James Griffiths’ comedy-drama with songs stirs up the troubled romantic past of a once-popular Brit folk-rock duo, their ...

The team from 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' discussed the fine line they had to walk in making the main character bearable.

Review: Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), a songwriter who found fame as part of the folk duo McGwyer Mortimer, sits in a boat ...

Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan are a disarmingly delightful trio in a quirky and music-filled comedy set on ...

I’d like to put the Smiths back together,” Basden said. “They certainly wouldn’t do anything together again.” Yeah, those ...

James Griffiths’ comedy-drama with songs stirs up the troubled romantic past of a once-popular Brit folk-rock duo, their awkward reunion engineered by an oddball superfan. By David Rooney Chief ...

The director James Griffith’s “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a sublime, adorable comedy whose roots can be traced to a ...

This sublime and human comedy, starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden and the wonderful Tim Key, is anything but kooky or ...

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 snap, crackle and pop of vinyl marks the start of The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music-themed rom-com that’s ...

The film also stars Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan as ex–bandmates and lovers McGwyer & Mortimer. Key (who co-wrote the film with Basden based on a short they made in 2008) says the premise of ...