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Podcast Episode 41: Phillip Noyce & Morena Baccarin Discuss FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan

Director Phillip Noyce and Morena Baccarin join the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about their new film, Fast Charlie. Brutal when it needs to be, funny when it wants to be and heartfelt when you least expect it, Fast Charlie is first-class [...]

December 16, 2023

Competition: Win Ken Loach’s THE OLD OAK On Blu-ray

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s THE OLD OAK, is available on digital download and available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from 15th December. To celebrate, Movies In Focus is offering 2 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on Blu-ray. The [...]

December 11, 2023

Notebook Reviews: RUSH HOUR

Brett Ratner – 1998 Rush Hour is an entertaining, but undemanding buddy cop movie from director Brett Ratner. The chemistry between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan is present and correct and the script has enough dexterity to keep things afloat. [...]

December 2, 2023

How Does That Sound? Clip From FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan

Fast Charlie is a revenge film starring the mighty Pierce Brosnan, directed by Phillip Noyce – the director behind Dead Calm, Clear And Present Danger and a host of other great movies. The darkly comedic thriller also stars James Caan in his [...]

November 29, 2023

Celebrating 25 Years Of Tony Scott’s ENEMY OF THE STATE

The late Tony Scott made a lot of great movies,but 1998’s Enemy Of The State might just be his best (at the very least it’s up there with Spy Game and Man On Fire). It’s a paranoia/conspiracy thriller which still packs a punch 25 [...]

November 20, 2023

Notebook Reviews: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells – 1998 The Prince Of Egypt is an epic and entertaining animated feature with a tremendous cast of voices (Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, [...]

November 18, 2023

Bond On The Bayou: Trailer For FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan

A thriller with Pierce Brosnan in the lead role and Phillip Noyce handling directing duties is an exciting proposition. Throw in the late, great James Caan in his final role and Fast Charlie should be rocketing to the top of your must-see films list [...]

November 18, 2023

Notebook Reviews: BAD BOYS

Michael Bay – 1995. The irascible Michael Bay makes his feature-length directing debut with Bad Boys. This buddy action pic is stylish and enjoyable and Will Smith and Martin Lawrence make an engaging double act. This Simpson/Bruckheimer [...]

October 8, 2023

Kevin Costner Rides Again! Release Date & Teaser For HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA

It’s official – Kevin Costner‘s Horizon: An American Saga is now the most anticipated movie event of 2024. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 gets a theatrical release on June 28, 2024, and then two months later, Horizon: An [...]

October 7, 2023

MOONLIGHTING Finally Set To Hit Streaming In October

Glenn Gordon Caron’s masterful 1980s series, Moonlighting will finally be available for streaming. All 67 episodes of the Cybil Shepherd–Bruce Willis series will hit Hulu on October 10, 2023. Running from 19985 to [...]

September 30, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Keanu Reeves & Hugo Weaving Shoot Bullet Time On THE MATRIX

Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano, The Matrix is one of the defining movies in cinema history. It came from nowhere back in 1999 and changed the face of how science fiction and action [...]

September 30, 2023

Notebook Reviews: THE CLIENT

Joel Schumacher – 1994. The Client is a handsomely mounted, but disappointingly routine thriller from director Joel Schumacher. This John Grisham adaptation is an improvement on the source material, but you can tell where the plot is heading. [...]

September 25, 2023

Petition To Reinstate The Original Ending To Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA

Movies In Focus isn’t one for online petitions – but it has been brought to my attention that there’s a change.org petition to get the original ending of Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea reinstated for some sort of release by Warner Bros. [...]

September 24, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Bruce Willis & Richard Donner On The Set Of 16 BLOCKS

2005’s 16 Blocks is something of an under-appreciated action-thriller from director Richard Donner starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse. A buddy movie of sorts, 16 Blocks feels like the point where Donner’s Lethal Weapon [...]

September 23, 2023

Notebook Reviews: SNATCH

Guy Ritchie – 2000. Guy Ritchie’s Snatch is an enjoyable enough gangster flick. There’s a good cast who deliver some interesting performances – most notably the mighty Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro and Vinnie [...]

September 23, 2023

DVD Review: SUCCESSION – THE COMPLETE SERIES

Too much hype is a bad thing. It usually means that by the time you get to watch that specific movie or show, you’ve either become sick of hearing about it – or it fails to live up to expectations. Anyone with a passing interest in [...]

September 20, 2023

Trailer: John Carpenter Returns To Directing With SUBURBAN SCREAMS

John Carpenter – the acclaimed Master Of Horror behind The Thing, Halloween and The Fog hasn’t directed since 2010’s The Ward – but that will change once Suburban Screams hits Peacock on October 13. There’s a catch [...]

September 16, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Cary Grant & Alfred Hitchcock On The Set Of NORTH BY NORTHWEST

The great Alfred Hitchcock‘s North By Northwest is one of the finest films ever made. Expertly crafted, the thriller is a brilliant exercise in tension, humour and romance. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin [...]

September 16, 2023

Closed Competition: Win THE FLASH On Blu-ray

Andy Muschietti’s The Flash is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from 18 September, 2023. To celebrate, Movies In Focus is offering 2 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on Blu-ray. The synopsis; Worlds collide in “The [...]

September 11, 2023

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