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Behind The Scenes: Chris Hemsworth & Dakota Johnson On The Set Of BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE

The plot of Drew Goddard’s Bad Times At The El Royale seems complex on the surface, but when you peel back the layers (flashbacks, chapters etc) it’s a pretty basic yarn. However, it is a film where every actor brings their A-game. Jeff [...]

December 31, 2021

Fire The Editor: Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA Remake

Famed Italian horror meister Dario Argento’s 1977 film, Suspiria was perfectly fine as it was. Atmospheric, eerie and great to look at, there was nothing about the 99 minute film that screamed ‘remake me’. Apparently Luca Guadagnino thought [...]

October 31, 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

Blu-ray Review: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Is An Uneven But Well Made Neo-Noir

You can’t say that Drew Goddard did not put his all his effort into Bad Times At The El Royale. The writer-director has delivered a captivating neo-noir and while it’s a little uneven, it does deliver. This 1960s-set mystery is a good [...]

February 9, 2019

BAD TIMES Ahead

Any film with Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth hits the must watch list. Bad Times At The El Royale here we [...]

January 26, 2019

Trailer For Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA Is High On Tension

It would seem that Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake is going to be incredibly rich (there’s a beautiful ’70s texture to the visuals). The reported 2 1/2 hour running time implies that this will be a tense horror, a slow burner [...]

August 25, 2018

Which Witch? Trailer For Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA Remake

While it doesn’t look much like the original on a visual level, it would seem that Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 Suspiria will have its own fair share of atmosphere. The texture and look of this film looks [...]

June 4, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Johnny Depp Is The Best Thing About Generic Gangster Drama BLACK MASS

Scott Cooper’s Black Mass is a well made film that trots out all the traditional gangster tropes. There’s little new on display here and if you’ve seen any Martin Scorsese gangster film then you won’t be surprised how things go down. The [...]

March 27, 2016

It’s Karaoke Time For Ralph Fiennes And Tilda Swinton In This New Clip For A BIGGER SPLASH

The Big Splash looks like a cinematic gin and tonic. A refreshing movie for those who like their movies with a bitter bite The below clip features Ralph Fiennes singing karaoke – how can you not want to watch that? The synopsis: A Bigger [...]

January 16, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

BAFTA 2016 EE Rising Star Award Nominees

The BAFTA Rising Star Award is an important award because it’s voted by the people, for the people. 2016 has an impressive line-up of nominees for the accolade which has previously been taken home by the likes of James McAvoy, Kristen [...]

January 5, 2016

A BIGGER SPLASH Trailer With Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts And Tilda Swinton

A Bigger Splash appears to be a high-powered drama with a great cast (Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts and Tilda Swinton star). If this hasn’t been on your radar – then it will be after you check out the below [...]

October 2, 2015

Blu-ray Review: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY – Kinky Twilight Fan-Fiction For Middle-Aged Women

E.L. James was a middle-aged woman who was a huge fan of the the Stephanie Meyer’s young-adult Twilight novels. She did what any self respecting middle-aged woman would do … and cranked out some online fan fiction, upping the sex quota and [...]

June 21, 2015

Get Teased For FIFTY SHADES DARKER And FIFTY SHADES FREED

Movies In Focus writes a lot about Fifty Shades Of Grey (and now its sequels) not because of some kinky interest in the film or book but because of a fascination with the creative black hole from whence the whole endeavour came. A multi-million [...]

April 25, 2015

Some People Will Be Interested In This Trailer For FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Fifty Shades of Grey looks like Twilight for those in their twilight years, Divergent for deviants, or even The Hunger Games for people who like raunchy games. Whatever the case, it opens on Valentine’s Day 2015. [...]

November 15, 2014

Jamie Dornan Is Coming Soon As Christian Grey in 50 SHADES OF GREY

Why do I keep talking about Fifty Shades of Grey? I think it’s because I can unleash a whole lot of puns and double entendres. It’s sure as hell not because I think the film will be any good. Anyway, it has now been confirmed that Irish [...]

October 26, 2013

Charlie Hunnam Won’t Drop Trou; Drops Out Of 50 SHADES OF GREY

Charlie Hunnam has dropped out (rather than drop trou) of Fifty Shades Of Grey. The official word is that “the filmmakers of Fifty Shades Of Grey and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam’s immersive TV schedule [...]

October 13, 2013