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BAFTA 2025: Full Nomination List For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced, and it’s great to see Irish film, Kneecap has done incredibly well, scoring a strong six nominations. Directed by Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap has not only broken box office records but [...]

January 19, 2025

Longlist For The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards

Another year brings another EE BAFTA Awards. The 2025 ceremony, which will be hosted by David Tennant will take place on Sunday, 16 February. The long list for this year has been announced – and it’s a pretty eclectic set of films. Who [...]

January 4, 2025

Closed Competition: Win THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER On Blu-ray

To celebrate the release of The Last Letter From Your Lover, available now on Digital Download, and on Blu-Ray & DVD from 8 November 2021, Movies In Focus has 3 copies of the film on Blu-Ray to give away. Adapted from Jojo Moyes’ best-selling [...]

November 6, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Gareth Edwards & George Lucas On The Set Of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

A Dirty Dozen type men (and woman) on a mission movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stays faithful to the aesthetic style of George Lucas’ 1977 game-changer. Gareth Edwards’ 2016 film creates a lot of characters but none of them have the spark [...]

August 5, 2021

Is Anyone Out There? See 20 Seconds From George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY

This is just 20 seconds from George Clooney’s sci-fi drama, The Midnight Sky. It doesn’t show much, but it does give a sense of tone – the isolation and the scope of Clooney’s latest directorial effort. It’s a [...]

October 26, 2020

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

Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Disappoints

A spoiler-filled review of Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the worst theatrically released Star Wars yet. I know that many will lambast the work that George Lucas did in this prequel trilogy, [...]

December 20, 2016

New IMAX Featurette For ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Curious to know if Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has epic sound and visuals? Then you’ll find the answer in this new IMAX featurette featuring director Gareth Edwards and the film’s cast. Choice quotes from Edwards: “The thing that [...]

December 14, 2016

More Hope: Trailer And Poster For ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

New trailer for Rogue One: Star Wars Story…yada yada yada. I hope this is good…yada yada yada. Looks like it could be good etc. etc. You know the drill. It’ll be all the same old lines until the movie hits this December. [...]

October 14, 2016

New ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Trailer; Not Sold On Felicity Jones As An Intergalactic Badass

Here we have another trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. There’s a lot to like about what they’ve packed into this – but it doesn’t give me the same thrill as the trailers for The Force Awakens. I like the AT-AT action and it’s good [...]

August 13, 2016

The Force Is Strong With This One: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Celebration Reel And Poster

Gareth Edwards is under a lot of pressure to make Rogue One: A Star Wars Story deliver the goods. A prequel to the events of George Lucas’ original Star Wars (aka A New Hope), the film needs to walk a tight rope of being fresh and familiar at the [...]

July 16, 2016

New Trailer: Tom Hanks And Ron Howard Tackle Dan Brown’s INFERNO

I can’t believe it’s a decade since The Da Vinci Code and seven years since Angels And Demons hit screens. Where does time go? Anyway, Tom Hanks is back as Robert Langdon in Inferno and Ron Howard is once again directing this adaptation [...]

June 23, 2016

Tom Hanks And Ron Howard Tackle Another Dan Brown Mystery In INFERNO

Movies In Focus kinda digs these Tom Hanks/Ron Howard adventures. I like the potboiler aspect to these Dan Brown mysteries – and they don’t make big budget movies like this anymore for grown-ups – I applaud you gentlemen. [...]

May 10, 2016

The Force Is Strong With This First Trailer For ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

There’s a lot going on in this trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I don’t mean that in a bad way, there’s just a tremendous amount to take in when you’re seeing the first teaser trailer for the first non Skywalker-focused Star Wars [...]

April 9, 2016

Robert Langdon Is Back! New Images Of Tom Hanks In Ron Howard’s Dan Brown Adaptation INFERNO

Tom Hanks is back as Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon in Inferno. Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code/Angels And Demon’s follow-up once again sees Langdon caught-up in a conspiracy that could potentially change the world. These new images give the first [...]

December 30, 2015

STAR WARS News: First Official Cast Image From ROGUE ONE; Colin Trevorrow To Direct EPISODE IX

Disney’s D23 Expo saw a massive influx of Star Wars related news. Disneyland will be getting heightened Star Wars areas including a Star Wars Land, something that is sure to get families excited – especially when you hear that they’ll be [...]

August 16, 2015

Blu-ray Review: How Good Is Eddie Redmayne’s Oscar-Winning Turn In THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING?

The Theory Of Everything is prime movie awards bait that features someone overcoming a physical ailment to succeed against all odds. I was cynical going into James Marsh’s film but I have to admit that it’s a charming piece of cinema with a well [...]

May 3, 2015

Movies In Focus Attends The 2015 Baftas And The Full List Of Winners

This is the first time I’ve went into the Baftas with such a clear opinion of who I wanted to win. It was Birdman of course, Alejandro Gonzále’s mesmerising drama starring Michael Keaton. It was never going to be easy though, as Gonzále’s [...]

February 9, 2015