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The Mighty Richard Donner

The mighty Richard Donner turned 91 years old on 24 April 2021. Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors who cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

April 24, 2021

It Doesn’t Matter If DIE HARD Is A Christmas Movie!

Every year the argument rages to decide whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Bruce Willis believes that it isn’t, but there are others who feel that John McTiernan’s film sits alongside the likes of It’s A Wonderful Life [...]

November 25, 2020

Review: Mel Gibson’s FATMAN Delivers In A Big Way

Writing-directing brothers Ian and Eshom Nelms have delivered something special with Fatman. The film’s central coup of casting a bushy-bearded Mel Gibson as an ass-kicking Father Christmas is a masterstroke and the Lethal Weapon star delivers [...]

November 15, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Richard Donner & Steven Spielberg On The Set Of THE GOONIES

Produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus and directed by Richard Donner; it’s no wonder that The Goonies is one of the most beloved films of the 1980s. It’s a movie for kids, that doesn’t talk down to them. Columbus’s script [...]

September 5, 2020

Why Mel Gibson Is Still A FORCE OF NATURE

The mighty Mel Gibson‘s latest release, Force Of Nature (read the Movies In Focus review) proves he’s still a movie star to be reckoned with and that he can still command the screen like few actors. Gibson might have supporting part [...]

June 30, 2020

Review: Mel Gibson Chews The Scenery In The Pulpy And Entertaining FORCE OF NATURE

There’s some serious fun to be had if you surrender to the deliciously pulpy charms of Michael Polish’s Force Of Nature. This throwback action film top-lined by Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth and Mel Gibson, keeps things simple and entertains [...]

June 29, 2020

Mel Gibson & Richard Donner On The Set Of LETHAL WEAPON

The mighty Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon is one of the great action films of the 1980s. Shane Black wrote the screenplay (his first produced script) for the 1987 release, which broke the rules of action cinema. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are [...]

May 22, 2020

Timothy Dalton As Ian Fleming’s JAMES BOND

After Roger Moore retired from the role of James Bond, Timothy Dalton made his first appearance as Ian Fleming’s secret agent in The Living Daylights. More serious than Moore, Dalton took Bond back to his literary roots as a fierce killer. [...]

April 15, 2020

Mel Gibson Career Update: FATMAN And FORCE OF NATURE

Mel Gibson movies appear to be coming thick and fast. The action icon has two movie sales currently burning-up Cannes: Fatman and Force Of Nature. Action-comedy Fatman will see the Lethal Weapon actor star as a badass Santa Claus kicking-ass at [...]

May 11, 2019

Movies In Focus’ Top Christmas Movies

As curmudgeonly as Movies In Focus can be, I do appreciate Christmas (it’s probably my favourite time of the year). I thought it was about time that I put together a list of my favourite Christmas film, so I rolled-up my sleeves and dug into the [...]

December 19, 2018

Interview: Richard Donner On THE OMEN & SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE – Part 1

It’s often said that Richard Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors. This is certainly true. Donner cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

November 11, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Donner Gives An Update On LETHAL WEAPON 5

The Lethal Weapon movies are an example of Hollywood getting franchise filmmaking right. 1987’s Lethal Weapon saw Mel Gibson and Danny Glover paired as mismatched cops Riggs and Murtaugh and we were able to watch their friendship grow and develop [...]

November 8, 2018

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