Little White Lies recommends...
- Pout at the ICA To celebrate this year's Pride London, the ICA are screening some of the finest pieces of queer cinema from the past 15 years, from Bruce LaBruce's Hustler White to Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cannes-conquering Tropical Malady.
- Cine Cuba Combining gems from the Havana archives, outstanding new works and films celebrating Cuba's musical heritage, Cine Cuba seeks out the heart of Cuban cinema.
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Don't miss this portrait of classical composer Phillip Glass as director Scott Hicks follows him 18 months and across three continents.
- Am I Black Enough For You? Filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson focuses on soul singer Billy Paul and his relationships by mixing archive interviews and performances. Whilst not perfect, it's a fascinating look at the man whose career was nearly killed by the controversial title song.
- Kilburn Festival The Kilburn Festival, now in its ninth year, celebrates the changing communities of Kilburn through creativity, the arts and coming together. A new wave of films from the old and new Kilburn communities will be shown.
LWLies Issue 24 is Now On Sale
LWLies 24 is finally out, with Mesrine's Vincent Cassel on not one but two covers.
Don’t Let Him In!
Love it or hate it, Hollywood is doing Let The Right One In but what other Hollywood remakes of foreign films are worth mentioning?
Round Up: Edinburgh Film Festival 2009
Laurence Boyce goes to Edinburgh. He avoids shortbread, haggis, kilts and horrendous cultural stereotypes to go and watch some films instead.
Cine Cuba
The Barbican's Cine Cuba event will be showcasing the finest Cuban films since the revolution.
Some Like It Hot
At long last summer has arrived, but for those of you unwilling to venture out into direct sunlight, these flicks are sure to raise your temperature.
TV
JJ Abrams Exclusive Star Trek Interview
Little White Lies speaks exclusively to JJ Abrams, the director at the helm of a new Star Trek enterprise.
Interviews
Jon Ronson
Ahead of his appearance at the Latitude Festival, LWLies talked to a slightly distracted Jon Ronson about the forthcoming star-studded adaptation of The Men Who Stare At Goats, going Hollywood, Stanley Kubrick, Them, and religion.
Reviews
Am I Black Enough For You?
A documentary about the dude who sang ‘Me and Mrs Jones’? Could be good.
The Last Thakur
The Last Thakur is handsomely shot in high-definition but suffers from underwritten, unsympathetic characters.
Rudo Y Cursi
With Rudo Y Cursi, the three titans of the Mexican New Wave – Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro – have turned their hand to producing.
Shirin
Sometimes a film’s central conceit can be far more interesting than the film itself.
Sunshine Cleaning
On paper, Sunshine Cleaning sounds almost as cheery as director Christine Jeffs’ previous film, 2003’s Sylvia.
