Contributions from Shelby Cooke | Little White Lies

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When there’s no clear path into the film industry, create your own

by Shelby Cooke

Estab­lished dur­ing the 2020 pan­dem­ic, Film East is a col­lec­tive of glob­al movie lovers who have come togeth­er to write and screen work they’re pas­sion­ate about. Their founder shares how it all began.
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Why a David Bowie biopic will always be doomed to fail

by Shelby Cooke

Films like Vel­vet Gold­mine and Star­dust will only ever suc­ceed at pro­ject­ing a fic­tion­alised ver­sion of the Star Man.

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