Interviews

Podcast – Episode 33: THE BLACK DEMON Director Adrian Grunberg

Get The Gringo and Rambo: Last Blood director, Adrian Grünberg joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new film,The Black Demon. The killer shark movie stars Josh Lucas as an oil company employee struggling to protect his family from [...]

April 28, 2023

Podcast – Episode 32: Film Historian James Kenney On DAUGHTER OF GOD With Keanu Reeves & Ana De Armas

City University of New York lecturer and film historian James Kenney once again joins the Movies In Focus podcast. The last time he was on the show he talked about discovering the original cut of Peter Bogdonavich’s Squirrels To The Nuts – [...]

April 15, 2023

Podcast – Episode 31: A L Katz Talks The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast & Tales From The Crypt

Running on HBO for seven seasons and 93 episodes from 1989 to 1996, Tales From The Crypt was a wonderfully ghoulish show that was based on Bill Gaines’ EC Comics imprint of the same name. Executive produced by Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Robert [...]

March 15, 2023

Podcast – Episode 30: Director Yoko Okumura Talks About Her Comedy-Thriller UNSEEN

Japanese-American director Yoko Okumura makes a punchy feature film debut with Unseen, a new genre-bending comedy-thriller from Blumhouse Productions. Running a tight eighty minutes, Unseen stars Midori Francis as Emily, a woman escaping from a [...]

March 12, 2023

Podcast – Episode 29: Writer/Director Corey Deshon Talks About His New Thriller DAUGHTER

Corey Deshon, the talented multi-hyphenate writer-director joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new film, Daughter. Daughter is an intense psychological thriller that stars Vivien Ngô as a young woman who is abducted and then [...]

March 2, 2023

Podcast – Episode 28: ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES Writers Pen Densham & John Watson

Released in the summer of 1991, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves was a monster success that grossed over $165 million at the US box office and more than $390 million globally – a number which made it one of the biggest hits of the year. The [...]

January 17, 2023

Podcast – Episode 27: Writing-Directing Duo Joe Dietsch & Louis Gibson Discuss MANIFEST WEST

Manifest West is a coming of age survival drama starring Milo Gibson, Annet Mahendru and Lexi Kolker. A film about a family ditching civilisation and seeking a new life in the American wilderness, Manifest West is an incredibly timely movie which [...]

November 28, 2022

Podcast – Episode 26: Darren Le Gallo, Schuyler Fisk & Henry Thomas Talk About SAM & KATE

Sam & Kate is a heartfelt family dramedy from writer-director Darren Le Gallo. It’s a low-key piece, which features a collection of strong performances from its cast – Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk and Henry [...]

November 21, 2022

Podcast – Episode 25: Romuald Boulanger Talks ON THE LINE / Chuck Russell Talks PARADISE CITY

This episode of the Movies In Focus podcast sees a pair of directors join Niall Browne to talk about their latest movies. First up is French filmmaker Romuald Boulanger who is discussing his new thriller On The Line. The film sees Mel Gibson star as [...]

November 14, 2022

Podcast – Episode 24: Director K. Asher Levin Talks About The Horror-Action-Comedy SLAYERS

Director K. Asher Levin joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk with Niall Browne about his horror-action-comedy Slayers. A very modern take on the vampire film, Slayers stabs its stake into the heart of everything from online influencers to [...]

November 4, 2022

Podcast – Episode 23: Gerry Maguire On The Irish Film Festival London 2022

Gerry Maguire, Festival Director of Irish Film London returns to the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss the 2022 incarnation of The Irish Film Festival London. The festival, which is now in its 11th year will take place in London from the 16 – 20 [...]

October 24, 2022

Podcast – Episode 22: Legendary Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza On His Hollywood Career & Films Such As Die Hard, 48 Hours, Hudson Hawk & More!

Steven E. de Souza, the acclaimed screenwriter and director joins Niall Browne for this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Mega hits and cult classics such as 48 Hours, Commando, Die Hard, The Running Man, Die Hard 2, Hudson Hawk, [...]

October 17, 2022

Podcast – Episode 21: Director Andrew Baird Discusses The Thriller ONE WAY & Working With Colson ’Machine Gun Kelly’ Baker

Irish filmmaker Andrew Baird joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk with Niall Browne about his new film One Way. A character based thriller which stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly), Kevin Bacon and Travis Fimmel, One Way is a piece which [...]

September 1, 2022

Podcast – Episode 20: Lorne Balfe Talks About Composing The Music For TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Actors, writers, directors and producers all have key roles in production – but one of the most important aspects in a film is the musical score – a score can literally make or break a film. Composer Lorne Balfe joins the Movies In [...]

June 10, 2022

Podcast – Episode 19: Horror Filmmaker Sonny Mallhi On His Career As A Writer/Director/Producer

At the tail end of 2021 Movies In Focus watched and reviewed Sonny Mallhi’s excellent horror, Hurt. On The surface it appeared that Hurt was just another film in the slasher genre – but it turned out to be much more than that, Yes, it was [...]

April 10, 2022

Podcast – Episode 18: James Kenney On Finding The Lost Director’s Cut Of Peter Bogdanovich’s SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS

Premiering at the Venice Festival in 2014, She’s Funny That Way was the final narrative feature from the late Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans and Jennifer Aniston, the film was a [...]

March 26, 2022

Interview: Director Mark Neveldine On PANAMA Starring Cole Hauser & Mel Gibson

Director Mark Neveldine is known for his kinetic action movies like the Crank films and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. He’s back with Panama, a new ’80s set action-thriller starring Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson. Hauser plays Becker, [...]

March 26, 2022

Podcast – Episode 17: Batman On Film Founder Bill Ramey Talks About BATMAN On The Big Screen

Since 1998, Bill Ramey’s Batman On Film has been the go-to website for the best news for Batman on the big screen. It was founded in the wake of Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin as a way of ‘lobbying for the long-term continuation of [...]

February 26, 2022

Podcast – Episode 16: Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller THE DESPERATE HOUR

Over the last five decades, Australian director Phillip Noyce has shown that he really knows how to handle the thriller genre. Noyce first captured international attention with the acclaimed 1989 film Dead Calm. Starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and [...]

February 20, 2022

Interview: Cheech Marin Talks About Returning To NASH BRIDGES After A 20 Year Break

The great Cheech Marin is an actor, musician, comedian, writer, art collector and activist. In fact, there seeminly isn’t anything that the man can’t do. From his iconic work as part of comedy duo, Cheech & Chong through to roles in [...]

November 27, 2021

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