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Trailer For High Concept Matt Damon Dramedy DOWNSIZING

Here’s the official trailer for Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. The comedy-drama is Payne’s most expensive movie yet (around $70 million) and it’ll be interesting to see if it manages to score big with audiences. His flicks [...]

September 12, 2017

Trailer: George Clooney Directs Matt Damon and Julianne Moore In SUBURBICON

Movies In Focus is always there for a George Clooney directed movie – especially one written by the Coen Brothers, Clooney and Grant Heslov. Clooney always delivers smart, engaging movies with a classy vibe. I expect Suburbicon to do the [...]

August 21, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Matt Damon Embraces His Inner Doug McClure In THE GREAT WALL

Matt Damon embraces his inner Doug McClure in The Great Wall, a shonky but expensive US-China co-production that has its moments but it fails to come together. Yimou Zhang’s would-be epic plays like a big budget B-movie, the type of thing that [...]

May 27, 2017

Paul Greengrass And Matt Damon Are Back With This Trailer For JASON BOURNE

Jason Bourne should give older fans what they want from a new Bourne movie starring Matt Damon, directed by Paul Greengrass. However, will younger audiences accept this sort of slick, adult oriented actioner in 2016 – 9 years after the The [...]

April 21, 2016

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 2016

Hard-Hitting Trailer For JASON BOURNE

We know his Identity, we know his Supremacy, we know his Ultimatum and we even know his Legacy. However, for fifteen years we’ve always known his name. Jason Bourne is back in action. Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon bring Jason Bourne back [...]

February 8, 2016

OSCARS 2016: A Full List Of Nominations; THE REVENANT Leads The Pack

The nominations for the Academy Awards (AKA the Oscars) have dropped. We expected many of these (The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight) but who would have guessed that Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director? I [...]

January 14, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

Get A Taste For Life On Mars With These New Clips From Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN

What would it feel like to be trapped on Mars? Find out when The Martian opens on 30 September. However, in the meantime you can get a feel for the Ridley Scott directed Matt Damon starrer by watching the below clips. During a manned mission to [...]

September 12, 2015

New Pic Shows That Matt Damon Is BOURNE Again After Some Serious Gym Time

It looks like Matt Damon put in some serious gym time for his return to the role of Jason Bourne. This photo from producer Frank Marshall shows that the 44-year old Oscar-winner is in great shape for his fourth turn in the spy franchise. The [...]

September 9, 2015

The Launch Trailer For Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN Has Landed

It’ll be a shame if The Martian doesn’t hit it big at the box office. Firstly, it looks great and if it’s great then people should see it. However, it’s failure would likely mean that Hollywood will shy away from investing [...]

August 20, 2015

Bring Matt Damon Home With The Poster And Trailer For Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN

The Martian could be a potential return to sci-fi form for Ridley Scott after the abysmal Prometheus. Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on the red planet, while NASA and his crew attempt to rescue him. This looks like great stuff. Movies In [...]

June 13, 2015

Tom Cruise Drops THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN; John Lee Hancock Rewrites Script

Tom Cruise has been attached to the remake of The Magnificent Seven for a couple of years now. However, it has been announced that he has dropped out of the project, just as John Lee Hancock has come onboard to rewrite Nic Pizzolatto’s script. [...]

December 27, 2013

Book Review: Elysium – The Art of the Film

Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium is a visually stylish science fiction blockbuster, so it is no surprise that it would have a visually impressive tie-in book detailing the making of the film. Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9 is set in a futuristic Los [...]

August 26, 2013

THE MONUMENTS MEN Poster And Trailer: OCEAN’S 11 Meets THREE KINGS

George Clooney’s latest film as director, WW2 adventure The Monuments Men is one of the films to catch in 2013. The film looks like a superb blend of Clooney’s love of offbeat comedy and political drama. It also looks like Three Kings meets [...]

August 25, 2013

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Scores Box Office Gold In The UK

Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra has long been one of Movies In Focus’ most anticipated films of 2013. The Liberace biopic is a top-notch production with sterling performances from Michael Douglas and Matt Damon (read the review). The [...]

June 12, 2013

Review: Steven Soderbergh’s BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra has long been seen as the director’s swansong. The film aired on HBO in the US, but it was thankfully granted a cinematic release in the UK. Soderbergh’s film is an intimate and often funny portrait of [...]

June 12, 2013

New Poster And Trailer For Liberace Biopic BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra is one of Movies In Focus’ most anticipated films of the year. The Liberace biopic stars Michael Douglas as the flamboyant star and Matt Damon as his young lover, Scott Thornson. It’s getting ready for [...]

May 16, 2013

Daniel Craig Drops Out Of George Clooney’s THE MONUMENTS MEN

It’s a shame that Daniel Craig has dropped out of George Clooney’s The Monuments Men. Craig has great screen charisma and he would have been a great addition to the cast, which includes Clooney, Bill Murray and Jean Dujardin. Craig will [...]

March 8, 2013

Sony Moves Release Date For ROBOCOP; Is It In Trouble?

Sony Pictures has moved Neill Blomkamp’s Matt Damon starrer Elysium from March 2013 to an August 9th release. This shows that Sony believes the science fiction thriller has the potential to hit it big during the summer season. However, the studio [...]

October 17, 2012

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