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30 Seconds Of Action From INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

Here’s the 30 second Big Game TV spot for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. It sure looks like an Indiana Jones film – even if there’s a bit too much CGI (did they learn nothing from Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The [...]

February 13, 2023

Review: Daniel Craig Is Back As Benoit Blanc In GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns to the screen in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to the hugely successful and inexplicably well-regarded 2019 mystery, Knives Out. Knives Out was a perfectly serviceable film [...]

December 30, 2022

Trailer: Harrison Ford In INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

Movies in Focus is excited about the newly titled, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. I can’t wait to see the film once 30th June, 2023 rolls around. This newly released trailer for the Harrison Ford starrer certainly sells the action and [...]

December 2, 2022

First Official Image From INDIANA JONES 5 As The Harrison Ford Adventure Gets A Release Date

The man in the hat will return in June 2023. The mighty Harrison Ford dropped by the Lucasfilm panel at the 2022 Star Wars Celebration and announced that Indiana Jones 5 will finally hit screens on June 30, 2023. Ford was joined by the great [...]

May 27, 2022

Teaser Trailer For The New Disney+ Star Wars Show OBI-WAN KENOBI

If the truth be told, Movies In Focus is a little over exposed to all things Star Wars. However, the only hope for any sort of reengagement is the new Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi. I’m excited to see Ewan McGregor slip back into his Jedi [...]

March 10, 2022

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT: Being Boba Fett Featurette

The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett was successful in bringing back the iconic Star Wars character after his apparent death in the belly of Sarlacc. Actor Temuera Morrison reprises his role from George Lucas’ prequel films, and the [...]

December 31, 2021

Notebook Reviews: INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

Steven Spielberg – 1984. Steven Spielberg‘s Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom is pure cinematic excellence. Everything about the film is great – the acting, the stunts, the effects and the script (from Gloria Katz and Willard [...]

December 21, 2021

Duel Of The Fett: Trailer & Artwork For New Star Wars Series THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT

The new live action Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett is set to debut on Disney+ on 29 December 2021 and the first trailer for the show has arrived alongside some artwork. The series follows on from the events of The Return of The Jedi and it [...]

November 1, 2021

Notebook Reviews: STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE

George Lucas – 1999. George Lucas returned to the Star Wars galaxy (and directing) with the entertaining Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Is this prequel as good as the original films? Of course its not, but The Phantom [...]

October 18, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Gareth Edwards & George Lucas On The Set Of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

A Dirty Dozen type men (and woman) on a mission movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stays faithful to the aesthetic style of George Lucas’ 1977 game-changer. Gareth Edwards’ 2016 film creates a lot of characters but none of them have the spark [...]

August 5, 2021

The Mighty George Lucas

Writer-director-producer George Lucas turned 77 years old on 14 May 2021. Nobody has influenced cinema and popular culture over the last five decades quite like Lucas. THX 1138, American Graffiti, Star Wars and Indiana Jones have inspired [...]

May 14, 2021

There Can Be Only Wan: OBI-WAN KENOBI Event Series Starts Filming In April 2021; Supporting Cast Announced

Ewan McGregor will be reigniting his lightsaber as filming on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been announced. Directed by Deborah Chow, it will start filming in April 2021 – and McGregor will be once again joined by Hayden [...]

March 29, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver & J.J. Abrams On The Death Star Set Of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

On a technical level, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is a marvel. The special effects and design are next level great, perfectly building on everything which has gone before. It looks and feels like Star Wars at its best and [...]

February 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: The Cast Of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

The first official image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in May 2014. The behind-the-scenes image showed director J.J. Abrams, writer Lawrence Kasdan and the film’s cast (John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, [...]

February 16, 2021

Darth Vader Actor David Prowse Dies Aged 85

David Prowse, the former bodybuilder who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85. The English-born Prowse embodied the physical presence of Vader and the voice was provided by James Earl Jones. Prowse also [...]

November 29, 2020

THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 Trailer

Look, Movies In Focus hasn’t seen the first season of The Mandalorian. I’m kind of Star Wars-d out, but I have to admit that this trailer for Season 2 looks good. The effects look tangible and I admire the tone. Maybe I’ll get [...]

September 15, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford Directs J.J. Abrams On The Set Of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Director J.J. Abrams made the perfect continuation of George Lucas’ Skywalker saga with 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Abrams hit the right beats and refrains, and echoed many of Lucas’ themes, while also moving the story forward. [...]

August 19, 2020

Watch George Lucas’ Sci-Fi Short Film ELECTRONIC LABYRINTH: THX 1138 4EB

The great George Lucas wrote and directed Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB while he was still a student at the University of Southern California’s film school. Made in 1967, the science fiction short film would form the basis of his 1971 [...]

July 1, 2020

Let’s Talk About The Latest STAR WARS Trilogy (2015-2019)

It was never going to be easy. Following up the original Star Wars trilogy was a difficult task for its creator George Lucas and his prequel trilogy was met with a lot of criticism and backlash. Star Wars fans have long been strong in their opinions [...]

June 7, 2020

A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away…Remembering The STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE Teaser Trailer

This teaser for Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was released alongside Meet Joe Black on 13 November 1998. People couldn’t wait to see it and apparently they bought tickets for the pricey Brad Pitt starrer and left before the film [...]

April 18, 2020

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