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Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Podcast – Episode 20: Lorne Balfe Talks About Composing The Music For TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Actors, writers, directors and producers all have key roles in production – but one of the most important aspects in a film is the musical score – a score can literally make or break a film. Composer Lorne Balfe joins the Movies In [...]

June 10, 2022

BAFTA: The Winners At The 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards

Hosted by Rebel Wilson, the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards took place on Sunday 13 March 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall. It was something of a disappointing show – Wilson failed to connect as a host and quite a few of the winners failed [...]

March 14, 2022

BAFTA 2022: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Dune is leading an incredibly diverse set of nominations at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards. The Power of the Dog managed seven nominations, while Belfast scored six nominations. Movies In Focus is thrilled that Kenneth Branagh’s [...]

February 3, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Cary Joji Fukunaga & Daniel Craig On The Set Of NO TIME TO DIE

In 2006 Daniel Craig first took on the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. A controversial choice at the time,many thought that the film would be a huge failure. However it went on to became a huge critical and commercial hit. Bond was back with [...]

October 8, 2021

Review: NO TIME TO DIE Is The Boldest Bond Yet

This review contains spoilers for No Time To Die. No Time To Die not only marks the 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise, but it also ends Daniel Craig‘s 15 year tenure as Bond and ensures that Craig’s 007 goes out on an [...]

September 30, 2021

Notebook Reviews: KING ARTHUR

Antoine Fuqua – 2004 King Arthur is a hugely disappointing production from the usually very reliable Jerry Bruckheimer. This Antoine Fuqua directed film is a terrible cinematic interpretation of the Arthurian legend. The visuals are bland, the [...]

June 18, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Mel Gibson Filming BIRD ON A WIRE

John Badham’s Bird On A Wire is a fun and enthusiastic action-comedy starring the winning combination of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. The 1990 film features Gibson as an FBI informant who has been in witness protection for fifteen years. [...]

April 18, 2021

Review: Christopher Nolan’s TENET Is A Flawed Cinematic Wonder

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a film which can be enjoyed, but it’s highly likely that you won’t really understand it. It takes a lot of big ideas – and a lot of big moviemaking techniques to ultimately deliver a film which [...]

April 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling & Denis Villeneuve On The Set Of BLADE RUNNER 2049

Director Denis Villeneuve made a valiant attempt at following-up Ridley Scott’s iconic Blade Runner with 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. Ryan Gosling is K, a Blade Runner whose investigation leads him to Harrison Ford’s in-exile Deckard. The [...]

November 8, 2020

This Is Not A Review: Tentative TENET Thoughts

Movies In Focus finally saw Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet. Like many, it was my first time in the cinema for a long time – and the way things are going it’s going to be the last visit for another while. This isn’t really a review [...]

November 1, 2020

Christopher Nolan’s Swiss Watch

As a director, Christopher Nolan has had a pretty impressive cinematic run: Following (1998) Memento (2000) Insomnia (2002) Batman Begins (2005) The Prestige (2006) The Dark Knight (2008) Inception (2010) The Dark Knight Rises (2012), [...]

September 6, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On The Set Of INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 release, Interstellar is very clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – the benchmark for this type of science fiction drama. He keeps the CGI to a minimum, choosing to use practical effects [...]

August 10, 2020

Billie Eilish To Sing The NO TIME TO DIE Title Song; Hans Zimmer Will Score The Music

18 year old Billie Eilish will sing the title song to No Time to Die, the theme to the 25th James Bond film. Eilish is the youngest artist in the James Bond franchise’s 58 year history to write and record a Bond theme song. She was just 3 [...]

January 14, 2020

Movies In Focus At The 2018 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

On 18 February 2018, the cream of the film industry once again descended on the Royal Albert Hall for the 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards (that’s the Baftas to you and me). Movies In Focus was on the red carpet to cover the event – [...]

February 19, 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

BAFTA 2018: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water is the big nominee for the 2018 EE BAFTAs. Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is also high up on the list. There’s a strong nod towards homegrown (and Irish) talent [...]

January 9, 2018

Take Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK Home This Christmas

Christopher Nolan’s cinematic masterwork, Dunkirk hits home video platforms on 18 December, 2017. The film managed to be weighty, heartfelt and uncompromising – pretty amazing considering the film’s tight 106 minute running [...]

October 31, 2017

Review: BLADE RUNNER 2049 Is A Disappointing Delayed Dystopian Sequel

Heavy Spoilers Below Any follow-up to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was going to be an uphill struggle, nonetheless the signs looked good when Scott returned to godfather the production as Executive Producer, while original screenwriter Hampton [...]

October 7, 2017

Danny Elfman To Batman The Sh*t Out Of JUSTICE LEAGUE

Movies In Focus was chuffed when Danny Elfman signed-on to score the music for Justice League once Joss whedon came onboard to complete the film. Elfman’s Batman score is a sublime thing and I’m excited to see him return to the world of [...]

September 30, 2017

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