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Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is Now A Global Event

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is going to go global. The DC Comics superhero team-up will be available worldwide in all markets day and date with the film when it makes its US debut on HBO Max on Thursday 18 March 2021. Snyder’s long [...]

February 20, 2021

Trailer For Ron Howard’s HILLBILLY ELEGY Starring Amy Adams & Glenn Close

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Ron Howard‘s eagerly awaited Hillbilly Elegy. When you watch it you’ll have a hard time believing that Amy Adams and Glenn Close won’t get a boatload of awards nominations between them. [...]

October 14, 2020

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

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

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: ARRIVAL, HOUSE: THE COLLECTION, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, TOMBOY & More

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner prepare for an Arrival, Hailee Steinfeld is on The Edge Of Seventeen, Arrow Films presents House: The Collection, Michelle Rodriguez is given a (Re) [...]

April 8, 2017

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

Go Mel! Full List Of Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge has a strong showing (seven nods, same as La La Land). That’s what I call a comeback. Go Mel! A whole host of Movies In Focus [...]

December 12, 2016

Curious Trailer For Tom Ford’s NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Starring Amy Adams And Jake Gyllenhaal

This is a really good trailer for Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals. I can’t tell what the hell the film is about, but it’s got me curious. This is what trailer should do – pique interest – not give the whole plot away. Amy Adams, Jake [...]

September 15, 2016

Denis Villeneuve’s ARRIVAL Is Giving Off A Strong Contact/Sphere Vibe

Movies In Focus is getting a really strong late 1990s Warner Bros. sci-fi vibe from Denis Villeneuve‘s Arrival. I’m getting hints of Robert Zemeckis’ Contact and notes of Barry Levinson’s Sphere. I really dig both [...]

August 16, 2016

Review: Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Delivers

This review contains spoilers for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Zack Snyder ends decades of anticipation and finally brings both Batman and Superman together for the first time on the big screen with Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. If [...]

March 26, 2016

New Images Offer A Good Look At The Cast Of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

One of the most anticipated films of 2016 is Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Zach Snyder directed film opens on March 25, 2016 and Warner Bros. is slowly but surely rolling out more and more marketing materials to whet the appetite. These [...]

September 6, 2015

Everybody Say Cheese! The Casts Of DAWN OF JUSTICE And SUICIDE SQUAD Unite For A Group Photo

The casts of Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and David Ayer’s Suicide Squad met for a group photo at the San Diego Comic Con. The cast of the Snyder film are taking the ‘we’re the adults’ approach, while Ayer’s gang [...]

July 16, 2015

BAFTA Awards 2015: A Full List Of Nominations

The 2015 Bafta Nominations have been announced and as usual there are some surprises scattered (Under The Skin for Outstanding British Film) throughout and some not so surprising announcements (The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game). [...]

January 10, 2015

UK Poster For AMERICAN HUSTLE Shows Off 70s Fashion

Here’s the UK quad poster for David O. Russell’s American Hustle (is it any different from the US one?). At this point I think we all know that this is going to score some major awards gold over the next few months. I’d bet pretty heavily on [...]

November 23, 2013

David O. Russell And Acting Muscle Unite For AMERICAN HUSTLE

David O. Russell’s American Hustle is going to be a major awards contender this year. A cast made-up of Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner is a pretty impressive line-up (how many Oscar nominations and [...]

November 4, 2013