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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

Dressed To Kill: Go Gaga Over The Trailer For Ridley Scott’s All-Star HOUSE OF GUCCI

The first trailer for Ridley Scott‘s House Of Gucci has dropped – and it’s a good one. This is an energetic piece of marketing which helps sell the film and it’s all-star cast Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy [...]

July 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Billie August’s NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON

Those looking for a relaxed low-key drama need to look no further than director Bille August latest film, Night Train To Lisbon. It’s a well acted affair, with a beautiful setting and a laid-back vibe. It’s never going to set the world on fire [...]

April 2, 2021

Prêt-à-Porter: Adam Driver & Lady Gaga In The First Image From Ridley Scott’s HOUSE OF GUCCI

The ever-busy Ridley Scott‘s House Of Gucci has an impressive cast. Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto and Jack Huston star in the film which is ‘about the tumultuous Gucci family fashion dynasty and the murder [...]

March 10, 2021

Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is Now A Global Event

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is going to go global. The DC Comics superhero team-up will be available worldwide in all markets day and date with the film when it makes its US debut on HBO Max on Thursday 18 March 2021. Snyder’s long [...]

February 20, 2021

Apple To Make Ridley Scott’s KITBAG; Joaquin Phoenix To Play Napoleon Bonaparte In The Historical Epic

Apple Studios is set to finance and produce Ridley Scott‘s Kitbag, a Napoleon Bonaparte biopic set to star Joaquin Phoenix. Deadline is reporting that Phoenix will reunite with his Gladiator director to play the French emperor and military [...]

January 14, 2021

Notebook Reviews: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE

John McTiernan – 1995 Die Hard With A Vengeance is an enjoyable entry into the Die Hard franchise. John McTiernan‘s film sees Bruce Willis‘ John McClane taking on another member of the Gruber family – this time in the form of [...]

November 9, 2020

Henry Cavill’s Superman & Ezra Miller’s The Flash Race In This Behind The Scenes Image From JUSTICE LEAGUE

Justice League is fun in a comic book way, but it’s also an incredibly frustrating, disjointed movie. People constantly talk about ‘filmmaking by committee’, but Justice League is a movie that is so guilty of that charge that it [...]

August 27, 2020

Hey Matt Reeves! Cast Richard E. Grant As Alfred In THE BATMAN

Look, Movies In Focus isn’t usually one for fan-casting. Sure, we all have ideas for who we would like to see in certain roles, but those sorts of dreams usually lead to broken hearts. However, the mighty Richard E. Grant needs to be cast [...]

May 30, 2019

Teaser Trailer For Damon Lindelof’s WATCHMEN

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tock Tock. I’m not 100% sure how Damon Lindelof’s HBO series fully connects to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book Watchmen, but I’m there for the presence of Don Johnson and Jeremy Irons [...]

May 8, 2019

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: 211, RED SPARROW, ROLLERCOASTER, THE SENATOR & TRAFFIK

This time around: Nicolas Cage comes under fire in 211, Jennifer Lawrence is the Red Sparrow, George Segal takes a tense Rollercoaster ride, there’s trouble in Chappaquiddick for Jason Clarke in The Senator and Paula Patton gets caught in [...]

July 28, 2018

Blu-ray Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE – Not As Bad As You Think But Not As Great As You Hope

Justice League hit the big screen with quite a muted response, which was a severe kick in the teeth for a film which was supposed to be the DC Comics Extended Universe answer to The Avengers. The $250 million+ budgeted film opened to a [...]

March 25, 2018

JUSTICE LEAGUE Hits Blu-ray And DVD In March – All The Details

Justice League hit the big screen in November 2017 to mixed reviews from critics (and that’s putting it lightly), but it fared a bit better with audiences, grossing $655 million worldwide – a solid number but a far cry from the billion [...]

January 19, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Spy-Thriller RED SPARROW Starring Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her Hunger Games helmer, Francis Lawrence for the spy-thriller, Red Sparrow. Lawrence might be the box office draw here (and she could use a hit)- but the supporting cast on this bad-boy is what makes Movies In [...]

January 8, 2018

Time For Justice: What Warner Bros Needs To Do With The DC Comics Extended Universe

Justice League didn’t go the way that Warner Bros wanted it to, that’s for sure. A critical drubbing, audience apathy and disappointing box office shows that the DC Comics Extended Universe is in need of a good fix. Movies In Focus is going to [...]

November 25, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE HANDMAIDEN, AMERICAN GODS, THEIR FINEST, ORIGIN WARS & LONDON HEIST

This time around in the Movies In Focus Blu-Ray & DVD Round-Up: The Handmaiden surprises, American Gods shocks. Their Finest impresses, Origin Wars entertains and London Heist exists. The Handmaiden Lauded Korean director Chan-wook Park offers [...]

August 2, 2017

Embrace The Science Of The Animus With This New ASSASSIN’S CREED Featurette

I have faith in Michael Fassbender (as an actor and producer) – but I’m still not feeling any love for Assassin’s Creed. This new featurette titled ‘The science of the Animus’ doesn’t help. Also – [...]

December 1, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Tom Hiddleston Stars In Ben Wheatley’s HIGH-RISE

Director Ben Wheatley has quickly become a director to watch over the last few years having directed the quirky likes of Sightseers and A Field In England. He now ups the scope and the subtext with an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise. The [...]

July 27, 2016

DVD Review: Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Is Better Than Any Marvel Movie

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice arrives on DVD after a massive hoo-ha following its appearance on the big screen. Boring, dark and dull – that’s what its critics have been saying. However, Zack Snyder has given us a superhero film [...]

July 26, 2016

ASSASSIN’S CREED Trailer Teases Movies In Focus – But Is It Good?

Oh Assassin’s Creed, how you tease me. I’m torn about this one. On one hand, Movies In Focus is a big fan of all things Michael Fassbender, while on the other I have a loathing for all things video game related. This is a serious First World [...]

May 14, 2016

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