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Features

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Can we make greening the film industry sexy?

by Ben Smoke

It’s not easy being green, but the Green Rid­er ini­tia­tive aims to engage Hol­ly­wood’s biggest names with mak­ing changes to film­mak­ing that could help reduce the film indus­try’s car­bon footprint.
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Festivals

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

by David Jenkins

Wes Ander­son, Kel­ly Reichardt, Joachim Tri­er and Julia Ducour­nau are among the con­tenders for this year’s Gold­en Palm.
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Who killed the Tween Girl Movie?

by Charlotte Moore

At the turn of the mil­len­ni­um tween girls had plen­ty of films made for them – nowa­days, there’s next to noth­ing. Why did Hol­ly­wood give up?
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In Praise Of

A Goofy Movie hits different as a parent

by Simon Bland

Despite flop­ping on release, Dis­ney’s heart­warm­ing sto­ry of a dad try­ing to bond with his son on a sum­mer road trip has become a cult clas­sic – espe­cial­ly for peo­ple with chil­dren of their own.
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Why is cinema still failing autistic women?

by Amy Davidson

From era­sure to fetishi­sa­tion, it’s still rare to see the nuances and lived expe­ri­ences of autis­tic peo­ple – espe­cial­ly women – on the big screen.
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Hard Craft

Baby Love: Behind the scenes with the company creating realistic maternity props

by Scheenagh Harrington

Pro­duc­ing real­is­tic baby bumps, pla­cen­tas and prop babies, Cineba­by are work­ing to improve the rep­re­sen­ta­tion of mater­ni­ty in film and television.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 107: The Sinners issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Tool up for an illus­trat­ed deep dive into Sin­ners and the rad­i­cal block­buster cin­e­ma of Ryan Coogler.
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Festivals

Animal instincts at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

by Hannah Strong

One of the most well-regard­ed doc­u­men­tary film fes­ti­vals pro­vides a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into the grip that ani­mal sto­ries have over the doc­u­men­tary space.
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Opinion

What makes a rock doc worthwhile?

by Ralph Greco, Jr

It seems as though a new doc­u­men­tary about a leg­endary band pops up every week – but what sep­a­rates the wheat from the chaff?
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Hard Craft

Role Credits: Inside the world of Dan Perri

by Ralph Jones

Dan Per­ri, the man behind some of the film world’s most icon­ic cred­its sequences, reflects on half a cen­tu­ry of his work.