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Director Mike Nichols

Born in Berlin, Germany on 6 November 1931, Mike Nichols started his entertainment career in the 1950 as a standup comedian alongside partner Elaine May. He made his directing debut with 1966’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, a drama [...]

November 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: WYATT EARP

Lawrence Kasdan – 1993 Directed, produced and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, Wyatt Earp is a great looking historical epic. However, this western just doesn’t work despite a lot of great elements. It’s not bad, it’s just [...]

July 16, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FREQUENCY

Gregory Hoblit – 2000 It’s always great to see Dennis Quaid in a leading role – and Gregory Hoblit’s Frequency gives him a brilliant one (Jim Caviezel is also wonderful). This is a unique film, but if you’re looking [...]

March 27, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

Oliver Stone – 1999 Oliver Stone is at the top of his game with this sports-based drama which features a fantastic cast – Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool, Matthew Modine, Aaron Eckhart and the [...]

March 25, 2021

Notebook Reviews: TRAFFIC

Steven Soderbergh – 2000 Traffic is an exceptionally well acted and directed drugs drama from the great Steven Soderbergh. It’s compelling viewing and Michael Douglas delivers some career best work as a freshly appointed Drugs Tsar who [...]

September 5, 2020

ELVIS UNLEASHED

Elvis Presley was (is) possibly the greatest musical artist of all time. You could argue that he helped make popular what it is today and that he defined what being a teenager is. His vocals were second to none and he had charisma which surpasses [...]

September 14, 2019

Movies In Focus At The 2018 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

On 18 February 2018, the cream of the film industry once again descended on the Royal Albert Hall for the 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards (that’s the Baftas to you and me). Movies In Focus was on the red carpet to cover the event – [...]

February 19, 2018

Journalism Drama TRUTH Gets A Poster And Trailer

James Vanderbilt’s Truth is the type of movie you want to see in the Autumn/Winter seasons. You’ve had enough silly action movies and you need some cinematic nourishment. Check out this trailer and tell me you don’t want to see Truth starring [...]

September 23, 2015

Clip From ‘Rathergate’ Drama TRUTH With Robert Redford And Cate Blanchett

James Vanderbilt’s directorial debut, Truth is a top tier awards contender. It’s a ‘newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush’s military service, and the subsequent firestorm of [...]

September 20, 2015

Cate Blanchett And Rooney Mara Drama CAROL Gets A UK Premiere At The London Film Festival

Todd Haynes’ Carol will receive its UK Premiere on Wednesday October 14 at the Odeon Leicester Square as part of the London Film Festival. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in the film which is based on Patricia Highsmith’s (allegedly [...]

August 17, 2015

Obituary: Film Director Mike Nichols 1931 – 2014

Mike Nichols, the multi-award-winning film and stage director has died from a heart attack aged 83. The German born Nichols started his career in stand-up, where he partnered with Elaine May (write and direct), before making his directing debut with [...]

November 20, 2014

Book Review: ON SET WITH JOHN CARPENTER Is Like Leafing Through A Personal Photograph Album

Kim Gottlieb-Walker’s On Set With John Carpenter is a must for fans of the Master Of Horror. Gottlieb-Walker was the set photographer for director John Carpenter’s run of early films and the book is brimming with images from Halloween, The Fog, [...]

October 31, 2014