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Brad Bird’s wide-ranging career so far is most remarkable for two reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that despite only having directed four feature films (and only one of these live-action), he has...

With the release of the fantastic Iranian vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night finally coming to the UK on May 22nd, it’s high time we took a look at ten of the best vampire films for you to sink...

Located at 1801 South Grand Avenue, the Olympic Auditorium opened in 1924. It had it all. Sex, mobsters, boxing, punk rock, wrestling, roller derby and more. The Olympic was synonymous with action and...

https://youtu.be/5eIMafROjyo Before Carl Rinsch embarked on the disastrous 47 Ronin, he brought us a short, sumptuous and intriguing vision of a futuristic Moscow. Notable for its eerie opening...

Mars Attacks! is a misunderstood 1996 science fiction film that was overshadowed by the release of the similarly structured but far more successful Independence Day in the same year (Mars Attacks! only made...

It seems somewhat condescending to you, the reader, to begin this article with something as basic as "What IS the Cannes Film Festival?" - yet this isn't an entirely stupid question. The Festival means...

Jon Stewart. You know, that guy from Big Daddy? The voice of Zeebad in the Magic Roundabout movie, Doogal? He played himself in several films too, like The Adjustment Bureau. Still nothing? You’d be...

https://vimeo.com/126177413 Riffing on Newton's first law of motion, An Object At Rest is a charmer. Rather than following the trope of a static figure desperate for freedom, this short heads the...

With the rise of on-demand services like Netflix and the ever-growing culture of "binge-watching", the relationship between television and film is becoming increasingly blurred. Shows like House of Cards,...

The release of this week’s Big Game sees the return of America’s quintessential clean-cut hero, Mr. Commander-in-Chief himself, the President of the United States. To date, there have been 139 fictional US...

As the closest UK General Election in recent history looms large and everyone talks about the economy and inequality, that defining moment of the noughties - the Iraq War - feels almost forgotten. Most...

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...

https://vimeo.com/15759511 The anonymous office setting of The Black Hole, along with the all-to-recognisable experiences of tedium and frustration, anticipates the equally surreal world of Richard...

This May, Carey Mulligan once again returns to the genre that launched her into acting: the period drama. Having brought some of Jane Austen’s most vivid characters to life, Mulligan will now try her hand at...

The Intouchables is about the inappropriate. Not in any gross-out or controversial way - instead, it shows that the inappropriate choice can be exactly what is needed in any situation, and for that The...