greta gerwig Archives - Movies In Focus

Behind The Scenes: Pablo Larraín & Natalie Portman On The Set Of JACKIE

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín’s Jackie is framed around the widow’s interview with a journalist and it’s through this device which we get to see her begin to build the legend of JFK and Camelot (fascinating in itself). Told in a [...]

September 6, 2021

Movies In Focus At The 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Sunday 2 February 2020 was the day when the film industry donned its finest (recycled) clothing before descending on London’s Royal Albert Hall for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. Movies In Focus once again attended the event, [...]

February 3, 2020

Academy Awards 2020: Joker Leads The Oscar Pack

It’s not really a surprise that the multi-award winning, billion dollar grossing Joker is leading the pack with 11 nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards. If I were a betting man, I’d say that Joaquin Phoenix is a lock to win the Best [...]

January 14, 2020

BAFTA 2020: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

It looks like Joker is no laughing matter. Todd Phillips’ Blockbusting DC Comics film leads the pack at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards with 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s Netflix produced drama The Irishman and Quentin [...]

January 7, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: READY PLAYER ONE, ISLE OF DOGS, JOURNEYMAN, A QUIET PLACE & More

This time around: Steven Spielberg goes inside the Oasis in Ready Player One, Wes Anderson takes us to the Isle of Dogs, Paddy Considine is a Journeyman, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski go to A Quiet Place, Dwayne Johnson goes on a Rampage and Paul [...]

August 19, 2018

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

OSCARS 2018: A Full List Of Nominations – A Year Of Surprises

The Shape of Water leads the pack at the 90th Academy Awards, with a total 13 nominations. Dunkirk managed eight nods, while Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri trailed the Christopher Nolan pic with seven. It’s [...]

January 23, 2018

Wes Anderson Is A Genius – But I Won’t Be Watching ISLE OF DOGS

Wes Anderson has been a consistently great filmmaker for the last 20 years or so, but I’m not interested in his latest film, Isle of Dogs. I have no interest in animation, stop motion or otherwise. I still haven’t seen Anderson’s [...]

December 19, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Natalie Portman Brings A Respectful Gravitas To JACKIE

Natalie Portman brings a respectful gravitas to her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie. Pablo Larraín’s drama follows Jackie in the days after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November, 1963. This is a [...]

June 15, 2017

Noah Baumbach Reunites With Greta Gerwig For MISTRESS AMERICA

Noah Baumbach is quietly impressing Movies In Focus with his cinematic endeavours. Mistress America reunites the director with Greta Gerwig, the star of Greenberg and Frances Ha (they co-wrote the script). Here’s the synopsis: Tracy [...]

July 27, 2015

DVD Review: FRANCES HA Is A Cappuccino And Biscotti Movie

Real-life couple Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig reteam for Frances Ha, a black and white New York-set comedy-drama that infuses Annie Hall/Manhattan-era Woody Allen with 21st Century malaise. It’s a quirky little movie that follows the titular [...]

December 30, 2013