Wallis

The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

Barnes Wallis became a household name after the hit 1955 film The Dam Busters, in which Michael Redgrave portrayed him as a shy genius at odds with bureaucracy. This simplified a complicated man.

W.E. racconta le storie parallele di due donne fragili ma determinate, Wally Winthrop e Wallis Simpson, separate da un arco temporale di circa sessant'anni. Wally Winthrop, giornalista di New York, rinunciato al proprio lavoro di giornalista per sposare uno psichiatra di successo. Il suo rapporto è infelice e la donna è…

British jazz musician Bob Wallis was one of the peak figures of the UK traditional jazz boom of the early 1960s with his Dixieland trumpet stylings and imaginative takes on New Orleans classics. Originally released in 1973, this remastered digital reissue presents the seven tracks of Doctor Jazz, including live recordings of standards such as China Boy and Snag It, this a classic, swinging collection from Wallis and his Storyville band.