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The screen reflects: it reproduces, it reveals. The screen image istransitory, the sounds that accompany it are fleeting. And yet, every day wemake economic and emotional investments in the narratives, fictional andotherwise, that play themselves out across the cathode ray tube, the digitalmonitor, and the silver screen.

The Screens section is devoted to the thoughtful and engaged critique oftexts both electronic and celluloid. We'll review TV shows, Websites,games, and films. In doing so we'll develop a broader and more intricateimage of life on the screen. Tune in, boot up, or grab your popcorn.



      
Kate Douglas
      Editor, 'Screens'
Review of 'Amelie' by Andrew Smith 20 Jan. 02
Review of 'Hearts in Atlantis' by Gillian Kehoul 20 Dec. 01
Review of 'Riding in Cars With Boys' by Jennifer Botting 19 Dec. 01
Review of 'Zoolander' by Ben Harwood 10 Dec. 01
Review of 'Don't Say a Word' by Melanie Hawkins 11 Nov. 01
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Mariah? : 'Glitter' Reviewed by Emma Nelms 06 Nov. 01
  Interactive An M/C Reviews Feature 25 Oct. 01
Review of ‘America’s Sweethearts’ by Nicholas Cavenagh 22 Sept. 01
Mr Tinkles Wants to Rule the World: 'Cats and Dogs' by Kate Douglas 21 Sept. 01
Life's a Riot with Spykids vs. Spies by Catriona Mills 21 Sept. 01
Artificial Indeed: 'A.I.' by Jason Ensor and Drew Whitehead 21 Sept. 01
Mediocre Glamour with a Twist of Snafu : Ted Demme’s 'Blow' by Kelly McWilliam 7 Sept. 01
Review of 'The Animal' by Ben Wilson 27 Aug. 01
Review of 'A Knight's Tale' by Andrew Smith 23 Aug. 01
Review of 'Before Night Falls' by Phillip Hay 23 Aug. 01
Beautiful People with Dirty Fingernails: Review of'Enemy at the Gates' by Chloe Goodyear and Jason Ensor 17 Aug. 01
BIFF - Review of 'Love/Juice' by Kelly McWilliam 13 Aug. 01
BIFF - Review of 'Hole in the Sky' ('Sora no ana') by E. Sean Rintel 8 Aug. 01
BIFF - Beijing Gay Comrade Story: 'Lan Yu' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 6 Aug. 01
Review of 'He Died with a Felafel in his Hand' by Nicholas Cavenagh 6 Aug. 01
BIFF - Review of 'Southern Comfort' by Kelly McWilliam 2 Aug. 01
BIFF - How to use you mouse: Review of 'waydowntown' by Kate Douglas and Kelly McWilliam 30 July 01
Review of 'Final Fantasy' by Nick Caldwell 26 July 01
Review of 'The Broken Hearts Club' by Nick Cavenagh 25 July 01
Review of 'Evolution' by E. Sean Rintel 09 July 01
Review of 'Moulin Rouge' by Pierina Curties 15 Jun. 01
Review of 'All the Pretty Horses' by Natasha Mayne 15 Jun. 01
Review of 'The House of Mirth' by Phillip Hay 01 Jun. 01
Review of 'Joe Dirt' by Phillip Hay 01 Jun. 01
Review of 'The Mummy Returns' by Catriona Mills 16 May 01
There can only be one Survivor: Review of Series 7 by Kate Douglas 10 May 01
  Must-See Reality TV An M/C Reviews Feature 04 May 01
Brad Pitt's budget guide to Mexico: 'The Mexican' by Kelly McWilliam 24 Apr. 01
Review of 'Bring It On' by Sean Rintel 18 Dec. 00
Review of 'Red Planet' by Jason Ensor and Drew Whitehead 15 Dec. 00
"It's Raining Hen": Chicken Run by Kate Douglas 11 Dec. 00
Review of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' by Catriona Mills 6 Dec. 00
Brit Zit Hit: 'Kevin and Perry Go Large' by Lara Cain 28 Nov. 00
The Trouble with One Night Stands: 'Up at the Villa' by Shana Tacon 28 Nov. 00
Review of 'Charlie's Angels' by Sean Rintel 16 Nov. 00
Review of 'Billy Elliot' by Sean Rintel 10 Nov. 00
'The Ninth Gate' by Sean Rintel 16 Oct. 00
Long Live the Slash'n'Dash: 'Hollow Man' by Jason Ensor 16 Oct. 00
'Supernova' Review by Sean Rintel 25 Sept. 00
Timecode: '4 Cameras. No Edits. Real Time' by Kelly McWilliam 20 Sept. 00
'The Road to Eldorado': Not Always on Track by Emma Nelms 18 Sept. 00
BIFF: 'Grass' ... The documentary, even better than the real thing? by Louise McBryde 11 Sept. 00
