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Is BIRDMAN The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 film that’s zesty and light, but [...]

September 5, 2021

Michael Keaton Takes Flight In This Behind The Scenes Image From BIRDMAN

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 masterpiece, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is more than a movie – it’s a cinematic mission statement, showing us everything that is wrong with movies today. It lets us know what cinema [...]

July 24, 2020

Is BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

March 7, 2020

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Has No Idea What Cinema Is (Updated)

Update: The Academy has now back-tracked the below decision and awards for all categories will be given out live when the show airs on 24 February. Here’s the official statement: ”The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership [...]

February 14, 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

Movies In Focus At The 2016 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

An icy cold Valentine’s Day in London saw the 2016 Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Opera House. Movies In Focus once again braved the cold to cover the red carpet to see the stars arrive for this prestigious night in the awards season calendar. The [...]

February 15, 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

Sparse New Teaser Poster For Alejandro González Iñárritu’s THE REVENANT

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s powerful looking The Revenant has scored itself a new poster. This is as sparse as the film looks – but it’s a great looking teaser that doesn’t fall into the old photpshop trap .That may come in the [...]

October 24, 2015

More Plot And More Tom Hardy In The Second Trailer For THE REVENANT

The first trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant was a powerful and visceral affair – but this second piece digs deep into the plot and shows more of Tom Hardy as the man who leaves Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hugh Glass for [...]

September 29, 2015

Is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s THE REVENANT With Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hardy The Film Of Year?

Alejandro González Iñárritu blew minds last year with Birdman and he’s about to do it again with The Revenant. This revenge tale stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Lukas Haas, Domhnall Gleeson and I’m sure it’s going to [...]

July 18, 2015

DVD Review: BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) Is A Modern Classic

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a complex film that needs multiple viewings to fully appreciate its wonderful richness. Movies In Focus reviewed the film on its cinema release but this is a fresh take on the dvd release of [...]

May 10, 2015

Watch Michael Keaton Talk About The Density Of BIRDMAN

Michael Keaton scored awards galore for his stunning turn in Birdman. He narrowly missed out on an Academy Award and a Bafta for his performance, but sadly he was beaten to the gold by The Theory of Everything‘s Eddie Redmayne. That [...]

May 6, 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