adam mckay Archives - Movies In Focus

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 2016

OSCARS 2016: A Full List Of Nominations; THE REVENANT Leads The Pack

The nominations for the Academy Awards (AKA the Oscars) have dropped. We expected many of these (The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight) but who would have guessed that Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director? I [...]

January 14, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

Sizzle Reel And Poster All-Star Financial Drama THE BIG SHORT

The Big Short seems to be flying under the radar – and that’s pretty odd for a movie that stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Adam McKay directs this financial drama and here’s a ‘sizzle reel’ and poster [...]

November 14, 2015

Peyton Reed To Direct ANT-MAN; Michael Douglas Is Disappointed

And so the Ant-Man saga draws to a close. Peyton Reed has now snagged the directing gig, replacing Edgar Wright who dropped out of the movie following a decade of development. Anchorman helmer Adam McKay has also come onboard to spruce-up the [...]

June 8, 2014