If you crossed the lovely indie musical “Once” (2007) with the charming Scottish comedy classic “Local Hero” (1983), and subtracted half of the loveliness and charm, you might end up with “The Ballad ...

Originally a short film titled The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, The Ballad of Wallis Island is a work of ...

In this superb little sleeper, a lonely lottery winner reunites his favorite singing duo for a personal concert on a distant ...

The Friend,’ ‘Dying for Sex’ and ‘Nice Indian Boy.’ ...

An affable lottery winner decides to bring his favorite singer to a remote island off the coast of Wales for a private ...

And by dead souls, what I mean is the idea that there’s a spark that’s been mostly extinguished, a glowing ember that burns a little brighter in British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island . Herb (as ...

The latest film from James Griffiths is a sweet story of a band getting back together to play a gig for one man.

A reclusive lottery winner hires his favorite folk duo for a reunion concert. Love, music and laughs proceed from there. It ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks comedians Tom Basden and Tim Key, about why they returned to their nearly 20-year-old short film to ...

Yet one of many charms of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it has no intentions of timeliness. It has nothing to do with ...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE ONE AND ONLY HERB MCGWYER PLAYS WALLIS ISLAND") TOM BASDEN: (As Herb McGwyer) This doesn't make sense. Where will the - where will people be? You said there'd be a hundred.