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Competition: Win A FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE Blu-ray & Scriptbook Bundle

Experience the newest adventure in the Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on Digital Download, Blu-ray and DVD now. To celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two bundles containing a Blu-Ray and the official [...]

July 26, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Cary Joji Fukunaga & Daniel Craig On The Set Of NO TIME TO DIE

In 2006 Daniel Craig first took on the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. A controversial choice at the time,many thought that the film would be a huge failure. However it went on to became a huge critical and commercial hit. Bond was back with [...]

October 8, 2021

Review: NO TIME TO DIE Is The Boldest Bond Yet

This review contains spoilers for No Time To Die. No Time To Die not only marks the 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise, but it also ends Daniel Craig‘s 15 year tenure as Bond and ensures that Craig’s 007 goes out on an [...]

September 30, 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

Harrison Ford Injured On The Set Of INDIANA JONES 5

The great Harrison Ford has injured his shoulder on the set of the fifth Indiana Jones movie. The injury occurred when the 78-year-old star was rehearsing a fight scene for the James Mangold directed film. A statement from Disney said “In [...]

June 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: KING ARTHUR

Antoine Fuqua – 2004 King Arthur is a hugely disappointing production from the usually very reliable Jerry Bruckheimer. This Antoine Fuqua directed film is a terrible cinematic interpretation of the Arthurian legend. The visuals are bland, the [...]

June 18, 2021

Images Show Harrison Ford In Costume On The Set Of INDIANA JONES 5; Young Indy Spotted Battling Nazis

The long in-development fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise has finally started filming in the UK – and Harrison Ford has been seen on the film’s set wearing his character’s iconic costume. Meanwhile, photographs [...]

June 8, 2021

Throw Me The Whip! INDIANA JONES 5 Starts Filming In The UK Next Week

Word on the street is that the long gestating fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise is due to begin filming in the UK next week. This time around James Mangold calls the shots as director, while Harrison Ford once again plays the [...]

June 2, 2021

Review: CHAOS WALKING With Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley Is A Mess

Doug Liman is a director who has delivered some great movies over the years. From Swingers and Go to The Bourne Identity and Edge Of Tomorrow, Liman has helmed some serious Hollywood hits. The only real black mark on his filmography is 2008’s YA [...]

March 29, 2021

BAFTA 2021: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Nomadland and Rocks are leading a wonderfully diverse set of nominations at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards. Both titles scored seven nominations each, while The Father, Mank, Minari and Promising Young Woman all scored six nominations. [...]

March 9, 2021

Don’t Get Even, Get Mads: Mads Mikkelsen To Replace Johnny Depp In FANTASTIC BEASTS Franchise

Johnny Depp was asked to exit the Fantastic Beasts film franchise at the start of November after he lost his ‘wife beater’ libel case against tabloid newspaper The Sun and its gossip slinger, Dan Wooton. Since then rumours swirled that [...]

November 26, 2020

2020 BFI London Film Festival Winners

Movies In Focus had a great time covering the 2020 BFI London Film Festival. I didn’t quite get to see as many titles as I would have liked, but the festival featured a wonderful selection of films. This year, the Festival Awards were chosen [...]

October 19, 2020

Drink Up! Trailer & Poster For ANOTHER ROUND Starring Mads Mikkelsen

StudioCanal has released the new poster and the UK trailer for Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s dark comedy Another Round. The film will premiere at The BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday 14 October and then hit UK cinemas 20 November. [...]

September 21, 2020

Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Disappoints

A spoiler-filled review of Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the worst theatrically released Star Wars yet. I know that many will lambast the work that George Lucas did in this prequel trilogy, [...]

December 20, 2016

The Force Is Strong With This First Trailer For ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

There’s a lot going on in this trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I don’t mean that in a bad way, there’s just a tremendous amount to take in when you’re seeing the first teaser trailer for the first non Skywalker-focused Star Wars [...]

April 9, 2016

Get ‘Lost’ During A 10 Night Stay In BATES MOTEL

A&E has picked up a ten episode order of Bates Motel, a new Psycho prequel series from writer/producer Carlton Cuse.According to Variety: “Bates Motel examines the formative years of iconic “Psycho” character Norman Bates, and his [...]

July 3, 2012