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I was keen for this recommendation to be timely and relevant, and as it was just Valentine's Day, I was initially going to pick something quite… I was keen for this recommendation to be timely and relevant, and as it was just Valentine's Day, I was initially going to pick something quite…

15.02.2025 15.02.2025

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Maximalism, whimsy and camp are words you wouldn’t ever associate with Chantal Akerman, if, like me, you’re more familiar with the austere formal rigour, the palpable… Maximalism, whimsy and camp are words you wouldn’t ever associate with Chantal Akerman, if, like me, you’re more familiar with the austere formal rigour, the palpable…

25.01.2025 25.01.2025

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Sometimes, the universe conspires to help you with the tough editorial decisions you face each and every day. I was reading my daughter a storybook when my phone buzzed,… Sometimes, the universe conspires to help you with the tough editorial decisions you face each and every day. I was reading my daughter a storybook when my phone buzzed,…

17.01.2025 17.01.2025

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Most weekday mornings I take my young daughter to school, and occasionally, if we manage to get up and out early, I’ll have a bit of time to have a natter with one of… Most weekday mornings I take my young daughter to school, and occasionally, if we manage to get up and out early, I’ll have a bit of time to have a natter with one of…

10.01.2025 10.01.2025 1 Reaktion

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I have been sinking a lot of my down time into researching the life and films of the actor Joan Crawford ahead of recording a Blu-ray commentary for one of her 1950s... I have been sinking a lot of my down time into researching the life and films of the actor Joan Crawford ahead of recording a Blu-ray commentary for one of her 1950s...

06.12.2024 06.12.2024

Secure free tickets to our BEATLES ’64 screening

Booking for Club LWLies now open – secure your free tickets to our exclusive preview screening of Beatles ’64! Booking for Club LWLies now open – secure your free tickets to our exclusive preview screening of Beatles ’64!

22.11.2024 22.11.2024

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Hi there – if you’ve not yet hopped on the Club LWLies Discord sever, come say hi! We’ve just shared exciting details over there about a free, member-exclusive Q&A… Hi there – if you’ve not yet hopped on the Club LWLies Discord sever, come say hi! We’ve just shared exciting details over there about a free, member-exclusive Q&A…

15.11.2024 15.11.2024

Postcard from the 2024 Tokyo Film Festival

I should start this dispatch with a confession of my bias: Tokyo is one of my favourite cities in the world. I first visited on a solo trip in 2019, and have spent every… I should start this dispatch with a confession of my bias: Tokyo is one of my favourite cities in the world. I first visited on a solo trip in 2019, and have spent every…

08.11.2024 08.11.2024 1 Reaktion

The World of Tim Burton at the Design Museum

We’re delighted to offer you 20% off on tickets for The World of Tim Burton exhibition at London’s Design Museum! We’re delighted to offer you 20% off on tickets for The World of Tim Burton exhibition at London’s Design Museum!

18.10.2024 18.10.2024

Film Recommendation

There’s nowhere in the rules that says we can’t pick a short film for our weekly recommendation slot, and so here we are with the 30-minute film that put Andrea Arnold… There’s nowhere in the rules that says we can’t pick a short film for our weekly recommendation slot, and so here we are with the 30-minute film that put Andrea Arnold…

04.10.2024 04.10.2024

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I’ve just come back from my summer holiday in France, and I took some time off from movie watching. Yes, sacrilegious I know. But one of places I visited was the quaint… I’ve just come back from my summer holiday in France, and I took some time off from movie watching. Yes, sacrilegious I know. But one of places I visited was the quaint…

06.09.2024 06.09.2024

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Way back in 2007, I was finding my feet in the world of film journalism. I’d spent a few years on the fringes, bobbing and weaving to make a crust (and getting some good… Way back in 2007, I was finding my feet in the world of film journalism. I’d spent a few years on the fringes, bobbing and weaving to make a crust (and getting some good…

16.08.2024 16.08.2024

£4 tickets to Picturehouse 1980s Movie Mix

Dearest members, We’ve partnered with our friends at Picturehouse Cinemas to offer you £4 tickets to any film in their 1980s Movie Mix season which is running nationwide… Dearest members, We’ve partnered with our friends at Picturehouse Cinemas to offer you £4 tickets to any film in their 1980s Movie Mix season which is running nationwide…

12.08.2024 12.08.2024

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With a Sainsbury’s Tiramisu in one hand and a cup of tea in another, I have been happily binging the Paris Olympics from the comfort of my sofa. Having very little care… With a Sainsbury’s Tiramisu in one hand and a cup of tea in another, I have been happily binging the Paris Olympics from the comfort of my sofa. Having very little care…

09.08.2024 09.08.2024

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When it comes to imposing, forbidding, abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here-type cinema, Hungary’s Béla Tarr is often the first name that springs to mind. Though he is... When it comes to imposing, forbidding, abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here-type cinema, Hungary’s Béla Tarr is often the first name that springs to mind. Though he is...

