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Author Scott Murray

Scott Murray

Scott Murray is a filmmaker and co-Editor of Senses of Cinema.

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“Cameron Fry, this one’s for you.” Or: Why the Sausage King of Chicago Doesn’t Turn Up for Lunch at Chez Quis

Scott Murray
July 2009
Feature Articles
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off may be widely acclaimed as one of the greatest teen movies ever made, but at its heart lies a key (and previously unexamined) conundrum: Why doesn’t Abe Froman arrive for lunch at Chez Quis?
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Michael Powell Down Under: Norman Lindsay’s Age of Consent

Scott Murray
July 2009
DVD Reviews
A Backstory Thursday 27 March 1969 was an iconic day in the evolution of the modern Australian cinema. In Melbourne, at the Forum Cinema, Tim Burstall’s Two Thousand Weeks had its world première. In Brisban...
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In Bed With Bond: Redux

Scott Murray
February 2009
Feature Articles
Senses Co-editor and James Bond aficionado Scott Murray puts the many claims made about the sexual politics of the Bond films (and books) under the microscope.
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Sydney Pollack: A Personal Recollection

Scott Murray
August 2008
Feature Articles
The death of Sydney Pollack earlier this year affords the occasion for Senses of Cinema’s co-Editor to reflect on the man and his films.
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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.
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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.
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Searching for Schindler by Tom Keneally

Scott Murray
May 2008
Book Reviews
Given the barbarous German persecution of Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals, to name just a few, it is not surprising some of World War II’s oppressed fought back. What is surprising and most noble is that there ex...
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Re-engaging with Life: Walerian Borowczyk’s Lost Film, “L’Armoire”

Scott Murray
February 2007
The Moral of the Auteur Theory
The recent release on DVD of the long-lost and unlamented Collections Privées has Murray exploring the labyrinthine world of Walerian Borowczyk’s remarkable episode, “L’Armoire”, based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
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Beauty and Talent in an Age Deprived of Gods: BéBé on DVD

Scott Murray
May 2006
DVD Reviews
I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is composed of truths that become lies, mythology of lies that become truths. One characteristic of our age is that it creates instant myths in every field....
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Walerian Borowczyk’s Heroines of Desire

Scott Murray
July 2005
Feature Articles
A timely essay that reconsiders the career of Walerian Borowcyzk, particularly in relation to his depiction of female sexuality and desire.
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In Search of Lost Time: Friends and Paul and Michelle

Scott Murray
April 2005
Brief Encounters
Both these films were much maligned on their initial release. This appreciation rescues them from critical oblivion.
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French Film Festival (March 2002, Australia) – A Report

Scott Murray
March 2002
Festival Reports
From Rivette to Cantet: discussions on five films playing at this year's French Film Festival.
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Giorgio Mangiamele – Passionate Filmmaker

Scott Murray
June 2001
Giorgio Mangiamele - A Tribute
An obituary for the late Mangiamele.

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