Contributions from Lara C Cory | Little White Lies

Contributor Lara C Cory

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In Praise Of

How Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus brought bossa nova to the world

by Lara C Cory

This musi­cal retelling of the Orpheus and Eury­dice myth helped to pop­u­larise the Brazil­ian sound.
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Home Ents

Why Long Weekend remains an Ozploitation classic

by Lara C Cory

Col­in Eggleston’s 1978 film emerged from one of Aus­tralian cinema’s bold­est and most pro­duc­tive periods.
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The Exorcist and the eternal struggle between religion and science

by Lara C Cory

With a new stage ver­sion arriv­ing this month, William Peter Blatty’s sto­ry remains a potent cul­tur­al symbol.
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In Praise Of

Why Dirty Dancing is a subversive feminist masterpiece

by Lara C Cory

There’s so much more to this lusty ​’80s hit than meets the eye.
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Long Read

Smoke and Mirrors – Why the battle between practical effects and CGI isn’t as real as you think

by Lara C Cory

Old-fash­ioned tech­niques appear to have made a come­back, but the real­i­ty is they nev­er went away.
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In Praise Of

You’re So Money – Why Swingers still rocks 20 years on

by Lara C Cory

The easy com­ic charm of Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn proves irre­sistible in this ​’90s cult classic.
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Pinewood at 80 – Inside the iconic film studio

by Lara C Cory

The gold stan­dard of British pro­duc­tion has been home to every­thing from James Bond to Star Wars over the years.
Trailers

The first trailer for Wonder Woman is here

by Lara C Cory

Gal Gadot gets a long-await­ed solo run-out as America’s pre­mière super­hero siren.
Trailers

Is Life set to be just another 2001/Alien rip-off?

by Lara C Cory

Jake Gyl­len­haal and Ryan Reynolds chart famil­iar ter­ri­to­ry in this drab-look­ing space thriller.
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Film Music

David Lynch’s Lost Highway soundtrack is returning to vinyl

by Lara C Cory

The Trent Reznor-pro­duced score is being reis­sued for the fist time in 20 years.
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Film Music

A guide to rescoring a silent classic

by Lara C Cory

Portishead’s Adri­an Utley and Goldfrapp’s Will Gre­go­ry dis­cuss writ­ing new music for The Pas­sion of Joan of Arc.
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In Praise Of

Aliens at 30 – in praise of James Cameron’s feminist masterpiece

by Lara C Cory

Thir­ty years on, Sigour­ney Weaver’s icon­ic hero stands as a defi­ant sym­bol of gen­der equality.