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The Teaser Poster For DUNKIRK Tells You It’s A Christopher Nolan Movie

Blue hues, a silhouette and a lot of atmosphere – yep, it’s gotta be a Christopher Nolan movie. This poster for Dunkirk lets you know that this will be epic. Just look at what lies beyond. I’ll admit that we’ve seen this [...]

December 13, 2016

Book Review: THE MAKING OF STANLEY KUBRICK’S 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Is Out Of This World

The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is a stunning piece of literature. This hefty behind-the-scenes look at Stanley Kubrick’s seminal sci-fi drama is highly recommended to cineastes. The images held between the quirky [...]

August 28, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Science Fiction Meets Science Fact In Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR

Interstellar is a movie that could only be made by a director at a certain level; one with several, huge hits under their belt. Christopher Nolan’s film is an epic science fiction movie that doesn’t pander to the lowest common denominator. [...]

March 24, 2015

Movies In Focus Attends The 2015 Baftas And The Full List Of Winners

This is the first time I’ve went into the Baftas with such a clear opinion of who I wanted to win. It was Birdman of course, Alejandro Gonzále’s mesmerising drama starring Michael Keaton. It was never going to be easy though, as Gonzále’s [...]

February 9, 2015

OSCARS 2015: A Full List Of Nominations; BIRDMAN Flies High

The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) nominations have been announced and it’s fantastic to see Michael Keaton score a nod for Best Actor. It was never in doubt of course, as Keaton has been the frontrunner for some time due to his sterling work in [...]

January 15, 2015

BAFTA Awards 2015: A Full List Of Nominations

The 2015 Bafta Nominations have been announced and as usual there are some surprises scattered (Under The Skin for Outstanding British Film) throughout and some not so surprising announcements (The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game). [...]

January 10, 2015

Book Review: INTERSTELLAR – BEYOND TIME AND SPACE: INSIDE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S SCI-FI EPIC

Interstellar: Beyond Time And Space: Inside Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Epic is the perfect companion piece to Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic. Much like the film itself, Mark Cotta Vaz’s book is a detailed and stylish affair which [...]

November 15, 2014

New Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar hits on 7 November, but hardly anything is known about the Matthew McConaughey starrer. It involves McConaughey going into space to ‘save mankind’, while Jessica Chastain may play his daughter and Michael Caine [...]

October 7, 2014

Poster For Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR – It’s About Space

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is going to be good. The question is – how good? Answer: probably very good, considering his past form. The science fiction stars a post-Oscar win Matthew McConaughey, a man who is on a serious hot streak. [...]

May 10, 2014

Macabre Matthew McConaughey In DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

Matthew McConaughey has had an impressive career comeback (it’s on Affleckian levels). His work in Magic Mike, Mud and Killer Joe (read the Movies In Focus review) heped to show (again) that there was more to his career than fluffy romantic [...]

August 31, 2013

Is Christopher Nolan In Talks To Direct JAMES BOND 24?

Christopher Nolan has made no secret that he’s a fan of the James Bond franchise. The director has liberally lifted elements from the 50 year old film series and used them to inspire some of the best moments in his films – Inception and the [...]

May 18, 2013