Features

Damien Chazelle set to helm new TV series The Eddy

By Amy Bowker

The La La Land writer/director is making a musical drama set in a Parisian nightclub.

Is this the greatest film ever made about food?

By Anton Bitel

Juzo Itami’s ‘ramen western’ Tampopo – finally out on Blu-ray – is a culinary romp like no other.

The European film festival putting Asian cinema on the map

By Joji Sakurai

The tiny Italian city of Udine once again welcomed the biggest names in the Asian film industry.

A new documentary reveals the genius of Hayao Miyazaki

By Jack Godwin

Never-Ending Man offers rare insight into the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s creative process.

How The Duellists set the tone for Ridley Scott’s filmmaking career

By James Clarke

The director’s 1977 feature debut contains several key thematic and stylistic hallmarks.

Is this the weirdest series of films ever made?

By Matt Turner

Matthew Barney’s The Cremaster Cycle makes for a uniquely strange and self-indulgent viewing experience.

How Daphne Du Maurier became Hitchcock’s favourite author

By Iris Veysey

Her novels ‘The Birds’ and ‘Rebecca’ provided the perfect blend of moral complexity and Gothic drama.

Why I love Riz Ahmed’s performance in Four Lions

By John Wadsworth

The young actor carries the thematic weight of Chris Morris’ jihadist satire on his shoulders.

An illustrated taxonomy of queerness and mental illness in film

By Ruby Tandoh

In this extract from her new zine ‘Do What You Want’, Ruby Tandoh looks at how mentally ill and LGBTQ people are represented on screen.

How to film a heart transplant

By David Jenkins

Katell Quillévere, director of the wonderful Heal the Living, reveals her tactics.

Michael Rooker takes our Guardians of the Galaxy pop quiz

By Little White Lies

The veteran Hollywood actor answers questions on James Gunn’s superhero sequel.

Watch the sublime trailer for Hirokazu Koreeda’s After the Storm

By Little White Lies

The Japanese writer/director returns with a typically bittersweet family drama.

Listen to Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies podcast

By Little White Lies

In this inaugural episode we chat Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, movie soundtracks and more.

Paul Thomas Anderson has directed a new Haim music video

By Little White Lies

Take a first look at the band’s new single ‘Right Now’.

David Fincher is directing a sequel to World War Z

By Little White Lies

Brad Pitt is set to reprise his lead role in the apocalyptic zombie saga.

Paul Verhoeven is making a film about a lesbian nun

By Little White Lies

Elle star Virginie Efira is playing a 17th-century Sister for the provocative Dutch director.

Check out these vintage Alien posters from around the world

By Little White Lies

Incredible original designs created for Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi horror.

The Public Image is Rotten – first look review

By Ed Gibbs

John Lydon’s post-Sex Pistols career is examined in this intimate doc that proves as frustrating as it is fascinating.

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