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Teaser Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

The very first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer has arrived – and it very much fits into the director’s oeuvre. It’s precise, cool and a little clinical. This gives little away, but when the film is a year [...]

July 28, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Tony Zierra’s FILMWORKER

Director Tony Zierra’s 2017 documentary, Filmworker is a brilliant film which looks at the relationship between Stanley Kubrick and Leon Vitali, the actor who became Kubrick’s right-hand man after they met on the set of the 1975 film Barry [...]

January 16, 2022

Notebook Reviews: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

Oliver Stone – 1999 Oliver Stone is at the top of his game with this sports-based drama which features a fantastic cast – Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool, Matthew Modine, Aaron Eckhart and the [...]

March 25, 2021

Notebook Reviews: PACIFIC HEIGHTS

John Schlesinger – 1990 Pacific Heights is a gripping psychological thriller from director John Schlesinger. Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine are great as the young couple who buy a house and bring in tenants to help cover the bills. [...]

January 19, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Nick Willing’s ALTAR/THE HAUNTING OF RADCLIFFE HOUSE

Writer-director Nick Willing’s Altar/The Haunting of Radcliffe House is an old fashioned ghost story steeped in fantastic atmosphere. It hits the mark for those wanting a horror film light on gore and high on tension. Matthew Modine and Olivia [...]

December 14, 2020

Remembering The 1990 Thriller PACIFIC HEIGHTS Starring Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith & Michael Keaton

John Schlesinger’s Pacific Heights is a wonderfully composed psychological thriller from 1990. It’s the type of film which was hugely popular in the 1990s, but has fallen by the wayside in recent years. It’s a great companion piece [...]

April 24, 2020

Review: John Travolta Can’t Keep SPEED KILLS Afloat

Following on from the recent Gotti, John Travolta once again toplines a film which is undeserving of his talents with Speed Kills. This time around The King Of Cool takes to the high seas as Ben Aronoff, a speedboat racing millionaire who dabbles in [...]

January 24, 2019

Trailer: SPEED KILLS With John Travolta

Movies In Focus is in the bag for John Travolta starrer Speed Kills. It looks silly, but I’m down with the idea of hanging out in Miami with Travolta for a couple of hours. No CGI, no superheroes. Sue me. Speed Kills starring [...]

October 30, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali Documentary FILMWORKER

Film buffs and cineasts will rejoice at the prospect of the Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary Filmworker. The film, from director Tony Zierra delves deep into the relationship between the famed director and his [...]

April 24, 2018

Interview: Director Nick Willing On THE HAUNTING OF RADCLIFFE HOUSE And How To Make Genre Movies

Nick Willing is a writer-director-producer who has directed numerous television mini-series that have tackled many famous tales. From the likes of Alice In Wonderland (1999) and Jason And the Argonauts (2000) to Tin Man (2007) and Neverland (2011), [...]

May 25, 2015

DVD Review: Will You Worship At The Altar Of THE HAUNTING OF RADCLIFFE HOUSE?

Writer-director Nick Willing’s The Haunting of Radcliffe House is an old fashioned ghost story steeped in fantastic atmosphere. It hits the mark for those wanting a horror film light on gore and high on tension. Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams [...]

May 9, 2015

Review: Christopher Nolan Concludes His Batman Trilogy With THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The Dark Knight Rises is a film which has been released under a huge amount of scrutiny and expectation. The considerable (and at the time) unprecedented success of The Dark Knight meant that Christopher Nolan’s latest (and concluding) Bat-film [...]

July 26, 2012