'Every Prison Has A Way Out': The Binds of Love and Nationalism by Carolyn Hughes 11 Sept. 00
BIFF: Cammell's 'Wildside' - A Cut Above the Original by Simon-Astley Scholfield 4 Sept. 00
BIFF: 'The Virgin Suicides' - One More American Suburban Gothic Tale by Shelley Kulperger 4 Sept. 00
BIFF: Asking, Not Answering Questions about 'Humanity' by Kate Douglas 4 Sept. 00
BIFF: 'North by North' by Felicity Meakins 28 Aug. 00
BIFF: 'Angst' by Kirsty Leishman 28 Aug. 00
BIFF: 'Monday' by Sean Rintel 28 Aug. 00
Guest House Paradiso: Not a 'Bottom' Movie, Not a Top One Either! by Libby Macdonald 23 Aug. 00
BIFF: Secrets of 'Hidden River' by Kelly McWilliam 23 Aug. 00
Hatred Personified: 'American Psycho' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 8 Aug. 00
BIFF Fast Film Competition by Louise McBryde 8 Aug. 00
Preview: Brisbane International Film Festival by Kate Douglas 26 July 00
Why 'The Perfect Storm' Is the Same Film as 'Armageddon' by Paul Attallah 19 July 00
The Road Home by Sean Aylward Smith 19 July 00
Bedrock 2000: The College Years by Lara Cain 17 July 00
Mission: Impossible 2 by Sean Rintel 14 July 00
‘Bats’: Waste-deep in Guano by Kelly McWilliam 30 Jun 00
When the Front-line Is Too Close to Home: 'The War Zone' by Kate Douglas 30 Jun 00
'The Filth and the Fury' by Kim Wilkins 30 Jun 00
'Pitch Lacks' by Alenka Henry 26 May 00
Angela’s Boys: Familiarity and Adaptation by Kate Douglas 26 May 00
One Should Consider Himself As Dead: 'Ghost Dog' by Tanya Meek 26 May 00
'Beautiful People': The Stuff Civil Wars Are Made Of by Libby Macdonald 15 May 00
The Real Wonders of London by Kate Douglas 8 May 00
Realism and Redemption: 'Wonderland' by Dianna Campbell 8 May 00
'The Cup': a Tibetan Tale of Brats and Buddhism by Natasha Mayne 17 Apr. 00
Frogs and the Significance of Co-incidence by Kate Douglas 12 Apr. 00
A Straight, Sweet, Bitter, and Twisted Fairytale: 'Romance' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 12 Apr. 00
The Dawn of This Year's Emergency 'Yawn' Dramas: ER's 'Leave It to Weaver' by Felicity Meakins 4 Mar. 00
Can Dawson Save the Day (Again)? 'Dawson's Creek: Home Movies' by Kate Douglas 23 Feb. 00
Familiar Funny Farm: 'Soft Fruit' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 14 Feb. 00
"Nice One Bruvver!" Hedonistic 'Human Traffic' by Kate Douglas 14 Feb. 00
Fifteen Minutes of Fame: 'Being John Malkovich' by Kate Douglas 14 Feb. 00
No Emerald City: 'Girl, Interrupted' by Kate Douglas 14 Feb. 00
The Scare Witnesses Project: 'Blair Witch Project' by Kate Douglas 10 Jan. 00
  Keeping Your Head When Everybody Else Is Losing Theirs: 'Sleepy Hollow' by Nick Caldwell 29 Dec. 99
  Collecting Thrills: 'The Bone Collector' by Kate Douglas 29 Nov. 99
  'Fight Club': Fighting for Life by Michael Stephens 29 Nov. 99
  Taking the Piss: John Waters's 'Pecker' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 27 Nov. 99
  All Have Feet of Clay: 'An Ideal Husband' by Shane Lewis 16 Oct. 99
  College Students in Carnivalesque Spectacle: 'American Pie' by Elspeth Tilley 24 Oct. 99
  Nice Guys Win: A Fairytale -- 'Big Daddy'/'Election' by Shane Lewis 16 Oct. 99
  dLux, Detox, Deprogram: D.art 99 and the Digital Screen by Catherine Howell 6 Oct. 99
  International Winners in First Noosa Film Festival (NFF #5) by Shane Lewis 16 Sep. 99
  The Brave Ones: 'October Sky'/'Onegin' (NFF #4) by Shane Lewis 16 Sep. 99
  Way to the Heart: 'The Hi-Line' (NFF #3) by Shane Lewis 16 Sep. 99
  Ed Wood Lives: 'I Woke Up Early the Day I Died' (NFF #2) by Shane Lewis 16 Sep. 99
  Love Today and Yesterday: 'A Walk on the Moon'/'This Year's Love' (NFF #1) by Shane Lewis 6 Sep. 99
  Lust for Love: 'Like It Is' by Simon-Astley Scholfield 2 Sep. 99
  Sphinx without a Secret: 'Eyes Wide Shut' by Shane Lewis 31 Aug. 99
  Canvas Champs Compete: Convention Crowned by Shane Lewis