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Oscars 2022: The Full Academy Awards Winners List

The 94th Academy Awards took place on Sunday 27th March 2022. The event was pretty much over shadowed by Best Actor winner Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. If the night [...]

March 28, 2022

Academy Awards 2022: A Full List Of Oscar Nominations

Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The Netflix western scored 12 nominations including Best Director for Campion. Campion is now the first woman to have been nominated for best director [...]

February 10, 2022

Monster Opening For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Breaks Box Office Records

It’s been a while since Movies In Focus did any sort of deep-dive into box office analysis. That stuff doesn’t interest me like it used to, mainly because I no longer have a dog in the fight. In the good old days, you could follow actors [...]

December 20, 2021

Still No Maguire & Garfield In The Latest SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Trailer

This latest trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home gives us much more of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and it also shows-off a lot more action (read: usual Marvel movie destruction). However, like with the previous trailer that was released in [...]

November 18, 2021

The Long-Awaited Trailer For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Is Here

Those looking to catch a glimpse of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield in the long-awaited first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home are going to be very disappointed. You do get to see Alfred Molina‘s Doctor Octopus though – which ties [...]

August 24, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Is Beautiful And Brutal

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is a masterful piece of filmmaking. Gibson’s eye for action is second to none and he has created some of the most impressive battle sequences ever filmed for this WWII drama. The sheer scope of what’s on display is a [...]

May 1, 2017

Movies In Focus At The 2017 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Movies In Focus once again braved the elements to join the red carpet at the 2017 EE Bafta Film Awards. This was the 70th year of the event and it was held at the Royal Albert Hall, rather than the usual Royal Opera House venue. As expected, [...]

February 13, 2017

Oscars 2017: A Full List Of Nominations; Hollywood Goes Gaga For LA LA LAND

La La Land leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The musical scored 14 nominations, equally the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. Damien Chapelle’s musical is the one to beat this year and it’s likely it’ll [...]

January 24, 2017

Making HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson makes movies like nobody else working today. See how he managed to make Hacksaw Ridge – one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last year in the below featurette. Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, [...]

January 18, 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

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING – With A Great Trailer Comes Great Responsibility

I like these trailers (international and US) for Spider-Man: Homecoming. There’s a sense of fun and playfulness that works (probably down to Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark) and I’m impressed by how this feels like a well-made teen [...]

December 9, 2016

The SILENCE Poster Gives The Hard Sell

Silence won’t be an easy sell to the masses. However, I doubt Martin Scorsese cares about box office for this one – this is one for art, not commerce. This poster doesn’t scream fun, but it’s in-line with the mood of the [...]

December 1, 2016

New Trailer For Martin Scorsese’s SILENCE Starring Andrew Garfield & Liam Neeson

I don’t know what I was expecting from Martin Scorsese‘s Silence – but it wasn’t this. This is a well cut and scored trailer that makes the film look epic, bombastic, stirring. This isn’t crime film Scorsese, this is [...]

November 23, 2016

Cowardice And Rescue: Two New HACKSAW RIDGE Clips

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is garnering great reviews, good box office ( a $14.7 million US opening) and a lot of awards buzz. It hits the UK on 27 January 2017 – and here’s a a pair of new clips (titled Cowardice and Rescue) [...]

November 7, 2016

Mel Gibson Talks About HACKSAW RIDGE And His Passion Of The Christ Follow-up THE RESURRECTION

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson appeared at SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium recently to discuss his latest film as director, Hacksaw Ridge. While he was there, he spilled some beans on his in-development follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ: [...]

September 3, 2016

Stunning First Trailer For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is eagerly awaited by Movies In Focus. Gibson’s got a faultless track record as a director and this war drama looks to continue that trend. This first trailer for Gibson’s film has some stunning imagery. I can’t [...]

July 30, 2016

First Poster For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mighty Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge now has a release date and a brand new poster. The release date is November 4 (smack dab in the middle of awards season) and here’s the poster. Stylish. This WWII drama stars Andrew Garfield as Desmond [...]

July 1, 2016

Andrew Garfield: TV and Film Career

LA born and Surrey raised, Andrew Garfield began his acting career in British television and theatre. His first role in a feature length film was in Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs. This was followed by a mix of low budget, independent shorts and [...]

January 26, 2016

DVD Review: Andrew Garfield And Michael Shannon Star In Credit Crunch Drama 99 HOMES

Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon use their superhero movie clout to star in director Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes. Both Garfield and Shannon offer-up great performances in this morally ambiguous credit-crunch drama. Garfield plays Dennis, a [...]

January 20, 2016

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