13 Things We Know About The 2017 Oscar Race Calum Baker November 1, 2016 Analysis, Features, One Off OK, so there are more than 13 things we know about the 2017 Oscar race. We know, for instance, all the usual givens such as the 0% chance of Captain America: Civil War being nominated for Best Picture, or...
Your Week In Film: MacGruber 2, Mute, Michael Shannon and more! Stephen O'Nion September 30, 2016 News 1. Jon Favreau just can’t wait to be king (of the box office)—will direct live-action Lion King The Jungle Book made $966 million worldwide—and that doesn’t even include that sweet, sweet action...
Stories From the Set: In The Realm Of The Senses Cathy Brennan September 14, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Features, Stories from the Set 40 years ago, In the Realm of the Senses was released, sparking uproar and an obscenity trial. The film's notoriety stems from its explicit, unsimulated sex scenes, yet director Nagisa Ôshima was not...
Music of the Movies: Nick Cave Henry Gatrell September 7, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies The south coast of England boasts one of the most vibrant and colourful cities in the country, full of life and excitement. In Brighton, everyone can be whoever they want to be with no judgment or...
Café Society – Review Calum Baker September 3, 2016 Reviews Early on in Café Society, Woody Allen’s 47th film, Jesse Eisenberg’s character meekly hires a prostitute. It’s his first such transaction, and he’s edgy. When she finally arrives, he’s gone off the...
Your Week In Film: Batman’s Villains, Chan’s Oscar, Thor’s Vacation, and more! Eddie Falvey September 2, 2016 News 1. Has Ben Affleck revealed the identity of the latest Batman villain? Yeah, probably. It sure looks like Batman has himself a new villain, and Jared Leto is nowhere to be seen. On Monday, the growl behind...
Welcome to Argentina: New Argentine Cinema Patrick Nabarro August 17, 2016 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features To mark the 5th annual Argentine Film Festival which starts in London this Thursday, we trace the origins of the present, exciting state of Argentine cinema. In the early years of the new millennium, Latin...
The Evolution of Jason Bourne’s Fight Scenes Hugh Blackstaffe August 4, 2016 12 Rounds, Behind The Curtain, Features Matt Damon's portrayal of the amnesiac American assassin, Jason Bourne, redefined the world of silver screen espionage. It caused the flagging Bond franchise to rethink its approach and was the instigator of a...
The Commune – Review Eddie Falvey July 31, 2016 Reviews After finding success with his adaptation of Hardy’s Far From the Maddening Crowd, Thomas Vinterberg returns to his native language for a dramatic study into both isolation and community in which the...
Removing the Whitewash: A New Academy? Kambole Campbell July 13, 2016 Analysis, Features, Opinion On June 29th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of the biggest changes in its history, inviting nearly 700 new members in an attempt to diversify a membership that was increasingly...
Top 10 Movie Moments of 2016… So Far Tom Bond June 22, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Bowie. Rickman. Prince. Zsigmond. Vigoda. Hamilton. Yelchin. Not to mention those outside the film world like Ali, Corbett and Wood. So far, 2016 is being remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here at...
Top 10 Most Exciting Cannes Competition Films 2016 Calum Baker May 11, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Regular ORWAV readers will know how much we love the Cannes Film Festival. We're even returning this year, to cover even more exciting ground than 2015 - and 2015 was pretty exciting. Dheepan won the Palme...
Your Week In Film: Cannes, Croft, Covenant, and more news… Stephen O'Nion April 29, 2016 News 1. Cannes Festival names its jury The 2016 Cannes Film Festival now has itself a jury - nine good film-type people and true - ahead of the start of proceedings on May 11. Joining George Miller, who’ll be...
Miles Ahead – Review Eddie Falvey April 23, 2016 Reviews It's hard to determine exactly what director, co-writer, and star Don Cheadle thinks of Davis. If he adores him, then that never comes through in his film; and if he has nothing but contempt for him, then...
Your Week In Film: Star Wars, Starman, Starlize Theron and More Stephen O'Nion April 8, 2016 News 1. Mayhem at the Box Office Say what you will about Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice - tell us that it's a misunderstood masterpiece, a bloated mess, or something in between - but there is no...