EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK
FILM REVIEWS
Pan’s Labyrinth
Paul Julian Smith
Inland Empire
Martha P. Nochimson
COMPARISONS
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Leo Braudy
Deviation
Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles
Irene Chien
Reel Paradise
Sisters in Law
Jennifer Malkowski
ARTICLES
Haneke: The Coercing of Vision
D.I. Grossvogel
“What is your favorite word?”: Myth and Method Inside the Actors Studio
Kevin Esch
FILM PRACTICE
Another Meditation on Death: An Interview with Oliver Stone
Ric Gentry
DVD
The Battle of Algiers
Mark Parker
Cover photo: Laura Dern on the set of Inland Empire (David Lynch, 2006). Photo: Michael Roberts. © Absurda, 2007