The following book and film reviews and conference reports can be accessed via the link to the Institute of Film Studies at the bottom of this email Book Reviews Section Editor: Lincoln Geraghty Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film, By Emanuel Levy, A Review by Christine Becker. A Companion to Film Theory, Edited by Toby Miller & Robert Stam, Film Theory: An Introduction, By Robert Stam, and Film and Theory: An Anthology, Edited by Robert Stam & Toby Miller, A Review by Ernest Mathijs Contemporary Korean Cinema: Identity, Culture, Politics, By Hyangjin Lee, A Review by Frances Gateward Countervisions: Asian American Film Criticism, Edited by Darrell Y. Hamamoto and Sandra Liu, A Review by Chi-Yun Shin Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan In Hollywood and Out (Revised Edition), By Slavoj Zizek, A Review by Chris Dumas Postmodern Journeys: Film and Culture 1996-1998, By Joseph Natoli, A Review by Kelly A. Ritter Spanish Cinema. The Auterist Tradition, Edited by Peter William Evans, A Review by Antonio Lázaro Reboll Tenebre/Tenebrae, By Xavier Mendik, A Review by Leon Hunt Thrillers, By Martin Rubin, A Review by Ronald W. Wilson The Travelling Cinematograph Show, By Kevin Scrivens and Stephen Smith, A Review by Ronald W. Wilson ---- Film Reviews Section Editor: Karen McNally About a Boy, A Review by Juliette Wells Asoka, A Review by Debanjan Chakrabarti The Butcher Boy, A Review by Shirley Peterson East is East and My Son the Fanatic, A Review Essay by Chi-Yun Shin Josie and the Pussycats, A Review by Elizabeth Hale Lara Croft Tomb Raider, A Review by Rayna Denison The Man Who Wasn't There, A Review by Sabine Hikel and Andrew McAllister Metropolis, A Review by Maria Ionita Ocean's Eleven (1960) and Ocean's Eleven (2001), A Review Essay by Karen McNally Panic Room, A Review by Jon Wisbey Pitch Black, A Review by David Greven The Royal Tenenbaums, A Review by Gordon Reavley Taxi Driver, A Review by Steve Shoemaker Waking Life, A Review by Jamie Sexton Werckmeister Harmonies, A Review by Zoran Samardzija ------- Conference Reports Section Editor: Rayna Denison High Theory: Figuring Addictions/Rethinking Consumption conference, 4-5 April, 2002, Institute for Cultural Research, Lancaster University, A Report by Bruce Bennett Hot and Cold: Film and Television Studies at the PCA/ACA in Toronto, 32nd Popular Culture Association and 24th American Culture Association Annual Conference, March 13-16, 2002, The Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto, Canada, A Report by Dr. Dennis Cutchins Places and Spaces in Women's Cultural Studies, The Women's Studies Symposium: University of Memphis, October, 2001, A Report by Sharon Monteith Yours Mark -- Dr Mark Jancovich Professor and Director Institute of Film Studies School of American and Canadian Studies University of Nottingham Nottingham, NG7 2RD United Kingdom Tel: 0115 951 4250 Fax: 0115 951 4270 email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/film ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu