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First Look At The SHERLOCK Christmas Special; Things Get Victorian

In February Movies In Focus was on the set of the Sherlock Christmas Special, a Victorian-era spin on the contemporary take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s character. Here’s the first clip from the special starring Benedict Cumberbatch and [...]

July 10, 2015

James Bond Uses The Force: Daniel Craig Is A Stormtrooper In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Daniel Craig is living every young boy’s fantasy. Not only is he James Bond but he also managed to snag a role as a stormtrooper in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Simon Pegg let the news slip at the London premiere for his [...]

May 16, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT Trilogy Is Long But Enjoyable

Peter Jackson’s screen adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy is one of the few fantasy film series that managed to cross over from geeky entertainment to award-winning, record-breaking, blockbusting prestige pictures. [...]

April 20, 2015

Move Over Benedict Cumberbatch – There’s A New MR HOLMES On Baker Street

Movies In Focus is a big fan of classical interpretations of Sherlock Holmes. Forget the Benedict Cumberbatch series or Johnny Lee Miller’s Elementary, I’ve always been onboard with Jeremy Brett’s Holmes from the ‘80s and ‘90s. That’s [...]

March 7, 2015

Blu-ray Review: THE IMITATION GAME With Benedict Cumberbatch And Keira Knightley Is Mediocre

Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game was serious Awards bait. It may be based on a true story but Graham Moore’s calculated screenplay tries very hard to tick every box to be a worthy contender during the awards season. This makes the film rote [...]

March 1, 2015

Oscars 2015: The Winners At The 87th Academy Awards

Rejoice now that Birdman has won Best Picture and Best director at the 87th Academy Awards (along with Best Screenplay and Cinematography). Alejandro G Inarritu’s film might just be a modern masterpiece – but it’s a crying shame that Michael [...]

February 23, 2015

On The Set Of The SHERLOCK Christmas Special With Benedict Cumberbatch And Martin Freeman

Sunday 8 February was a gloriously sunny day and I decided to take a stroll through London before hitting the red carpet for the Baftas. My sojourn took me through Piccadilly Circus and down to Waterloo Place. I saw a tiny hum of activity in the [...]

February 10, 2015

Movies In Focus Attends The 2015 Baftas And The Full List Of Winners

This is the first time I’ve went into the Baftas with such a clear opinion of who I wanted to win. It was Birdman of course, Alejandro Gonzále’s mesmerising drama starring Michael Keaton. It was never going to be easy though, as Gonzále’s [...]

February 9, 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

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

Benedict Cumberbatch Is Finally Cast As Marvel’s DOCTOR STRANGE

It feels as if this casting news has been around forever (and it very nearly has) but Benedict Cumberbatch has finally been confirmed in the role of Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feig had this to say about [...]

December 5, 2014

Blu-ray Review: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG – EXTENDED EDITION

I have mixed feelings about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On one hand, it’s a great movie for kids – a rollocking adventure that features some well conceptualised action. On the other, it’s a movie filled with CGI-excess (poorly [...]

October 31, 2014

Marvel Phase Three: Sequels, Spin-offs, Black Panther & New AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Clip

Marvel Studios has announced its Phase Three movie plans and the Marvel fanboys can’t contain themselves. ‘This is wonderful news’ the say, ‘it’s brilliant’. I say it’s overkill – do we really need a 2-part [...]

October 30, 2014

UK Trailer For Potential Benedict Cumberbatch Awards Magnet THE IMITATION GAME

The Imitation Game hits UK screens on 14 November – but you can use this new trailer to get your Benedict Cumberbatch/Keira Knightley fix. Cumberbatch is gaining more and more awards heat in a year that has the potential to be a banner year in [...]

October 7, 2014

New Poster For THE IMITATION GAME Starring Benedict Cumberbatch And Keira Knightley

The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley is gaining a lot of awards traction because of Cumberbatch’s performance a as Alan Turning, the man who cracked the Enigma code firing World War II. It looks like the Sherlock [...]

September 20, 2014

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Image: Khan Benedict Cumberbatch Dig It?

It has been the talk of the internet for months (years?), but it has finally been confirmed that Benedict Cumbersnatch…sorry…Cumberbatch will be playing ‘John Harrison’ in J.J Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. Wait. Who? The smart [...]

December 11, 2012

Ewan McGregor Moves To AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of the George Clooney produced drama, August: Osage County. Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in the John Wells directed film – which is based on the Pulitzer and Tony-winning play by Tracy Letts. According to [...]

September 18, 2012

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