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Issue 107: November/December 2005 – Contents:

On the Margins On the Margins
Using a cast of non-actors and a DV format, Perry Ogden has made an extraordinary directorial debut. Simon Hudson talks to him about the theory and practice of Pavee Lackeen. Extract
Heaven's Devils Heaven's Devils
Battle In Heaven is the limit-pushing new feature from Carlos Reygadas, director of Japón. Carol Murphy talks to Reygadas and lead actor Anapola Mushkadiz about morals, conflict, and the challenge of presenting real sex on screen. Extract
Boiling Head Boiling Head
German cinema has recently made an impactful return to the international circuit; but despite the success of films such as Head-On, Downfall, and The Edukators, Tony McKibbin detects a certain intellectual interness at work. Extract
Barren Illusions and Bright Futures Barren Illusions and Bright Futures
East Asian Genre film now has a foothold in most of Ireland's video-rental outlets. Tony Keily examines the cultural phenomenon whose efficient, small-budget productions have sent Hollywood scrambling for the re-make rights. Extract
In the Lap of the Gods

In the Lap of the Gods
Ismaël Ferroukhi is the first filmmaker to shoot a fiction film at Mecca's Great Mosque. Sheena Sweeney talks to him about his acclaimed low-budget father-son story Le Grand Voyage.
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Shortness and Breadth

Shortness and Breadth
Richard Raskin is an expert on the short film based in Denmark. Cecilia McAllister talked to him ahead of his talk at this year's Cork Symposium on the Short Film. Extract

Don't Look in the Attic... Don't Look in the Attic...
Paul Farren presents an idiosyncratic account of one of the highlights of Ireland's film calendar, the Galway Film Fleadh. Plus a full list of this year's winners.
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SCREENWRITING: Midgets Amongst Dwarves

SCREENWRITING: Midgets Amongst Dwarves
The Irish don't need anyone to tell them how to write; we all have the gift of the gab, and for everything else there's the weekend script seminar, right? A working script editor begs to differ.
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What Dreams Are These? What Dreams Are These?
Michael Powell's centenary year has seen a major retrospective of his films at the BFI, and their publication of the first ever collection of essays on his work. Mark Venner casts an eye over Powell's career and his legacy of extraordinary and unsettling films. Extract
Tormented, Addicted, Afflicted Tormented, Addicted, Afflicted
Carol Murphy talks to acclaimed documentarian Doug Pray about his new feature film Infamy, an exploration of graffiti art premiering in this year's Resfest tour. Extract