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Is BIRDMAN The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 film that’s zesty and light, but [...]

September 5, 2021

Remembering The Cinematic Atrocity That Is MOVIE 43

Movie 43 totally beefed-it at the box office during its theatrical release in 2013 but its $6 million budget mean that it tuned a profit after grossing $8.8 million at the US box office and $32.4 million globally. This comes despite a top tier [...]

August 17, 2020

Is BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

March 7, 2020

The Career Of Nicholas Hoult

The talented British actor Nicholas Hoult has already amassed an impressive career since his breakthrough role in About A Boy at just aged 11. Since then, his career has gone from strength to strength, with acclaimed roles independent films and [...]

May 1, 2019

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Trailer: Jonah Hill & Emma Stone Reunite For Netflix’s MANIAC

Cary Fukunaga directs Maniac, a new mind-bending series for Netflix that reunites Superbad co-stars Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. This is one hell of a quirky trailer for the series, which drops on the streaming service on 21 September. But might [...]

September 13, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: BRITANNIA; BATTLE OF THE SEXES; KILLING GUNTHER & More

This time around: Britannia attempts to be the new Game Of Thrones, Emma Stone and Steve Carrell take part in the Battle Of The Sexes, Richard Gere will leave you Breathless, Wishmaster offers up three wishes and Arnold Schwarzenegger is Killing [...]

April 8, 2018

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

Who’s Gonna Win? Oscars 2017 Infographic

The biggest night in the movie calendar is almost here. Now it’s time to ask the question – who’s gonna [...]

February 24, 2017

Movies In Focus At The 2017 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Movies In Focus once again braved the elements to join the red carpet at the 2017 EE Bafta Film Awards. This was the 70th year of the event and it was held at the Royal Albert Hall, rather than the usual Royal Opera House venue. As expected, [...]

February 13, 2017

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

New Trailer For Woody Allen’s IRRATIONAL MAN – You’re Either Onboard Or You’re Not

Woody Allen’s 50th feature film(!!), Irrational Man hits UK screens on 11 September. Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey and Jamie Blackley star in the comedy which sounds like it’s pure Woody Allen. You’re either onboard with this or [...]

July 4, 2015

Cameron Crowe Shouldn’t Apologise For Casting Emma Stone In ALOHA

Cameron Crowe has taken a lot of flack for his latest film, Aloha. The bad buzz started during the infamous Sony hacks when it was revealed that studio head Amy Pascal didn’t like the script. Some critics could smell blood in the water and [...]

June 6, 2015

DVD Review: BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) Is A Modern Classic

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a complex film that needs multiple viewings to fully appreciate its wonderful richness. Movies In Focus reviewed the film on its cinema release but this is a fresh take on the dvd release of [...]

May 10, 2015

Say Aloha To The New Poster For ALOHA Starring Bradley Cooper And Emma Stone

A Cameron Crowe movie is always worth checking out, but Aloha is even more worthwhile because of its cast – Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, Jay Baruchel, John Krasinski and Alec Baldwin star. Here’s the official [...]

May 2, 2015

Bruce Willis, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart Join Woody Allen’s Latest Untitled Movie

It was just last week (following news that he was taking to the Broadway stage to star in Misery) that I pondered if Bruce Willis was going to reinvent himself in a new phase of his career following a string of substandard action-thrillers. It looks [...]

March 10, 2015

Say ALOHA To The Teaser For Cameron Crowe’s Latest Film

Cameron Crowe gets a lifetime pass from Movies In Focus for an impressive run of great movies. Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky wipe out the memory of the terrible Elizabethtown and the lacklustre We Bought A Zoo. Crowe’s Aloha could [...]

February 26, 2015

OSCARS 2015: A Full List Of Nominations; BIRDMAN Flies High

The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) nominations have been announced and it’s fantastic to see Michael Keaton score a nod for Best Actor. It was never in doubt of course, as Keaton has been the frontrunner for some time due to his sterling work in [...]

January 15, 2015

Review: BIRDMAN Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Is A Cinematic Mission Statement

January 12, 2015

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