Number 4 Summer 1987
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LETTERS. 2

Film
SIGHTLINES ON THE USURPER - Narrative Technique and Narrative Structure in Vigil by Matthew Aitken. 4

THE DISCOURSE OF DOCUMENTARY: Narrational Structures in Bastion Point Day 507, Wildcat, The Bridge and Patu! by Russell Campbell. 10

GLAMOUR & ROMANCE: the Patriarchal Feminine in Constance by Jo Seton. 17

IN AND OUT OF THE WILD ZONE: the Australian Screen Studies Association Conference by Ann Hardy. 23

Reviews
MOMENTS OF TRUTH; ABORTIVE PAUSES: True Love and Polythene Pam. Reviewed by Kurt Davidson. 26

VIDEO FROLICS IN THE SHED: An Exhibition of NZ Videos. Reviewed by Shane Loader and Andrea Bosshard. 29

BUSH, RIOTS AND GUMBOOTS: Three new cinema releases. Reviewed by Reid Perkins. 32

Books
A DECADE OF NEW ZEALAND FILM (Nicholas Reid) reviewed by Elizabeth Knox. 36