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'From The Story of the Kelly Gang in 1906 to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Australia and New Zealand have made a unique impact on international cinema. This book celebrates the commercially successful narrative feature films produced by these film cultures as well as key documentaries, shorts and independent films. This coverage also invokes issues involving national identity, race, history and the ability of two small film cultures to survive the economic and cultural threat from Hollywood. Chapters on well-known films, and directors, such as The Year of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982), The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993), Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001) and Rabbit Proof Fence (Philip Noyce, 2002) are included with less celebrated, but equally important, films and filmmakers such as Jedda (Charles Chauvel, 1955), They're a Weird Mob (Michael Powell, 1966), Vigil (Vincent Ward, 1984) and The Goddess of 1967 (Clara Law, 2000).' (Book jacket)
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Adrift But within Sight of the Shore : Criticism of Australian Film
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies , Fall vol. 17 no. 2 2011; (p. 125-132)
— Review of Shining a Light : 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute 2009 single work criticism ; Diasporas of Australian Cinema 2009 anthology criticism ; The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism ; Australian Film 2006 reference ; Film in Australia : An Introduction 2006 multi chapter work criticism -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 7 2007;
— Review of The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism -
Marginal and Mainstream
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 294 2007; (p. 59-60)
— Review of The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism
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Marginal and Mainstream
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 294 2007; (p. 59-60)
— Review of The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 7 2007;
— Review of The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism -
Adrift But within Sight of the Shore : Criticism of Australian Film
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies , Fall vol. 17 no. 2 2011; (p. 125-132)
— Review of Shining a Light : 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute 2009 single work criticism ; Diasporas of Australian Cinema 2009 anthology criticism ; The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand 2007 anthology criticism ; Australian Film 2006 reference ; Film in Australia : An Introduction 2006 multi chapter work criticism