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Behind The Scenes: George R.R. Martin & Peter Dinklage On The Set Of GAME OF THRONES

Writer/Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss managed the near impossible when they brought George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series to the small screen back in 2011. Stunning production values and epic locations gave Game of [...]

September 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Woody Allen’s SCOOP

Scoop isn’t one of Woody Allen’s finest movies but it’s an entertaining diversion that moves along at a decent pace. The 2006 mystery is one of Allen’s ‘London movies’ and it stars his latter day muse Scarlett Johansson alongside Allen [...]

June 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: David Fincher Faces The Xenomorph On The Set Of ALIEN 3

Topping Aliens was never going to be easy. James Cameron took Ridley Scott’s 1979 film and turned it up to eleven and upped the threat – the first Alien was a horror movie, and Cameron made an action picture with Vietnam undertones. This [...]

June 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: David Fincher & Gary Oldman On The Set Of MANK

Is David Fincher‘s Mank a bad film? No, far from it, it’s brilliantly made but it doesn’t work as a piece of finely tuned narrative filmmaking. There’s no drive, no momentum. I’m disappointed to say it, but I found Mank middling [...]

March 30, 2021

Review: David Fincher’s MANK Is Middling Rather Than Masterful

Mank is a gloriously well built film on a technical level, one which is expertly put together by director David Fincher. However, it’s a film without heart and narrative direction. Set in the 1930s and 1940s, the film is mainly about the [...]

March 24, 2021

Full Trailer For David Fincher’s MANK

We all know that David Fincher‘s Mank is going to top tier stuff. That’s to be expected from a master craftsman like Fincher. The film about the writing of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane has also had a great marketing campaign by [...]

October 22, 2020

Another Great Piece Of Marketing For David Fincher’s MANK

Whoever is in charge of the marketing for David Fincher‘s Netflix movie, Mank is doing a great job. We have a wonderful old-fashioned trailer – and now this beautiful poster delivers in a big, big way. The poster for the Netflix film [...]

October 21, 2020

Glorious Teaser Trailer For David Fincher’s MANK

The colour, the textures – you can tell that the mighty David Fincher has gone all-out in recreating the feel of classic movies for Mank. The film follows Gary Oldman‘s Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Orson [...]

October 8, 2020

First Images From David Fincher’s MANK

Netflix has dropped the first images from David Fincher‘s Mank. The film sees Gary Oldman play Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he suffers many trials and tribulations whilst working on the screenplay for Orson Welles’ [...]

September 6, 2020

Stunning Trailer For THE BOOK OF VISION – Executive Produced By Terrence Malick

There’s certainly a lot to unpack in this trailer for The Book Of Vision. This fantasy-drama won’t be an easy sell to the masses, but who cares about that? The fingerprints of Executive Producer Terrence Malick can certainly be felt on [...]

July 22, 2020

Trailer: Jackie Chan And Arnold Schwarzenegger Lead The Cast Of THE IRON MASK

Sometimes movie trailers come out of nowhere and hit you in the face like a wet fish. The Iron Mask did just that. Movies In Focus never knew that there was a historical-action-fantasy starring Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charles Dance and [...]

February 13, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: SUSPIRIA, SKINNER, THE DARK HALF, MIDSOMMAR, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS & THE QUEST

This time around: Dakota Johnson feels like dancing in the remake of Suspiria, Ted Raimi is Skinner, Stephen King and George A. Romero tackle The Dark Half, we learn that Godzilla is King of The Monsters, Florence Pugh gets caught-up in a [...]

October 21, 2019

Not Feeling It: Trailer & Poster For GODZILLA II: KING OF THE MONSTERS

Movies In Focus enjoyed Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla back in 2014 (read the review). It was surprisingly good, but I don’t have any burning desire to see Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters. The cast is good (Millie Bobby Brown, [...]

December 11, 2018

Do The Monster Mash-Up: GODZILLA II: KING OF THE MONSTERS Trailer

Movies In Focus enjoyed Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla (read the review). It’s now four years on and we get a sequel, this time directed by Michael Dougherty. Godzilla II: King of the Monsters looks solid with some nice visuals but you know [...]

July 22, 2018

Blu-ray Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Feels Like The Fantasy Of A Sci-Fi/Horror Nerd

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies – if that title appeals to you then you’ll likely enjoy director Burr Steers’ adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Jane Austen monster mash. It has a cast of young up and comers Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack [...]

June 27, 2016

DVD Review: The BBC’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Is A Hugely Satisfying Whodunnit

The BBC has delivered a wonderful TV adaptation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Sarah Phelps writes and Craig Viveiros directs this three-part thriller which features an impressive line-up of actors (Charles Dance, Sam Neill, Toby [...]

January 9, 2016

Blu-ray Review: GAME OF THRONES Season One And Two Steelbook Collectors Sets

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss managed the near impossible when they brought George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series to the small screen. Stunning production values and epic locations gave Game of Thrones a look that was comparable [...]

October 25, 2015

Teaser Time: New Trailer And Poster PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

Looks like your usual Jane Austen adaptation – then bam – zombies. You’re either sold on the concept of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, or you’re not. The big question at this point is, will Burr Steers’ film deliver the goods or [...]

October 10, 2015

DVD Review: Tom Hardy Leads A Great Cast In CHILD 44 But The Film Fails To Captivate

On paper Child 44 is an absolute corker: Ridley Scott producing a 1950s-set Soviet serial killer movie starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Vincent Cassel, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman and Charles Dance. The reality of the situation is very [...]

August 23, 2015

Lily James And Sam Riley Have Undying Love In These PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Images

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies is a monster mash-up between Jane Austen’s classic novel and the horror genre’s monster of the moment. The fact that Seth Grahame-Smith managed to get the book published is one thing, but that a movie is on the [...]

August 1, 2015

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