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The Lost Art Of The Summer Blockbuster

In the last couple of days Movies In Focus re-watched Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea (1999) and Martin Campbell’s The Mask Of Zorro (1998). These films probably don’t rank high on anyone’s ‘favourite movies list’ but they’re two [...]

April 9, 2017

Michael Bay Talks TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT In IMAX 3D & Movies In Focus Listens

Oh Michael Bay. What can I say to bring you back to us? Err…actually, I can say this. However, I must admit that I’m intrigued by the medieval aspect on display here in Transformers: The Last Knight, and some of the shots have a real [...]

April 6, 2017

LIGHTS OUT: We Like It In The Shadows

Since the dawn of cinema, the dark has been as important to horror as monsters, blood, and jump-out-of-your-seat scares. Lights Out – out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download now – takes it a step further by turning that inherent human fear of [...]

December 13, 2016

More Cinematic Hell With The Trailer For TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT

Michael Bay can master the visuals but there’s too much damn slam-bam robot action in the Transformers movies and not enough plot. Or maybe there is plot and it’s really, really bad. Anyway, they’re just going to keep making these things [...]

December 6, 2016

The Best Roles Of Antonio Banderas

A man of many talents, Antonio Banderas is best known for his suave Hispanic charm. From his early collaborations with acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, Banderas then broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s despite at first having to [...]

January 21, 2016

Review: KIDNAPPING FREDDY HEINEKEN With Anthony Hopkins And Sam Worthington Is All Fizz

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (also known as Kidnapping Mr. Heineken) tells the true story of the 1983 kidnapping of the the beer mogul. Daniel Alfredson’s film has a strong cast (Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturges) and a keen concept but [...]

April 16, 2015

DVD Review: Russell Crowe Anchors NOAH But Aronofsky’s Film Misses The Boat

Darren Aronofsky harboured dreams of making Noah for over a decade and he was finally able to achieve his goal by using the critical and commercial success of The Wrestler and Black Swan as leverage so that Paramount Pictures would stump up the [...]

August 2, 2014

Review: Bruce Willis And Company Have A Blast In RED 2

Robert Schwentke’s RED appeared to come out of nowhere and unexpectedly entertain critics and audiences alike back in 2010. Now Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Mary-Louise Paker show they’re still Retired and Extremely Dangerous. [...]

July 23, 2013

New HITCHCOCK Poster, Film Enters Oscar Race

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the first poster for director Sacha Gervasi’s Hitchcock. The film charts the making of Psycho and Hitchcock’s relationship with his wife, Alma. The drama stars Anthony Hopkins as the legendary director, [...]

September 21, 2012

Image of Aronofsky’s Ark: NOAH Way!

Darren Aronofsky has tweeted an image of his currently under construction Ark from Noah. He also tweetd the caption: “I dreamt about this since I was 13. And now it’s a reality. Genesis 6:14″ Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Jennifer [...]

July 12, 2012

Get ‘Lost’ During A 10 Night Stay In BATES MOTEL

A&E has picked up a ten episode order of Bates Motel, a new Psycho prequel series from writer/producer Carlton Cuse.According to Variety: “Bates Motel examines the formative years of iconic “Psycho” character Norman Bates, and his [...]

July 3, 2012