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Blu-ray Review: GHOST STORIES

Ghost Stories sees writer-director duo Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson adopt their own stage play for the screen. It’s a fun trifecta of horror tales that sees Hyman himself play Professor Phillip Goodman, a paranormal debunker who takes [...]

September 2, 2018

BLACK PANTHER Teaser Trailer

When this trailer started with Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis, I thought it was a behind the scenes segment from The Hobbit. The Marvel juggernaut continues to rumble forward and the latest entry into this ever-expanding MCU is Black Panther. To be [...]

June 11, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Peter Jackson Returns To Middle-Earth With THE HOBBIT Trilogy Extended Edition

In retrospect it was never going to be easy for Peter Jackson to replicate the success of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Jackson’s epic adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s masterwork was a mammoth undertaking and a risky gamble that managed to pay off [...]

December 5, 2015

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 Jackson’s THE HOBBIT Trilogy Is Long But Enjoyable

Peter Jackson’s screen adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy is one of the few fantasy film series that managed to cross over from geeky entertainment to award-winning, record-breaking, blockbusting prestige pictures. [...]

April 20, 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 HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG – EXTENDED EDITION

I have mixed feelings about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On one hand, it’s a great movie for kids – a rollocking adventure that features some well conceptualised action. On the other, it’s a movie filled with CGI-excess (poorly [...]

October 31, 2014