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The 2026 BFI London Film Festival's Opening Night Gala is... Elsinore. Starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman, directed by Simon Stone, it tells the true story of actor Ian Charleson's legendary performance in Hamlet at the National Theatre. Catch it at the Royal Festival Hall on 7 October #LFF26
The first trailer for Grant Gee’s prizewinning Everybody Digs Bill Evans is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiob... The film hits UK cinemas on 11 September, 2026
Pouring out a Two Paddocks dry Riesling for Sam Neill, who has gone up to the great cinema in the sky. RIP
Available now for pre-order… LWLies 113, on the future of Hollywood. Physical media 4eva
Inside also… Leila Latif interviews location scout Lori Balton whose illustrious career includes finding original LA locations for Michael Mann's Heat. We hear her outspoken take on the current state of location shooting.
Inside also… Emma Fraser looks into her crystal ball to see what small-screen viewers have ahead of them on an increasingly precarious streaming landscape.
Inside also… The great @badideas.bsky.social offers diagnosis and cure for some of Hollywood's most pressing ills, from mergers and AI to a bizarre industry belief that human creativity isn't all it's cracked up to be (when money-saving is involved).
Inside also… Christina Newland looks at a pattern of systemic misogyny in the lives of fallen female actors in a special dossier called Three Women.
Inside the issue… Billie JD Porter takes a Polaroid camera down Hollywood Boulevard in the year of our lord 2026. This is the story of that chilling day.
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Announcing… The new print edition of Little White Lies is here. Issue 113 is an illustrated exploration into the future of Hollywood, available now for pre-order. The cover art is by Nottinghamshire-based illustrator Nick Taylor.
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Live from La Croisette, a Truth & Movies Cannes Film Festival Special – listen wherever you get your podcasts! lwlies.com/podcast/a-t-...
Next Thursday, 7 May at 18:30, join us at the Rio Cinema for the first of three mystery screenings that we'll be presenting (on 35mm!) as part of the #RIOFOREVER celebrations: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What... 🎟️ £5 standard tickets 🎟️ £10 tickets include a copy of the magazine
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We’ve got a fun treat coming your way next Friday, 10 April 👀 Introducing LWLies Weekly: A weekly dispatch newsletter featuring mini-essays from a rotating list of contributors and a neat round-up of all the stories, reviews and podcast episodes we’ve published. Subscribe: eepurl.com/lfBCT
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Inside the issue we've got an interview with Mark Jenkin (among others!) about his wonderful Rose of Nevada, plus reviews of all the best March/April UK releases, the cream of home ents releases, reports from Rotterdam and Berlin and a little preview of the BFI’s upcoming Trash! season.
… @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social, @jakecole.bsky.social, @carolaverygrant.bsky.social, @judysquirrels.bsky.social and @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social. Illustrations by Reena Wu, Simone Goder, Racheal Bruce, Stephanie Monohan, Michelle Urra and Bertal Vallo.
The issue also contains a Jarmusch dossier with new essays and 7" record sleeve-inspired illustrations for each one of his 13 fiction features. Contributors include: Mark Asch, @briannazigs.bsky.social, @leonardogoi.bsky.social, Lucy Peters, @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, @kambole.bsky.social…
We have deep-dive craft interviews with two of Jarmusch’s closest collaborators: cinematographer Frederick Elmes and costume designer Catherine George.
Inside the issue, we've got a celebration of Father Mother Sister Brother which includes a longform review of the film by @blakethinks.bsky.social, a music-skewed profile of Jim Jarmusch by @msclairebiddles.bsky.social and an essay on JJ’s unique deployment of actors by @daveyjenkins.bsky.social.
Announcing… the new print edition of Little White Lies, inspired by the cinema of Jim Jarmusch, with special focus on his wonderful new film, Father Mother Sister Brother, which is out in the UK on 10 April. The cover is by Berlin-based illustrator Yannik Saal.
One of the giants of modern European cinema has fallen. RIP Hungarian maestro, Béla Tarr. Damnation, Satantango, Werckmeister Harmonies, The Turin Horse… to have made just one of these extraordinary films would have been a life's work completed.
Absolutely devastating news about the passing of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. What an achievement to make so many people’s favourite film, but from a range of six different titles. Here on the set of the superlative and unique The Princess Bride.
Udo Kier, a unique presence who could do more in 2 mins of screen time than most actors could do in 90+. RIP
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