Contributions from Charles Bramesco | Little White Lies

Contributor Charles Bramesco

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Clemency director Chinonye Chukwu is making an Emmett Till biopic

by Charles Bramesco

The drama will cover its subject’s 1955 lynching and his mother’s historic campaign for justice.
Two women in period dress, one with curled hair, the other with straight hair, engage in a close conversation.
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Paleontology and sapphic passions combine in the Ammonite trailer

by Charles Bramesco

19th-century Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet fall in love in Francis Lee’s latest.
Silver and gold bear sculptures, one silver and one gold, holding a red "Berlinale" sign on a red background.
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The Berlin Film Festival has done away with gendered acting categories

by Charles Bramesco

The Berlinale will stick to Leading Performance and Supporting Performance categories in future.
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Ai Weiwei has made a sobering pandemic documentary in secrecy

by Charles Bramesco

The Chinese artist-filmmaker’s gorgeous, shattering CoroNation quietly arrived online over the weekend.
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Review

Chemical Hearts

by Charles Bramesco

Riverdale sweetheart Lili Reinhart plays a star-crossed high schooler in this stilted teen weepie from Richard Tanne.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio is taking shape

by Charles Bramesco

Ewan McGregor and newcomer Gregory Mann lead the voice cast, with additional roles announced.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting in a vehicle. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat and has curly blonde hair, while the man has grey hair and a serious expression.
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A starry ensemble sinks into sin in The Devil All The Time trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough and Mia Wasikowska head up Antonio Campos’ period piece.
Two women, one with long dark hair and the other with curly red hair, sitting together and smiling.
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Lulu Wang is adapting a Hirokazu Koreeda drama for her next feature

by Charles Bramesco

She’s taking on an English-language version of Like Father, Like Son for her follow-up to The Farewell.
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Not Movies

HBO’s Lovecraft Country delivers a fierce broadside against bigotry

by Charles Bramesco

Misha Green and Jordan Peele’s 10-part series externalises the darker implications of Lovecraftian lore.
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Animation legend Don Hertzfeldt is readying a third World of Tomorrow short

by Charles Bramesco

The densely conceptual sci-fi series now focuses on the lonely David Prime.