Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Long Read

The art of truthful storytelling

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Boston Globe journalist Mike Rezendes, played by Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight, reveals how to speak the truth.
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Interviews

Michael Caine: Every Bloody Thing

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The British screen icon reflects on his remarkable career ahead of his starring role in Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth.
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Want to be a member of the jury at an international film festival?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

My French Film Festival, now in its sixth year, is a new form of film festival that is accessible to all.
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In Praise Of

RIP Alan Rickman – One of the good (bad) guys

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The late British actor was a star of both stage and screen, but what was it that made him such a compelling movie villain?
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In Praise Of

Letters to Leo

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A self-confessed Leonardo DiCaprio fangirl pens a series of passionate letters describing how she fell in and out of love with The Revenant star.
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Women In Film

Meet the teenage girl directing her way to cult success

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

First-time filmmaker Kansas Bowling talks us through the weird world of cult production house, Troma.
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Will filmmakers’ visions have authority in an online future?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Xavier Dolan’s open letter to Netflix highlights a wider issue concerning the way movies are consumed in the digital age.
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Women In Film

A vital new film tells the story of 86 women killed by their male partners

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Love You To Death immerses the viewer in the powerful and revealing stories of bereaved families and friends.
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Review

Sisters

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are good value in this fun but forgettable sibling-based comedy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson and the moving power of artificiality

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The filmmaking duo discuss their beautiful, bewildering fever dream.