Contributions from Charles Bramesco | Little White Lies

Contributor Charles Bramesco

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How Paul Verhoeven defies genre trappings with Benedetta

by Charles Bramesco

‘Nunspoiltation’ doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to the work of this fiendishly talented auteur.
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The Assistant director Kitty Green will take to the Outback for her next film

by Charles Bramesco

The Royal Hotel reunites Green with star Julia Garner, who finds herself on the receiving end of toxic masculinity once again.
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Interviews

Robert Eggers: ‘This is me trying to do Conan the Barbarian by way of Andrei Rublev’

by Charles Bramesco

The visionary director of The Northman talks scaling up production, his love of Viking culture, and the perils of working with a flock of birds.
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Iranian courts have found Asghar Farhadi guilty of plagiarism on A Hero

by Charles Bramesco

The ruling came in favor of Azadeh Masihzadeh, a former student of Farhadi’s, and her documentary All Winners All Losers.
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Ethan Coen will go solo on a bawdy “lesbian road trip” movie

by Charles Bramesco

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood; one, to a black-and-white Macbeth adaptation, the other, to sexploitation homage.
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Daniel Kaluuya will turn writer/producer for dystopian London thriller The Kitchen

by Charles Bramesco

The upcoming Netflix film takes place in the brutal, heavily stratified society of 2044.
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A new Top Gun: Maverick trailer breaks through the sound barrier

by Charles Bramesco

Fighter jets, egos, legacies – they’re all up in the air in the next-gen sequel to the military action classic.
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Panos Cosmatos will drag us back into insanity with his next film Nekrokosm

by Charles Bramesco

A24 will produce the sci-fi fantasy set within a ​“strange galaxy” where a hostile force threatens two lovers.
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Who should star in the new West End production of The Shining?

by Charles Bramesco

All work and no play will make director Ivo van Hove and star Ben Stiller dull boys.
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In Praise Of

Scene Stealers: The fleet-footed opening of West Side Story

by Charles Bramesco

In our series examining the Best Picture contenders of 2022, a salute to the easy lyricism of Spielberg’s musical remake.