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Uncovering Curiosities: Brett A. Hart’s BONE DRY

Brett A. Hart’s 2007 thriller Bone Dry is an exceptionally tense desert-based chase film in the tradition of Duel, The Hitcher and Breakdown. It’s a punchy directorial debut from Hart, a mystery/thriller which manages to deliver [...]

January 15, 2022

Review: COFFEE WITH EXES Is A Frothy Comedy Short

There’s a serious amount of fun to be had with the comedy short, Coffee With Exes. It stars Jessica Bishop (who also wrote the script) as a young woman navigating life, love and relationships in the 21st Century. The film follows [...]

February 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Brett A. Hart On The Set Of BONE DRY With Lance Henriksen & Luke Goss

Movies In Focus is very good friends with director Brett A. Hart, the man behind the wonderful thriller Bone Dry. In fact, we became friends after I reached out for an interview after being so impressed by the film back in 2007. The film is [...]

January 22, 2021

Book Review: JOHN GUILLERMIN: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE MOVIES

Billed as a book on ‘one of the best Hollywood directors nobody knows’, John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies is a fascinating look at the life and career of the director behind such films as The Towering Inferno, King Kong [...]

December 30, 2020

Review: Brett A. Hart Pits Lance Henriksen Against Luke Goss In The Desert Bound Thriller BONE DRY

Director Brett A. Hart’s Bone Dry is an exceptionally tense desert-based chase film in the tradition of Duel, The Hitcher and Breakdown. This 2007 film is punchy directorial debut from Hart, a mystery/thriller which manages to deliver thrills [...]

November 1, 2018

Amazon Will Meet The Desert With BONE DRY

Movies In Focus is good friends with director Brett A. Hart, the man behind the wonderful Bone Dry. In fact, we became friends after I reached out for an interview after being so impressed by the film back in 2007. Bone Dry film is tense, [...]

October 26, 2018

Exclusive! Christopher Lloyd Tells Some Likely Stories In WHITE LIES

Movies In Focus friend, director Brett A. Hart is working on an exciting new anthology series that has scored Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd in a key role. Titled White Lies, the show is a Twilight Zone style series which will be hosted [...]

February 16, 2018

Interview: Brett A. Hart On Bringing AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES To PBS

Movies In Focus was lucky to see 50 minutes of PBS’ forthcoming Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles. The Kickstarter funded show builds on the webisode series that Knowles had on Nerdist, opening it up to a whole new audience. I spoke with the [...]

January 27, 2015

It’s Almost Here: Movies In Focus Gets A Sneak Peek At AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES

The long awaited second season of Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles is nearly here. The show originally started on Nerdist’s Youtube Channel in 2012 but Harry Knowles and director Brett Hart’s vision for the show grew (I interviewed Harry [...]

January 20, 2015

Brett A. Hart Talks KICKSTARTER And AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES

Harry Knowles may be the front man for Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles (the clue’s in the title really), but the show wouldn’t have the visual energy that it has without the filmmaking vision of Brett A. Hart. Hart cut his teeth on adverts [...]

August 29, 2013

Help Harry Knowles And Brett A. Hart Kickstart The Next Series Of AICwHK

Movies In Focus was a huge supporter of Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles. The Nerdist web-series perfectly captured Knowles’ passion and energy for cinema and delivered it in a way no other film show has ever managed. Part of this was down to [...]

August 10, 2013

DVD Killed The Cinema Star

DVD has changed cinema, forever. Okay, it hasn’t changed how films look and sound, but it has changed the way that we view them. A little over 10 years ago when you wanted to watch a movie, you had to watch it on the big screen at a movie theatre. [...]

May 13, 2012

Interview: Harry Knowles Talks AIN’T IT COOL And The Nerdist Channel

Harry Knowles is the Godfather of internet movie news. Ain’t It Cool News set the standard for what has come along since and Knowles has managed to stay ahead of the curve and take part in the world which he once critiqued. He has produced films, [...]

May 1, 2012

Interview: Director Brett A. Hart Talks The Nerdist Channel And AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES – Part 2

This is part two of an exclusive two part interview with director Brett A. Hart (read part one). The Nerdist Channel is a new YouTube partner channel aimed at (and produced by) those who are “passionate about comedy, gaming, music, comic books, [...]

April 25, 2012

Interview: Director Brett A. Hart Talks The Nerdist Channel And AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES – Part 1

The Nerdist Channel is a new YouTube partner channel aimed at (and produced by) those who are “passionate about comedy, gaming, music, comic books, puppets and magic”. Not only is YouTube behind the show, but also the very impressive line-up of [...]

April 23, 2012

Interview: BONE DRY Director Brett A. Hart

I recently had the chance to interview the writer-director of the film, Brett A. Hart (not to be confused with the wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart). Bone Dry has been compared to Duel (a film that was directed by another first-timer, what was [...]

March 4, 2012

DVD Review: Director Brett A. Hart Impresses With His Debut BONE DRY

This desert based chase film is in the tradition of Duel, The Hitcher and Breakdown. Luke Goss stars as a businessman returning home from a trip who, for no apparent reason is chased and tormented by the mysterious Jimmy (Lance Henriksen). This low [...]

February 28, 2012