object / envelope distort / make with warp. then use open selection tool to pull points Australian and New Zealand Cinema 6 Shortcuts Tina Kaufman 8 Making it Real: The Home Song Stories Michael Kitson 12 To Love More: Clubland Director Cherie Nowlan Rjurik Davidson 18 Going Walkabout: Lucky Miles Dave Hoskin 22 A Road Movie Without a Road: An Interview with Michael James Rowland Brian McFarlane 30 This Boy's Life: Romulus, My Father Rjurik Davidson 34 Sex, Drugs and No Control: West Rani Kellock 38 Silence, Please: Dr Plonk Brian McFarlane Special Feature: 42 Some Takes on the Meaning of 'Noise': Noise Awakening the Past D. 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