Tag: marisa tomei

Podcast Episode 118: Stuntman Turned Director Mark Vanselow On Working With Liam Neeson On THE MONGOOSE

Mark Vanselow, Liam Neeson’s long time stunt double joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his feature directorial debut, The Mongoose. The high octane thriller sees Neeson play a former special forces operative who finds [...]

October 3, 2026

Notebook Reviews: THE PAPER

Ron Howard -1994. The Paper is an excellent comedy-drama from master of all trades director Ron Howard. It features a typically great performance from Michael Keaton – as well as an all-star supporting cast (Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy [...]

August 24, 2024

Behind The Scenes: George Clooney & Ryan Gosling On The Set Of THE IDES OF MARCH

George Clooney’s screen adaptation of Beau Willimon‘s play Farragut North, The Ides of March is an expertly handled political drama with a great lead performance from Ryan Gosling. Clooney also co-stars in the film alongside a roster of [...]

March 15, 2022

Monster Opening For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Breaks Box Office Records

It’s been a while since Movies In Focus did any sort of deep-dive into box office analysis. That stuff doesn’t interest me like it used to, mainly because I no longer have a dog in the fight. In the good old days, you could follow actors [...]

December 20, 2021

Still No Maguire & Garfield In The Latest SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Trailer

This latest trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home gives us much more of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and it also shows-off a lot more action (read: usual Marvel movie destruction). However, like with the previous trailer that was released in [...]

November 18, 2021

The Long-Awaited Trailer For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Is Here

Those looking to catch a glimpse of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield in the long-awaited first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home are going to be very disappointed. You do get to see Alfred Molina‘s Doctor Octopus though – which ties [...]

August 24, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Marc Lawrence’s THE REWRITE

Director Marc Lawrence’s 2014 film, The Rewrite see Hugh Grant play an Oscar-winning screenwriter whose career is in a downward spiral. He takes a job teaching creative writing at an upstate New York university but he gets off to a shaky start [...]

June 8, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SOMEONE LIKE YOU / ANIMAL ATTRACTION

Tony Goldwyn – 2001 Someone Like You (released in the UK as Animal Attraction) is a somewhat disappointING romantic comedy. It lacks in the witty dialogue department – a must for this type of movie. The great cast works hard (Ashley [...]

December 9, 2020

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Trailer Gets Bonus Points For Michael Keaton

I’m not going to lie – I prefer the Justice League trailer – I like the darkness (the thing everyone seems to hate). However, I admit that I enjoyed this trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. It’s a touch too light and smug, [...]

March 28, 2017

DVD Review: THE REWRITE With Hugh Grant And Marisa Tomei Is Damn Good Comedy

Hugh Grant has had a successful career starring in a string of romantic comedies. Some of these have been very good (About A Boy, Four Weddings And A Funeral) and some have been very bad (Did You Hear About The Morgans?). Thankfully The Rewrite [...]

February 13, 2015

DVD Review: Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell In CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

Crazy, Stupid, Love is an odd movie. Tonally it lies between a studio comedy and an Independent drama, something that is further highlighted by the odd casting mix of Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon. Carell and [...]

March 3, 2012