Metro #207

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 207 CONTENTS

Australia and New Zealand Cinema

'Free Country: Colonial Incursions in Stephen Maxwell Johnson's High Ground' – Nicholas Godfrey
'Mending Fences: Animosity and Adaptation in Jeremy Sims' Rams' – Barnaby Smith
'Hogan's Heroes: Star Image in Dean Murphy's The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee' – Jake Wilson
'Elusive Connections: Ritual and Reconstruction in Jayden Stevens' A Family' – Gabrielle O'Brien
'Bathing in Genre: Homage and Experimentation in Parish Malfitano's Bloodshot Heart' – Dave Crewe
'Reflections on a Shared History: Monica Zanetti on Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)' – Stephen A Russell
'Mum's Not the Word: Identity and Autonomy in Curtis Vowell's Baby Done' – Mel Campbell

Documentary

'All at Sea: Confronting Exclusion in Ili Baré’s The Leadership' – Debbie Zhou
'Bodies on the Line: Sally Ingleton's Wild Things and Australian Environmental Documentary' – Belinda Smaill
'Making Change: The Australian Women's Liberation Movement in Catherine Dwyer's Brazen Hussies' – Glenn Dunks
'Judge, Jury and Executioner: Voyeurism and Vigilantism in Alex Roberts and Daniel Leclair's The Meddler' – Anthony Carew
'Declaration of War: George Gittoes on Violence and Community Resilience in White Light' – Stephen A Russell

Beyond the Big Screen

'Mother's Apron Strings: Operation Buffalo and the Discomfort with Australian History' – Cameron Williams

Focus on Asia and the Middle East

'Uneasy Transition: The City Documented in Hong Kong Moments and Many Undulating Things'– Anthony Carew

Screen Education

'Cinema Science: Cracking the Code of The Matrix' – Dave Crewe
'Intimacy and Betrayal: A Study Guide on The Hunting' – Catherine Manning
'Cultural Healing: Rethinking Education in Maya Newell's In My Blood It Runs' –  Meg Roberts
'Bearing Witness: Black Lives Matter Protests as Media, and Mediated, Event' – Steven Aoun