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Tom Cruise Gets The Drop In The New Poster For MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

In 2022, Tom Cruise saved cinema with the massive success of the magnificent Top Gun: Maverick. He’ll be back busting blocks in 2023 with Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. The seventh and allegedly penultimate instalment in the [...]

March 14, 2023

Closed Competition: Win A Copy Of OPERATION MINCEMEAT On Blu-ray

A factual story which is much stranger than fiction, World War II drama Operation Mincemeat hit Digital Download, Blu-ray and DVD on 4 July, 2022 and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has a Blu-Ray cop of the film up for grabs for a lucky [...]

July 6, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Tom Hardy’s TABOO

First hitting screens in 2017, Tom Hardy’s Taboo is a dark and dense eight-part series filled with grit and gravel. It’s uncompromising in its vision and Hardy’s James Delaney is a dark anti-hero who cuts a brooding figure as he rumbles [...]

January 5, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Mick Jackson’s DENIAL

Director Mick Jackson’s Denial is an enjoyable and well put together courtroom drama. This is the kind of thing Hollywood used to do so well in the ‘80s and ‘90s, before this type of film migrated to the small screen. Jackson’s film is [...]

March 14, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Douglas Hickox’s THEATRE OF BLOOD

As a horror icon, Vincent Price was beloved by many, however he never felt that he got the respect that he deserved as an actor (he was right – he didn’t). Critics often lambasted Price for his ‘hammy performances’ and this irked Price. [...]

January 15, 2021

The CINEMAGIC FILM FESTIVAL Goes Virtual For 2020

Many, many years ago Movies In Focus volunteered at the brilliant and iconic Cinemagic International Film Festival. This means that the Belfast based festival has a special place in my heart. Now, Cinemagic is going virtual for its 31st [...]

September 15, 2020

First Full Trailer For Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss’ DRACULA Has Some Serious Bite

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one tale that can stand multiple interpretations. From F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu to Todd Browning’s Dracula through to Christopher Lee‘s iconic turn and beyond, it’s a character that can be [...]

December 14, 2019

Blu-ray Review: THE AMAZING MR BLUNDEN Will Entertain Children And Adults Alike

The thing about children’s films is that they are usually rather bland (and that’s being polite). They’re designed to keep kids happy and this often leaves parents very bored. However, 1972’s The Amazing Mr. Blunden should capture the [...]

November 28, 2019

DVD Review: DENIAL With Rachel Weisz Is The Perfect Film For the Post-Truth/Fake News Era

May 28, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Tom Hardy Takes A Dark Journey Through A Grimy London In The Exceptional TABOO

Tom Hardy’s Taboo is a totally enthralling experience. This dark and dense eight-part series is filled with grit and gravel. It’s uncompromising in its vision and Hardy’s James Delaney is a dark anti-hero who cuts a brooding figure as he [...]

May 21, 2017

Title And Poster For ‘Abominable’ Victorian Special Of SHERLOCK

The Victorian-set special for Sherlock has been without a title until now. This changed with the announcement that the feature length episode will be called The Abominable Bride. I don’t know if that gives away much of the plot – but it [...]

October 25, 2015

Get Transported Back To The Victorian Era With The SHERLOCK Special Trailer

Want to see more of the Sherlock special that sees Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman’s Doctor Watson transported back to the Victorian era? Then check it out below. Earlier in the year Movies In Focus was on the set of [...]

October 8, 2015

First Look At The SHERLOCK Christmas Special; Things Get Victorian

In February Movies In Focus was on the set of the Sherlock Christmas Special, a Victorian-era spin on the contemporary take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s character. Here’s the first clip from the special starring Benedict Cumberbatch and [...]

July 10, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Peter Cushing And Christopher Lee Star In Hammer’s THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

It’s Holmes under the Hammer with this 1959 screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound Of The Baskervilles. This glorious Hammer production is a faithful adaptation of Doyle’s tale with Peter Cushing and Andre Morell starring [...]

June 14, 2015

On The Set Of The SHERLOCK Christmas Special With Benedict Cumberbatch And Martin Freeman

Sunday 8 February was a gloriously sunny day and I decided to take a stroll through London before hitting the red carpet for the Baftas. My sojourn took me through Piccadilly Circus and down to Waterloo Place. I saw a tiny hum of activity in the [...]

February 10, 2015

Blu-ray Review: THE COMPLETE DOCTOR PHIBES Is A Phibeulous Set

Deliciously Camp, The Doctor Phibes movies have everything you need for a great Vincent Price experience. 1971’s The Abominable Doctor Phibes sees Price play a horrendously disfigured musical genius seeking revenge of the doctors who failed to [...]

June 8, 2014

Blu-ray Review: Vincent Price Gets Revenge In THEATRE OF BLOOD

June 1, 2014