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The article reflects on the statement of American writer and filmmaker Susan Sontag detailing the artists' role in piercing the narcotic veil of organised hallucinations produced by the society which passes to reality. It notes the 2012 book "The Administration of Fear" where French cultural theorist Paul Virilio suggested that artists have adopted the trappings of religion in thinking progress. Other artists and writers cited include Jacques Ranciere, David Rohde and Ahmed Mater.

The article offers information on the art exhibit "The Hollow Men," by the artist T.S. Eliot and curated by Dutch curator and theorist Henk Slager.

The article provides information on the use of video as form of electronic writing that has emerged for the last 20 years. It notes that artists have created experimental videos of image, sound, music and performance that suggest the idea of video as 'video stylo' writing in Post-modern technological creativity. It reviews the video works of Godard and Marker which show new modes of composition and states it is anchored in the metaphor of writing. It also mentions video collage and technology.

Reports on the two conferences on the influence of digital technology to language and aesthetics held in Sydney, Australia. Focus on computer revolution; Effects of technology in the representations of the body in contemporary art practice; Challenge of body art/surgical experiments on the orthodox concept of gender identity and relations; Role of cognitive psychology in shaping the emerging digital cultural realities.

Makes observations on various films exhibited two European film and video festivals. Locarno Video Art Festival, which was organized by Lorenzo Bianda; European Media Art Festival at Osnabruck, Germany; Featured independent filmmakers, documentary and short films.

Features the exhibition `Sound in Space,' at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, New South Wales. Installations included in the exhibition; Highlights of the exhibition.

The article reviews the film "Bedevil," starring and directed by Tracey Moffatt.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the political parties in Australia by Richard Cooke in the June 2014 issue, bullfighting by Matthew Clayfield in the June 2014 issue, and the Monthly essay by Christos Tsiolkas in the May 2014 issue.

The article presents an obituary for Andrew Sarris, a film critic.

The article discusses the highlights of the 1st Sydney Underground Film Festival, held at the Factory Theatre in Sydney, New South Wales on September 7-10, 2007. Among films presented at the festival are Paul Winkler's "Pop Kitsch," and David Perry's "Dingbats." This film festival is being promoted by the curator, filmmaker and critic Megan Spencer, who questions the validity of using the term underground in the context of documentary films in this era of digital distribution.

The article discusses the highlights of the Third International Symposium on Electronic Art (TISEA) held in Sydney, New South Wales in November 1992. The symposium explored creative possibilities arising from the intersection of traditional art forms like cinema, literature, theater, music, dance and sculpture. According to the author, the event provided the opportunity for local time-based artists to display their work to their international peers like artists Dennis Wilcox, Allan Giddy and Linda Dement.

The article reports on the 7th Australian International Video Festival held from October 13-25, 1992. The event's 90-odd video and computer animation works were selected by Brian Langer, director of Electronic Media Arts (Australia) Ltd., who sought in 1993 to emphasize video's pronounced generic diversity and its highly flexible conceptual interests and open-ended textual heterogeneity. Australian artists represented this year included Suzi Alesandra, Peter Callas, Belinda Chayko, Greg Farris, John Gillies and the Sydney Front, Leigh Hobba, Jan Parks and Michael Strum, Lawrence Wallen and Julie Vulcan.

Pays tribute to entertainer Frank Sinatra. Effect Sinatra had on American pop music; Reference to the music recording `In the Wee Small Hours'; Information on his role in the motion picture `From Here to Eternity'; Identification of several motion pictures which Sinatra has appeared in.