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Review: Jon Hamm Excels In The Comedy-Mystery CONFESS, FLETCH

Confess, Fletch is a fun, breezy, star-driven comedy-mystery with a magnificently charismatic turn from the mighty Jon Hamm. This adaptation of Gregory Mcdonald’s 1976 novel is a cool throwback movie – the type of film which was the [...]

September 17, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Jon Hamm Stars In CONFESS, FLETCH

Movies In Focus can’t wait to see Jon Hamm in Confess, Fletch. It looks like a movie which totally plays to my sensibilities. I’m a huge fan of Hamm since his Mad Men days and Fletch might just be another iconic role to sit [...]

August 26, 2022

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: John Carpenter’s MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN

If ever there was a cinematic curiosity that needs to be uncovered, it’s John Carpenter‘s Memoirs Of An Invisible Man. The film sees Carpenter take a trip into Alfred Hitchcock territory, riffing on North By Northwest with Chevy Chase [...]

October 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Adam Rifkin’s THE LAST MOVIE STAR

Hollywood great, Burt Reynolds embraces the twilight of his career with The Last Movie Star. Adam Rifkin’s poignant comedy sees the ageing movie star play an ageing movie star who ends up in a career retrospective that isn’t quite what he [...]

September 15, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Carpenter & Chevy Chase On The Set Of MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN

Slick and glossy, 1992’s Memoirs Of An Invisible Man gave John Carpenter his biggest ever budget ($40 million), but it also gave him a lot of limitations. The film, based on the novel by H. F. Saint, deals with many of the director’s usual [...]

April 23, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Alan Alda’s SWEET LIBERTY

The great Alan Alda is a talented and interesting man. An actor, writer, director, comedian and novelist it would appear that there is nothing Alda can’t do. Alda has a slew of acting credits to his name, from Mash (the television show) to being a [...]

February 21, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

The best and most successful of the National Lampoon Vacation movies, Christmas Vacation once again sees Chevy Chase in his trademark role of Clark Griswald. This time around Clark wants to have a good, old-fashioned family Christmas – much [...]

December 17, 2020

Fletch Lives! Jon Hamm To Star In FLETCH Reboot

In recent years Jon Hamm has failed to capitalise on his role as Don Draper in Mad Men. It’s as if Hollywood didn’t know what to do with him. Finally, he might just have the perfect part to play – Fletch. The character, created [...]

July 15, 2020

Blu-ray Review: John Carpenter’s MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN Features Chevy Chase Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Memoirs Of An Invisible Man sees John Carpenter take a trip into Alfred Hitchcock territory, riffing on North By Northwest with Chevy Chase slipping into Cary Grant’s well-healed shoes. It’s a solid attempt at recreating that vibe, but sadly [...]

September 29, 2018

CLOSED Competition: Win John Carpenter’s MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN On Blu-ray

John Carpenter’s Memoirs Of An Invisible Man starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah and Sam Neill is getting a long-awaited DVD and blu-ray release in the UK on 1 October from Fabulous Films. To celebrate the occasion, Movies In Focus is giving [...]

September 15, 2018

Review: Burt Reynolds Is THE LAST MOVIE STAR

August 23, 2018

Trailer: Burt Reynolds Is THE LAST MOVIE STAR

Burt Reynolds is one of the great movie stars. Sure, his movies might never have been all that great (although we’ll always have Deliverance), but Reynolds had charisma to spare. His latest flick, The Last Movie Star riffs on his long career [...]

February 20, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Ed Helms Ain’t No Chevy Chase In VACATION

Vacation isn’t a great movie. It tries but it fails, however the script is about two drafts away from being finished and many of the broad jokes miss the mark. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s film has a few good moments but it [...]

December 23, 2015

Need A VACATION? Then Watch This Trailer For The Latest Griswold Adventure

The Griswold family are back doing what they do best – taking a Vacation. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo might be taking a backseat this time around but Ed Helms and Christina Applegate seem to have (or not have) everything under [...]

July 25, 2015

Hit The Holiday Road With The Trailer And Poster For VACATION

Movies In Focus is a huge fan of Chevy Chase and the Vacation movies. It’s a childhood thing for sure, but it means that I have a vested interest in this summer’s Vacation. Ed Helms is no Chevy Chase (but Jason Sudeikis might me), however this [...]

May 7, 2015

Chevy Chase Joins The Family In The First Image From The VACATION Reboot

Ed Helms and Christina Applegate are going on Vacation and it looks like Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo are giving them a send-off. This is the first look at the Vacation series reboot, which sees Helms playing Rusty Griswold, the son of Chase [...]

April 12, 2015

DVD Review: WE’RE THE MILLERS Is A Studio Comedy That Works

We’re The Millers shouldn’t have worked. After all, it is studio summer comedy aimed at the masses, starring Jennifer Aniston. Let’s be honest – nobody had high hopes for this (maybe the studio money men), however director Rawson [...]

December 22, 2013

DVD Review: Alan Alda & Michael Caine In SWEET LIBERTY

Alan Alda is a talented and interesting man. An actor, writer, director, comedian and novelist it would appear that there is nothing Alda can’t do. Alda has a slew of acting credits to his name, from Mash (the television show) to being a regular [...]

May 20, 2012