Notes for a Critique of Going Down John Flaus July 2009 John Flaus Dossier, MIFF Premiere Fund/Post-Punk Dossier, Special Dossiers When his 27A won the Australian Film Award for Best Fiction Film in 1974, producer Haydn Keenan brandished the trophy at the august assembly and declared something like, “To all those who said we couldn’t do it...
Welcome to issue 51 of our journal! the editors July 2009 Editorial After decades of being little more than an exotic location for overseas filmmakers and production companies, Australia was shocked in 1971 with the release of two films that would forever change all notions...
“Re-mapping Cinema, Re-making History”?: A Report from the 14th Biennial Conference of the Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand Rachel Wilson April 2009 Festival Reports 27-30 November 2008 The strength of the biennial conference of the Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand (and why it remains a must on many people’s calendar) is the depth and breath of i...
The Back of Beyond Jonathan Dawson March 2009 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Back of Beyond (1954 Australia 66 mins) Prod Co: Shell Film Unit Prod, Dir, Ed: John Heyer Scr: John Heyer, Janet Heyer, Roland Robinson Voiceover Scr: Douglas Stewart, John Heyer Phot: Ross Wood Mus...
Iconic Moments in Cinema: Australia, Part 1 Various February 2009 Feature Articles The start of a series of articles on iconic shots and scenes in the cinema. Beginning with Australia, Scott Murray discusses his favourite moment from The Devil’s Playground. Darragh O’Donoghue looks at Strictly Ballroom, Adam Bingham Walkabout, and Aaron Goldberg Mad Max.
Alvin Purple by Catharine Lumby Brian McFarlane February 2009 Book Reviews If you take a piece of paper and cut off half of the image of Graeme Blundell on the cover of this book and then inspect the left-hand side, you will get what seems to be the knowing, winking Aussie bloke o...
Don’t Let Them Drag You Down: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Philip Brophy Diana Sandars August 2008 Book Reviews The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Philip Brophy is part of a Currency Press series designed to introduce more audiences to Australian cinema. In the words of the series’ editor, Jane Mills, th...
Blacksmith Blues: History, Film and the Outlaw: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Henry Reynolds Sean Gorman August 2008 Book Reviews I first came across the story of Jim and Joe Governor in 2002 when I was researching, for my PhD, a biography of the Noongar (south-west Western Australian) brothers Jim and Phillip Krakouer who played for Nort...
Richard Franklin: Director/Producer Scott Murray and Tom Ryan July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers An extensive interview originally published in 1980 with the director of the classic road-movie thriller Roadgames. Written by Everett de Roche and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Two Bazzas Keith Connolly July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers Combined review of Bruce Beresford’s two early seminal comedies of the grotesque, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie and Barry McKenzie Holds His Own.
Dead-End Drive-In Philippa Hawker July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers Review of Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1986 apocalyptic thriller. One of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite Aussie movies.
Everett de Roche Paul Davies July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers Extract from a 1980 interview with the screenwriter of Long Weekend.
Turkey Shoot Geoff Mayer July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers Review of the now infamous 1982 violent hunter-versus-hunted film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and produced by Antony I. Ginnane.
Russell Mulcahy Jim Schembri July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers A 1984 interview with the director of the Aussie outback baroque thriller Razorback.
Long Weekend Scott Murray July 2008 Dossier on Australian Exploitation, Special Dossiers Review of the Everett de Roche-scripted ecological thriller directed by Colin Eggleston.
Noir by Day: Interview with Jonathan Ogilvie on Emulsion Hussain Currimbhoy February 2007 Independent Australian Cinema After having his first two short films screened at respective Cannes Film Festivals in the mid-1990s, a decade later director Ogilvie has shot his first feature on Super 8.
Turnstyled, Junkpiled: On High or Dry Bill Craske February 2007 Independent Australian Cinema Bill Craske looks at one of the best low-budget feature documentaries about the vicissitudes of the drug life.
The Genesis of Libido John B. Murray May 2006 Australian Cinema Comprehensive account of the production of this seminal 1973 portmanteau film containing contributions from directors Fred Schepisi, Tim Burstall, John B. Murray, David Baker, and writers Thomas Keneally and David Williamson, among others.
Rehabilitating 1990s Australian National Cinema Katie Ellis May 2006 Australian Cinema The representation of disability on screen does not generally receive much focus as an issue unto itself; this article redresses the imbalance.
Australia’s Role in the Global Kung Fu Trend: The Man from Hong Kong Stephen Teo September 2001 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Man From Hong Kong (1975 Australia 103mins) 35mm Source: ScreenSound Prod Co: Golden Harvest, The Movie Company Ex. Prod: Raymond Chow, John Fraser Prod: David Hannay, André Morgan Dir, Scr: Br...
