Beyond Entertainment: An Interview with Film Critic Armond White Jeremiah Kipp May 2002 Feature Articles White is yet another important US critic upholding the tradition of intelligent and independent criticism in the press.
Back Street (John M Stahl, 1932) John Flaus May 2002 Feature Articles, John Flaus Dossier Precise and measured discussion of Stahl's overlooked gem.
Va Savoir! (Who Knows!, 2001, Jacques Rivette) Laleen Jayamanne May 2002 Feature Articles Six characters in search of (variously) a lost play, a stolen ring, has-been and would-be lovers and who knows what, finally converge on a stage s...
Storytime: The Royal Tenenbaums Maximilian Le Cain May 2002 Feature Articles Wes Anderson's stylised soap opera, The Royal Tenenbaums, tells of prodigal patriarch Royal Tenenbaum's (Gene Hackman) attempts to reconcile himse...
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky: The Culmination of a Career Philip Tyndall May 2002 Feature Articles The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) is the film that Paul Cox has always wanted to make. Now more than 30 years after he first had the idea for ...
Prologue – Movie Mutations, Spanish, 2002 Jonathan Rosenbaum May 2002 Feature Articles An introduction to the Spanish publication of the Movie Mutations letters 1997-2002.
The Materialist Ethic of Mikio Naruse Freda Freiberg May 2002 Feature Articles Freda unravels the neglect of this important Japanese filmmaker and his materialist aesthetic.
Dreams, Disco and Politics: An Interview with Babak Shokrian Michelle Langford May 2002 Feature Articles Iranian-American director Shokrian mixes popular culture and politics in America So Beautiful to explore the experiences of immigrant Iranians in LA, circa 1979.
The Edges of Film Anna Zagala May 2002 Feature Articles Film titles and credit sequences is a neglected though rich area of study, according to Zagala.
Interview with Laleen Jayamanne Therese Davis May 2002 Feature Articles Theorist Laleen Jayamanne talks about her latest book, contemporary film criticism and more.
Leighton Pierce: Master Miniaturist Jon Jost May 2002 Feature Articles With keen perception, Jost explores Pierce's cinema and places it high as the work of a great artist.
Billy Wilder: The Chiaroscuro Artist Anna Dzenis May 2002 Feature Articles An apt tribute to a filmmaker whose cinema is marked both by formal rhythm and awesome dialogue.
Carmelo Bene: A Short Obituary Maximilian Le Cain May 2002 Feature Articles Max pays tribute to an eccentric Italian filmmaker and theatre director, actor and writer.
Through Clouds: A Discussion of Kandahar and Beneath Clouds Christos Tsiolkas May 2002 Feature Articles A revealing, perceptive contrast of two recent 'road movies' from different sides of the globe.
Playing Both Ways: Contra Sauvage Innocence Quintín March 2002 Feature Articles In provocative, eloquent style, Quintín questions Garrel's latest film and its real worth.
Chuck Jones Tribute Rick Thompson March 2002 Feature Articles From Pepe Le Pew to the Road Runner to Marvin the Martian, Chuck Jones entertained, thrilled and intrigued many generations down the years; Thompson pays tribute to this exceptional animator.
‘The Absolute Truth of the Happiness Acid’ Arthur Cantrill March 2002 Feature Articles Recalling a lively lecture-screening by Lye in 1968, Cantrill traces Lye's career, his film work, techniques, and thematic preoccupations.
Through a Glass Darkly – Interview with the Quay Brothers André Habib March 2002 Feature Articles In this thorough, extensive interview, the Quays discuss their work, influences, intentions, aesthetic strategies and much more.
Jean Rouch: Cinéma-vérité, Chronicle of a Summer and The Human Pyramid Barbara Bruni March 2002 Feature Articles Bruni explores the unique method of Rouch's early '60s documentary films and their fascinating results as they intermingle the camera-eye and human-eye for a new reality.
Josef von Sternberg Tag Gallagher March 2002 Feature Articles A broad account of Sternberg's career followed by a perceptive and engaging discussion of the key themes and philosophy of his cinema, with focus on his rarely seen, last film, The Saga of Anatahan.
The Birth, Life, and Death of a Nation: A Portrait by Frederick Wiseman Jared Rapfogel March 2002 Feature Articles Domestic Violence is the latest entry in one of cinema's greatest bodies of work: one where the meeting of camera and reality gives birth to a whole range of social, ethical, and aesthetic issues.
Impressionist Extraordinaire: Michael Mann’s Ali Anna Dzenis March 2002 Feature Articles An intriguing analysis and appreciation of Mann's biographical and historical adaptation and his dazzling, impressionist style.
Bruno Dumont’s Bodies Darren Hughes March 2002 Feature Articles The road home: the challenge and jolt Dumont's films present to the contemporary viewer, his philosophy and his films' unique quality, is here eloquently discussed.
Interview with Kim Ki-Duk Volker Hummel March 2002 Feature Articles The director of such stark and horror cult movies as The Isle and the newly released Bad Guy is revealed to be a very sensitive, humanist individual in this insightful interview.
How Anna Karina Changed My Life Mairead Phillips March 2002 Feature Articles Is the precise match between one's experience of a film and one's personal life a mere coincidence? In this gentle piece, Phillips pays tribute to the moment she discovered Anna Karina.
Interview: Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai Shelly Kraicer December 2001 Feature Articles Two very smart, very cool figures in Hong Kong freely discuss their films and filmmaking strategy.
Visconti’s Cinema of Twilight Maximilian Le Cain December 2001 Feature Articles A detailed examination of Visconti's later period films, their majestic style and personal resonance.
Riding Towards the Future: Wang Xiaoshuai’s Beijing Bicycle Elizabeth Wright December 2001 Feature Articles Wang focuses on the central role of the bicycle in Beijing to explore wider social and historical issues.
More Australian than Aristotelian: The Australian Bushranger Film, 1904-1914 William D. Routt December 2001 Feature Articles An original account of the 'Australian Western' and its significant role in the early days of Australian feature film production.
Interview with J. Hoberman Steve Erickson December 2001 Feature Articles In his 24 years as a film critic for the New York weekly The Village Voice, J. Hoberman has been one of the most consistently adventurous American...
Delhi Deluge of Colour and Movement in Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding Rose Capp December 2001 Feature Articles Women are once again the centre in Nair's latest offering, abundant in optimism, colour, and movement.
The World of Robert Guédiguian Bill Mousoulis November 2001 Feature Articles An illuminating overview of Guédiguian's last five films followed by an interview.
Poetics and Politics in Garin Nugroho’s A Poet Anne Rutherford November 2001 Feature Articles Examining this intimate portrait of poet Ibrahim Kadir's experiences during the 1965 massacre.
Pauline Kael – A Tribute Julie Rigg November 2001 Feature Articles It's sad that it took Pauline Kael's death to send me back to her early criticism. She had guts and style. She was way ahead of her American conte...
Errol Morris Interview Tom Ryan September 2001 Feature Articles Discovering that Morris' favourite American film of all time is Detour is just one thing you take away from this comprehensive and fascinating interview.
Cinema with an Accent – Interview with Jia Zhangke, Director of Platform Stephen Teo July 2001 Feature Articles Teo speaks at length with this young, talented director.
