Metro #170

Metro is Australia's premier film and media quarterly. It is independent, outspoken and passionate about film, TV and new media from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. First published in 1968, Metro provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the region's screen industries, and features writing by some of our foremost academics, critics and industry members. Also featuring reviews of the latest local titles as well as interviews with prominent filmmakers, Metro has something for everyone – from the avid film fan to the seasoned theorist.

Combining a wide range of topics and disciplines, Metro offers a unique blend of in-depth scholarship and popular writing, capturing key trends and developments in screen culture. A partially refereed magazine, Metro keeps alive the tradition of the essay, immersing readers in thought-provoking articles that are at once analytical and accessible.

ISSUE 170 CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'"Real humanity is not easy to look at": Adapting Patrick White's The Eye of the Storm' – Carly Millar
'Homecoming and Dislocation: An Interview with Fred Schepisi' – Anthony Carew
'Shaggy Dog Stories and Red Dirt Resilience: Red Dog' – Myke Bartlett
'A Sleep Like Death: Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty' – Sarinah Masukor
'The Melancholy Wild: The Hunter's Landscape of Loss' – Rjurik Davidson
'Hard-boiled Highway: Swerve' – Dave Hoskin
'A Remote Possibility?: The Uncomfortable Realities of Toomelah' – Jacinda Woodhead
'Big Things, Small Packages: MIFF Shorts 2011' – Carly Millar

Focus on Asia and the Middle East
'The Chinese A-list: The 14th Shanghai International Film Festival' – Cheung Ki-fung
'Miscarriage of Justice: A Separation and Good Bye' – Andrew Macrae
'The Terror of Uninterrupted Silence: Sulanga Enu Pinisa (Forsaken Island)' – Boris Trbic

Documentary
'Murder by Association: Horror and Hope in A Common Purpose' – Jill Pope
'Document: Rollerboy' – Fiona Trigg
'Document: Life in Movement' – Sue Swinburne
'Document: Shut Up Little Man!' – Rowena Robertson
'Document: Scarlet Road' – Simon Wilmot

Special Feature: Giorgio Mangiamele
'Giorgio Mangiamele: Visionary of the Australian Screen' – Gino Moliterno
'From Catania to Carlton: Italian Australian Migration and the Cinema of Giorgio Mangiamele' – Gaetano Rando
'A Passion Restored: An Interview with Rosemary Mangiamele' – Josephine Giles

Critical Views
'Fair Games and Wasted Youth: Twenty-five Years of Australian Rape-Revenge Film (1986–2011)' – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
'The Discreet Charm of David Thomson' – Peter Galvin
'Scribes on Screen: Jill Forbes' – Richard Armstrong

Industry Perspectives
'Going Through the Neighbourhood with Your Eyes Open: An Interview with John Sayles' – Nicholas Godfrey
'What Lies Beneath: An Interview with Andrew Traucki' – Thomas Caldwell
'Missing in Action: Where Are the Asian Films on Australian Screens?' – Briony Kidd
'The Outlook for Digital: DigiSPAA and the Promotion of Independent Filmmaking' – Michael Clarkin
'The Perfect Mix: Harnessing the Power of Creative Sound' – David Raines

Film and Media Studies in Australia
'Through the Lens: Interviews from the Australian Film Theory and Criticism Project – Edward Buscombe' – Noel King

TV and Media
'No Shame, No Pity: The Bolt Report' – Dave Hoskin
'Still Angry?: The Elusive Characters of Chris Lilley' – Ed Yates

Regular Features
'TV Eye'
'Technical Section'
'Shortcuts'