coen brothers

Remembering Sam Raimi’s CRIMEWAVE

Long before Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, Sam Raimi followed-up the success of 1981’s The Evil Dead with Crimewave. Co-written by Raimi along with Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1985 release mixes slapstick, noir and horror to deliver a film which [...]

May 3, 2022

Behind the Scenes: John Wayne On The Set Of TRUE GRIT

The great John Wayne won an Academy Award for his turn as Rooster Cogburn in 1969’s True Grit (it was the actor’s only Oscar win in his lengthy career). Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Portis, the western was directed by [...]

November 20, 2021

Apple Studios Scores Expensive George Clooney & Brad Pitt Thriller

Movies In Focus previously told you that Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt were set to reteam for a new thriller from Spider-Man director Jon Watts. At the time Sony, Lionsgate, Annapurna, MGM, Universal, Warner Bros, Apple [...]

September 30, 2021

George Clooney & Brad Pitt Reteam For New Jon Watts Thriller

Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are set to reteam for a new thriller from writer/director Jon Watts (Spider-Man). Little is known about the plot other than it follows ‘two lone-wolf fixers who are assigned to the same [...]

September 25, 2021

Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent

Maybe it’s prophecy or just coincidence – but Stephen King (74) Jerry Bruckheimer (78), Bill Murray (71) and Ethan Coen (64) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday. These men [...]

September 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jon Watts’ COP CAR

Cop Car is the quirky 2015 crime drama that managed to gets its director Jon Watts the gig directing on Spider-Man: Homecoming reboot. It’s an assured little film that follows two boys who steal a patrol car from Kevin Bacon’s corrupt Sheriff. [...]

June 3, 2021

George Clooney – The Last Of The Movie Stars

There are movie stars and then there is George Clooney. The actor, who turned 60 years old on 6 May, 2021 is the epitome of old style charm and charisma and he has been compared to Cary Grant on so many occasions that it would be superfluous to do [...]

May 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: RAISING ARIZONA

Joel Coen – 1987 Raising Arizona is a fantastic off-beat comedy – and one of the Cohen Brothers finest films. Nicolas Cage is great as the dim-witted ex-con, but the film’s best moments involve the Lone Rider Of The Apocalypse. [...]

January 26, 2021

Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent

Maybe it’s prophecy, or just coincidence – but Stephen King (73) Jerry Bruckheimer (77), Bill Murray (70) and Ethan Coen (63) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday. These men [...]

September 21, 2020

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Has No Idea What Cinema Is (Updated)

Update: The Academy has now back-tracked the below decision and awards for all categories will be given out live when the show airs on 24 February. Here’s the official statement: ”The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership [...]

February 14, 2019

Trailer: George Clooney Directs Matt Damon and Julianne Moore In SUBURBICON

Movies In Focus is always there for a George Clooney directed movie – especially one written by the Coen Brothers, Clooney and Grant Heslov. Clooney always delivers smart, engaging movies with a classy vibe. I expect Suburbicon to do the [...]

August 21, 2017

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

Blu-ray Review: Quirky Drama COP CAR Brings Home The Bacon

Cop Car is the quirky crime drama that managed to gets its director Jon Watts the gig directing the latest Spider-Man reboot. It’s an assured little film that follows two boys who steal a patrol car from Kevin Bacon’s corrupt Sheriff. Stealing a [...]

October 29, 2015