Little White Lies

1. PTA’s explosive adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s ’Oil!‘ (5,4,2,5) 9. Acclaimed LP by PTA collaborator Joanna Newsom (2) 10. PTA regular Julianne (5) 11. Sadly missed brother of PTA leading man Joaquin Phoenix (5) 12. Deluge, like that of frogs at th

Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, Peter Egan Sarah Miles was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as miserable waif Lady Franklin in Alan Bridges’ film about the impossibility of love transcending the class divide. Set in the

For decades, the most sophisticated Angeleno palates have sought out exciting new delicacies in Mexican or Chinese food, and now the next frontier of taste is here. From Irvine to the Valley, Japanese cuisine has taken strip malls by storm, as curiou

First we asked Mark about his role as costume designer, and the first practical thing he does once signed off to work on a project. Here’s what he had to say: Two things. I just try and look at as many images from the period of the film as possible.

With the release of his new film Licorice Pizza, celebrated American auteur Paul Thomas Anderson is back once more as the name on everybody’s lips. You love him, we love him, even your parents love him. But do you love him to the level that you would

If there’s two things we love in the Valley it’s the ability to be topless in public, and the rise of a go-getting new talent. Introducing Gary Valentine, who many of you will already know from his star-making turns in Radley Wattinger’s Two Beds, Tw

Directed by JOANNA HOGG Starring HONOR SWINTON-BYRNE, RICHARD AYOADE, TILDA SWINTON Released 4 FEBRUARY ANTICIPATION. The Souvenir was one of 2019’s most remarkable films. Tentatively expecting major things here. 4 ENJOYMENT. Hogg’s honesty and imagi

Directed by JOEL COEN Starring DENZEL WASHINGTON, FRANCES MCDORMAND, KATHRYN HUNTER Released 26 DECEMBER ANTICIPATION. Something Coen this way comes. 5 ENJOYMENT. An innovative take on the Bard with an eye to tradition. 4 IN RETROSPECT. Hail Denzel,

Directed by PEDRO ALMODOVAR Starring PENELOPE CRUZ, MILENA SMIT, ISRAEL ELEJALDE Released 28 JANUARY ANTICIPATION. Following Julieta and Pain & Glory, Almodóvar is on a major roll. 5 ENJOYMENT. Lands emotional body blow after emotional body blow. Pen

Directed by ABEL FERRARA Starring ETHAN HAWKE, CRISTINA CHIRIAC, PHIL NEILSON Released 11 FEBRUARY ANTICIPATION. The dream scenario of Abel Ferarra directing Ethan Hawke. ENJOYMENT. A haunting landscape of shadow figures in Covid-era lockdown Rome. I

Tim McDonagh is an illustrator living and working in the south of England. “It was a real pleasure working on this cover as squeezing in little details and taking up all the space in illustrations is what I love doing best. I don’t often have the cha

Published by TCO Little White Lies – Huck – Sandwich Words, pictures, thanks… Mark Asch, Cheyenne Bunsie, Kambole Campbell, Adam Lee Davies, Ingrid Ege, Paul Fairclough, Lydia Figes, Caroline Golum, Soma Ghosh, Rōgan Graham, Steph Green, Glenn Heath

Beth Fenton is a self-taught illustrator based in London. Beth is known for her portraiture work using pencils and digital airbrushes to capture subjects. Beth Morris is a Welsh artist and graphic designer living in Cardiff. She is particularly fond