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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

Behind The Scenes: Pablo Larraín & Natalie Portman On The Set Of JACKIE

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín’s Jackie is framed around the widow’s interview with a journalist and it’s through this device which we get to see her begin to build the legend of JFK and Camelot (fascinating in itself). Told in a [...]

September 6, 2021

Behind The Scenes: David Lynch Directs John Hurt On The Set Of THE ELEPHANT MAN

Director David Lynch‘s The Elephant Man is a fascinating piece of cinema. Starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and John Gielgud, the film (based on a true story) sees Hopkin’s Victorian surgeon rescuing Hurt’s John [...]

April 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE

Chris Columbus – 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a so-so kids adventure based the the book by J.K. Rowling. This Chris Columbus movie has its moments and the occasional [...]

March 31, 2021

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

May 24, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Natalie Portman Brings A Respectful Gravitas To JACKIE

Natalie Portman brings a respectful gravitas to her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie. Pablo Larraín’s drama follows Jackie in the days after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November, 1963. This is a [...]

June 15, 2017

Review: Timothy Spall And Colm Meaney Hit The Road For THE JOURNEY

Nick Hamm’s The Journey is a Sunday afternoon political drama. It’s a laid-back, easy-going piece that cruises along (almost literally) on the performances of Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney. Spall and Meaney play Ian Paisley and Martin [...]

May 3, 2017

Screen Actor John Hurt Dies

John Hurt has shuffled-off into that great acting workshop on the sky. The distinguished actor was probably best known for his work in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and Alien but he had a tremendous body of work behind him. He starred in [...]

January 28, 2017

Terry Gilliam Secures $18 million To Finally Bring THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE To the Screen

It’s reported that Terry Gilliam has secured $18 million to finally (or should that be once again) shoot his much troubled Don Quixote movie. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote first went before cameras in 2001 with Johnny Depp in a key role, but the [...]

April 2, 2016

Top 10 Big-Screen Robots

Robots have been a part of cinema since its creation and still make for intriguing on-screen presences. With RoboCop set for release on 9 June 2014, Movies in Focus counts down the most memorable movie cyborgs to have graced our screens. Evil [...]

June 4, 2014