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The Wave - first-look review
About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - first-look review
About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
The Order review - sadly prescient true life ’80s cop thriller
About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
The 'Challengers' Boys Are Making Everyone Horny for Big Ears Original
Now that we're all hot and bothered over stars Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor-and their unmissable feature-people are coming out of the woodwork confessing their auricle turn on. Italian director Luca Guadagnino knows how to frame beautiful bodies, and they are rarely as beautiful as in his latest, Challengers.
Hot Docs’ European Program Explores Bodily Autonomy, Rise of Right-Wing, Labor Conditions in EU Original
The seventh edition of The Changing Face of Europe, a section in Toronto’s Hot Docs Film Festival, explores the cultural, economic and political forces shaping contemporary Europe.
Stars of Canneseries Highlight 'Máxima' Discuss Following in the Footsteps of ‘The Crown'
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Stars of Canneseries Highlight ’Máxima’ Discuss Following in the Footsteps of ‘The Crown’ Original
Germany’s Beta Film is bringing the love story between a Dutch prince and a beautiful Argentinian financier to the Croisette. The world premiere of “Máxima” screens out-of-competition at Canneseries on April 9 after being teased at the London TV Screenings in late February.
Stars of Canneseries Highlight ’Máxima’ Discuss Following in the Footsteps of ‘The Crown’
Germany’s Beta Film is bringing the love story between a Dutch prince and a beautiful Argentinian financier to the Croisette. The world premiere of “Máxima” screens out-of-competition at Canneseries on April 9 after being teased at the London TV Screenings in late February.
Romeo AI Juliet: Bertrand Bonello on the beauty in The Beast • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
It’s 2044 and society has found a nifty solution to stop human emotions from leading to conflict and lack of productivity: to eliminate them altogether. For those willing to conform to the rules of this frigid world, all it takes is to step into a bathtub full of a black goo reminiscent of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and take a disorienting trip through memory lane, purging the body and mind from recollections that might reignite strong emotions.
Andrew Scott Is Wasted in Netflix’s Stylish But Empty Ripley
Reviews Steven Zaillian's adaptation drains more than the color from Patricia Highsmith's book series. Andrew Scott in Ripley (Photo: Netflix) The first time Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) lays eyes on a Caravaggio painting is while on a visit to a Neapolitan church with his new friend and budding painter Dickie (Johnny Flynn). Hanging mightily atop the altar, “The Seven Acts of Mercy” casts a spell on the man, whose eyes traverse the artwork with an awe akin to hunger.
A Spanish Police Officer Infiltrates a Terrorist Group in the First Teaser Trailer for Goya-Winner Arantxa Echevarría’s ‘Undercover’ (EXCLUSIVE) Original
A Spanish police officer’s life is about to turn upside down as she infiltrates a dangerous lion’s den in the exclusive new teaser trailer for Arantxa Echevarría’s upcoming crime thriller “Undercover.” The film arrives in Spanish cinemas on Oct. 11 courtesy of Beta Fiction Spain. “Undercover” is based on the real-life story of Aranzazu Berradre Marín, the pseudonym for the only police officer in Spanish history to infiltrate the terrorist organisation ETA successfully.
Caption This: the subtitling champions working to make festivals, screenings and global cinema more accessible • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
While accepting the Golden Globe for Best International Feature Film in 2019, Parasitedirector Bong Joon-ho famously said, “Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” A few weeks later, the director would go on to accept the Oscar for Best Picture, the first time in the history of the Academy that a non-English-language film took the ceremony’s main prize. Subtitles are not new to cinema.
'Mindhunter' Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs' in South African Procedural ‘Catch Me a Killer'
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’Mindhunter’ Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ in South African Procedural ‘Catch Me a Killer’ Original
“Catch Me a Killer” comprises many firsts: It is a series about South Africa’s first-ever criminal profiler, the first-ever woman to occupy such a position and, now, the first-ever series entirely shot in South Africa to be in International Panorama competition at Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival. Abacus Media Rights(AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, handles world sales.
’Mindhunter’ Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ in South African Procedural ‘Catch Me a Killer’
Joburg man allowed to keep new job after epic court battle with former employer The Johannesburg high court found there was unequal balance of power as the company fails in its bid to have a tech expert barred from working for a …
Irish Wish Will Make You Wish You Could Turn Back Time — And Watch Something Else
Reviews This reality-bending rom-com is no Freaky Friday, or even Falling for Christmas. Ed Speleers, Lindsay Lohan, and Alexander Vlahos in Irish Wish (Photo: Netflix) An Irish coffee is made with whisky and cream. An Irish goodbye is when someone leaves a gathering unnoticed. The Irish stew mixes root vegetables with either lamb or mutton. With her latest Netflix romance, director Janeen Damian aims to add yet another concept to popular notions of Irishness: the Irish wish. Now, will it catch?
Four Daughters review - successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous
About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
’The First Art School in History,’ a Prehistoric Cave You Can Visit in 3D, Explored in Newen Connect’s ‘Master Sapiens’ (EXCLUSIVE) Original
French distribution company Newen Connect is bringing their latest non-fiction series to the London TV Screenings. “Master Sapiens” is a two-episode (45’ and 52’) dive into the Lascaux Cave, considered by experts to be the first art school in history. The series is produced by Pernel Media, with C8 / Planète + holding broadcasting rights in France.
Could ‘Maxima’ Be the New ‘The Crown’? Creative Team Discusses ‘Shakespearean’ Dutch Royal Family Love Story Original
Germany’s Beta Film is introducing at the London TV Screenings the first episode of “Maxima,” a six-part drama about the love story between future Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and the then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. The series is produced by Millstreet Films “The Neighbors”), with Videoland (RTL Netherlands) holding Dutch broadcasting rights.
German Series Creators Favor Public Broadcasters Over International Streamers in Rapidly Changing Global Market Original
Industry executives, creatives and international buyers came together to preview an exclusive selection of upcoming high-end German series at the Up Next: Germany showcase at the Berlinale Series Market, the dedicated serial content arm of the EFM running between Feb. 19-21. Four projects were selected for the showcase: Dystopian drama “A Better Place” imagines the aftermath of a revolutionary state-led program that eradicates all German prisons.
British Production Sector Regains Its Swagger After Strike Hiatus Original
Despite being significantly hit by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, U.K. film studios and production facilities are looking to pick back up where they left off after a record-breaking year for film and high-end television production spend in 2022.
Audiences in Middle East Favor Local Films But Demand Higher Quality
The lifting of Saudi Arabia’s decades-long ban on cinema in 2018 drastically changed the film market across the Middle East. Combining rapidly developing infrastructure with young audiences, generous funding opportunities, the fastest-rising box office on the planet and burgeoning talent development schemes, the kingdom has quickly become a major player in the Arab region.
Crushed at the Movies: ten of our worst dates at the pictures • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
There are, if you’ll indulge us, three certainties in this life: death, taxes, and the romance of dinner and a movie. The date formula is tried and tested, except for the times during which it definitely is not—those times that a movie theater, for a whole host of reasons, can become home to some of the worst experiences in your romantic life.
‘There Is a Whole World in the Islands' (EXCLUSIVE)
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