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Oscars 2022: The Full Academy Awards Winners List

The 94th Academy Awards took place on Sunday 27th March 2022. The event was pretty much over shadowed by Best Actor winner Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. If the night [...]

March 28, 2022

Academy Awards 2022: A Full List Of Oscar Nominations

Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The Netflix western scored 12 nominations including Best Director for Campion. Campion is now the first woman to have been nominated for best director [...]

February 10, 2022

BAFTA 2022: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Dune is leading an incredibly diverse set of nominations at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards. The Power of the Dog managed seven nominations, while Belfast scored six nominations. Movies In Focus is thrilled that Kenneth Branagh’s [...]

February 3, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Justin Kurzel’s MACBETH

Director Justin Kurzel’s 2015 screen adaptation of Macbeth is a luscious piece of cinematic grit. It’s a down-and-dirty version of Shakespeare’s tragedy but it’s a hollow film that unfortunately has had it’s heart ripped out through its [...]

September 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: J.C. Chandor’s A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Following Margin Call and All Is Lost, J.C. Chandor’s 2014 continues to deliver challenging movies with his latest release, A Most Violent Year. This ‘80s set drama is cloaked in stark detail and the film’s atmosphere and mood is [...]

May 17, 2021

Review: Supernatural Comedy GHOST LIGHT Has Quirky Fun With Shakespeare’s Macbeth

A quirky supernatural comedy, John Stimpson’s Ghost Light pokes a lot of fun at the world of theatre and all its ticks and eccentricities. The film (named after the lone light always left burning on a stage) sees a theatre troupe arrive in a quiet [...]

June 17, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Michael Fassbender’s MACBETH Fails To Achieve Greatness

Justin Kurzel’s screen adaptation of Macbeth is a luscious piece of cinematic grit. It’s a down-and-dirty version of Shakespeare’s tragedy but it’s a hollow film that unfortunately has had it’s heart ripped out through its translation. The [...]

January 30, 2016

MACBETH: New Clips Show Prophecy And Coronation; Battlefield And Witches Posters

Macbeth is nearly here. These clips show Michael Fassbender being told of his prophecy and his coronation to King. Hail Macbeth on October 2 [...]

September 19, 2015

Introducing The Main Trailer And New Posters For MACBETH

Most people will think we don’t need another screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Then you see this scorching trailer for the Michael Fassbender/Marion Cotillard drama – and you know that you need to see it. The below [...]

September 5, 2015

So Foul And Fair A Day I Have Not Seen: New MACBETH Posters Featuring Fassbender And Cotillard

It must be a Michael Fassbender portrait kind of week. Here are two new character posters featuring Fassbender and Marion Cotillard as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the forthcoming adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The gritty look [...]

August 28, 2015

First Look Image: Michael Fassbender Is Callum Lynch In ASSASSIN’S CREED

Movies In Focus is a huge fan of Michael Fassbender, and that means I’ll be there for Assassin’s Creed. This is the first official image from the film which is out December 2016. I have my reservations about this video game adaptation [...]

August 28, 2015

Teaser Poster For ASSASSIN’S CREED Movie; Michael Fassbender Offers Hope

It pains Movies In Focus that Michael Fassbender is producing and starring in a big screen version of videogame Assassin’s Creed. However, I have faith that this is going to be something more than a cheap cash grab. Fassbender has constantly [...]

June 8, 2015

English Teachers Rejoice At The New Trailer For MACBETH With Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard

Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth went down a storm in Cannes – and it’s easy to see why. This looks to be a very earthy adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy and Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard seem to make a wonderful pairing [...]

June 4, 2015

DVD Review: Oscar Isaac And Jessica Chastain In The Gritty Drama A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Following Margin Call and All Is Lost, J.C. Chandor continues to deliver challenging movies with his latest release, A Most Violent Year. This ‘80s set drama is cloaked in stark detail and the film’s atmosphere and mood is heightened by a pair [...]

May 27, 2015

All Hail: Check Out These MACBETH Clips And Michael Fassbender Shall Be King Hereafter

Birdman was giving Movies In Focus the cinematic wood back in 2014 – in 2015 it’s Macbeth. I’ll admit it’s weird that this has a 300 meets Braveheart vibe going on, but who doesn’t want to see Michael Fassbender swinging his [...]

May 23, 2015

New Images From MACBETH Starring Michael Fassbender And Marion Cotillard

Cineasts, culturalists and people with general good taste should be waiting with great anticipation for director Justin Kurzel’s screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Roman Polanski’s version is usually seen as the definitive [...]

April 29, 2015