Harry Rick Thompson May 2000 CTEQ Annotations on Film Dirty Harry (1971, USA, 102 mins) Source: Warner Bros. Prod Co: A Malpaso Company Production/A Warner Brothers Release Prod, Dir: Don Siegel Scr: Harry Julian Fink & R.M. Fink and Dean Reisner; story by ...
Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, or the Sea, Antoine, the Sea… John Conomos May 2000 François Truffaut An appreciation of Truffaut the auteur, and especially of his debut film, which launched the career of Jean-Pierre Léaud.
Vectoral Cinema McKenzie Wark May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. * * * The cinema is to space what t...
Between Heads: Thoughts on the Merry Widow Tune in Shadow of a Doubt Patrick Crogan May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. * * * Introduction This paper co...
Cutting the Flow: Thinking Psycho Bill Schaffer May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. * * * I'm full of fears and I do m...
Ripley Games Geoff Gardner May 2000 Feature Articles Geoff Gardner traces Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley character's screen incarnations through the films Plein Soleil (1959) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
The Parted Eye: Spellbound and Psychoanalysis David Boyd May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. * * * Hermia: Methinks I see these ...
The Vertigo of Time John Conomos May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear This paper was presented at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, held from 31 March to 2 April 2000. A shorter version of it appeared in A...
A Revelation: Carlito’s Way Various May 2000 Brian De Palma Voted the best film of the '90s by Cahiers du Cinéma critics, Carlito's Way is De Palma at his finest. Here is a collage of "impressions" of the film written by fans from around the globe.
Drella and the MacGuffin Michael Eaton May 2000 Conference: For the Love of Fear Alfred Hitchcock meets Andy Warhol and both get out of the encounter alive - just. * * * Extracts from this script were read at the Alfred Hitchcock conference For the Love of Fear convened by the Museum of C...