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George Clooney’s BATMAN

In 1996 it was announced that George Clooney would be replacing Val Kilmer as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman & Robin – the fourth instalment in the Warner Bros. hugely successful Batman franchise. Clooney would share the screen with box office [...]

June 2, 2020

Throwback Short Film: CAPRICIOUS

In 2016 Movies In Focus started writing a twisty-ish dramatic thriller with director Jordan Handford. We crafted a tight little script, which turned into a great little short film called Capricious. I was extremely impressed by Jordan’s direction, [...]

June 2, 2020

Lockdown Viewing Recommendation: Wes Anderson’s THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

Possibly the only good thing to come out of the seemingly never-ending lockdown caused by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic is the opportunity to watch a variety of different films. One title you must watch is Wes Anderson’s brilliant The [...]

June 2, 2020

MAMMA MIA! Pierce Brosnan Sings ABBA’s SOS

Phyllida Lloyd’s Mamma Mia! is an excellent jukebox musical that pulls on ABBA’s music and the 2008 film’s classy cast give it their all. Movies In Focus was originally cynical of the film, but i grew to appreciate Mamma Mia. Yes [...]

June 2, 2020

THE WOLFMAN: Ryan Gosling Set To The Iconic Universal Monster

Werewolf. There Wolf. Word on the street is that Ryan Gosling is the new Wolfman for Universal Pictures. There has been a serious under-appreciation of the werewolf on screen over the years. While the horror sub-genre has delivered some undeniable [...]

May 31, 2020

The Song We Need Right Now: Modern West’s THE SUN WILL RISE AGAIN

These truly are dark times. The world is suffering and we all need to believe there is hope out there. Kevin Costner knows this. He also knows that his song The Sun Will Rise Again, is the perfect anthem for what is going on around the globe right [...]

May 30, 2020

Behind The Scenes Of Joe Dante’s Brilliant Tom Hanks Comedy THE ‘BURBS

The ‘Burbs is Joe Dante working at the top of his game (that’s saying something when he also helmed The Howling and Gremlins). Dante’s macabre humour is perfect for the mixed tone of Dana Olsen’s script and he attacks the film with a [...]

May 29, 2020

Lockdown Viewing Recommendation: Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

One of the very few good things to come out of the seemingly never-ending lockdown caused by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic is the opportunity to watch a variety of different films. One title you might want to seek-out is Ben Affleck’s [...]

May 29, 2020

Vote! Have Your Say On The World’s Favourite Ray Harryhausen Creation

The great Ray Harryhausen would have been 100 years old on 29 June 2020. The special effects icon created some of the greatest on-screen monsters in cinema history using his famed Dynamtion technique. Harryhausen’s mastery would inspire [...]

May 29, 2020

Steel Crazy After All These Years: Henry Cavill Back As SUPERMAN

Hot on the heels of news that Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League is getting a 2021 release on HBO Max, comes word that Henry Cavill is set to reprise the role of Clark Kent/Superman in a forthcoming DC Comics film. [...]

May 28, 2020

Sky High Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow Director Doug Liman To Write And Direct Tom Cruise’s Space Movie

The unstoppable Tom Cruise’s American Made and Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman is going to take the star into orbit (literally). Liman is set to direct the movie that Cruise plans to shoot in space with the help of Elon Musk’s Space X and [...]

May 27, 2020

Lockdown Viewing Recommendation: COLD IN JULY Starring The Mighty Don Johnson

The endless time we’ve accrued during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has given us all the opportunity to seek-out a selection of different films to watch. One title you might want to get your hands on is Jim Mickle’s 2014 release Cold In [...]

May 27, 2020

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