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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... vol. 189 Winter 2016 of Metro Magazine est. 1968 Metro Magazine
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* Contents derived from the , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dancing Through Spaces : Stephen Page's Spear and Distribution for Art Films, Lauren Carroll Harris , single work essay
A hypnotic, enigmatic piece of cinema revolving around dance and Aboriginality, Spear epitomises what it means to be an independent arthouse Australian film. But its journey to audiences has not been straightforward – so far, it has found itself restricted to consumption contexts characterised as highbrow or niche. Lauren Carroll Harris asks: how can event-style exhibition better entice viewers and enliven cinema-going for titles such as this?
 (p. 6-13)
When Fire Turns to Frost : Decay and Detachment in Early Winter, David Crewe , single work essay
As writer/director Michael Rowe's third feature shows us, distance need not be physical – even within the confines of the home, fondness and familiarity soon create and emotional crevasse between a long-time couple. In conversation with Rowe, David Crewe explores the pensive, poignant film's depiction of how the slowly growing cold can harrow a once-loving relationship.
 (p. 14-19)
Hidden in Plain Sight : Surveillance, Domestic Violence and Observance, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas , Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (interviewer), single work interview (p. 20-25)
'Thank You, I'll Take the Service Sector' : Class, Gentrification and Pawno, Dave Hoskin , single work essay
On the surface, Paul Ireland's low-budget film – which chronicles the lives of twelve individuals, all gravitating around the titular pawnshop – may appear a mere 'love letter' to the suburb of Footscray. Dave Hoskin writers, however, that Pawno also reveals deepening fissures in Australian cinema, with taste lines drawn to match those of class, and elitist film criticism favouring arthouse titles over those targeting the mainstream.
 (p. 26-31)
Tackling Demons : Heath Davis' Broke, Oliver Pfeiffer , single work essay
By delicately exploring the difficulties faced by an ex-sportsperson adjusting to life following his retirement from the field, Broke proves itself to be much more than just a triumphing-against-the-odds sports movie. Olive Pfeiffer speaks to writer/director Heath Davis, lead actor Steve Le Marquand producer Luke Graham and executive producer Jonathan Page about the true-to-life themes woven into this gritty redemption tale.
 (p. 32-37)
In the Belly, Nicholas Godfrey , single work review
— Review of Beast Sam McKeith , Tom McKeith , Will Howarth , 2015 single work film/TV ;
Largely a story of redemption, Beast recounts a boxer's attempt to atone for his accidental killing of a competitor during a bout. With its Philippine setting, co-production status, and largely non-professional cast and crew, the feature debut of the McKeith brothers is in a cinematic league of its own.
 (p. 38-41)
2015 Australian Cinema Goes Commercial, Brian McFarlane , single work essay (p. 42-50)
[Hunter Cordaiy], single work obituary (p. 51)
Comedy is Kin : The Family Law and Diverse Television, Gillian Terzis , single work essay
The small-screen adaptation of Benjamin Law's much-loved memoir transforms the book's vignettes into a single-summer storyline about divorce, disputes between siblings, discovering queer identity and dealing with being a cultural other. Gillian Terzis speaks to Law about the show's creation and his views on the underrepresentation of non-white faces on Australian television.
 (p. 52-57)
String it Lucky : Arab Representation, Whiteness and Here Come the Habibs, Mehal Krayem , single work essay
In this fish-out-of-water comedy by the Nine Network, A Lebanese-Australian family wins the lottery and moves into the one of the country's most affluent – and whitest – suburbs. While its humour does somewhat rely on stereotype, the series also interrogates class structures and Anglo hegemony; is this our cue, asks Mehal Krayem, to announce 'here comes a more diverse Australian on screen?'
 (p. 58-62)
Gandalf the Green and Gold : The Wizards of Aus as an Immigrant Story, Cavan Gallagher , single work essay

When the Wizard Jack and other magical beings, including a Mummy and a Man-Shark, start taking up residence in Melbourne, the city is thrown into chaos – literally. It's the world-changing turn of events that provides the premise for Wizards of Aus, an SBS series that that is both comedic and –through its sharp satire regarding migration, assimilation and xenophobia – politically clever, writes Cavan Gallagher.

 (p. 64-69)
Their Time in Memorial : Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe's Remembering the Man, Laurence Barber , single work essay

Released mere months after the premiere of Holding the Man – the lauded film adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir of the same name – Remembering the Man offers new insights into Conigrave's relationship with John Caleo through interviews and archival footage. Beyond being a mere companion piece, the documentary provides a more compelling account by chronicling the wider world surrounding the couple's romance, writes Laurence Barber.

 (p. 110-115)
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