alicia vikander Archives - Movies In Focus

Remembering SWORD OF THE VALIANT: THE LEGEND OF SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT Starring Sean Connery & Miles O’Keeffe

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight starring Sean Connery, Miles O’Keeffe and Peter Cushing was a film which was on constant video rotation in my home when I was a kid. I also studied the tale as part of my English [...]

July 28, 2021

New Trailer For David Lowery’s Long-Awaited Arthurian Fantasy THE GREEN KNIGHT

The Green Knight starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Barry Keoghan and Joel Edgerton was supposed to hit cinemas in the summer of 2020. Unfortunately COVID-19 meant that release date never happened, but now a year on it looks like David [...]

May 11, 2021

Remembering SWORD OF THE VALIANT: THE LEGEND OF SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT Starring Sean Connery & Miles O’Keeffe

April 22, 2021

Trailer For David Lowery’s Unique Take On The Arthurian Tale THE GREEN KNIGHT

Director David Lowery is carving out one hell of a career for himself. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013), Pete’s Dragon (2016), A Ghost Story (2017) and The Old Man and The Gun (2018) is a great 5-year run and this looks set [...]

February 14, 2020

TOMB RAIDER: First Look At Alicia Vikander As Lara Croft

I guess it must be time for a Tomb Raider reboot. Nobody really needed the Angelina Jolie movies, so I guess nobody wants this new version with Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander. It’s a prequel too – so that makes it even more exciting. [...]

March 27, 2017

Blu-ray Review: THE DANISH GIRL Is A Monumental Bore

Gloriously good proof that not every true life story needs to be made into a movie, The Danish Girl is a turgid piece of Oscar-bait cinema that neither educates or entertains over its two hour running time. This 1920s set film sees Eddie Reddmayne [...]

May 8, 2016

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

Trailer: Michael Fassbender And Alicia Vikander Star In THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Going by this trailer, it looks like The Light Between Oceans will be a major awards contender next year. Oscar nominees (and real-life couple) Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander star in the new drama from Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond [...]

February 24, 2016

All The BAFTAs 2016 Coverage You’ll Ever Want

Movies In Focus hit the 2016 Baftas – and you can check out all that coverage here. However, if you want the red carpet gossip and behind the scenes access, then check out the below… Through the Eye of the BAFTA mask A unique [...]

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