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Behind The Scenes: Ivan Reitman, Kevin Costner & Ellen Burstyn On The Set Of DRAFT DAY

2014’s Draft Day is the type of film rarely made by studios today – a glossy talky effort for grown-ups. The comedy and drama in Draft Day comes from the situations and the characters as the pressure mounts on the busiest day in the NFL. [...]

February 15, 2022

Remembering The Great Harold Ramis

The great Harold Ramis would have been 77 years old on 21 November 2021. He passed away on the 24 February, 2014 at the age of 69 from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. To many he will always be Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters movies but to [...]

November 21, 2021

TRIPLETS Happening With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito & Tracy Morgan

Movies In Focus first wrote about Triplets way back in March 2012. Now, nearly a decade on from that and 33 years since the release of Twins comes the news that Triplets is gearing-up for production with Ivan Reitman directing Arnold Schwarzenegger, [...]

September 15, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Lamont Johnson’s SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a 1983 Star Wars/Mad Max style science fiction film with a tremendous amount of energy and ingenuity. It’s derivative, but there’s plenty of fun to be had if you accept this Ivan [...]

August 27, 2021

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Trailer Has A Serious Stranger Things Vibe & It’ll Probably Anger Old White Guys

This second trailer for Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife is pretty good – but it’s not great. It’s lacking a stand-out moment – oomph! They really seem to be leaning heavily on the Stranger Things vibe here (the [...]

July 27, 2021

Stay-Puft! GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Introduces The Mini-Pufts

On of the iconic moments in Ivan Reitman’s 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters is the arrival of the giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. Well, it looks like Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife is also going to feature the marshmallow [...]

April 8, 2021

Notebook Reviews: EVOLUTION

Ivan Reitman – 2001 Director Ivan Reitman attempts to revisit the success of Ghostbusters with this alien themed sci-fi comedy. Evolution might not be quite as good as that 1984 spooktacular, but it’s still great fun. David Duchovny [...]

October 29, 2020

Competition: Win Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito Comedy TWINS On Blu-ray

Classic Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito comedy is being released on Blu-ray by Fabulous Films on 12 October. To celebrate the release of the Ivan Reitman directed comedy film, Movies In Focus is giving 2 readers the opportunity to win film on [...]

September 24, 2020

Blu-ray Review: SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE Is A Fun & Energetic Sci-Fi Tale

March 26, 2020

Sit! Rick Moranis On Set With A Terror Dog In A Behind The Scenes Image From GHOSTBUSTERS

If you’re like Movies In Focus, then you look like back on the 1980s with great fondness. I don’t mean in a Stranger Things loving/Hipster ironic way, but with a real ‘I was there’ affection. One of the great things about [...]

March 21, 2020

Who You Gonna Call? Surprisingly Great New Trailer For GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

You have to hand it to Sony Pictures for trying to keep the Ghostbusters franchise alive and kicking. They tried for about 20 years to get the original cast back for Ghostbusters 3 (to no avail) and they made a valiant effort with 2016’s [...]

December 9, 2019

Jason Reitman Directing New GHOSTBUSTERS Movie; Teaser Trailer Is Already Here

The Ghostbusters are back. Again. News has hit that Jason (son of Ivan) Reitman will direct and co-write a new Ghostbusters movie which is due to shoot in the summer of 2019 for a 2020 release. Pitched as ‘a passing of the torch’, the film is [...]

January 16, 2019

Who You Gonna Call? The GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot Cast Suited And Booted

I can’t muster any sort of reaction to Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot. There’s no excitement, no anger, no fear – nothing. It’s a pointless endeavour to attempt and update Ivan Reitman’s seminal ‘80s classic. It’s not the fact [...]

July 11, 2015

Wardrobe From Paul Feig’s All-Female GHOSTBUSTERS; Updated With New Proton Pack

Movies In Focus hasn’t covered much of Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot (none at all in fact). This is for many reasons – the main one being that Ivan Reitman’s original is a true ‘80s classic and I don’t think it needs a [...]

June 30, 2015

DVD Review: DRAFT DAY Is A Sports Movie With Kevin Costner – The Only Reason You Need To Watch It

Kevin Costner is the king of sports movies having starred in Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and For Love of The Game. Draft Day is his first cinematic sport excursion away from America’s favourite pastime into the world of the NFL. This Ivan [...]

February 15, 2015

Vanity Is Fair For Paramount Pictures

The latest issue of Vanity Fair has a fantastic image celebrating Paramount Pictures 100th anniversary. The images below get bigger if you click on them, but Vanity Fair has a pretty nifty zoom option so that you can get up-close and personal with [...]

June 13, 2012