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Robert Redford in Three Days Of The Condor

Obituary: Robert Redford Dead At The Age Of 89

Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. He was a movie star – an icon. Normally, I write these obituary pieces by charting the person’s life and their career – you know the score. But this time, I’m not going to. Redford was a [...]

September 16, 2025

Blu-ray Review: There’s Retro Fun To Be Had With GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

The original Ghostbusters was a massive cultural phenomenon – and it’s a film that holds up well and still works 40 years on. Ivan Reitman’s 1984 pic is a wonderful example of a blockbuster done right. The script hits the perfect note and [...]

July 9, 2024

Review: GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE -There’s Shameless Fan Pandering, But Who You Gonna Call?

Nostalgia is a hot commodity. For years it helped drive a large section of the music industry and in recent years it’s taken a firm grip on Hollywood. Legacy sequels are an IP to mined and the studios have gotten out their pick axes and gone to [...]

March 29, 2024

Remembering Carrie Fisher

The great Carrie Fisher will forever be associated with the Star Wars movies. After all, Fisher played the iconic Princess Leia across six films in the George Lucas-originated franchise. However, there was much more to Fisher than that one role. [...]

December 27, 2021

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Trailer Has A Serious Stranger Things Vibe & It’ll Probably Anger Old White Guys

This second trailer for Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife is pretty good – but it’s not great. It’s lacking a stand-out moment – oomph! They really seem to be leaning heavily on the Stranger Things vibe here (the [...]

July 27, 2021

Stay-Puft! GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Introduces The Mini-Pufts

On of the iconic moments in Ivan Reitman’s 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters is the arrival of the giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. Well, it looks like Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife is also going to feature the marshmallow [...]

April 8, 2021

Sit! Rick Moranis On Set With A Terror Dog In A Behind The Scenes Image From GHOSTBUSTERS

If you’re like Movies In Focus, then you look like back on the 1980s with great fondness. I don’t mean in a Stranger Things loving/Hipster ironic way, but with a real ‘I was there’ affection. One of the great things about [...]

March 21, 2020

Who You Gonna Call? Surprisingly Great New Trailer For GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

You have to hand it to Sony Pictures for trying to keep the Ghostbusters franchise alive and kicking. They tried for about 20 years to get the original cast back for Ghostbusters 3 (to no avail) and they made a valiant effort with 2016’s [...]

December 9, 2019

Jason Reitman Directing New GHOSTBUSTERS Movie; Teaser Trailer Is Already Here

The Ghostbusters are back. Again. News has hit that Jason (son of Ivan) Reitman will direct and co-write a new Ghostbusters movie which is due to shoot in the summer of 2019 for a 2020 release. Pitched as ‘a passing of the torch’, the film is [...]

January 16, 2019

Obituary: Carrie Fisher 1960 – 2016

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher has died at the age of 60 years old. She suffered a heart attack on 23 December on a flight from London to Los Angeles before passing away four days later on 27 December. Fisher will forever be associated with the [...]

December 29, 2016