What’s Quentin Tarantino’s Best Film? Patrick Taylor January 8, 2016 Analysis, Debate, Features That most unique and curious of phenomena is upon us once more: a new Quentin Tarantino film. As The Hateful Eight hits cinemas nationwide, it seems like as a good a time as any to cast our eyes back over the...
The Hateful Eight – Review Christopher Preston January 7, 2016 Reviews Ever the alchemist, Quentin Tarantino remains obsessed with transfiguring a mélange of homages into filmic gold. But the director’s eighth yarn seemingly shares most of its genetics with an Agatha...
Interview Hell: Robert Downey Jr. vs. Krishnan Guru-Murthy Madeline Joint April 24, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALBwaO-rAsE Poor RDJ. As a dedicated film fan, there’s a very good chance you’ve been in love with him at some point, but Channel 4 presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy is...
Christmas Gift Guide: Action Hero and Kings and Queens of Comedy Tom Bond December 15, 2014 Competitions 3 Comments It’s that most wonderful time of the year, full of food and films for all to enjoy, and here at ORWAV we thought we’d do our bit to get you in the Christmas spirit with a gift guide for all your festive...
Scene Stealers: Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction Madeline Joint August 4, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers This is a bold one, it’s true. With a cast that includes Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, reborn John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Chistopher Walken, Uma Thurman and Ving Rhames it's hard to say...
O Father, Where Art Thou? – Part 1: The Combat Film Chris Davies May 5, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 4 Comments From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...
Ten Degrees of Trivia: The Grand Budapest Hotel Tom Bond March 14, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Ten Degrees of Trivia 2 Comments Love trivia? Love six degrees of Kevin Bacon? Then you’ve come to the right place. Our new feature Ten Degrees of Trivia will combine the two to take you on a journey through the world of loosely connected...
Why the Razzies are Pointless, Lazy and Unnecessary Tom Bond March 1, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion Welcome to the jewel in the crown of awards season. Tonight the world holds its breath for the 34th Annual Razzies, where all that glitters is most definitely not gold. Formed in 1980 by publicist John J. B....
A Beginner’s Guide To… Sam Peckinpah Chris Davies February 28, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Controversial American director Sam Peckinpah was at the vanguard of the Hollywood revolution in the 1960s, although he is most commonly remembered for his graphic depictions of violence in his Westerns...
A Beginner’s Guide to…Paul Thomas Anderson Patrick Taylor February 16, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment When it comes to directors in Western cinema over the last twenty years, Paul Thomas Anderson is without equal. Coming from a long line of American filmmakers who burst suddenly onto the scene and went from...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Oliver Stone Chris Davies February 7, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Controversial American filmmaker Oliver Stone has regularly impressed audiences and critiqued American history in such powerful films as Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and...
Music of the Movies: Quentin Tarantino Andy J Smith February 3, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies 1 Comment “Music is very important in my movies. In some ways the most important stage...” - Quentin Tarantino, 2009 As musical bad-assery goes, there are few who can match up to Director and Screenwriter...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Tony Scott Chris Davies January 31, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features The younger brother of Ridley, Tony Scott was one of the most successful action directors in Hollywood, consistently producing top-quality entertainment over a thirty year career which included Top...
A Beginner’s Guide To…Quentin Tarantino Tom Bond January 4, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 7 Comments An unabashed and unique talent with pen and camera, Quentin Tarantino has written and directed innovative modern classics like Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. If one letter defines...
The 25 Worst Accents In Movies Ever David Brake December 3, 2013 Analysis, Features, One Off 2 Comments Accents are a key part of any actor's repartee. Any good actor can deliver a performance that could move a grown man to tears or could make a fully packed cinema laugh raucously at their comedic aplomb BUT if...