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Behind The Scenes: Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling & Claire Foy On The Set Of FIRST MAN

Damien Chazelle’s 2018 film, First Man charts Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) in the years leading-up to his historical walk on the moon. The film shows the dangers of stepping out into the unknown and the toll that it took on his wife (Claire Foy) and [...]

August 28, 2021

Yo, Whiplash! Behind The Scenes Image Shows Miles Teller & Damien Chazelle On The Set Of WHIPLASH

Writer-director Damien Chazelle’s created an absolute gem of a film with 2014’s Whiplash – one that surpasses all expectations. Expertly written and wonderfully acted, Whiplash is a cinematic breath of fresh air. The great J.K [...]

July 13, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Damien Chazelle’s FIRST MAN Is A Cool Technical Marvel

Damien Chazelle’s First Man is an exceptionally well crafted bit of cinema. The Whiplash and La La Land director has delivered a rich and textured Neil Armstrong film, which looks and feels like it was ripped out the the 1960s. First Man [...]

February 21, 2019

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

Reach New Heights With Ryan Gosling As The Trailer For FIRST MAN Takes-Off

Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle re-team after La La Land with First Man, the true story behind NASA’s first moon landing. This first trailer seems to be playing up the suspense aspect of the mission – will Gosling’s Neil [...]

June 9, 2018

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

Movies In Focus At The 2017 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Movies In Focus once again braved the elements to join the red carpet at the 2017 EE Bafta Film Awards. This was the 70th year of the event and it was held at the Royal Albert Hall, rather than the usual Royal Opera House venue. As expected, [...]

February 13, 2017

Oscars 2017: A Full List Of Nominations; Hollywood Goes Gaga For LA LA LAND

La La Land leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The musical scored 14 nominations, equally the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. Damien Chapelle’s musical is the one to beat this year and it’s likely it’ll [...]

January 24, 2017

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

Ryan Gosling Joins La La Land Director Damien Chazelle On FIRST MAN

Ryan Gosling will re-team with his La La Land director Damien Chazelle on First Man, a new biopic about Neil Armstrong’s mission to the moon. According to The Wrap: The Universal picture will specifically cover Armstrong’s life from 1961-1969, [...]

December 30, 2016

Go Mel! Full List Of Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge has a strong showing (seven nods, same as La La Land). That’s what I call a comeback. Go Mel! A whole host of Movies In Focus [...]

December 12, 2016