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CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Journey To Night Country: Jodie Foster To Star In TRUE DETECTIVE Season 4

Following in the footsteps of Matthew McConaughey and Colin Farrell, double Oscar winner Jodie Foster has signed-on to star in (and executive produce) the fourth season of HBO’s True Detective. Foster will play Detective Liz Danvers in the [...]

May 27, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Assorted News On THE BATMAN

The March release of Matt Reeves’ The Batman is nearly upon us and more information and assorted marketing goodies are being unveiled to whet the appetite. First-up: The Batman‘s running time has been confirmed as 175 minutes (two [...]

January 24, 2022

The Bat & The Cat: New Trailer For Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN Starring Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz

Each trailer for Matt Reeves‘ The Batman improves on the last. This latest piece of marketing puts the focus on the relationship between Robert Pattinson‘s Batman and Zoë Kravitz‘s Selina Kyle. It also shows us a little bit more of Paul [...]

December 28, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Nic Pizzolatto’s TRUE DETECTIVE – Season 2

Nic Pizzolatto had a tough job following up the masterful first season and the writer/producer could have pleased a lot of people if he’d simply replicated the formula and once again delivered a southern tinged murder mystery. Pizzolatto [...]

December 15, 2021

The Dark Knight: A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

Little did we know how much mainstream moviemaking would change when Christopher Nolan was charged with rebooting the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s [...]

December 12, 2021

Podcast – Episode 15: Head Of Irish Film London Gerry Maguire Discusses The Irish Film Festival London

Founded in 2010, the main aim of Irish Film London and the Irish Film Festival London is to champion Irish film and animation around the UK community. With patrons including Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Fiona Shaw, the organisation is not just a [...]

November 18, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Dan Gilroy’s ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ.

A rare Denzel Washington film that failed to connect with audiences, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the star’s lowest grossing film since Mississippi Masala back in 1992. Budgeted at $22 million, the 2017 legal drama grossed just $11.9 million in [...]

October 18, 2021

Behind The Scenes On THE BATMAN

This short behind the scenes piece about The Batman was shown at the DC Fandome event. It features director Matt Reeves talking about the Batman Year One tone of the film and Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz giving some information on their [...]

October 18, 2021

Hard Hitting New Trailer For THE BATMAN

This second trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Batman delivers in a big, big way. Stunning visuals, bone crunching action and tonnes of atmosphere – it looks like Batman, but I get the feeling that things are going to be a little [...]

October 17, 2021

Bits From THE BATMAN Ahead Of DC Fandome

Director Matt Reeves has been teasing bits and pieces from The Batman ahead of a new trailer launching at the DC FanDome on Saturday 16 October 2021. Reeves has shared two posters from the film – one showing Robert Pattinson‘s The [...]

October 16, 2021

Remembering The Mighty Joel Schumacher

The mighty Joel Schumacher was born on the 29 August 1939 – the same year that Batman made his first appearance. As one of the all-time great directors, he helmed a wonderful selection of films that included everything from The Incredible [...]

August 29, 2021

The Best Scene In Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS

Steve McQueen’s 2018 film Widows is a screen adaptation of Linda LaPlante’s 1980s mini-series. Transplanting the action across the Atlantic to Chicago, McQueen brings his usual well composed direction to proceedings, turning this pulpy tale [...]

April 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh & Colin Farrell On The Set Of IN BRUGES

Sometimes all the elements align and a great movie exists because of the talent involved. In Bruges is brilliant because it was written and directed by Martin McDonagh – and it’s brilliant because it stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. [...]

April 4, 2021

Last Day Of Filming On THE BATMAN

It might have taken awhile longer than anticipated, but director Matt Reeves has announced that the last day of filming has finally taken place on The Batman by posting the above image on Twitter. It comes almost a year to the day since the film [...]

March 13, 2021