02.08.2024 02.08.2024

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The cultural impact of “brat summer” has been unavoidable even for those of us who aren’t on social media as much as our more chronically online peers. But in case… The cultural impact of “brat summer” has been unavoidable even for those of us who aren’t on social media as much as our more chronically online peers. But in case…

26.07.2024 26.07.2024

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I remember being extremely shaken by Shane Meadows’ Dead Man’s Shoes movie when I saw it on its opening night in 2004 at the UGC Pickett’s Lock in north London. I’d... I remember being extremely shaken by Shane Meadows’ Dead Man’s Shoes movie when I saw it on its opening night in 2004 at the UGC Pickett’s Lock in north London. I’d...

19.07.2024 19.07.2024

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With James Corden back on stage alongside Anna Maxwell Martin at The Old Vic in a new play about feisty MPs (current, much?), I've been reminded of his involvement in... With James Corden back on stage alongside Anna Maxwell Martin at The Old Vic in a new play about feisty MPs (current, much?), I've been reminded of his involvement in...

12.07.2024 12.07.2024

The New Bootlegs: Open Matte Films & Unofficial Scans

The unofficial, often open matte scans of these films preserve a tactile history of cinema in its imperfect totality. The unofficial, often open matte scans of these films preserve a tactile history of cinema in its imperfect totality.

08.07.2024 08.07.2024

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I’m not going to lie: I’ve spent the last 45 minutes trying to Google films about elections, the Conservative party, the epic fails of aristocratic elites who have held… I’m not going to lie: I’ve spent the last 45 minutes trying to Google films about elections, the Conservative party, the epic fails of aristocratic elites who have held…

05.07.2024 05.07.2024

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If, like me, you have recently been struck down with an acute bout of Election Fever™, you will no doubt be looking ahead to next week with a mix of nervous anticipation… If, like me, you have recently been struck down with an acute bout of Election Fever™, you will no doubt be looking ahead to next week with a mix of nervous anticipation…

28.06.2024 28.06.2024

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With the latest Pixar release, Inside Out 2, gracing cinemas last week, now feels like a great time to revisit another animated classic chock-full of whimsical... With the latest Pixar release, Inside Out 2, gracing cinemas last week, now feels like a great time to revisit another animated classic chock-full of whimsical...

20.06.2024 20.06.2024

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Sometimes, you gotta recommend a movie to someone in the knowledge that it’s a really tough movie to see in the hope that they just one day encounter it in some strange.. Sometimes, you gotta recommend a movie to someone in the knowledge that it’s a really tough movie to see in the hope that they just one day encounter it in some strange..

14.06.2024 14.06.2024

Here’s a discount code for Sundance London!

Dearest members, we’re delighted to offer you tickets discounted to £15 for Sundance Film Festival London. Please note that you can only use the code for one ticket at a… Dearest members, we’re delighted to offer you tickets discounted to £15 for Sundance Film Festival London. Please note that you can only use the code for one ticket at a…

03.05.2024 03.05.2024

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The year's biggest cinematic event is now less than a month away! For me, the best part about the Cannes Film Festival is finding something utterly brilliant by a... The year's biggest cinematic event is now less than a month away! For me, the best part about the Cannes Film Festival is finding something utterly brilliant by a...

25.04.2024 25.04.2024

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In preparation for my upcoming trip to Japan, I've been catching up on some Studio Ghibli films I haven't seen. I imagine I'm probably preaching to the choir, but on the… In preparation for my upcoming trip to Japan, I've been catching up on some Studio Ghibli films I haven't seen. I imagine I'm probably preaching to the choir, but on the…

05.04.2024 05.04.2024

When pop stars become auteurs

The visual album has been a genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making. The visual album has been a genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making.

27.02.2024 27.02.2024

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You may recall a few weeks back that we suggested catching up with Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman’s experimental documentary short from 1990, Introduction to the... You may recall a few weeks back that we suggested catching up with Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman’s experimental documentary short from 1990, Introduction to the...

22.02.2024 22.02.2024

Film Recommendation

I guess I’m showing my age a bit by telling you this, but I’ve entered into a cycle of my film viewing habits where I’m, more often than not, revisiting things I’ve... I guess I’m showing my age a bit by telling you this, but I’ve entered into a cycle of my film viewing habits where I’m, more often than not, revisiting things I’ve...

16.02.2024 16.02.2024

Film Recommendation

This week, I went back three decades into the filmography of Elia Suleiman – one of the most recognised Palestinian cinematic voices whose... This week, I went back three decades into the filmography of Elia Suleiman – one of the most recognised Palestinian cinematic voices whose...

02.02.2024 02.02.2024