Behind The Curtain

Being long-time fans of Sergio Leone's work, and with a new remaster hitting cinemas, we at ORWAV thought it would be timely to look at how the director made A Fistful of Dollars. His first Western is widely...

The late Ursula Le Guin was a master of well-crafted, thought-provoking fantasy and science fiction. Her novels and short stories are as vital now as they ever have been, as the last few weeks have seen idiots...

This weekend sees the release of Darren Aronofsky’s latest movie, Mother!, a film in which the New York auteur torments his collaborative (and, to those of us not above the gossip columns, romantic) partner...

2017’s been a good year for Stephen King fans. Not only have we seen the recent release of a film adaptation of The Dark Tower, widely considered King's masterpiece, but shortly we’ll be experiencing what...

After nearly 10 years of development, The Dark Tower is finally coming to the big screen. Under the direction of Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair), the movie hopes to launch an expansive film and television...

July 21 heralds the return of Christopher Nolan. Although the eye-popping spectacle of Interstellar may still be seared onto your retinas, that film, his space-opera, came out in November 2014. Since then,...

With Daniel Craig looking more likely than ever to return in the next Bond film, he needs a new director to join him. Rumours have been swirling that Christopher Nolan is in the frame, so we thought it would...

The Mummy returns. Again and again. It was first created in 1932 by screenwriter John L. Balderston with Boris Karloff as the bandaged baddie; then reanimated in 1999 in a more blockbuster version directed by...

The DC Extended Universe is rapidly expanding this year; while one film shy of Marvel’s 2017 output, hopes are high for Wonder Woman and Justice League to redeem the lacklustre receptions given to last...

"His job was to catch outlaws, and to collect taxes. And that's a pretty shitty gig, you know? In our version, the Sheriff was basically a decent guy, a civil servant and a war hero." In January 2007, Ethan...

"Was working on this. Don't think I am anymore. Love it though." One pithy line on an Instagram post seemed to mark the death of Alien 5 on New Year’s Day 2015. A death knell marked by a collection of...

In 2016, DC had its true launch of its MCU-rivaling cinematic universe and, in doing so, made two films with obvious Marvel counterparts. They actually managed to beat the Feige machine to the Hero-vs-Hero...

For the second year, ORWAV is proud to reveal the winners of our own 2017 Stunt Oscars, where we highlight some of the best and most spectacular stunts and stunt performers from the last 12 months. As the...

Discursive, digressive, inconsistent, incoherent. Just a few words that come to mind when listening to the soundtracks from Xavier Dolan’s first five features. Track by track, he jumps from French-Italian...

At this point, one can only imagine the DC Extended Universe is built upon an ancient Indian burial ground. This riposte to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has tripped over three critical paving stones since...