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Notebook Reviews: LETHAL WEAPON

Richard Donner – 1987. Lethal Weapon is the movie that kick-started an incredible movie franchise – and the buddy movie sub-genre. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Richard Donner are on fine form in delivering this cracking thriller. The [...]

August 29, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE STORY OF US

Rob Reiner – 1999 The Story Of Us is a well made relationship dramedy from director Rob Reiner. Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer excel in the lead roles as the husband and wife going through marriage troubles. It’s witty and dramatic, [...]

June 30, 2021

Trailer For Frank Marshall’s THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART; Music Doc To Get Cinema Release

Any way you cut it, Frank Marshall‘s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart is going to be a fascinating film. The documentary will chronicle the rise of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb on their way to writing 1,000 songs, crafting 20 [...]

October 30, 2020

Trailer For Music Documentary ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND

One of the greatest groups of all-time, The Band delivered a scorching selection of music across their work and their music with Bob Dylan, right-up to their legendary swan song which was beautifully captured in Martin Scorsese’s The Last [...]

July 15, 2020

Trailer: The Wonderfully Uplifting Music Documentary ECHO IN THE CANYON Hits The UK In June

Movies In Focus was lucky enough to catch Andrew Slater’s Echo In The Canyon last May. The music documentary is an exceptional journey into the music scene in and around LA’s Laurel Canyon in the the mid-to-late 1960s (read the review). [...]

April 9, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE SHAPE OF WATER, LADY BIRD, THE PIANO & More

This time around: The Shape Of Water fails to make a splash, Saoirse Ronan shines in Lady Bird, Eric Clapton: A Life In 12 Bars hits the right notes, Evan Rachel Wood gets creepy in Allure, The Piano turns 25 and Jim Carrey does Scandi Noir in Dark [...]

July 5, 2018

Review: Philippe Mora Takes A Personal Journey Into History With THREE DAYS IN AUSCHWITZ

A solemn and contemplative investigation into the infamous concentration camp, Three Days In Auschwitz is director Philippe Mora’s personal journey into the past to discover what life was like for those trapped behind the razor wire during WWII. [...]

April 25, 2016

We Don’t Need A LETHAL WEAPON TV Show – But We’re Getting One Anyway

Few movie franchises are as beloved to Movies in Focus as the Lethal Weapon series. The four films worked as a whole, with Richard Donner’s direction complementing the perfect casting (most notably Mel Gibson and Danny Glover’s chemistry), while [...]

October 3, 2015