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Issue No. 208

May 2021

‘The Stars Are All Strange Here’: Cultural Memory and Forgetfulness in Roderick MacKay’s The Furnace

Words Jessica Kiang

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Dry Fidelity: Robert Connolly’s The Dry and Big-screen Crime Adaptation

Words Mel Campbell

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Bird’s-eye View: Glendyn Ivin on Chance and Nature in Penguin Bloom

Words Jasmine Crittenden

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Out of Breath: Timely Issues and Old Gender Tropes in Seth Larney’s 2067

Words Bronwyn Lovell

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Shooting for the Stars: Luke Sparke’s Occupation: Rainfall and the Elusive Australian Blockbuster

Words David Michael Brown

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Rocky Road: Running From Responsibility in Kurt Martin’s Moon Rock for Monday

Words Thomas Redwood

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

A Light in the Dark: Nel Minchin on Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra

Words Stephen A Russell

Documentary

The View from the Shore: Healing Through Songline in Steven McGregor’s Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

Words Rebekah Brammer

Documentary

Hip-hop of a Different Hue: Cultural Appreciation and Identification in Oscar Kightley’s Dawn Raid

Words CJ Johnson

Documentary

Australian Spirit: Love and Country Music in Kriv Stenders’ Slim and I

Words Barnaby Smith

Documentary

Climate of Resignation: Unquiet Adolescence in Kathy Drayton’s The Weather Diaries

Words Travis Johnson

Documentary

Muted Suffering: Myopia and Missed Opportunities in Stateless

Words Dave Crewe

Beyond the Big Screen

Confinement and Camaraderie: Girls Behind Bars in Starless Dreams and Sunless Shadows

Words Anthony Carew

Focus on Asia and the Middle East

Artificial Rain: Control, Precision and Reality in Anthony Chen’s Wet Season

Words Kenta McGrath

Focus on Asia and the Middle East

Cinema Science: Aerodynamic Instruction and Paper Planes

Words Dave Crewe

Screen Education

Breaking the Spell: Nostalgia and New Directions in Earwig and the Witch

Words Anthony Carew

Screen Education

Time of Transition: First Day and Being Seen on Screen

Words Steven Aoun

Screen Education

Frozen Hearts: Coming of Age in Somersault

Words Jarrod Sturnieks

Screen Education

Outback Ethnography: Revisiting Fred Zinnemann’s The Sundowners

Words Neil Sinyard

Critical Views

Flirting

Words Danica van de Velde

The NFSA Restores Collection

Brave New Sector: An Industry Adapts

Words Rochelle Siemienowicz

Scope: Screen Industry Views

Second Time Lucky? Australian Games Studios in Periods of Crisis

Words April Tyack

Scope: Screen Industry Views

COVID-19 and the Future of Music Television

Words Liz Giuffre

Scope: Screen Industry Views

A Response to ‘History Is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus’ Lili’

Words Peter Hegedus

Letters to the Editor

Contents

    Australian and New Zealand Cinema

  • ‘The Stars Are All Strange Here’: Cultural Memory and Forgetfulness in Roderick MacKay’s The Furnace
  • Dry Fidelity: Robert Connolly’s The Dry and Big-screen Crime Adaptation
  • Bird’s-eye View: Glendyn Ivin on Chance and Nature in Penguin Bloom
  • Out of Breath: Timely Issues and Old Gender Tropes in Seth Larney’s 2067
  • Shooting for the Stars: Luke Sparke’s Occupation: Rainfall and the Elusive Australian Blockbuster
  • Rocky Road: Running From Responsibility in Kurt Martin’s Moon Rock for Monday
  • Documentary

  • A Light in the Dark: Nel Minchin on Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra
  • The View from the Shore: Healing Through Songline in Steven McGregor’s Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
  • Hip-hop of a Different Hue: Cultural Appreciation and Identification in Oscar Kightley’s Dawn Raid
  • Australian Spirit: Love and Country Music in Kriv Stenders’ Slim and I
  • Climate of Resignation: Unquiet Adolescence in Kathy Drayton’s The Weather Diaries
  • Beyond the Big Screen

  • Muted Suffering: Myopia and Missed Opportunities in Stateless
  • Focus on Asia and the Middle East

  • Confinement and Camaraderie: Girls Behind Bars in Starless Dreams and Sunless Shadows
  • Artificial Rain: Control, Precision and Reality in Anthony Chen’s Wet Season
  • Screen Education

  • Cinema Science: Aerodynamic Instruction and Paper Planes
  • Breaking the Spell: Nostalgia and New Directions in Earwig and the Witch
  • Time of Transition: First Day and Being Seen on Screen
  • Frozen Hearts: Coming of Age in Somersault
  • Critical Views

  • Outback Ethnography: Revisiting Fred Zinnemann’s The Sundowners
  • The NFSA Restores Collection

  • Flirting
  • Scope: Screen Industry Views

  • Brave New Sector: An Industry Adapts
  • Second Time Lucky? Australian Games Studios in Periods of Crisis
  • COVID-19 and the Future of Music Television
  • Letters to the Editor

  • A Response to ‘History Is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus’ Lili’

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