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Notebook Reviews: MAD MAX 2 – THE ROAD WARRIOR

George Miller – 1981. Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior) is a high energy science fiction sequel from director George Miller. Upping the action quota and the spectacle from the original, Mad Max 2 is a masterwork in action cinema – [...]

November 20, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME

George Miller and George Ogilvie – 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome might not be as violent as its predecessors, but it does have a lot of charm. Funny and dangerous in equal measure, this once again delivers great cartoon-style action. The [...]

April 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: George Miller Directs Tom Hardy On The Set Of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road is unlike any other Hollywood blockbuster and George Miller achieves the impossible by making an big budget action film that fails to play it safe in any way. Miller’s film is epic in scope and ambition and he has [...]

March 3, 2021

The Brutal Beauty Of Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson is a director who has always been able to portray violence in an almost balletic fashion. Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto all have sequences which are shot with a brutal beauty and Gibson’s 2016 film Hacksaw [...]

May 23, 2020

Video: See What MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Would Have Been Like With Mel Gibson

Like everyone else, Movies In Focus was blown away by the genius of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (read the review) in 2015. Miller’s film was a mind-blowing action masterpiece, but deep down we all wanted the mighty Mel Gibson to [...]

September 23, 2019

Book Review: Take To The Skies With FLIGHT OR FRIGHT

Flight Or Fright is a glorious collection of 17 airborne-themed short stories from a selection of authors who are gleefully intent on making sure that you never want to fly again. Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent, Flight Or Fright includes [...]

July 10, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Is Beautiful And Brutal

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is a masterful piece of filmmaking. Gibson’s eye for action is second to none and he has created some of the most impressive battle sequences ever filmed for this WWII drama. The sheer scope of what’s on display is a [...]

May 1, 2017

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 2016

Blu-ray Review: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Oh, What A Day… What A Lovely Day!

You really need to check out George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Miller’s franchise sequel/reboot is truly spectacular. It’s a cacophony of automotive carnage unlike anything that has ever graced the screen. Miller delivers a [...]

September 29, 2015

Some Movies Are Never Meant To Be: Presentation Reel From Kerry Conran’s JOHN CARTER OF MARS

I imagine few people think about the many films that never make it to the screen. There have been many aborted features that could have hit multiplexes over the years (even before multiplexes were multiplexes) and there’s a whole movie sub-culture [...]

July 4, 2015

Review: Tom Hardy And Charlize Theron Star In George Miller’s Spectacular MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road is spectacular – a cacophony of automotive carnage unlike anything that has ever graced the big screen. Miller delivers a blistering piece of action cinema – you can almost smell the grease and oil [...]

June 1, 2015

Book Review: Go Behind The Scenes Of George Miller’s Blockbuster With THE ART OF MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

The rich and textured world building done by George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road is phenomenal. Miller used minimal CGI, opting to do things on a practical level that gave the Tom Hardy starrer an authenticity that few blockbusters have in the 21st [...]

May 25, 2015

Mel Gibson At The Premiere Of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – He Still Has What It Takes

It was cool that Mel Gibson rocked-up at the LA premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road. It shows he supports his old pal George Miller and that he’s cool with Tom Hardy taking on the role of Mad Max. However, you can’t help but think about what it would [...]

May 9, 2015

It’s Almost Here: Hard Hitting New Trailer For George Miller’s MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Mad Max: Fury Road is just weeks away now (it hits on 14 May) and a new trailer has just arrived. This looks like things have been taken to the Max. Movies In Focus has waited over a decade to see George Miller‘s latest opus – and it [...]

March 31, 2015

New Trailer For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Tom Hardy Takes Things To The Max

I’d be happier if Mad Max: Fury Road starred Mel Gibson, but that’s the gripe of an old and bitter man. However, Tom Hardy looks like he seals the deal here. George Miller‘s long awaited fourth Mad Max movie opens in May 2015 [...]

December 11, 2014

SDCC: George Miller Unveils MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Posters; Compares Film To THE ROAD WARRIOR

It has taken almost 15 years for George Miller to get Mad Max: Fury Road to the screen. He faced many uphill struggles to make the movie and he must feel a great sense of relief now the film has finally been shot. Miller took to the San Diego Comic [...]

July 27, 2014