hacksaw ridge

Mel Gibson Confirms That He’ll Direct LETHAL WEAPON 5

A few years ago Movies In Focus spoke with the great Richard Donner about the long-gestating fifth entry in the Lethal Weapon franchise. It looked like the film was close to getting made, but sadly the director passed away in June 2021, casting [...]

November 15, 2021

Why Mel Gibson Is Still A FORCE OF NATURE

The mighty Mel Gibson‘s latest release, Force Of Nature (read the Movies In Focus review) proves he’s still a movie star to be reckoned with and that he can still command the screen like few actors. Gibson might have supporting part [...]

June 30, 2020

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

BRAVEHEART Battles

I don’t know how I missed it until now, but this David Poland interview with Mel Gibson has been online since January 2017. It’s fascinating stuff indeed. Gibson is obviously passionate about the filmmaking process (and all the pitfalls [...]

August 4, 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 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

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

Mel Gibson Career Update: DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE & DADDY’S HOME 2

The Mel Gibson comeback is now an official thing. Hacksaw Ridge has nabbed 6 Oscar nominations and Gibson recently signed with a new agency (CAA). He has also lined-up two new acting projects. Dragged Across Concrete will see Gibson share the screen [...]

February 4, 2017

Oscars 2017: A Full List Of Nominations; Hollywood Goes Gaga For LA LA LAND

La La Land leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The musical scored 14 nominations, equally the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. Damien Chapelle’s musical is the one to beat this year and it’s likely it’ll [...]

January 24, 2017

Making HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson makes movies like nobody else working today. See how he managed to make Hacksaw Ridge – one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last year in the below featurette. Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, [...]

January 18, 2017

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

Go Mel! Full List Of Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge has a strong showing (seven nods, same as La La Land). That’s what I call a comeback. Go Mel! A whole host of Movies In Focus [...]

December 12, 2016

Cowardice And Rescue: Two New HACKSAW RIDGE Clips

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is garnering great reviews, good box office ( a $14.7 million US opening) and a lot of awards buzz. It hits the UK on 27 January 2017 – and here’s a a pair of new clips (titled Cowardice and Rescue) [...]

November 7, 2016

It Looks Like Mel Gibson Is Going To Be Busy EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

The long awaited Mel Gibson career comeback is now in full flow. Blood Father has hit (and is hitting around the globe), Hacksaw Ridge is on the cusp of release, he’s shooting The Professor And The Madman in Dublin, planing to star in and [...]

September 30, 2016

Mel Gibson Talks About HACKSAW RIDGE And His Passion Of The Christ Follow-up THE RESURRECTION

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson appeared at SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium recently to discuss his latest film as director, Hacksaw Ridge. While he was there, he spilled some beans on his in-development follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ: [...]

September 3, 2016

Mel Gibson And Sean Penn Are The PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson is teaming with Sean Penn for Professor and the Madman. The film is based on the Simon Winchester book about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Farhad Safinia (writer of Gibson’s Apocalyptco) [...]

August 3, 2016

Stunning First Trailer For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is eagerly awaited by Movies In Focus. Gibson’s got a faultless track record as a director and this war drama looks to continue that trend. This first trailer for Gibson’s film has some stunning imagery. I can’t [...]

July 30, 2016

First Poster For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mighty Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge now has a release date and a brand new poster. The release date is November 4 (smack dab in the middle of awards season) and here’s the poster. Stylish. This WWII drama stars Andrew Garfield as Desmond [...]

July 1, 2016

Mel Gibson And Randall Wallace Planning A Follow-up To THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

Writer-director Randall Wallace is once again teaming with Mel Gibson (following Braveheart, We Were Soldiers and Hacksaw Ridge) – this time to write a follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ. Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter that the new movie [...]

June 11, 2016

New Set Pictures From Mel Gibson’s WWII Drama HACKSAW RIDGE

Here are a few (unofficial)on-set images from Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge. These photographs don’t give anything away (other than it’s a war movie!) but it’s a great little reminder that Mel Gibson is behind the camera for another movie. [...]

October 17, 2015

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