Contributions from Sarah Cleary | Little White Lies

Contributor Sarah Cleary

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In Praise Of

The enduring joy of Dick Cavett’s Old Hollywood interviews

by Sarah Cleary

Stars includ­ing Kather­ine Hep­burn and Glo­ria Swan­son appeared on Dick Cavet­t’s sem­i­nal Amer­i­can talk show – a reminder that the tele­vised inter­view is some­thing of a lost art.
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Why I Love...

Why I love Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday

by Sarah Cleary

20 years on, her per­for­mance as an uptight busi­ness­woman trapped in the body of her teenage daugh­ter is still among the best Dis­ney has to offer.
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Club LWLies Exclusive

The complicated legacy of heavy metal in cinema

by Sarah Cleary

Met­al is often giv­en short shrift at the movies, but a hand­ful of great auteurs have used the genre and its sub­cul­ture to bril­liant effect.
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Who is the Hawksian Woman?

by Sarah Cleary

From Hildy John­son to Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, Howard Hawks’ films are often remem­bered for their spunky lead­ing ladies – but how should we view them in the present day?
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In Praise Of

The daring gender nonconformity of Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda

by Sarah Cleary

As Ed Wood’s exploita­tion film part­ly based on his own expe­ri­ence cel­e­brates its 70th anniver­sary, its pro­gres­sive take on per­form­ing gen­der is ripe for rediscovery.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Zoë Lund’s performance in Ms 45

by Sarah Cleary

Her per­for­mance as the mute gar­ment work­er Thama who takes on the scum­bags of New York City is the heart of Abel Fer­rara’s rape-revenge thriller.
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Review

Blue Jean

by Sarah Cleary

A clos­et­ed les­bian PE teacher grap­ples with the ram­i­fi­ca­tions of Sec­tion 28 as a new stu­dent joins her class.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Crimes of the Future

by Sarah Cleary

Extreme surgery replaces sex in body hor­ror mae­stro David Cronenberg’s ambi­tious blends of sci­ence fic­tion and film noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect