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20 Years Later: 1999 Was One Of The Greatest Film Years Ever!

Sometimes the stars just align and greatness arrives all at once. Maybe it was because a lot of great filmmakers hit their stride (David Fincher, M.Night Shymalan, Spike Jonze etc) or just pre-millennium fear, but 1999 saw a lot of great movies land [...]

January 3, 2019

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 2

This is second part of Movies In Focus‘ interview with Tony Zierra, the director behind the excellent Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary, Filmworker (read part one of the interview). This time around Zierra talks about the origins of the [...]

May 17, 2018

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 1

Movies In Focus had the opportunity to chat with director Tony Zierra about his brilliant Leon Vitali/Stanley Kubrick documentary, Filmworker. The film looks at the relationship between Vitali and Kubrick after the pair formed a bond on the set of [...]

May 15, 2018

Review: FILMWORKER Is A Powerful & Unique Look At Stanley Kubrick

Tony Zierra’s Filmworker is a masterwork. The documentary looks at the relationship between Stanley Kubrick and Leon Vitali, the actor who became Kubrick’s right-hand man after they met on the set of the 1975 film Barry Lyndon. It’s a [...]

May 13, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali Documentary FILMWORKER

Film buffs and cineasts will rejoice at the prospect of the Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary Filmworker. The film, from director Tony Zierra delves deep into the relationship between the famed director and his [...]

April 24, 2018