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Johnny Depp And Martin Landau On The Set Of ED WOOD…In Colour!

This photograph shows Johnny Depp and Martin Landau alongside make-up artist Ve Neill on the set of Tim Burton’s Ed Wood. It’s one of the few colour behind-the-scenes images from the 1994 film. Look at the detail in Landau’s [...]

May 3, 2022

Notebook Reviews: DON JUAN DEMARCO

Jeremy Leven – 1995. Don Juan DeMarco is an enjoyable romantic comedy/drama from writer-director Jeremy Levin. The film has an intriguing premise and it features the captivating pairing of Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando. The former shows-off [...]

November 3, 2021

Behind the Scenes: Sidney Lumet & The Epic Cast Of Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

The great Agatha Christie is one of best-selling novelists of all time, and the characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have gone on to join the pantheon of iconic literary characters. In the 1970s and 1980s, these characters were brought to [...]

September 15, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE NINTH GATE

Roman Polanski – 1999 Roman Polanski‘s The Ninth Gate is an entertaining (if superficial) horror–thriller. The film sports a great turn from Johnny Depp as a rare book seller who goes in search of a devilish tome. It’s a good [...]

August 9, 2021

Notebook Reviews: WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE

Lasse Hallström – 1993 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is a well crafted, if rather sombre drama from director Lasse Hallström. Johnny Depp excels as the title character and the Oscar-nominated Leonardo DiCaprio is also quite good – [...]

July 14, 2021

Review: HE DREAMS OF GIANTS Is A Documentary Charting Terry Gilliam’s Epic Quixote Journey

He Dreams Of Giants is a powerful documentary charting director Terry Gilliam’s exhaustive (and near impossible) journey to make his elusive passion-project, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. After 30 years of attempting to make the film, he [...]

April 1, 2021

Trailer: Johnny Depp & Forest Whitaker Hit The Mean Streets Of L.A. In CITY OF LIES

Here’s the trailer for City Of Lies, Brad Furman’s thriller about the investigation into the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. The film hits US cinemas on 19 March 2021 before debuting On Demand on 9 April 2021. Johnny Depp and Forest [...]

March 9, 2021

Trailer & Poster: Documentary HE DREAMS OF GIANTS Charts Terry Gilliam’s Quixotic Filmmaking Journey

He Dreams Of Giants is a documentary charting director Terry Gilliam’s exhaustive (and near impossible) journey to make his elusive passion-project, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The film comes from directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe and [...]

March 9, 2021

Poster For Notorious B.I.G. Thriller CITY OF LIES Starring Johnny Depp & Forest Whitaker

Movies In Focus was very intrigued by Brad Furman‘s City Of Lies. The film follows the investigation into the murder of rap artist Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker lead the cast of the thriller [...]

March 5, 2021

Notebook Reviews: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

Tim Burton – 1990 Edward Scissorhands is one of the crowning achievements of Tim Burton‘s career. It’s a truly magical film which is perfectly balanced. All the elements work in unison – Fairy Tale, satire, comedy, romance [...]

March 2, 2021

Tom Holland & Timothée Chalamet Up For The Young WILLY WONKA Role In A Movie We Don’t Need

After news broke that Warner Bros would release a totally unnecessary prequel to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory comes world that Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet are in the frame for the role. The film (set to be directed by [...]

January 21, 2021

Warner Bros. Sets 2023 Release Date For Unnecessary WILLY WONKA Prequel

We’ve already had two films focussing on Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka – 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder and Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp – [...]

January 19, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SLEEPY HOLLOW

Tim Burton – 1999 Sleepy Hollow is a good looking and atmospheric Hammer-style horror from Tim Burton. It doesn’t quite live up to its potential, but this it ticks all the right boxes and Johnny Depp is very good. Christina Ricci is [...]

January 11, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: William A. Fraker’s THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger has gone down in history as one of the great Hollywood misfires and the stories behind the making of this 1981 western are almost as legendary as The Lone Ranger himself. However, nearly 40 years have passed since the [...]

January 1, 2021

Don’t Get Even, Get Mads: Mads Mikkelsen To Replace Johnny Depp In FANTASTIC BEASTS Franchise

Johnny Depp was asked to exit the Fantastic Beasts film franchise at the start of November after he lost his ‘wife beater’ libel case against tabloid newspaper The Sun and its gossip slinger, Dan Wooton. Since then rumours swirled that [...]

November 26, 2020

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Lose Them: Johnny Depp Fired From FANTASTIC BEASTS Franchise

Movies In Focus is no fan of the Harry Potter franchise or its Fantastic Beasts spin-off. However, Fantastic Beasts has now lost one of its key ingredients – Johnny Depp. The move comes after Depp lost his ‘wife beater’ libel case [...]

November 6, 2020

Johnny Depp’s MORTDECAI Was Never Given A Chance

Johnny Depp’s performances have become synonymous with silly costumes and even sillier accents. Both of these affectations are present and correct in Mortdecai but they add to the 2015 film’s overall general over-the-top tone. David [...]

October 21, 2020

Julien Temple’s CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN Arrives In Ireland & The UK This November

After winning the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, comes news from Wildcard Distribution and Altitude Films that Julien Temple‘s Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan will be released in cinemas in [...]

October 9, 2020

The Johnny Depp Produced CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN Wins At The San Sebastián International Film Festival

Director Julien Temple‘s Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan has picked up the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The Johnny Depp produced documentary is a cinematic exploration of the [...]

September 28, 2020

Remembering Universal Pictures’ Ill-Fated DARK UNIVERSE

2017 was a much simpler time. It was a time when Universal Pictures decided to follow the Marvel route and attempted to create a shared universe for the classic Universal Monsters. The studio scored an A-list cast: Johnny Depp as the Invisible [...]

June 7, 2020

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