Disney’s Live Action Remakes Are in Need of Life Scott Wilson September 3, 2020 Analysis, Features, Opinion Disney’s 1994 The Lion King is full of life, death, and the harmony in between. At a tight 89 minutes, it never runs out of steam, and its colour palette is as vibrant as its song book. Part of the "Big...
Live-Action Disney Remakes: Cynical Cash Cows or New Takes on the Classics? Carmen Paddock March 25, 2019 Analysis, Debate, Features Dumbo hits UK cinemas this week, and it promises a stellar cast, some tear-jerking animation, and a hopeful return to form by Tim Burton. While judgement cannot yet be passed on the film itself, the most...
How Luke Evans Became Everyone’s Favourite Bad Boy Carmen Paddock March 15, 2017 Analysis, Features, Spotlight "In 10 years, I'd love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs ... and it'd be great to share them with someone else." For someone with such idyllic goals, Welsh actor...
Which Disney Movies Deserve A Remake Next? Joni Blyth March 14, 2017 Opinion Disney’s Beauty and the Beast live action remake is finally here and whether you’re excited, resentful or just plain uninterested – this is only the start. The House of Mouse have already announced a...
COMPETITION – Win Beauty and the Beast Book! David Brake March 13, 2017 Competitions Thanks to the wonders of Disney, we've got a marvellous copy of Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast to give away! We just can't help ourselves. This is the coffee table book...
Beauty and the Beast – Review Christopher Preston March 3, 2017 Reviews Love is blind. It’s a notion as old as time, a song as old as rhyme, and the beating heart at the centre of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Bill Condon’s adoration for Disney’s 1991 classic is as...
Your Week In Film: Batman, Aquaman, Kidman and more! Stephen O'Nion February 3, 2017 News 1. First photo for Ocean’s 8 washes up Warner Bros. have released the first picture for the hotly anticipated heist ‘em up Ocean’s 8 so now we can frantically speculate about what will happen in the...
Your Week In Film: Hiya Hayao, Sayonara Sundance Kid Stephen O'Nion November 18, 2016 News 1. Hayao Miyazaki — not the hero we deserve, but the one we need He pulls himself out and they drag him back in. Yes, Hayao Miyazaki is set to come out of retirement for one last film. Having got out of...
Music of the Movies: Beauty and the Beast J B Queree August 9, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies It goes without saying that a good cinematic score should complement and accentuate the film hosting it, and a musical is often only as impressive as its songs. However, it’s fairly unusual that a film’s...
Your Week In Film: Palme d’Ors, Thor, Finding Dory, and more… Stephen O'Nion May 27, 2016 News 1. Ken Loach wins his second Palme d'Or at Cannes Festival de Cannes 2016 is over and it offered a wide display of talent from some of the best filmmakers in the world. Beside out-of-competition heavyweights...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: From Belle to Beauty Tori Brazier May 26, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight It is, perhaps, unlikely that many young actresses at drama school dream of the chance of one day being asked to play an anthropomorphic household cleaning aid, or that said role could become a potential...
Top 10 Musical Numbers Phil W. Bayles March 8, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Here at ORWAV we're ridiculously excited about last week's release of the Coen Brothers’ new movie Hail, Caesar! and most of that excitement is down to Channing Tatum doing a Gene Kelly-inspired musical...
A History of Disney Princesses – How Have They Changed? Tori Brazier April 7, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Disney is an institution synonymous with princesses. They are the owners of a mammoth marketing and merchandising machine that has seen their heroines make regular (and often overwhelming) appearances at any...