Contributions from Matt Thrift | Little White Lies

Contributor Matt Thrift

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Festivals

Crazy “lost” film unearthed at the 2016 American Film Festival

by Matt Thrift

This year’s AFF end­ed with an eye-pop­ping cin­e­mat­ic spec­ta­cle – a film unseen for 50 years.
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Festivals

Things to look forward to at the American Film Festival 2016

by Matt Thrift

Jim Jarmusch’s Pater­son and a Wim Wen­ders ret­ro­spec­tive are among the high­lights of this year’s AFF.
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A guide to the early films of Pedro Almodóvar

by Matt Thrift

With the Span­ish mae­stro back in action we take a look back at his for­ma­tive years.
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Festivals

The six best films from New Horizons International Film Festival 2016

by Matt Thrift

The Pol­ish fes­ti­val once again served up the best world cin­e­ma has to offer, includ­ing a con­tender for film of the year.
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Dreaming Big

Why Avatar is the greatest blockbuster of the 21st century

by Matt Thrift

The true great­ness of James Cameron’s record-break­ing space opera is not in its con­cep­tion but its execution.
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Festivals

Eight things to see at New Horizons International Film Festival 2016

by Matt Thrift

A David Lynch clas­sic and Pedro Almodóvar’s favourite film are among the high­lights of this year’s programme.
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Interviews

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: ‘Steven Spielberg turned me on to making movies’

by Matt Thrift

The Thai mas­ter from the lit­tle town of Khon Kaen on the movies and direc­tors that inspired him.
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Review

Embrace of the Serpent

by Matt Thrift

Ciro Guerra’s psy­che­del­ic Ama­zon­ian odyssey is one of year’s most potent and strik­ing­ly orig­i­nal films.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Long Read

Famous directors who fell in love with Ireland

by Matt Thrift

The sto­ry of how a trio of leg­endary film­mak­ers became entranced by the Emer­ald Isle.
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The Love Parade: Cinema’s greatest romantic gestures

by Matt Thrift

A col­lec­tion of 60 unfor­get­table dec­la­ra­tions of love from the movies to get you in the mood this Valentine’s Day.