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New Teaser For Paul Verhoeven’s Religious Thriller BENEDETTA As It Scores Distribution In The US, UK & Ireland

We knew that Paul Verhoeven‘s Benedetta was in the official selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, screening in competition sometime between July 6-17 2021 and that a French release was set for 9 July 2021. Now comes news that [...]

May 27, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Dick Richard’s FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

Farewell, My Lovely, the 1975 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled novel of the same name is an old-fashioned film noir, mixed with touch of 70s cinematic cool. Robert Mitchum takes the lead as Phillip Marlowe, the iconic (and laconic) [...]

May 11, 2021

Get Ready For Controversy: Trailer For Paul Verhoeven’s Religious Thriller BENEDETTA

It looks like Paul Verhoeven is going to do what he does best with Benedetta – court controversy. I can image that the Dutch director behind Basic Instinct and Showgirls is going to get a lot a lot of press for this latest religious thriller [...]

May 5, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Boorman, Charlotte Rampling & Sean Connery On The Set Of ZARDOZ

A massive hit, Deliverance grossed $46 million at the US box office in 1972. John Boorman was given the pick of films to make in its wake. Boorman chose to make Zardoz. After the success of Deliverance, Boorman used his commercial and creative [...]

April 11, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Billie August’s NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON

Those looking for a relaxed low-key drama need to look no further than director Bille August latest film, Night Train To Lisbon. It’s a well acted affair, with a beautiful setting and a laid-back vibe. It’s never going to set the world on fire [...]

April 2, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: John Boorman’s ZARDOZ

John Boorman’s Zardoz can be blamed for being a lot of things, but predictable isn’t one of them. This 1974 starrer for Sean Connery bucks convention on all levels and Boorman delivers one of the oddest science fiction movies ever to star an [...]

November 3, 2020

Spice World The Movie: A Whole Host Of Images From Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

The global shutdown caused by Coronavirus/COVID-19 means that there’s a real dearth of movie news out there. However, god bless Denis Villeneuve and the marketing peeps behind his forthcoming science fiction spectacle, Dune. They’ve [...]

April 14, 2020

Get A Look At Timothée Chalamet In DUNE

Here’s the first official look at Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune (courtesy of Vanity Fair). The film, based on the Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel is a huge task for the Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 [...]

April 13, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Classic Amicus Horror Films THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD & ASYLUM

The House That Dripped Blood Asylum Amicus Productions is often seen as the poor cousin of Hammer Films. The Shepperton Studios based production company churned out a selection of modestly budgeted (but rather successful) horror films throughout the [...]

July 22, 2019

CLOSED Competition: Win Cult Classic VANISHING POINT On Blu-ray

Vanishing Point is a cult classic car chase movie from 1971. The film hits blu-ray on 17 June with an exciting two disc collectors’ edition featuring both the original US and UK theatrical versions. Movies In Focus is giving three lucky readers [...]

June 10, 2019

Trailer & Poster For Spy-Thriller RED SPARROW Starring Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her Hunger Games helmer, Francis Lawrence for the spy-thriller, Red Sparrow. Lawrence might be the box office draw here (and she could use a hit)- but the supporting cast on this bad-boy is what makes Movies In [...]

January 8, 2018

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 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