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Uncovering Curiosities: Marc Lawrence’s THE REWRITE

Director Marc Lawrence’s 2014 film, The Rewrite see Hugh Grant play an Oscar-winning screenwriter whose career is in a downward spiral. He takes a job teaching creative writing at an upstate New York university but he gets off to a shaky start [...]

June 8, 2021

Not As Good As The Original

Paul King’s Paddington 2 features many of the same elements which made the original film so enjoyable, but somehow the 2017 sequel lacks the magic spark which made that 2014 release such a fantastic piece of entertainment. 2014’s Paddington [...]

September 30, 2020

Movies In Focus’ Photography From The 2020 EE BAFTA Awards

February once again rolled around and that meant that Movies In Focus was again in attendance at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. You can read all about my exploits and see the full winners list – or check-out below for [...]

February 3, 2020

The Career Of Nicholas Hoult

The talented British actor Nicholas Hoult has already amassed an impressive career since his breakthrough role in About A Boy at just aged 11. Since then, his career has gone from strength to strength, with acclaimed roles independent films and [...]

May 1, 2019

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, PADDINGTON 2 & MORE

This time around: Love is in the air for Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name; Paul Schrader’s Blue Collar gets buttoned-up; Hugh Grant commits crimes against acting Paddington 2; Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman get [...]

March 4, 2018

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

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

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

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

About A Boy: The Rise of Nicholas Hoult

The fantastic and loveable Nicholas Hoult was born and raised in the county of Berkshire before making his big debut to film in 1996 in Intimate Relations when he was just seven years old. The real show stopper came when Nicholas made his big debut [...]

April 4, 2016