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CLOSED Competition: Win Irish Horror Film CAVEAT On DVD

Acorn Media International will release Damian McCarthy’s Caveat on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 28th February 2022. To celebrate, Movies In Focus is giving away a copy of the film on DVD to one lucky reader. Amnesiac drifter Isaac (Jonathan [...]

February 19, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Ant Timpson’s COME TO DADDY

Genre producer Ant Timpson makes a strong directorial debut with the oddball 2019 comedy-thriller, Come To Daddy. Elijah Wood stars as Norval, a young musician attempting to reconnect with his estranged father. He arrives at his dad’s [...]

September 16, 2021

Podcast – Episode 12: Fractured Visions Founder Phillip Escott On Running A Boutique Film Distribution Label

Phillip Escott, the founder of Fractured Visions joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Fractured Visions is a UK distribution company and film festival which has a keen focus on genre cinema. Phil discussed his boutique DVD and [...]

August 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Julie Delpy’s 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK

French filmmaker Julie Delpy’s follow-up to 2 Days In Paris, titled 2 Days In New York is a pleasant enough screwball comedy – think of it as a Woody Allen film made by a neurotic French woman, rather than a neurotic New Yorker. The 2012 [...]

August 17, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Getting A DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Release In The UK

Movies In Focus called Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked ‘a well crafted and intelligent horror film..a strong and powerful slice of genre cinema which gets deep under the skin. It’s one of the best horror films of the [...]

June 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Dario Argento’s OPERA

Opera sees giallo master Dario Argento working at his most gloriously OTT and this 1987 mystery contains all the traits you would expect from the Italian director: mystery, lust, violence and impressive camera work. The film also features music from [...]

June 16, 2021

Movies In Focus Quotes

“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognised wiser than oneself.” – Marlene Dietrich Movies In Focus has been doing the movie review thing for well [...]

June 12, 2021

DVD Review: Get Lost In Space With Sci-Fi Thriller BLACK BOX

Back in 2014, director Angel Delgado showed huge promise with his feature film debut, Brothers’ Day. The gritty crime thriller shone a light on the gang culture which prevails across England. For his follow-up film Black Box, Delgado has opted for [...]

May 29, 2021

Closed Competition: Win Sci-Fi Thriller BLACK BOX On DVD

Movies In Focus was hugely impressed with Angel Delgado‘s brilliant science fiction thriller Black Box, calling it ‘a tremendous feat in low budget filmmaking‘. 101 Films is releasing the film on DVD in the UK on 31 May 2021 [...]

May 29, 2021

Sci-Fi Thriller BLACK BOX Gets A DVD Release From 101 Films

Movies In Focus was hugely impressed with Angel Delgado‘s Black Box when I caught it last year, calling it ‘a tremendous feat in low budget filmmaking‘. Here’s the synopsis: Marcus is the only survivor of a space accident in an [...]

May 24, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Cate Shortland’s LORE

Australian director Cate Shortland offers up a lyrically poetic WWII drama with her 2012 film, Lore. The film is set in the dying embers of the war, when the Reich has fallen and Hitler has taken his own life. Civilisation is disintegrating and the [...]

May 22, 2021

You Can Quote Me On That!

Movies In Focus has been doing the whole movie review thing for well over a decade now and I’m always excited when I score a poster/DVD/blu-ray cover quote. It’s a validation of sorts and at the very least it shows that someone, [...]

December 22, 2020

Roger Corman’s Adaptation Of Edgar Allan Poe THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Gets Remastered Release From Studiocanal

There’s much to look forward to in 2021 – and now there’s something else added to the mix. Studiocanal has announced that it is set to release a 4K remastered version of Roger Corman’s brilliant adaptation of Edgar Allan [...]

December 1, 2020

Closed Competition: Win TWELVE MONKEYS Starring Brad Pitt & Bruce Willis On DVD

Terry Gilliam’s incredibly timely Twelve Monkeys is being released on DVD by Fabulous Films on 14 December. To celebrate the release of the Brad Pitt/Bruce Willis sci-fi film, Movies In Focus is giving one lucky reader [...]

November 27, 2020

Trailer: Simon West’s SKYFIRE Starring Jason Isaacs Erupts Onto Blu-ray, DVD & Digital This November

Director Simon West, the man behind such explosive action movies as Con Air, The Expendables 2 as well as the much under appreciated thriller The General’s Daughter has a new film on the horizon – volcano disaster movie Skyfire. The [...]

October 29, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Humberto Rosa & Thairon Mendes’ INVOKED

Movies In Focus lets out an audible groan when it’s time to review a found footage horror movie. They’re usually always bad, but every so often a little gem manages to float to to the surface of the quagmire. 2015’s Invoked happens to be [...]

October 8, 2020

Closed Competition: Win Kevin Costner’s Sci-Fi Epic WATERWORLD On DVD

Kevin Costner’s epic 1995 action-adventure, Waterworld is being released on Blu-ray by Fabulous Films on 12 October. To celebrate the release of the Kevin Reynold’s directed sci-fi film, Movies In Focus is giving 2 readers the [...]

September 25, 2020

CLOSED Competition: Win Joe Dante’s SMALL SOLDIERS On DVD

* Director Joe Dante’s 1998 film Small Soldiers is being released by Fabulous Films on DVD on 14 September. To celebrate the release of the action-filled toy flick, Movies In Focus is giving 2 readers the opportunity to win film on DVD. [...]

September 5, 2020

Celebrate 30 Years Of Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL With A New 4K Restoration

Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall is a gloriously pulp adaptation of the Philp K. Dick tale, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. The 1990 film features Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime and some glorious special effects and a brilliant Jerry [...]

September 4, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Napoleonic Zombie Movie FALLEN SOLDIERS

You have to give it to director Bill Thomas for making period zombie movie Fallen Soldiers. It’s a low budget effort that tries to offer something new to the incredibly popular horror sub-genre. Thomas’ film, Pitched as ‘The Walking Dead meets [...]

July 25, 2020

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