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Review of The Bodyguard starring Kevin Costner.

Notebook Reviews: THE BODYGUARD

Mick Jackson – 1992 The Bodyguard is an excellent romantic-thriller that surpasses expectations. Kevin Costner is in stoic form as Frank Farmer, The Bodyguard of the title and Whitney Houston also excels as the star in need of protection. [...]

August 14, 2024

Review: Kevin Costner’s HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER 1 Is A Bold & Epic Western

Kevin Costner’s legacy will always be tied to the western. From his breakout big screen success in Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado, through to Dances With Wolves, Wyatt Earp, Open Range and television’s Hatfields and McCoys and Yellowstone, he has [...]

July 2, 2024

Notebook Reviews: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST

Lawrence Kasdan – 1988. Director Lawrence Kasdan has crafted an enjoyable and quirky romantic comedy-drama in the shape of The Accidental Tourist. Kasdan’s film features an strong cast – William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis [...]

October 24, 2021

Notebook Reviews: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Steven Spielberg – 1981. Movies do not get more entertaining than Steven Spielberg‘s Raiders Of The Lost Ark. It’s glorious fun from beginning to end and Harrison Ford is perfect as Indiana Jones, the archeologist caught-up [...]

October 7, 2021

Warner Bros To Remake THE BODYGUARD; Tony Nominee Matthew López To Write The Script

The Bodyguard is a movie which managed to capture lightening in a bottle. The 1992 romantic-thriller was based on a 15 year-old script by Lawrence Kasdan, which was originally intended to star Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. However, the film managed [...]

September 15, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ZERO EFFECT

Jake Kasdan – 1998. Zero Effect is an entertaining comedy-thriller with good characters and some intriguing plot developments. It’s a strong writing and directing debut for Jake Kasdan – son of the great Lawrence Kasdan. This is an [...]

August 27, 2021

Notebook Reviews: WYATT EARP

Lawrence Kasdan – 1993 Directed, produced and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, Wyatt Earp is a great looking historical epic. However, this western just doesn’t work despite a lot of great elements. It’s not bad, it’s just [...]

July 16, 2021

Admitting When You’re Wrong – SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

I’ll throw my hands up and say that I didn’t think Solo: A Star Wars Story was a good idea. The way I looked at it, who wanted to see a Han Solo movie without Harrison Ford? Add some production squabbles and reshoots and it seemed like [...]

August 10, 2020

Review: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Beats The Odds & Delivers Unabashed Fun!

June 2, 2018

Becoming Solo: New SOLO: A Star Wars Story Featurette

The six-year-old locked deep inside Movies In Focus really wants to see Solo: A Star Wars Story. What ’80s kid wouldn’t want more Han Solo? I’m older and supposedly wiser now, but I’m cautiously curious about this. I enjoy [...]

April 30, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Netflix War-Movie Documentary FIVE CAME BACK

Netflix‘s Five Came Back charts how John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra and George Stevens signed-up to WWII as a way of showing the American people the horrors of war. The documentary uses Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford [...]

February 28, 2017

Going Solo: Alden Ehrenreich Set To Play Famed Corellian Smuggler

It looks like Alden Ehrenreich is going to have to learn how to do the Kessel Run in less than 12 par secs. The actor has officially snagged the role of young Han Solo in Lucasfilm/Disney’s solo Solo movie, which is set to be directed by Phil Lord [...]

May 7, 2016

Behind The Frame: STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS On IMAX

Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks like a visual feast. The images and textures have more in common with George Lucas’ original trilogy than his prequel films. It’ll be a sight to behold and maybe you should spring for some extra cast and see it [...]

December 12, 2015

The Search Is On: 2,500 Actors Vie To Replace Harrison Ford As Han Solo In STAR WARS Prequel

We all know that a Young Han Solo movie is a bad idea. It’s going to happen, so you’d better make your peace with it. The Hollywood Reporter has…errr…reported that 2,500 actors have met with casting director Jeanne McCarthy or put [...]

December 2, 2015

Behind-The-Scenes Video Gives A Look At STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS; The Stars At SDCC

Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit the San Diego Comic Con – and while J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm didn’t deliver a new trailer, they did drop a fantastic behind-the-scenes piece that bigs-up the practical effects and the passion from all [...]

July 11, 2015

In 2018 We’ll Get A STAR WARS Anthology Movie About A Young HAN SOLO

A young Han Solo movie – that’s what we’re getting on May 25 2018. Whoever gets cast as the character has big boots to fill – taking on the role that made Harrison Ford a star won’t be easy. The good news in all this is [...]

July 9, 2015

STAR WARS VII Casting And Story News; Michael Fassbender To Star?

I’ve been keeping out of the Star Wars VII news rumour game recently because, well, there hasn’t really been any news. However, the latest scuttlebutt is almost too juicy to let go. We all know that J.J. Abrams ditched Michael Arndt’s script, [...]

January 12, 2014

New Writers For STAR WARS EPISODE VII; Crew Announced

Director J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan have replaced Michael Arndt as the writers of Star Wars Episode VII. Kasdan, the writer of The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of The Jedi and The Raiders of the Lost Ark (and many other non-Lucasfilm movies) [...]

October 28, 2013

HATFIELDS AND McCOYS

Kevin Costner’s epic mini-series Hatfields and McCoys set another record for the highest rated show on ad-supported cable. The third and final episode in the series charting the infamous family feud was watched by a record-breaking 14.2 million [...]

June 1, 2012