Contributor Christina Newland

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Interview

Robert Redford: ‘I’ve always loved the idea of the outlaw’

by Christina Newland

They say you should never meet your heroes, but that’s just wrong. LWLies receives a valedictory audience with Hollywood royalty.
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Review

Yardie

by Christina Newland

Idris Elba makes his directorial debut with a partial adaptation of Victor Headley’s cult 1992 novel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

A Prayer Before Dawn

by Christina Newland

Joe Cole plays a boxer who gets banged up abroad in this harrowing and poetic prison drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Jeune Femme

by Christina Newland

Laetitia Dosch delivers a star turn in this charming Parisian drama from writer/director Léonor Serraille.

2
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

by Christina Newland

The success and scandal of one of cinema’s first glamour girls is laid bare in this vivid documentary portrait.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Women In Film

A brief history of female masturbation in the movies

by Christina Newland

Inspired by The Shape of Water, we survey the various ways female self-pleasure has been portrayed.
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In Praise Of

In praise of Daisies

by Christina Newland

Don’t miss this explosion of feminist merry-making in Věra Chytilová’s 1966 classic, screening with ICA and MUBI.
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Review

Strong Island

by Christina Newland

Filmmaker Yance Ford provides an impassioned and highly personal critique of the US judicial system in this vital doc.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festival

How feminist programming is forging a progressive future for women in cinema

by Christina Newland

At Bristol’s Cinema Rediscovered, female-driven stories came to the fore in thrilling fashion.
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Festival

Five things to see at Cinema Rediscovered 2017

by Christina Newland

Jean-Luc Godard’s radical ’60s comedy La Chinoise is among the highlights of this year’s festival.

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