My mistake — encouraged by the offbeat bona fides of the British performers Tom Basden and Tim Key — was expecting “The Ballad of Wallis Island” to provide one. Bereft of chuckles or even ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island director In addition to Basden and Key returning to turn their short into a feature-length movie, so is the short’s original director, James Griffiths. This is only the ...

I knew I’d have to include James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a twee-sounding British comedy about a folk musician named Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) who plays a gig on a remote ...

He’s kind of right, but mostly wrong, which sets both the comedic and dramatic wheels spinning in the British comedy “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” in theaters April 4. That millionaire ...

Seattle inaugurated its fifth-ever Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat, in a ceremony in the City Council Chambers. Hosted by the Office ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

When I first heard Minnie Riperton’s voice, it felt like hearing a lullaby from the heavens—sweet, soaring, and impossible to ...

LOS ANGELES, March 24 (UPI) --The Ballad of Wallis Island, in theaters Friday, is a charming comedy about music, nostalgia and regrets. Any viewer should be able to relate to at least two of the ...

Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. By Alissa Wilkinson Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at ...

Where: 9200 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33156 That log cabin exterior with its bright red roof stands out against the Florida sky ...