Contributions from John Wadsworth | Little White Lies

Contributor John Wadsworth

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In Praise Of

Why I love Riz Ahmed’s performance in Four Lions

by John Wadsworth

The young actor car­ries the the­mat­ic weight of Chris Mor­ris’ jihadist satire on his shoulders.
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How can we actively promote diversity in the film industry?

by John Wadsworth

The founder of Ghet­to Film School dis­cuss­es the chal­lenges of improv­ing the vis­i­bil­i­ty of mar­gin­alised groups.
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Are Hollywood blockbusters too long?

by John Wadsworth

With Jus­tice League rumoured to be three hours in length, we ask: how much is too much?
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Trailers

Watch an exclusive clip from I Am Not Your Negro

by John Wadsworth

James Bald­win dis­cuss­es the future of Amer­i­ca in this pow­er­ful archive footage.
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Incoming

Natalie Portman is playing a bull rider in Anna Rose Holmer’s next film

by John Wadsworth

She’s been cast as a female rodeo star in the writer/director’s Bron­co Belle.
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Incoming

Just how weird is Tim Burton’s Dumbo remake going to be?

by John Wadsworth

Will the direc­tor bor­row any of the original’s sur­re­al ele­ments for his forth­com­ing live-action version?
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Incoming

Nicolas Winding Refn is producing a remake of Maniac Cop

by John Wadsworth

The Neon Demon direc­tor is work­ing on a new update of William Lustig’s cult clas­sic from 1988.
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Review

The Age of Shadows

by John Wadsworth

Wily resis­tance fight­ers take on wicked for­eign occu­piers in this breath­less peri­od thriller set in 1920s Korea.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

1984 is returning to cinemas in protest of Donald Trump

by John Wadsworth

Almost 200 inde­pen­dent cin­e­mas have pledged to screen Michael Radford’s Orwellian adaptation.
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Incoming

A Spring Breakers TV series is in the works

by John Wadsworth

Har­mo­ny Korine won’t be in the director’s chair, but it’s set to arrive on a new stream­ing plat­form and on an unusu­al format.
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Short Stuff

1990s short films from 10 incredible directors

by John Wadsworth

Wes Ander­son, Sofia Cop­po­la and Christo­pher Nolan fea­ture in this amaz­ing crop of short works.
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Incoming

Jennifer Kent is ready to shoot her follow-up to The Babadook

by John Wadsworth

The Nightin­gale will tell the dark his­to­ry of colo­nial­ism in Australia.