Who is the Best Bond? Tom Bond October 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion With the Spectre of the next Bond film looming on the horizon, here at ORWAV we've been revisiting that age-old question: just who is the best Bond*? Is it Sean Connery, the man who defined the role? Or...
Why Daniel Craig Is the Best Bond Hugh Blackstaffe October 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion Daniel Craig is the ideal Bond. He encapsulates everything that Bond is and has evolved to be since 007 first emerged into existence from the smoky Royale-les-Eaux casino in Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel Casino...
Why Pierce Brosnan is the Best Bond Bertie Archer October 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion What. An. Intro. Bond has always favoured an explosive entry, and GoldenEye takes the pre-title sequence to new heights. Literally. Twice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9kmL9cghXw Following Timothy...
ORWAV’s Best of the London Film Festival 2015 Tom Bond October 21, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off At the start of the 2015 London Film Festival, festival director Clare Stewart announced it was "the year of the strong women". Our summary of the best of the festival suggests that she just might have been...
Why Timothy Dalton Is The Best Bond Conor Morgan October 21, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 7 Comments Timothy Dalton got a bit of a raw deal when he finally relented to take on the mantle of Bond, James Bond in 1987. He was first asked 20 years before in 1967, but felt he was far too young at only 21 years...
Why Roger Moore is the Best Bond Calum Baker October 20, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion No matter what Eon do to keep 007 a part of the cultural moment - Brosnan's inherent '90s-ness, Craig's impassive reactions to things like The Internet - Bond is not fundamentally a modern character. Even in...
Why George Lazenby is the Best Bond Patrick Taylor October 19, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment George Lazenby is James Bond. This was an indisputable fact in 1968 when the young Australian model convinced producer Albert R. Broccoli to let him pick up the reins from Sean Connery. Whilst Lazenby is...
Jonás and Alfonso Cuarón talk Desierto, Immigration and Harry Potter Nick Evan-Cook October 18, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Jonás Cuarón's second feature, Desierto, produced by his father Alfonso, screened this week in Official Competition at the 2015 London Film Festival. We sat down for a roundtable chat with the pair to talk...
Why Sean Connery is the Best Bond Stephen O'Nion October 18, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 2 Comments Right. Let’s get this done quickly and not waste any time or, heaven forfend, an entire feature on this “debate”: Sean Connery is the best Bond. No ifs, no buts, no “Timothy Dalton brought a much...
Thomas Turgoose And Charley Palmer Rothwell Talk Jacked, This Is England and Patsy Palmer Nick Evan-Cook October 15, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Starring two of Britain's brightest up and coming lead actors, Thomas Turgoose and Charley Palmer Rothwell star in the new short film, Jacked, which is premièring at the 2015 London Film Festival. As...
A Love Letter to… Man on Wire Conor Morgan October 14, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary feature film that tells the incredible story of Philippe Petit, a French wire walker who, in August 1974, walked 1350 feet in the air between the newly constructed Twin Towers...
Emily Blunt: Period Drama Princess to Hollywood Action Queen Madeline Joint October 8, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Emily Blunt could have been the original Jennifer Lawrence - all she would have needed was Bradley Cooper, an Oscar and a vodka shot; instead she got Rupert Friend, a tiara and a reserved peck on the cheek....
The ORWAV Playlist – October 2015 Calum Baker October 7, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies Every four weeks, ORWAV explores the movie month ahead through the medium of song! Upcoming releases, notable births and anniversaries and a general celebration of the films, directors, technicians and...
CEL Mates: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Evan-Cook October 7, 2015 CEL Mates, Features, Independent Here's one to make you feel old: Wallace and Gromit's debut feature film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit turns ten years old this month - but instead of sitting and pondering the fleeting nature of time, what...
By The Book: The Martian Rachel Brook October 6, 2015 Analysis, By The Book, Features Welcome to By The Book, where we compare books with their cinematic adaptations. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy...
