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Notebook Reviews: THE NEGOTIATOR

F. Gary Gray – 1998. The Negotiator is an enjoyable suspense film with a very strong cast. This tense thriller is top-lined by Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey, while J.T. Walsh, Ron Rifkin, David Morse and John Spencer fill out the [...]

December 27, 2021

Remember When Kevin Spacey Was Going To Star In Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD?

Do you remember when Kevin Spacey was supposed to star in director Ridley Scott‘s 2017 release All The Money In the World? Spacey had not only filmed his role in the film, but was featured in the trailer and other marketing when a sex [...]

December 13, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SEVEN

David Fincher – 1995. David Fincher’s Seven is a landmark movie in the serial killer thriller genre. It’s a film which can stand repeated viewings – even with that shock ending. A strong premise (death by the seven deadly [...]

September 3, 2021

Remembering The Mighty Joel Schumacher

The mighty Joel Schumacher was born on the 29 August 1939 – the same year that Batman made his first appearance. As one of the all-time great directors, he helmed a wonderful selection of films that included everything from The Incredible [...]

August 29, 2021

Notebook Reviews: AMERICAN BEAUTY

Sam Mendes – 1999 Sam Mendes’ American Beauty is a film which improves with each viewing. The satire has a great Academy Award winning performance from Kevin Spacey at the centre of it (edit: are we allowed to still say that?). The [...]

January 21, 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

Putting Baby In The Corner: The Frustration Of BABY DRIVER

With a title which riffs on the Simon & Garfunkel song from their Bridge Over Troubled Water album, director Edgar Wright‘s 2017 film, Baby Driver is an energetic action-comedy/musical which is as entertaining as it is frustrating. Wright [...]

August 27, 2020

Obituary: Director Joel Schumacher Dies Aged 80

The mighty Joel Schumacher has died at the age of 80. Having quietly battled cancer for a year, he finally succumbed to the disease. Movies In Focus has always been impressed by Schumacher’s visual flair and technique for storytelling. [...]

June 23, 2020

Let Me Be Frank: Kevin Spacey Returns With House Of Cards Inspired Declaration Video

Kevin Spacey has been keeping a very low profile since Anthony Rapp unleashed allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him in October 2017. Since then further claims (and charges) have been levelled against the actor, but it looks like Spacey [...]

December 27, 2018

THE PREDATOR: Getting The Gang Together

A motley crew is defined as an assembly of individuals of various backgrounds, appearance, and character that come together for a single cause. Utilising this as the centrepiece of a narrative has been a hallmark of cinema for many years now, [...]

September 4, 2018

The End Is Nigh: First Images From Kevin Spacey Free HOUSE OF CARDS Season 6

House Of Cards was well on the decline before Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct in 2017. Despite its downward spiral, once Spacey’s dark side was in the open it looked like the show might never get a proper finish (production was [...]

June 11, 2018

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: The GRIFTERS, THE OLD DARK HOUSE, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI & More

This time around: Frances McDormand puts up Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, James Whale makes a visit to The Old Dark House, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law play eXistenZ, John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening are The Grifters [...]

May 29, 2018

Kevin Spacey Free Teaser For HOUSE OF CARDS Puts Robin Wright In The Spotlight

Kevin Spacey’s fall from grace was swift and brutal and it looked like House Of Cards would also be a casualty – but Netflix regrouped and figured out a way of how to bring the show back for a sixth and final sequence. How it all pans [...]

March 5, 2018

Bryan Singer Speaks: Director Talks Sacking, Stories & Kevin Spacey

Director Bryan Singer is on the ropes, taking hits from every direction. His sacking from Bohemian Rhapsody (and replacement by Dexter Fletcher) looks like a knock-out punch. But the below video shows that he’s hanging in there and willing to [...]

December 10, 2017

HOUSE OF CARDS Will Return In 2018; Robin Wright is The New Commander-In-Chief

It’s official: House Of Cards will return – but without Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood (not a huge surprise). Filming on the sixth (and final) season of the Netflix show will restart in 2018, with Robin Wright officially top-lining the [...]

December 4, 2017

Getty Back: Kevin Spacey Free Trailer For ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

All The Money In The World is going to go down in the history books. It’s destined to forever be the film which saw Kevin Spacey replaced by Christopher Plummer weeks before its release due to a sex scandal. A movie quiz question for eternity. [...]

November 30, 2017

Kevin Spacey Cut From Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD; Replaced By Christopher Plummer

The Kevin Spacey sex scandal fallout continues. Just weeks before the December 22 release of Ridley Scott’s All The Money In The World, comes the news that the actor will be cut from the movie and his scenes will be reshot with Christopher [...]

November 11, 2017

Kevin Spacey Is Out! It Looks Like Netflix’s HOUSE OF CARDS Is Folding

The current Kevin Spacey sex scandal appears to have brought down House Of Cards for good. The sixth season of the Netflix show was announced as the final season just after the first wave of Spacey allegations broke and then producers hit the pause [...]

November 4, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: BABY DRIVER, CAGE DIVE, BELLE DU JOUR, CHANNEL ZERO & More

This time around we take a Journey To The Centre Of The Earth; discover a Resurrection Of Evil; Cage Dive gives a new meaning to going ‘down under’; Belle Du Jour is the order of the day; A Kind Of Murder is suspect in more ways than [...]

October 28, 2017

First Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Kidnap Drama ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

Ridley Scott is a moviemaking machine. The man is 79 years old and All The Money In The World will be his second feature of 2017 when it hits screens in December (the other was Alien: Covenant). There are in effect two Ridley Scotts: the one who [...]

September 16, 2017

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