Search Results | Little White Lies

Search

9 results found

Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

May December + Todd Haynes| Saltburn | Leed International Film Festival | The Killer + Erik Messerschmidt and Ren Klyce

On Truth & Movies this week, its a bumper episode. We review Todd Haynes’ melo­dra­ma May Decem­ber and Han­nah Strong spoke to the great man him­self. We also review Emer­ald Fennell’s lat­est dark com­e­dy Salt­burn and host Leila Latif will be going through the high­lights of the Leeds Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val. Final­ly, we take a look at David Fincher’s pulpy thriller The Killer and inter­viewed Fincher’s long term col­lab­o­ra­tors Erik Messer­schmidt and Ren Klyce about work­ing on the project
A man relaxing in a wicker chair on a balcony, reading a book. The scene features stone walls and a rural landscape in the background.
Review

Saltburn review – gorgeous, lurid, shallow and frustrating

by Hannah Strong

A work­ing-class stu­dent finds him­self thrust into a new world in Emer­ald Fennell’s styl­ish but under­whelm­ing sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman sitting on a bed in a dimly lit, cosy bedroom with wooden furniture and curtains.
Festivals

The full BFI London Film Festival 2023 line-up has been announced

by Marina Ashioti

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos’ Poor Things and Emer­ald Fennell’s Salt­burn are among the picks of this year’s bumper LFF crop.
Two women chatting outside a Blue Star venue at night.
Incoming

Emerald Fennell is lining up a superhero movie for her next film

by Charles Bramesco

The Promis­ing Young Woman writer/​director is in talks to pen the script for DC Films’ Zatanna.
Illustrated portrait of a woman with bright red curly hair, green eyes, and wearing turquoise earrings and a necklace. The image has a vibrant, retro-style aesthetic.
Interviews

Toxic Avenger: Emerald Fennell on Promising Young Woman

by Hannah Strong

The writer/​director shares her love of Paris Hilton and her frus­tra­tions with the way we talk about women in film.
A woman sits on a red leather sofa against a backdrop of red and blue lighting.
Review

Promising Young Woman

by Hannah Strong

A fero­cious lead turn by Carey Mul­li­gan super-charges this shock­ing, out­spo­ken debut that pulls none of its punches.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illustration of a distraught woman with blonde hair, tears streaming down her face, wearing a pink top and surrounded by colourful, surreal elements.
LWLies Magazine

LWLies 84: The Promising Young Woman Issue – On Sale Now!

by Hannah Strong

Our spring issue cel­e­brates first-time direc­tor Emer­ald Fennell’s scorch­ing black comedy.
A woman sits on a red leather sofa against a backdrop of red and blue lighting.
Festivals

Promising Young Women – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Carey Mul­li­gan is on blis­ter­ing form in Emer­ald Fennell’s dark­ly com­ic, provoca­tive debut feature.
A woman sits on a red leather sofa against a backdrop of red and blue lighting.
Incoming

Carey Mulligan takes revenge in the Promising Young Woman trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The teas­er for Killing Eve showrun­ner Emer­ald Fennell’s debut fea­tures a cov­er of Brit­ney Spears’ ​‘Tox­ic’.