Sundance 2025: 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' is a marvelous crowd-pleasing comedy
Review: Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), a songwriter who found fame as part of the folk duo McGwyer Mortimer, sits in a boat ...
Carey Mulligan, Tim Key & More on Filming ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island' | THR Studio at Park City
The Ballad of Wallis Island director James Griffiths and stars stars Carey Mulligan, Tim Key and Tom Basden stop by THR’s ...
‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Writer Calls Band Reunion Comedy a ‘Self-Contained Little Fairy Tale’ | Video
The filmmakers behind 2007's "The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island" discuss turning the short film into a feature-length comedy.
The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell opens on key element of BBC show he ‘doesn’t like’
The Apprentice star Tim Campbell has been Lord Sugar’s trusted advisor for the past three years, having won the show back in ...
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Claymation artist Will Child animates three of Tim Key’s poems
As part of the promotion for Key’s new anthology Chapters, the Bristol-based animator brings three of the poet’s works to life in his charming, distinctive style “I got chatting to Tim in the bar ...
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: James Griffiths’ Soulful and Winsome Crowd-Pleaser Makes the Heart Sing
Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan are a disarmingly delightful trio in a quirky and music-filled comedy set on picturesque Welsh shores. A co-writer (along with co-lead and his longtime ...
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Tom Basden Would Reunite the Smiths If He Could
That’s the premise of The Ballad of Wallis Island. Comedian Tim Key plays lottery winner Charles, who uses his money to compel his favorite band to reunite. The film also stars Tom Basden and ...
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‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan Hits Just The Right Note In A Melancholy Musical Rom-Com – Sundance Film Festival
The snap, crackle and pop of vinyl marks the start of The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music-themed rom-com that’s half-whimsical com and half-unrequited rom. In the absence of a new film by John ...
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When is Carey Mulligan putting out an album?
Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Tom Basden and James Griffiths traversed to the L.A. Times Studios @ Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire Reserve to talk about the evolution of their film ...
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Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms and That's All
Violent. Fragile. Nonsensical. And in a suitcase. Comedian Tim Key gives his own surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms. Show more Daniil Kharms (1905-1942 ...