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Movies In Focus At The 2016 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

An icy cold Valentine’s Day in London saw the 2016 Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Opera House. Movies In Focus once again braved the cold to cover the red carpet to see the stars arrive for this prestigious night in the awards season calendar. The [...]

February 15, 2016

OSCARS 2016: A Full List Of Nominations; THE REVENANT Leads The Pack

The nominations for the Academy Awards (AKA the Oscars) have dropped. We expected many of these (The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight) but who would have guessed that Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director? I [...]

January 14, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

Trailer For Terrence Malick’s All Star Hollywood Drama KNIGHT OF CUPS

You never know what you’re going to get with a Terrence Malick film. Well, you know you’re going to get visual poetry and a great movie experience, but that’s about it. I don’t even think Malick knows until he’s finished with the [...]

November 28, 2015

International Poster For CAROL – It’s Not For the Comic Book Crowd

You can tell by looking at this poster for Todd Hayne‘s Carol that it’s not aimed at the comic book multiplex crowd. This is classy, Oscar bait – and there’s abosultely nothing wrong with that. At least you know there [...]

October 14, 2015

Journalism Drama TRUTH Gets A Poster And Trailer

James Vanderbilt’s Truth is the type of movie you want to see in the Autumn/Winter seasons. You’ve had enough silly action movies and you need some cinematic nourishment. Check out this trailer and tell me you don’t want to see Truth starring [...]

September 23, 2015

Clip From ‘Rathergate’ Drama TRUTH With Robert Redford And Cate Blanchett

James Vanderbilt’s directorial debut, Truth is a top tier awards contender. It’s a ‘newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush’s military service, and the subsequent firestorm of [...]

September 20, 2015

New Trailer For Todd Haynes’ CAROL Starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara

Here’s the latest trailer for Todd Haynes’ Oscar-buzzed Carol. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in the ‘50s set drama which is based on the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. Carol will get its UK Premiere on Wednesday 14 [...]

September 9, 2015

Cate Blanchett And Rooney Mara Drama CAROL Gets A UK Premiere At The London Film Festival

Todd Haynes’ Carol will receive its UK Premiere on Wednesday October 14 at the Odeon Leicester Square as part of the London Film Festival. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in the film which is based on Patricia Highsmith’s (allegedly [...]

August 17, 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

Disney Unveils A New Poster And Full Length Trailer For Kenneth Branagh’s CINDERELLA

Movies In Focus is interested in Cinderella simply because it’s being directed by Kenneth Branagh. Well…maybe a little because Stellan Skarsgård is in there too – he’s always good value. Anyway, here’s the first full-length trailer [...]

November 19, 2014

Oscars 2014: The Winners List

There were no major surprises at the 2014 Academy Awards – everything went as predicted, with the lion’s share of awards going to 12 Years A Slave, The Dallas Buyers Club (Matthew McConaughey is on one heck of a roll) and Gravity. The Wolf Of [...]

March 3, 2014

CINDERELLA And INTO THE WOODS: The End Of Happy Endings?

Fairy Tales are big business at the minute. Alice In Wonderland, Snow White and The Huntsman, Oz The Great and Powerful were all hugely successful, raking-in serious green at the box office (although Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer beefed-it [...]

September 19, 2013

THE MONUMENTS MEN Poster And Trailer: OCEAN’S 11 Meets THREE KINGS

George Clooney’s latest film as director, WW2 adventure The Monuments Men is one of the films to catch in 2013. The film looks like a superb blend of Clooney’s love of offbeat comedy and political drama. It also looks like Three Kings meets [...]

August 25, 2013

George Clooney Parties Like It’s 1952

George Clooney is in talks to take the lead role in Brad Bird’s next live-action feature, 1952. It’s up in the air (pun intended) if the film has been given the green light by Disney (or if Clooney even signs), but his indicates two things: 1. [...]

November 10, 2012

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