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It’s Official: The Search Is On For The New James Bond

It looks like things are finally beginning to ramp-up on the James Bond front. All has been quiet since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director last year, as well as Amy Pascal and David Heyman signing on to produce with a screenplay from Steven [...]

May 15, 2026

Talking About The Future Of James Bond With At The Flicks

If you know me – or you read Movies In Focus – then you’ll be aware that I’m a big fan of the James Bond franchise. My love of the James Bond movies goes back so far that I can’t even remember watching a Bond film for the first [...]

January 4, 2026

Review: Rian Johnson’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN – Hopefully The Knives Out Franchise Dies Here

The Knives Out franchise started off well enough with, well… er… Knives Out in 2019. An in-between Bonds flick for Daniel Craig, it was an amiable enough time-passer that was nothing spectacular, but not quite as sophisticated as writer-director [...]

December 27, 2025

Longlist For The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards

Another year brings another EE BAFTA Awards. The 2025 ceremony, which will be hosted by David Tennant will take place on Sunday, 16 February. The long list for this year has been announced – and it’s a pretty eclectic set of films. Who [...]

January 4, 2025

Review: Daniel Craig Is Back As Benoit Blanc In GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns to the screen in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to the hugely successful and inexplicably well-regarded 2019 mystery, Knives Out. Knives Out was a perfectly serviceable film [...]

December 30, 2022

Notebook Reviews: ELIZABETH

Shekhar Kapur – 1998. Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth is a handsomely produced historical film. The cast is top tier with Cate Blanchett in the title role and Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, and Richard [...]

April 20, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Cary Joji Fukunaga & Daniel Craig On The Set Of NO TIME TO DIE

In 2006 Daniel Craig first took on the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. A controversial choice at the time,many thought that the film would be a huge failure. However it went on to became a huge critical and commercial hit. Bond was back with [...]

October 8, 2021

Review: NO TIME TO DIE Is The Boldest Bond Yet

This review contains spoilers for No Time To Die. No Time To Die not only marks the 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise, but it also ends Daniel Craig‘s 15 year tenure as Bond and ensures that Craig’s 007 goes out on an [...]

September 30, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Roger Moore & Madeline Smith On The Set Of James Bond Adventure LIVE AND LET DIE

Guy Hamilton’s Live And Let Die is one of the finest James Bond movies. The 1973 release is also the best (and first) of Roger Moore‘s twelve year run as Ian Fleming’s super spy. The story is a blast (if a little dated) and the [...]

September 30, 2021

No Time To Die: Daniel Craig’s James Bond

In 2005, the Broccoli family decided not to renew Pierce Brosnan’s contract for a fifth film after 2002’s Die Another Day. Controversial choice Daniel Craig was hired to reboot the franchise (along with Goldeneye director Martin Campbell) [...]

September 26, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Ed Zwick’s DEFIANCE

There have been a slew of holocaust dramas over the years which attempt to show the Second World War from different cinematic perspectives. For 2008’s Defiance, director Ed Zwick decided to focus on Jewish refugees fighting for their [...]

September 20, 2021

Lashana Lynch & Ana de Armas Are The New Agents Of NO TIME TO DIE

No Time To Die is almost here. The 25th 007 film arrives in the UK on 30 September 2021, before hitting the US on 8 October 2021. It marks Daniel Craig‘s final outing as Ian Fleming’s iconic spy – the actor’s fifth time [...]

September 14, 2021

Final NO TIME TO DIE Trailer Hits & BEING JAMES BOND Documentary On The Way

No Time To Die is finally inching towards its release in the UK on 30 September 2021 and the US on 8 October 2021. It’s been a long time coming for James Bond fans who have been eagerly awaiting Daniel Craig‘s final outing as Ian [...]

August 31, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Philip Kaufman’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

Movie remakes have a bad name, but Philip Kaufman’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers doesn’t try to replicate Don Siegel’s 1950s classic – this film is its own thing. Kaufman’s 1978 film uses Jack Finney’s novel in the same way that [...]

August 28, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Steven Soderbergh’s LOGAN LUCKY

Steven Soderbergh is one of the finest directors to ever work in the Hollywood game. Films like Out Of Sight, Sex Lies And Video Tape, Traffic, Solaris, The Limey et al show that he’s up there with the likes of John Ford, Howard Hawks, Alfred [...]

July 7, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Stephanie Sigman, Daniel Craig & Sam Mendes Filming SPECTRE’s Pre-Title Sequence

Sam Mendes’ 2015 James Bond film, SPECTRE begins with a stylish and action-packed sequence in Mexico City. It’s a tremendous show of confidence that riffs on the Bond legacy and again shows Daniel Craig’s physical prowess in the role. [...]

May 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Terence Gross’ HOTEL SPLENDIDE

Hotel Splendide is a quirky black comedy from 2000 starring a pre-James Bond Daniel Craig in one of the lead roles. It’s a good looking film that owes a lot to the visual styles of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Terry Gilliam, but it fails to hit the [...]

April 28, 2021

Review: Christopher Nolan’s TENET Is A Flawed Cinematic Wonder

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a film which can be enjoyed, but it’s highly likely that you won’t really understand it. It takes a lot of big ideas – and a lot of big moviemaking techniques to ultimately deliver a film which [...]

April 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Daniel Craig & Judi Dench On The Set Of SKYFALL

What sets Skyfall apart from all the other Bond movies is the sheer amount of character development, not just for Craig’s Bond, but everyone else around him. Director Sam Mendes delves into more of Bond’s character here than the previous [...]

March 7, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver, Steven Soderbergh & Daniel Craig On The Set Of LOGAN LUCKY

2017’s Logan Lucky sees Channing Tatum and Adam Driver star as none-too-bright two bothers who believe their family (the Logans) is a cursed lot. The duo hatch a scheme to improve their lives by robbing the Charlotte Motor Speedway – a plan [...]

February 21, 2021

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