Bondathon: the ORWAV Bond Marathon Stephen O'Nion October 29, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off There's a new James Bond film out! Not sure if you're aware of it, there hasn't been much written about it. It’s meant to be very good indeed and, it turns out, it’s actually the 24th in a series of films...
Best Films Never Made #28: James Bond’s Warhead David Brake October 27, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features A story 50 years in the making: as with many stories we tell in this series, it concludes with an unhappy ending. Not for a studio, or the character of James Bond and his legacy, but one man. His name was...
A Beginner’s Guide To… James Bond Alex Flood October 26, 2015 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features What do you get if you mix dazzling good looks and irresistible charm with an array of outlandish gadgets and a pretentious signature cocktail? Only the most iconic movie character of all time. Yup, you...
Who is the Best Bond? Tom Bond October 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion With the Spectre of the next Bond film looming on the horizon, here at ORWAV we've been revisiting that age-old question: just who is the best Bond*? Is it Sean Connery, the man who defined the role? Or...
Why Daniel Craig Is the Best Bond Hugh Blackstaffe October 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion Daniel Craig is the ideal Bond. He encapsulates everything that Bond is and has evolved to be since 007 first emerged into existence from the smoky Royale-les-Eaux casino in Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel Casino...
Why Timothy Dalton Is The Best Bond Conor Morgan October 21, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 7 Comments Timothy Dalton got a bit of a raw deal when he finally relented to take on the mantle of Bond, James Bond in 1987. He was first asked 20 years before in 1967, but felt he was far too young at only 21 years...
Why George Lazenby is the Best Bond Patrick Taylor October 19, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment George Lazenby is James Bond. This was an indisputable fact in 1968 when the young Australian model convinced producer Albert R. Broccoli to let him pick up the reins from Sean Connery. Whilst Lazenby is...
Why Sean Connery is the Best Bond Stephen O'Nion October 18, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 2 Comments Right. Let’s get this done quickly and not waste any time or, heaven forfend, an entire feature on this “debate”: Sean Connery is the best Bond. No ifs, no buts, no “Timothy Dalton brought a much...
Selma, Bond and Race: Examining Hollywood’s “Invisible White Men” Madeline Joint March 1, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment The Oscars: a night to celebrate the film industry’s “best and whitest.” Thanks Neil Patrick Harris, you hit the nail on the head - but frankly the issue deserves a little more than a cheap pun....
A Love Letter To… 1990s Michael Bay Eddie Falvey September 19, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia There has been a recent change within the discourse of film criticism: perhaps it is a symptom of the internet generation that allows everyone to have a voice, to be a critic; perhaps it is an attempt to push...
Kim Jong-Il & Hollywood: A Tale of Kidnapping, Videotapes and Sean Connery David Brake January 28, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off "All our movies are filled with crying and sobbing. I didn't order them to portray that kind of thing" - Kim Jong-Il "The cinema occupies an important place in the overall development of art and literature....
