Metro #204

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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 204 CONTENTS Australian and New Zealand Cinema 'Not Another Dying Girl: How Shannon Murphy's Babyteeth Challenges a Weary Trope' – Jessica Kiang'The Political Is Personal: Helen Reddy and the Generational Politics of I Am Woman' – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas'Maternal Instinct: Genre, Grief and Mental Illness in Kim Farrant's Angel of Mine' – Dave CreweAre You Not Entertained?: Maziar Lahooti's Below and the Morality of Pay-per-view Violence' – Mel Campbell Documentary 'First, Do No Harm: The Treatment of Refugees in Against Our Oath' – Sarah Jacob'Loved Back to Life: Hope, Community and Policy Failures in Life After the Oasis' – Hanna Schenkel 'All Talked Out: Mental Health and Masculinity in Genevieve Bailey's Happy Sad Man' – Benjamin Riley'Need for Speed: Risk and Reward in Dylan River's Finke: There and Back' – Elizabeth Flux'The Drive to Succeed: Outrunning the Legacy of Brabham' – Travis Johnson Beyond the Big Screen 'Critical Hits: Australian Independent Videogames Today' – Dan Golding'Envisioned Presences: Future Dreaming, Passenger and the Continuing Evolution of Virtual Reality' – Kim Munro Focus on Asia and the Middle East 'Poetry of the Night: The Noir Trappings of Diao Yinan's The Wild Goose Lake' – Nicholas Godfrey'Multiplayer Mode: Loss and Growing Up in Makoto Nagahisa';s We Are Little Zombies' – Anthony Carew Screen Education 'Cinema Science: Using the Force of Star Wars' – Dave Crewe'The Guitar Gently Weeps: Death and Memory in Coco' - Meg Roberts'We Unhappy Few: Muddy Morality and Ugly Truth in David Michôd's The King' – Anthony Carew'Fighting the Future: Risk, Resistance and Rebellion in Stan's The Commons' – Rebekah Brammer Critical Views 'Love Without Limits: Disability, Illness and Romance in Standing Up for Sunny and Cerulean Blue' – Alistair Baldwin The NFSA Restores Collection 'Howling III: The Marsupials' – Alexandraa Heller-Nicholas Regular Features 'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Rochelle Siemienowicz, Liz Giuffre, and Dan Golding  SKU: M204 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: