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Is BIRDMAN The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 film that’s zesty and light, but [...]

September 5, 2021

Michael Keaton’s Best Performances

The mighty Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on born September 5, 1951. The performer had to change his surname to Keaton because there were two other actors registered at the Screen Actors Guild with that name. Throughout his [...]

September 5, 2021

Michael Keaton Takes Flight In This Behind The Scenes Image From BIRDMAN

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 masterpiece, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is more than a movie – it’s a cinematic mission statement, showing us everything that is wrong with movies today. It lets us know what cinema [...]

July 24, 2020

Batman Returns: Michael Keaton Is Back On The Big Screen As The Dark Knight

The mighty Michael Keaton hasn’t played Batman since Tim Burton’s gloriously gothic Batman Returns in 1992 – but it looks like that is going to change as the star is currently in talks to join Ezra Miller in Andy [...]

June 26, 2020

Is BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

March 7, 2020

The Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century…So Far

Movies In Focus was inspired to put together a Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century list after reading the recent piece in Empire which listed the top movies of the century as voted for by the magazine’s readers. It was a pretty damning list [...]

January 21, 2020

Popular Film: The Death Of The Oscars

To paraphrase George Lucas’ Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith: “So this is how movies die, with thunderous applause”. Achievement In Popular Film – that’s the new category for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and [...]

August 9, 2018

The Big Mike! Michael Keaton’s Top 5 Performances

Every Michael Keaton performance is a special one. The actor has seen a career resurgence in recent years thanks to Birdman, Spotlight and The Founder. Throughout his career Keaton has been able to walk the fine line between comedy and drama, [...]

February 16, 2017

Let Michael Keaton Explain The Golden Arches In This Clip From THE FOUNDER

How good does The Founder look? This might be about the founding of a fast food empire – but this is gourmet cinema. Michael Keaton, who has been on a heck of a movie run over the last couple of years (with Birdman and Spotlight) stars [...]

December 20, 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

Birdman Becomes The Vulture In SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Michael Keaton really has become the Birdman. The actor has re-entered negotiations for the role of The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He was in the frame for the role several weeks ago, but bailed due to money reasons. However the notoriously [...]

May 21, 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

More Plot And More Tom Hardy In The Second Trailer For THE REVENANT

The first trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant was a powerful and visceral affair – but this second piece digs deep into the plot and shows more of Tom Hardy as the man who leaves Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hugh Glass for [...]

September 29, 2015

Is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s THE REVENANT With Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hardy The Film Of Year?

Alejandro González Iñárritu blew minds last year with Birdman and he’s about to do it again with The Revenant. This revenge tale stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Lukas Haas, Domhnall Gleeson and I’m sure it’s going to [...]

July 18, 2015

All Hail: Check Out These MACBETH Clips And Michael Fassbender Shall Be King Hereafter

Birdman was giving Movies In Focus the cinematic wood back in 2014 – in 2015 it’s Macbeth. I’ll admit it’s weird that this has a 300 meets Braveheart vibe going on, but who doesn’t want to see Michael Fassbender swinging his [...]

May 23, 2015

DVD Review: BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) Is A Modern Classic

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a complex film that needs multiple viewings to fully appreciate its wonderful richness. Movies In Focus reviewed the film on its cinema release but this is a fresh take on the dvd release of [...]

May 10, 2015

Watch Michael Keaton Talk About The Density Of BIRDMAN

Michael Keaton scored awards galore for his stunning turn in Birdman. He narrowly missed out on an Academy Award and a Bafta for his performance, but sadly he was beaten to the gold by The Theory of Everything‘s Eddie Redmayne. That [...]

May 6, 2015

Blu-ray Review: How Good Is Eddie Redmayne’s Oscar-Winning Turn In THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING?

The Theory Of Everything is prime movie awards bait that features someone overcoming a physical ailment to succeed against all odds. I was cynical going into James Marsh’s film but I have to admit that it’s a charming piece of cinema with a well [...]

May 3, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Angelina Jolie Directs Jack O’Connell In The Impressive UNBROKEN

I have to hand it to Angelina Jolie for what she has done with Unbroken. It’s a damn fine WWII that’s handsomely produced and well acted. Sure, it’s a tad overlong and slightly predictable but it holds together well and hits all the right [...]

April 25, 2015

You Think Michael Keaton Can’t Get Any Cooler – And Then This Happens…

Michael Keaton has had a phenomenal 12 months after winning rave reviews (and many awards) for his turn in the sublime Birdman (read the Movies In Focus review). He just hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time in 32 years, knocking out this [...]

April 6, 2015

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