Metro #193

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 193 CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'Through the Window" the Trap of Curiosity in Rachel Perkin's Jasper Jones' – Ellen van Neerven
'Lady Killers: Hounds of Love, Horror and Violence Against Women' – David Crewe
'Body Swap: Pulse and the Complications of Gender, Sexuality and Disability' – Stephen A Russell
'Dog Years: Reticence and Reform in Kriv Stenders Red Dog: True Blue' – Dave Hoskin
'Down Under Desperado: The Legend of Ben Hall and the Bushranger Film' – Brian McFarlane
'Horror and Gore, Honour and Glory: Hacksaw Ridge and the War Film' – Elizabeth Flux

Focus on Asia and the Middle East
'The Fullness of Time: The Anime Films of Mamoru Hosoda' – Anthony Carew
'Be Careful What You Wish For: Makoto Shinkai's Your Name' – Sarah Ward
'Another Day in Paradise: Sex Tourism and Colonialism in Bangkok Nites' –David Crewe
'Conflicting Passions: Love, Ambition and Obsession in The Road to Mandalay' – Rebekah Brammer

Documentary
'Stranger in One's Own Home: Rithy Panh's Exile' – Glenn Dunks
'Tragedy and Levity: Philippe Mora, Family History and Monsieur Mayonnaisse' – Lauren Carol Harris
'A Life in Chains: Servant or Slave and Aboriginal Subjugation' – Jasmine Crittenden
'An Outsider Journeys in: Imaginary Border and Indigenous Issues' – Jesse Thompson
'A Life in Pictures: Sally Aitken on David Stratton's Love of Cinema' – Oliver Pfeiffer

Critical Views
'Sounding 'Unstable Terrain' im Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock' – Johnny Miller
'Dreaming of the Devil: Revisiting Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright' – Gabrielle O'Brien

The NFSA's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection
'Backroads' – Nicholas Godfrey

Industry Perspectives
'Marketing on the Notion of 'Home' in Phillip Noyce's Rabbit-Proof Fence' – Rebecca A Laycock
'YouTube: Australia's Parallel Universe of Online Content Creation' – Guy Healy and Stuart Cunningham
'Documentary and Technology: A Committed Relationship?' – Kim Munro

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Daniel Golding, Liz Giuffre and Tara Judah