Metro #180

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 180 (AUTUMN 2014) CONTENTS

Special Feature: Horror Films
'Umbilical Fears: Jennifer Kent's The Babadook' – Briony Kidd
'Every Breath You Take: Mark Hartley's Patrick' – Tara Judah
'Not Quite Richard Franklin: An Interview with Mark Hartley' – Oliver Pfeiffer
'Heart of Darkness: Wolf Creek 2' – Greg Dolgopolov
'"Creep-out" Versus "Gross-out": Horror Movies at the Australian Box Office' – Mark David Ryan
'Down and Out Down Under: Aussie Horror and International Distribution' – Glenn Dunks
'The Black Hole: Remembering 1980s Australian Horror' – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
'Talking Clichés: Crawlspace and the Genre Problem' – Dave Hoskin
'Blood Ties: Ursula Dabrowsky's Inner Demon' – Michael Aronovitz
'Beyond the Crypt: Donna McRae on Art and the Academy' – Michael Helms
'Tasman Carnage: Monster Fest, Stranger With My Face, and Make My Horror Movie' – Alicia Lewis

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'Sediment and Transformation: John Curran's Tracks' – Sarah Ward
'Living Inside the Work: Sophie Hyde Discusses 52 Tuesdays' – Nicholas Godfrey

Australia and New Zealand on the Small Screen
'Fissures in the Fiction: The Broken Shore' – Greg Dolgopolov
'It's in Our Hands: The Ethics Behind Better Man and Just Punishment' – Fiona Trigg

Focus on Asia and the Middle East
'Tales from the Islands: Raya Martin and Contemporary Philippine Film' – Mara Coson
'City Limits: Yuval Adler's Bethlehem' – Sarinah Masukor
'Boundless Plains to Share: Lost Years and the Chinese Diaspora' – Juliana Qian

Documentary
'Performing History, Performing Truth: The Act of Killing' – Rebecca Harkins-Cross
'Beneath Our Radiant Mushroom Cloud: Fallout' – Anthony Carew
'Spirits of Affirmation: The Darkside' – Kit MacFarlane

The NFSA's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection
'The Man from Hong Kong' – Constantine Verevis

Industry Perspectives
'Romancing the Crowd: Katrina Fleming and Grace Julia on Crowdfunding' – Zenobia Frost
'Wild, Wild East: The Vladivostok International Film Festival 2013' – Russell Edwards

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Tara Judah, Michael Clarkin, Russell Edwards, Liz Giuffre, Daniel Golding and Lauren Carroll Harris