Contributions from William Carroll | Little White Lies

Contributor William Carroll

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Incoming

Patty Jenkins plans to make a Superman movie with Ryan Gosling

by William Carroll

The Won­der Woman direc­tor has revealed sev­er­al excit­ing new projects she’s keen to develop.
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Film Music

David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption announces killer 2017 line-up

by William Carroll

The director’s annu­al cel­e­bra­tion returns with an excit­ing blend of music and film.
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Review

War Machine

by William Carroll

David Michôd and Brad Pitt serve up a fas­ci­nat­ing but uneven satire of America’s mil­i­tary might.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

The King of Kong is being turned into a musical

by William Carroll

Direc­tor Seth Gor­don says his cult arcade game doc­u­men­tary is des­tined for the stage.
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In Praise Of

Nobody Did it Better: Remembering Roger Moore

by William Carroll

The late actor was at his debonair best as James Bond in series high­light The Spy Who Loved Me.
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Incoming

George A Romero is making a film about zombie car racing

by William Carroll

The cin­e­mat­ic king of the undead is putting his cre­ations behind the wheel for his next project.
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Incoming

Hayao Miyazaki to start work on his ‘last film’ later this year

by William Carroll

The Japan­ese ani­ma­tor will bow out with Boro the Cater­pil­lar, a pas­sion project 20 years in the making.
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In Praise Of

Is Nil by Mouth the bleakest kitchen-sink drama ever made?

by William Carroll

With his direc­to­r­i­al debut, Gary Old­man offers a deeply affect­ing study of addic­tion and domes­tic abuse.
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In Praise Of

Barfly at 30 – Bukowski, booze and battling Hollywood

by William Carroll

Mick­ey Rourke is per­fect­ly cast as Hank Chi­nas­ki in this down-and-dirty pic­ture from 1987.
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In Praise Of

How Fargo brilliantly blurs the line between fact and fiction

by William Carroll

With its open­ing dis­claimer, the Coen broth­ers’ home­spun mur­der sto­ry lulls us into a false reality.