2,896 research outputs found
Thriller
No full textBuilding on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first installment of Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, this volume continues the exploration of the cinema produced in Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the twentieth century. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of the locations that feature prominently in the countries' cinema. Essays by leading critics and film scholars consider the significance in films of the outback and the beach, which is evoked as a liminal space in Long Weekend and a symbol of death in Heaven's Burning, among other films. Other contributions turn the spotlight on previously unexplored genres and key filmmakers, including Jane Campion, Rolf de Heer, Charles Chauvel, and Gillian Armstrong. Accompanying the critical essays in this volume are more than one hundred new film reviews, complemented by full-colour film stills and significantly expanded references for further study. From The Piano to Red Dog, from Pictures to The Orator, Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of two similar – but also different – consistently fascinating national cinemas. [Book Synopsis
Introduction
No full textThis chapter discusses the various ways in which we can understand 'Australian film'. It is the introductory chapter to the Australian section of the second edition of the Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand
Action and Adventure
No full textBuilding on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first installment of Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, this volume continues the exploration of the cinema produced in Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the twentieth century. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of the locations that feature prominently in the countries' cinema. Essays by leading critics and film scholars consider the significance in films of the outback and the beach, which is evoked as a liminal space in Long Weekend and a symbol of death in Heaven's Burning, among other films. Other contributions turn the spotlight on previously unexplored genres and key filmmakers, including Jane Campion, Rolf de Heer, Charles Chauvel, and Gillian Armstrong. Accompanying the critical essays in this volume are more than one hundred new film reviews, complemented by full-colour film stills and significantly expanded references for further study. From The Piano to Red Dog, from Pictures to The Orator, Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of two similar – but also different – consistently fascinating national cinemas. [Book Synopsis
Australian screen in the 2000s: An introduction
No full textAustralian screen, meaning Australian feature film (including documentary) and television, has experienced significant change since the turn of the century. In contrast to much scholarship before 2000, the contemporary critical project is rarely limited solely to evaluating the Australianness of Australian content within the national cinema paradigm. Approaches to Australian film and television are necessarily diverse, less concerned with totalising narratives around a national imaginary and with problematising national discourses than they are with responding to current trends and configurations in texts, production, distribution, exhibition and consumption. With a specific focus on the years from 2000 to 2015, this collection offers coverage of the diversity of Australian screen during this period
Balibo
No full textSynopsis and review of the Australian feature film Balibo, directed by Robert Connolly
Bad Eggs
No full textSynopsis and review of the Australian feature film Bad Eggs, directed by Tony Martin
The chain reaction
No full textSynopsis and review of the Australian feature film The Chain Reaction, directed by Ian Barry
The Killing of Angel Street
No full textSynopsis and review of the Australian feature film The Killing of Angel Street, directed by Donald Crombie
Walk into Paradise
No full textSynopsis and review of Australian feature film Walk into Paradise (aka Walk into Hell) directed by Lee Robinson and starring Chips Rafferty
Ground Zero
No full textSynopsis and review of the Australian feature film Ground Zero directed by Michael Pattinson and Bruce Myles
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