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Podcast Episode 40: Director Tyler MacIntyre & Writer Michael Kennedy Talk IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE

It’s A Wonderful Knife is an entertaining slasher flick – with a difference. As the title indicates, the film is a riff on Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life. Starring Jane Widdop, Joel McHale and Justin [...]

November 26, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Frank Capra & James Stewart On The Set Of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life is a film which delivers on all levels. Originally overlooked on its original release, the film only became popular due to a clerical error that led to the film falling into the public domain – meaning [...]

December 5, 2021

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE FAMILY MAN

Brett Ratner – 2000 The Family Man is a pretty good fantasy/drama from director Brett Ratner. The film features yet another strong performance from Nicolas Cage and a good supporting cast (Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle and Jeremy Piven). The [...]

January 29, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Part comedy, drama and fantasy film, Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life delivers on all levels, and its two hour running time manages to cram in a few important decades of US history. Originally overlooked on its original release, the film [...]

December 14, 2020

Review: Frank Capra’s Christmas Classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Starring James Stewart

It’s A Wonderful Life is an all time cinematic classic, and there is very little that I can say about Frank Capra‘s 1946 film that hasn’t already been said. I’ll give it a go anyway… James Stewart gives a mesmerising [...]

November 5, 2020

Movies In Focus’ Top Christmas Movies

As curmudgeonly as Movies In Focus can be, I do appreciate Christmas (it’s probably my favourite time of the year). I thought it was about time that I put together a list of my favourite Christmas film, so I rolled-up my sleeves and dug into the [...]

December 19, 2018

DVD Review: Get Lost In Italy With LORDS OF LONDON

Lords of London is a crazy mystic British gangster movie. Part It’s A Wonderful Life and part The Krays. It’s a tonal mix that doesn’t quite work – but at least they tried to do something different. Glen Murphy plays Tony Lord, a London [...]

January 5, 2014

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