Metro #178

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 178 (SPRING 2013) CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'Launching The Rocket: Beyond the Typical Australian Film' – Glenn Dunks
'Against Unremembering: David King's Purge' – Kit MacFarlane
'Cracks of the Senses: An Interview with Leo Woodhead' – Scott McCulloch

Australia and New Zealand on the Small Screen
'Prisoner reborn with Wentworth' – Luke Sharp and Liz Giuffre
'It's Time for Reflection: Whitlam: The Power and the Passion' – Rose Lucas

Focus on Asia and the Middle East
'(Di)visions: The Films of Asghar Farhadi' – Anthony Carew
'Their Slums, Their Circus and Their Grotesquery: Khavn De La Cruz's Mondomanila' – Stephanie Van Schilt
'Hidden Dragon: Hollywood's Tenuous Tie with China' – Drew Turney
'Seeing in the Dark: Johnnie To's Blind Detective' – Elizabeth Flux

Documentary
'Telling More Than Stories: Stories We Tell' – Sarah Ward
'Borrowing and Stealing: Alyx Duncan Talks about Making The Red House' – Jane Sherning Warren
'A Portrait of the People's Priest: In Bob We Trust' – Anthony Carew

Critical Views
'Getting Under Your Skin: Revisiting Romper Stomper and Snowtown through Embodied Film Theory' – Gabrielle O'Brien
'Depicting Dementia on the Mainstream Screen' – Rose Capp

The NFSA's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection
'Lonely Hearts' – Neil Sinyard

Industry Perspectives
'Keeping the Magic: The Hobbit and the 'Threat' of High Frame Rate Filmmaking' – Cavan Gallagher
'The World of Heightened Reality: Ross Emery on Cinematography' – Oliver Pfeiffer

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Sandy Cameron, Russell Edwards, Peter Gutiérrez, Liz Giuffre and Tara Judah