Tagged Mary Poppins

By the end of Mary Poppins, it's easy to mistake its warmth for simplicity. As moving as it is, it's basic as all hell: two hours and 20 minutes just build up to George Banks learning a lesson and embracing...

Lin-Manuel Miranda might be the closest thing the arts industry has to a Renaissance man. While still without an Oscar, the Hamilton writer/composer/singer/actor has the Emmy, Grammy, and Tony (and MacArthur...

This week sees the release of Anna and the Apocalypse, a Christmas zombie musical comedy set in small town Scotland. There is a lot to unpack in that description. Today, let’s celebrate the fact that the...

1. Look! An image from Avengers: Infinity War We don’t want to jump the gun here, but this image could be the most important thing you see all week. It probably isn't, sure, but it’s definitely something...

1. Dick Van Dyke will soot up for Mary Poppins Returns We’d like to dedicate this next story to a very special man. He’s 91 years old and he weighs under 200 tons: Dick Van Dyke. Yes, the Hollywood...

1. Wanda announces $750 million fund to tempt productions to China By far the biggest movie news this week comes courtesy of the Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate that boasts the esteemed title of...

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...

The best actors are the ones that lose themselves so completely in a role that we barely recognise them anymore. It’s a hard enough task with only one character to play, so anyone who can pull it off...

In case you missed the calendar alert, the endless commercials, the supermarket displays and the Google Doodle: it's Fathers' Day! We're celebrating with a brief rundown of ten fantastic father figures from...

The Movies and Me is back! We've got a real heavyweight to return with too. You've probably encountered Richard LaGravenese's work more than you may have realised. His pen has produced the likes of The...

Disney doing Disney, featuring Walt Disney. There was always going to be more than a spoonful of sugar to help this medicine go down, but the helping is so large in Saving Mr. Banks, it threatens to send you...