Screening the past - an electronic journal of visual media and history Issue 4 (July to October 1998) has just been uploaded. It has a special emphasis on the televisual, with the following articles: Allen Meek, ‘Benjamin, the televisual and the "fascistic subject"’; Peter Hughes, ‘Innovation or audience: the choice for documentary?’; William Uricchio, ‘The trouble with television’ ; and a republication of Leon Moussinac’s "Cinema: social means of expression", translated and introduced by Richard Abel. In addition there are: Sam Rohdie, ‘Geography, photography, the cinema: Les Archives de la Planète’ and a short note by Stephanie Donald on the Chinese Taipei Film archive. In ‘Short subjects’, Bill Krohn reviews Adrian Martin ‘s ‘Once upon a time in America’; David Muir reviews Duncan Petrie’s ‘The British cinematographer’; Adrian Martin reviews Guy Austin ‘s ‘Contemporary French cinema: an introduction’; Sarah Street reviews Jeffrey Richards‘ ‘The unknown thirties: an alternative history of the British cinema, 1929-1939 ‘ and Jeannette Delamoir reviews Ronald Genini’s ‘Theda Bara: A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp’. Check us out at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/screeningthepast We are always interested in receiving comments on anything published in the journal, or offers of articles or of reviews. Ina Bertrand (editor) -- (Dr) Ina Bertrand Media Studies, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia 3083 [log in to unmask] http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/screeningthepast/ ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.