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STAR WARS EPISODE IX Starts Shooting; First Image Released

It’s 1 August 2018 – and that means J.J. Abrams has started shooting Star Wars Episode IX. Above is the first-ever image released – and it looks a bit like the Millennium Falcon. I could be wrong though. Abrams announced the [...]

August 1, 2018

STAR WARS EPISODE IX: Old Faces & New Hopes

J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode IX is gearing-up for the start of principal photography at Pinewood Studios on 1 August. That means all the casting pieces are beginning to fall into place. It’s no surprise the likes of Daisy Ridley, Adam [...]

July 28, 2018

Everything Wrong With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t a bad film – but it is a very flawed one. 2015’s The Force Awakens was a euphoric restart of the Star Wars franchise and I thought that film was an excellent instalment in the series moments. The Last [...]

December 17, 2017

Review: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Fails To Make The Jump To Lightspeed

Beware! There be SPOILERS! In 2015 the dormant Star Wars franchise was reawakened by J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens (read the Movies In Focus review), a gloriously faithful movie to George Lucas’ beloved original trilogy. The film [...]

December 16, 2017

New Teaser Is The Most Powerful STAR WARS: The Last Jedi Trailer Yet

Movies In Focus will be watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi – that’s a given. I’ve loved all of the Star Wars movies (except Rogue One), and frankly, the site wouldn’t exist if George Lucas hadn’t transported us all to a [...]

November 2, 2017

Can’t Get Enough Of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI? Here’s The New Poster & Some Images

Here’s the new poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and a few more (well, a couple more than that) images from Rian Johnson’s film. The reason? You want to see them, I want to see them. I grew up with Star Wars and I can’t believe [...]

October 10, 2017

Great New Character Pics From STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Vanity Fair has a great new piece on Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi – it’s a wonderful read (you need to check it out) and it also includes some fantastic character photographs from the legendary Annie Leibovitz. You [...]

May 24, 2017

Not Feeling The Force! Teaser Trailer & Poster For STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

This is the first look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi and…I’m a little underwhelmed. This doesn’t look bad or anything, but I don’t have the same sense of excitement like when the first trailer for The Force Awakens trailer [...]

April 15, 2017

STAR WARS Celebration: A Tribute To Carrie Fisher

This is a pretty poignant video tribute to Carrie Fisher from the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida. Fisher’s death came as a shock to many in the Christmas of 2016 – Movies In Focus included (read my obituary) – and this [...]

April 14, 2017

Right People, Let’s Think About This – STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

The Last Jedi – that’s the (sub) title for Episode VIII in the Star Wars saga (Rogue One was an off-shoot, an inbetweenie). This implies the Jedi never really got their mojo back after they returned in summer of 1983. But don’t forget [...]

January 23, 2017

Documentary BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS Is A Fitting Send-Off

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds wasn’t supposed to hit HBO in the US for a few months. However, the untimely deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynold’s has seen it bumped up in the fixtures, and it’s now [...]

January 4, 2017

Mark Hamill Talks About His Relationship With Carrie Fisher

Everyone was shocked by Carrie Fisher’s death in December. Nobody saw it coming. Movies In Focus wrote a tribute to Fisher – but Mark Hamill’s words hold much more sway than mine ever could. Hamill penned a fantastic piece for The [...]

January 3, 2017

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