Little White Lies recommends...
- The Muppets On General Release
Warm, fun and very, very fuzzy, The Muppets sees Kermit and the gang reunite for one last hurrah, with a little help from Jason Segel and Amy Adams, to save their beloved theatre from a villainous oil tycoon. Whether you grew up glued to the original Muppet Show or you’re a Jim Henson newbie, there’s something for everyone in this heart-warming musical-tinged family comedy. - Screen Social February 15
Cannes in a Van presents a new film and music mash-up fundraising event, an evening of VJ mixing, music videos, animation, short film screenings and movie soundtrack experimenting. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards supporting independent filmmakers through the non-profit mobile film festival – Cannes in a Van. - Films at the Yard February 18 – March 3
The brilliant Rooftop Film Club is relocating to The Yard, a converted warehouse space right next to the new Olympic Park, for three weeks from Saturday February 18, with a host of public screenings encompassing a range of cult classics and recent theatrical releases. - BFI Future Film Festival February 28-29
For the fifth annual FFF the BFI is inviting aspiring young filmmakers to attend screenings, workshops and masterclasses – including a LWLies session on the making of a print publication in the digital age – at BFI Southbank this February. - Filmic: A Festival of Film & Music February 5 – March 31
All this month and next Bristol’s Watershed cinema is hosting talks, concerts and screenings which take a close look at two of the world’s most cherished film composers: Ennio Morricone and Michael Legrand. Highlights include a performance by the Spaghetti Western Orchestra on Thursday February 9. - Want to see your event here? Just tweet us @LWLies with the info and a link.
LWLies 40 – Creative Brief
Adam Woodward: To celebrate the return of our Creative Brief, we've set the course for adventure.
Berlin International Film Festival 2012 – Day 3
David Jenkins: Space Nazis swooped bafflingly into view on the third full day of this year's Berlinale.
BFI Future Film Festival 2012 – Preview
Adam Woodward: Get indispensable inside knowledge from industry experts at the fifth FFF this coming weekend.
Berlin International Film Festival 2012 – Day 2
David Jenkins: After a slow start, day two saw this year's festival pick up the pace with two intoxicating dramas.
Berlin International Film Festival 2012 – Day 1
David Jenkins: Angelina Jolie's writer/director debut proved the major talking point on this first day of a Batlic Berlinale.
Glasgow Film Festival 2012 – Preview
Jonathan Glen: Lynn Shelton’s Sundance hit Your Sister’s Sister opens a new-look GFF later this month.
Cult Film Club – House
Emma Simmonds: Obayashi Nobuhiko’s hysterical haunted house movie redefines crazy.
Reviews
The Muppets

Feb 09 2012: A witty, charming film that embraces the history of these immensely loveable characters rather than enacting some corporate-sanctioned ‘reboot’, writes Lewis Bazley
Casablanca

Feb 09 2012: Re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 70th birthday, Casablanca still manages to twist the dials in such a way that excites and exhilarates, writes David Jenkins
A Dangerous Method
Feb 09 2012: Never exactly thrilling but never dull, A Dangerous Method is perhaps a film of too much precision, writes Jonathan Crocker
The Woman In Black
Feb 09 2012: This tenebrous horror harks back to Hammer's Gothic heyday, but only manages to distill stock scares from Susan Hill's spooky source novel, writes Herman Clay
Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D
Feb 09 2012: There are creaky aspects to it, but The Phantom Menace remains one of the slickest popcorn movies of the past 15 years, writes Adam Lee Davies
Girl Model
Feb 09 2012: Girl Model is hugely uncomfortable at times, yet it's essential, revelatory viewing, writes Ashley Clark
Marx Reloaded
Feb 09 2012: This engaging hour-long talking-head-meets-animation doc examines the potentially terminal crisis of the free market system through Karl Marx, writes Shane Herrick
Big Miracle
Feb 09 2012: A peculiar mix of cynicism and sentimentality undermines this 'Save the Whales' melodrama, writes Martyn Conterio
Interviews
Viggo Mortensen
The A Dangerous Method star chats about reuniting with David Cronenberg and why he's fascinated by Freud.
Alma Har’el
The Bombay Beach director reveals how she dedicated herself to telling the story of America's forgotten children.
Sean Durkin
The Martha Marcy May Marlene writer/director looks back over the craziest 18 months of his career.














