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Blu-ray Review: The BFI Celebrates Ed Wood’s PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE & BRIDE OF THE MONSTER

Edward D. Wood Jr. is often considered the ‘Worst Director of All Time’. That’s a major fallacy. He may not have been the greatest director and his films might have been (more than) a little shonky, but when looked at with an eye that takes [...]

October 18, 2026

Billy Zane as Marlon Brando in The Godfather

Review: Billy Zane Embodies Marlon Brando In Tropical Comedy WALTZING WITH BRANDO

Some movies are like holidays. They allow you to kick back, relax, and have a good time. They take you on a journey – one that’s not too stressful but enjoyable and entertaining. Bill Fishman’s Waltzing With Brando is just like this. The [...]

September 13, 2025

Notebook Reviews: ED WOOD

Tim Burton – 1994. A masterpiece. Director Tim Burton‘s biopic of Edward D. Wood Jr – the supposed worst film-maker of all time – delivers on all fronts. An excellent cast and sparkling screenplay make Ed Wood a joy to [...]

August 8, 2024

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 it ticks all the right boxes and Johnny Depp is very good. Christina Ricci is miscast [...]

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

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