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Uncovering Curiosities: Bennett Miller’s FOXCATCHER

Bennett Miller’s 2014 film, Foxcatcher is a dark and clinical psychological drama about John du Pont ill-fated attempt to build his own Olympic wrestling team. Steve Carell plays the eccentric millionaire as an emotionally stunted man filled with [...]

October 3, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Steven Soderbergh’s LOGAN LUCKY

Steven Soderbergh is one of the finest directors to ever work in the Hollywood game. Films like Out Of Sight, Sex Lies And Video Tape, Traffic, Solaris, The Limey et al show that he’s up there with the likes of John Ford, Howard Hawks, Alfred [...]

July 7, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver, Steven Soderbergh & Daniel Craig On The Set Of LOGAN LUCKY

2017’s Logan Lucky sees Channing Tatum and Adam Driver star as none-too-bright two bothers who believe their family (the Logans) is a cursed lot. The duo hatch a scheme to improve their lives by robbing the Charlotte Motor Speedway – a plan [...]

February 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: The Wachowski’s JUPITER ASCENDING

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. The 2015 film may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a [...]

February 20, 2021

Disastrous Screen Duos

From Homer Simpson to Joey Tribbianis, there’s something undeniably great about watching a loveable idiot blunder their way through life. Now, times that childish chaos by two and what do you get? A disastrous duo! We all love a bit of double [...]

January 23, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Steven Soderbergh Delivers A Fun But Disappointing Heist Movie In LOGAN LUCKY

December 4, 2017

Soderbergh Is Back! Trailer For LOGAN LUCKY Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver & Daniel Craig

Steven Soderbergh has been a Movies In Focus favourite since the 1990s. A masterful director with a great cinematic touch, I regretted Soderbergh’s self-imposed ‘retirement’. However, it didn’t last long (four years) [...]

May 29, 2017

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE Trailer

It looks like business as usual in this first trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, with Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges all come along for the franchise payday [...]

April 25, 2017

What Retirement? Steven Soderbergh Returns To The Big Screen For Channing Tatum’s LOGAN LUCKY

When all is said and done, Steven Soderbergh will stand as one of the great Hollywood directors. He ‘retired’ from feature film directing in 2013 – but recent reports suggest that his retirement was short-lived. Apparently, Soderbergh has [...]

February 6, 2016

Take A look Inside HAIL, CAESAR!

Hail, Caesar! might be a short title, but it packs a lot of punctuation. The Coen Brothers once again team with George Clooney – and this time they surround him with an all-star cast (Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Channing [...]

January 28, 2016

George Clooney Trailer Double Bill: HAIL, CAESAR / MONEY MONSTER

You can never get enough George Clooney, and today sees new trailers for two very different Clooney movies – Hail, Caesar and Money Monster Hail, Caesar from the Coen Brothers opens in March and Jodie Foster’s Money Monster opens in May. [...]

January 13, 2016

HAIL CAESAR! Poster And TV Spot: George Clooney And The Coens Return

You’ll be up for Hail Caesar! or you won’t. The Coens doing Hollywood satire as George Clooney mugs for the camera and the ample supporting cast…er…support. This is a nice movie to help kick-off 2016. Uncovering [...]

January 6, 2016

The Trailer For HAIL, CAESAR! Has An All-Star Cast Playing For Laughs

The Coens are really happy doing their own thing. They’re able to get quirky, adult driven comedies made in a time when few people can get mid-priced movies produced. They’re also able to score impressive talent. Hail Caesar! has one hell of [...]

October 10, 2015

Blu-ray Review: JUPITER ASCENDING Is The Wachowskis’ Most Satisfying Film Since The Matrix

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. It may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a simple one, [...]

June 24, 2015

Enter The Matrix: The Career Of The Wachowski Siblings

The Wachowskis siblings are often described as visionary directors celebrated for their orginaility, creativity and visually stunning work. Jupiter Ascending is undoubtedly unique in an era of remakes and sequels, this is a spectacle that really [...]

June 16, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo Star In The Creepy FOXCATCHER

Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher is a dark and clinical psychological drama about John du Pont ill-fated attempt to build his own Olympic wrestling team. Steve Carell plays the eccentric millionaire as an emotionally stunted man filled with demons. [...]

April 25, 2015

New Trailer For The Wachowski’s Last Stand a.k.a. JUPITER ASCENDING

Lana and Andy Wachowski need Jupiter Ascending to become a hit. Their goodwill at Warner Bros. is running on fumes and there’s only so much mileage The Matrix trilogy can give them (they’ll reach a dead end if this tanks). The signs [...]

September 26, 2014

Blu-Ray Review: THE LEGO MOVIE Is Surprisingly Great

Movies In Focus doesn’t really do animation. That’s something of an unwritten rule around these parts – but there was something about The Lego Movie that made me curious (even though I was vocal about hating the movie’s concept). Maybe [...]

July 19, 2014

Movies In Focus Will Avoid THE LEGO MOVIE As Stars Take The Money And Run

Some movies reek of crass commercialisation. The Lego Movie is one such endeavour. The concept, the look – everything about this animated movie is terrible. Channing Tatum, Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, [...]

December 14, 2013

Weekend Box Office Lowdown: July 15, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift is set to top the box office over the weekend with an estimated $46 million take. That’s on a par with 2009’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs which scored $41 million, for a $196 million final total (the highest grosser [...]

July 15, 2012

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