Metro #196

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 196 CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'Welcome to Ugly Country: Nostalgia and Nationalism in Stephan Elliott’s Swinging Safari' – Dave Crewe
Musical Chairs: Perspective and ‘Heavy’ Humour in Ben Elton’s Three Summers' – Elizabeth Flux
Ties That Bind: Kriv Stenders’ Australia Day and the Problems of Patriotism' – Zoe Wallin
Sense and Serendipity: David Wenham’s Ellipsis' –  'Stealing Time: Fatherhood, the ‘Third Space’ and Sam Voutas’ King of Peking' – Leah Jing

Focus on Asia and The Middle East
'The Pain of Purity: Abuse and Collusion in Vivian Qu’s Angels Wear White' – Anthony Carew
'Turning the Lens: Looking and Reliving in Hong Sang-soo’s Claire’s Camera' – Dave Crew
'States of Loneliness: Proximity and Distance in On the Beach at Night Alone' – David Heslin
'Cutting Through the Chanbara Film: Takashi Miike’s Blade of the Immortal' – James Robert Douglas

Documentary
'Singing One’s Story: Keeping Custom and Country in Westwind: Djalu’s Legacy' – Lauren Carroll Harris
"Don’t Do It Again': Hearing, Seeing and Deep Listening in After the Apology' – Aimee Knight
'Changing Tides: Karina Holden’s Blue, the Enviro-doc and Conservationism' – Glenn Dunks
'High Price Tag: Art and Absolution in Have You Seen the Listers?' – Anthony Carew
'Too Far North: The Self-serving Cinema Vérité of Atlantis, Iceland' – Kylie Maslen
'Living in America: Expression, Representation and Kate Hickey’s Roller Dreams' – Sarah Ward

Critical Views
'The Art of Meta-morphosis: Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto' – Gabrielle O'Brien
'Room to Move: Amiel Courtin-Wilson’s The Silent Eye' – Nicholas Godfrey
'Making Waves in a Man’s World: Jane Campion’s Women in The Piano and Top of the Lake: China Girl' – Sam van Zweden

Industry Perspectives
'Against the Grain: The Documentary Sensibility of Sue Brooks’ Fiction Filmmaking' – Steve Thomas

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Rochelle Siemiennowicz, Tara Judah, Liz Guiffre and Dan Golding