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Behind The Scenes: Isabelle Huppert & Paul Verhoeven Filming ELLE

The mighty Paul Verhoeven’s 2016 film, Elle is a wonderfully oblique thriller. Isabelle Huppert stars as a successful business woman who is violently attacked in her home. She doesn’t report it to the police and attempts to discover the [...]

March 17, 2021

Remembering Paul Verhoeven’s ELLE

Paul Verhoeven’s Elle is a wonderfully oblique thriller. Isabelle Huppert stars as a successful business woman who is violently attacked in her home. She doesn’t report it to the police and attempts to discover the identity of the attacker. [...]

December 8, 2020

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

BAFTA 2018: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water is the big nominee for the 2018 EE BAFTAs. Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is also high up on the list. There’s a strong nod towards homegrown (and Irish) talent [...]

January 9, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, ELLE, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE & More

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: There’s thrills a plenty in classic French thriller Les Diaboliques, the Dork Knight rises in The Lego Batman Movie, Isabelle Huppert stars in Paul Verhoeven’s Elle, Marlon [...]

June 18, 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