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Metro is a partially refereed quarterly magazine specialising in essays and articles, reviews, interviews and analysis of Australian, New Zealand and Asian features, shorts and documentaries. It also covers television, radio, multimedia, animation, the internet and new media. Published since 1968, Metro is Australia's oldest continually published film and media magazine. The magazine embraces the tradition of the essay, immersing the reader in well-informed, analytical and thought-provoking discussion.

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Issue 176, Autumn 2013: Contents
(Click on the previews to read selected articles)

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Down in the Guts: The Cairnes Brothers talk 100 Bloody Acres – Nicholas Godfrey
Sink or Sing: Goddess and the Feel-good Australian Musical – Jo Dillon
Laying a Weak Tackle: Blinder – Martin McKenzie-Murray
Indian Simper: Save your Legs! – Cavan Gallagher
'With Our Imagination We Make the World': Escaping from Harsh Realities in Bathing Franky – Carly Millar

Australia & New Zealand on the Small Screen

Expanding the Small Screen: Top of the Lake – Jo Dillon

Focus on Asia and the Middle East

Cinema Reincarnated: Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Thai Cinema's Radical New Life – Anthony Carew
Last Drinks in Brisbane: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Brisbane International Film Festival – Mike Walsh
Trust the Tales: An Interview with Masayuki Suo – Russell Edwards
'An Old Soul but a Young Heart': The Romantic Films of Yash Chopra (1932–2012) – Lidia Ostepeev

Critical Views

Comment, Think, Analyse, Experience and Learn: The Neglected Film Work of Ivan Gaal – Adrian Martin

Finders Keepers: Australian Found-footage Horror Film – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Sonic Assimilation: Exotic Soundscapes in Rabbit-Proof Fence – Johnny Milner

Documentary

Urban Rhymes from Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian Bling – Dan Edwards
Sustaining Memory with Music: All the Way through Evening – Fiona Trigg

Industry Perspectives

Internationalising Australian Film and Television: The AFI and an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) – Lisa French and Mark Poole
Designed for Camera Operators: Theatre on Screen – Andrew Fuhrmann

 

TV and Media

Community Radio and Community Building: The Success Story of Triple R – Sasha Petrova
Pitch Perfect: The Growth of Gruen and the Case for Serious Entertainment – Liz Giuffre

Regular Features

Scope: Screen Industry Views