Sight and Sound May 1994

Features: 'Pulp instincts' (Manohla Dargis examines the violent nature of pulp movies); 'Quentin Tarantino on "Pulp Fiction"' (the director talks about the film); 'Never at home' (Peter Wollen analyses the influence of American folk music and politics upon Nicholas Ray); 'Loosening the knot: on set with Zhang Yimou' (Zhang in conversation with Tony Rayns about his film 'Lifetimes'); 'Down the white road' (the animator Yuri Norstein talks with Leslie Felperin Sharman); 'Falling stars' (Angus Finney wonders why the European film system does not produce more world stars); 'Germinal: keeping it in the family' (Jill Forbes considers the work of Claude Berri); 'Paranoia and the pods' (J. Hoberman analyses the origins and attractions of the 'Invasion of the body snatchers' story). Film reviews: 'Ace Ventura Pet Detective'; 'Autumn Moon'/'Qiuyue'; 'Back in the USSR'; 'Beyond Bedlam'; 'Deadly Advice'; 'The Diary of Lady M.'/'Le Journal de Lady M.'; 'Fearless'; 'Germinal'; 'M. Butterfly'; 'Mother's Boys'; 'My Father, the Hero'; 'My New Gun'; 'On Deadly Ground'; 'Painted Heart'; 'The Paper'; 'Le Petit Prince a dit'; 'Redheads'; 'Romeo is Bleeding'; 'La Scorta'; 'Sonatine'; 'Stalingrad'; 'Striking Distance'; 'Tom & Viv'; 'Visions of Light'; 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'; 'White Angel'; 'Widows Peak.' TV films: 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'; 'Dirtysomething'; 'Genghis Cohn'; 'O Mary This London'; 'Skallagrigg.'