Contributions from Nick Pinkerton | Little White Lies

Contributor Nick Pinkerton

In Praise Of

The low-slung, slyly subversive westerns of Budd Boetticher

by Nick Pinkerton

A new Blu-ray box set offers occasion to celebrate this horseriding, bullfighting artisan of the western.
Long Read

Shudders of Pleasure: The story of Hellraiser

by Nick Pinkerton

We pay homage to director Clive Barker’s majestic suburban gore aria from 1987.
Long Read

Gun-Fu Hustle: Celebrating the action cinema of John Woo

by Nick Pinkerton

In praise of the Hong kong adrenaline junkie and architect of the time-honoured bullet ballet.
Tales of Cinema

Tales of Cinema No. 4 – The Porno Restoration

by Nick Pinkerton

With the proliferation of X‑rated internet material, will adult films ever rediscover their artistic side?
Long Read

Peanuts and the cult of newspaper comic strips

by Nick Pinkerton

With Snoopy and Charlie Brown back in cinemas, Nick Pinkerton explores the legacy of Charles M Schultz and other innovative cartoonists.
In Praise Of

The enduring enigma of James Dean

by Nick Pinkerton

Nick Pinkerton gauges the cultural impact of the clean-cut all-American icon.

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