Contributions from Courteney Tan | Little White Lies

Contributor Courteney Tan

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Review

The Road to Mandalay

by Courteney Tan

Two Burmese exiles make a new life in Thai­land in this slow-burn med­i­ta­tion on immigration.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
Vintage film camera and clapper board against pink and blue backdrop.

How to get a job in the film industry

by Courteney Tan

Frus­trat­ed by a lack of oppor­tu­ni­ties? Fol­low this 10-point action plan and kick­start your career in film.
A man wearing military fatigues and holding a rifle while taking aim in a desert setting.
Review

The Wall

by Courteney Tan

Doug Liman returns with a war-based the­atri­cal three-han­der about an injured US sol­dier being tor­ment­ed by an Iraqi sharpshooter.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Close Encounters is returning to cinemas for its 40th anniversary

by Courteney Tan

Steven Spielberg’s clas­sic extrater­res­tri­al tale has been dig­i­tal­ly remas­tered in 4K.
Trailers

Will Alias Grace be Netflix’s next female-driven success?

by Courteney Tan

Mary Har­ron and Sarah Pol­ley join forces for this adap­ta­tion of Mar­garet Atwood’s acclaimed novel.
Two men in glasses, one with a hat, in a black and white photograph.
Review

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

by Courteney Tan

The mas­ter cin­e­matog­ra­ph­er behind films by Woody Allen and Wim Wen­ders is remem­bered in this fond and nos­tal­gic hagiography.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with curly blonde hair in a grey coat, looking thoughtfully into the distance.
Review

Tommy’s Honour

by Courteney Tan

A feath­erlight look at one of the pio­neers of golf in this quaint, unde­mand­ing sport-themed biography.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect