jamie bell

Notebook Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT

Stephen Daldry. 2000. Billy Elliot is a solid comedy-drama. The acting here is good – and young Jamie Bell gives as strong performance as the title character. The music is great – especially the T-Rex tunes. This features some fine [...]

July 20, 2024

Uncovering Curiosities: Ed Zwick’s DEFIANCE

There have been a slew of holocaust dramas over the years which attempt to show the Second World War from different cinematic perspectives. For 2008’s Defiance, director Ed Zwick decided to focus on Jewish refugees fighting for their [...]

September 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Bong Joon-Ho’s SNOWPIERCER

Before the multi-award winning Parasite, Director Bong Joon-ho delivered Snowpiercer, a post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller set in a desolate future where the remnants of humanity circle the globe on a non-stop train (the titular [...]

September 14, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Bong Joon-ho’s Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Thriller SNOWPIERCER

May 24, 2020

Liverpool Celebrates FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

Lionsgate Home Entertainment is holding a special event on Wednesday 21 March to celebrate Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool hitting home entertainment formats. Peter Turner, the man who inspired the film will be on-hand at Liverpool [...]

March 19, 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

Who’s Spoiling The Ambassador In This Trailer For 6 DAYS?

Movies In Focus will be at 6 Days for Mark Strong – and maybe the intrigue. But I can’t dig Jamie Bell. It’s the ears, or the cockiness – maybe even the residue from Billy Ellot (I hope those James Bond rumours aren’t [...]

May 11, 2017

JAMES BOND Rumours Galore: Daniel Craig For LOGAN LUCKY; Is Tom Hiddleston In Negotiations?

Bond, James Bond. Just who will be uttering these immortal words when cameras roll on the 25th James Bond adventure? Reports suggest Daniel Craig is done with the role (despite apparently being offered $68 million for two movies), while the main [...]

May 28, 2016

The FANTASTIC FOUR Debacle: Rumours, Blame And Comic Books

Fantastic Four has finally hit screens – and it’s tanking – it looks set to gross less than $30 million for the weekend, a low sum for a $120 million superhero film. The reviews aren’t good and at this point everyone is [...]

August 9, 2015

Watch These Clips And Explore The Science That Inspired FANTASTIC FOUR

Fantastic Four hits on August 6 – here are four new featurettes which explore the science behind Josh Trank’s superhero reboot. Enjoy and be inspired. Alternate Dimensions Invisibility Teleportation Wormholes Fantastic Four opens on [...]

July 28, 2015

Power Pieces: Uncover The Abilities Of The FANTASTIC FOUR With 4 New Videos

Josh Trank‘s Fantastic Four starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell hits in August. Movies In Focus is miffed that this isn’t getting enough love – it looks really good. There’s a stigma attached to [...]

July 22, 2015

FANTASTIC FOUR Gets A Final Trailer – You Should Show It More Love

Here is the final trailer for Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four. This will either solidify your intent to watch, finally stoke your fire or seal the deal on your apathy. I’m onboard because of the cast. Miles Teller absolutely killed in in Whiplash [...]

July 15, 2015

Meet The FANTASTIC FOUR With These Character Profile Videos

Fantastic Four hits the UK on August 6 and the Josh Trank directed superhero movie has been keeping a low profile, but the 20th Century Fox Marvel hero reboot looks like it could be a big surprise. The below profiles shine some light on the titular [...]

July 11, 2015

Answers Are Coming In This International Trailer For FANTASTIC FOUR

The Fantastic Four reboot might just benefit from a darker aesthetic than the two Tim Story films from 2005 and 2007. Those movies made a lot of money but they didn’t connect with audiences in a way that a lot of superhero movies have recently, [...]

April 6, 2015

Is The First Official Trailer For FANTASTIC FOUR Fantastic?

The Fantastic Four haven’t had much luck on a cinematic level. The quartet first made it to the screen in a 1994 film from Roger Corman that was only made as a sneaky way of retaining the rights to the characters (it was never released). 20th [...]

January 27, 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