Contributions from Jack Godwin | Little White Lies

Contributor Jack Godwin

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In Praise Of

How Bolaji Badejo’s performance brought Alien’s xenomorph to life

by Jack Godwin

The Niger­ian stu­dent with a physique like a ​“Gia­comet­ti sculp­ture“ was a per­fect fit for HR Giger’s monster.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 74: Isle of Dogs

by Jack Godwin

Our lat­est print edi­tion offers an excit­ing look inside Wes Anderson’s stop-motion opus.
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In Praise Of

How Cop Land deconstructed Sylvester Stallone’s legacy

by Jack Godwin

James Mangold’s 1997 crime dra­ma saw the actor once again prove him­self against the odds.
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Video

Watch this snack-sized sequel to Kiki’s Delivery Service

by Jack Godwin

A Japan­ese ramen com­pa­ny has reimag­ined Hayao Miyazaki’s sky-high heroine.
Video

How to draw a Studio Ghibli movie – with the director of The Red Turtle

by Jack Godwin

Michaël Dudok de Wit reveals how tra­di­tion­al ani­ma­tion comes to life.
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A new documentary reveals the genius of Hayao Miyazaki

by Jack Godwin

Nev­er-End­ing Man offers rare insight into the Stu­dio Ghi­b­li co-founder’s cre­ative process.
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Not Movies

20 things you need to know about Twin Peaks Season 3

by Jack Godwin

Who’s back, who’s miss­ing, and will we see more of the Red Room?
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Review

Man Down

by Jack Godwin

A fired-up Shia LaBeouf tries and fails to sal­vage this mud­dled war drama.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
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Trailers

Watch the first full trailer for Fargo Season 3

by Jack Godwin

Ewan McGre­gor is unrecog­nis­able in this teas­er for the return­ing Coens-based crime-thriller.
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Incoming

Escape from New York is being remade by Robert Rodriguez

by Jack Godwin

John Carpenter’s clas­sic sci-fi is being reboot­ed – but who will play eye-patched anti­hero Snake Plissken?
Trailers

Watch the trailer for Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert

by Jack Godwin

Nicole Kid­man stars in this true sto­ry of a woman who defied an empire.
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Incoming

Cate Blanchett is set for a new Richard Linklater film

by Jack Godwin

She’ll star along­side Kris­ten Wiig in Where’d You Go, Bernadette.