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Podcast – Episode 27: Writing-Directing Duo Joe Dietsch & Louis Gibson Discuss MANIFEST WEST

Manifest West is a coming of age survival drama starring Milo Gibson, Annet Mahendru and Lexi Kolker. A film about a family ditching civilisation and seeking a new life in the American wilderness, Manifest West is an incredibly timely movie which [...]

November 28, 2022

Podcast – Episode 25: Romuald Boulanger Talks ON THE LINE / Chuck Russell Talks PARADISE CITY

This episode of the Movies In Focus podcast sees a pair of directors join Niall Browne to talk about their latest movies. First up is French filmmaker Romuald Boulanger who is discussing his new thriller On The Line. The film sees Mel Gibson star as [...]

November 14, 2022

Call 911! New Clip From Mel Gibson Thriller ON THE LINE

Movies In Focus has seen director Romuald Boulanger’s On The Line – and it’s great! The mighty Mel Gibson once again delivers the goods in this tight, well-shot thriller. I won’t go into too much detail now, but I will [...]

October 26, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Hold The Phone! Mel Gibson Is ON THE LINE

On The Line looks like a hugely entertaining thriller with yet another on-point performance from the mighty Mel Gibson. Unlike his character in the film, Gibson never phones in a performance. Written and directed by Romuald Boulanger, On The Line [...]

October 18, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Crime Caper BANDIT Starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert & Mel Gibson

Movies In Focus thinks that Bandit looks like an entertaining crime caper – anything with the mighty Mel Gibson is always worth watching. You know the deal – a bank robber with one last score, plenty of hijinks and a lot of energy. [...]

August 16, 2022

M. Night Shyamalan’s SIGNS Still Shines 20 Years On

Released 20 years ago in 2002, M.Night Shyamalan‘s Signs is a masterful Hitchcockian thriller about a low-key alien invasion. Alfred Hitchcock‘s The Birds was clearly an inspiration for the writer-director. Dripping with fear of the [...]

August 3, 2022

Trailer: New Thriller Sees Mel Gibson & Kevin Dillon In The HOT SEAT

Count me in for any film starring the mighty Mel Gibson – and count me in extra quick when it’s a movie with Mel Gibson where he plays a grizzled cop. That means I’m ready for Hot Seat, Gibson’s latest thriller which [...]

June 17, 2022

Review: Mel Gibson’s THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Is A Cinematic Miracle

Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ is a powerful piece of cinema. It’s a breathtaking, bravura biblical epic which resonates on multiple levels. Gibson’s film has no compromises. The filmmaker set out to tell a story and he [...]

April 15, 2022

Interview: Director Mark Neveldine On PANAMA Starring Cole Hauser & Mel Gibson

Director Mark Neveldine is known for his kinetic action movies like the Crank films and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. He’s back with Panama, a new ’80s set action-thriller starring Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson. Hauser plays Becker, [...]

March 26, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Spy Thriller AGENT GAME Starring Dermot Mulroney, Jason Isaacs & Mel Gibson

Count Movies In Focus in for Agent Game, the new spy thriller starring Dermot Mulroney, Jason Isaacs and the mighty Mel Gibson. The film arrives in U.S. cinemas, digital, and On Demand on April 8, 2022 and it looks like an entertaining cat and [...]

March 8, 2022

Alan Ladd Jr Dies Aged 84

Famed studio chief and film producer Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd has died at the age of 84. Born on 22 October 1937, Ladd was the son of Shane actor Alan Ladd and he started his Hollywood career as a Hollywood agent in the 1960s. Moving to London in the [...]

March 3, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Sparks Fly When Cole Hauser & Mel Gibson Visit PANAMA

The curious combination of Mel Gibson and Cole Hauser star in Mark Neveldine’s (Crank, Gamer) latest action movie, Panama. Set in 1989 the film sees Gibson and Hauser wrecking havoc in the Central American country. Hauser is currently a key [...]

February 18, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Mel Gibson & Frank Grillo On The Set Of BOSS LEVEL

Joe Carnahan’s 2021 release, Boss Level sees Frank Grillo play Ray Pulver, a former Special Ops soldier who wakes-up every morning with someone trying to kill him. His day goes from bad to worse and when he has to re-live it over and over [...]

February 13, 2022

Trailer: Mark Wahlberg & Mel Gibson In Rosalind Ross’ FATHER STU

Writer/director Rosalind Ross’ Father Stu is a real curiosity. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver, the film is based on the true story about a bad boy boxer who turned it all around and became a Catholic priest. This is a [...]

February 13, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Charlie Hunnam & Mel Gibson Star In Modern Day Noir LAST LOOKS

The new trailer for Last Looks is giving off some serious Shane Black vibes – and that’s a good thing. Based on the novel by Howard Michael Gould (who also wrote the screenplay), Last Looks is a Los Angeles set murder mystery starring [...]

January 15, 2022

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MAD MAX 2 – THE ROAD WARRIOR

George Miller – 1981. Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior) is a high energy science fiction sequel from director George Miller. Upping the action quota and the spectacle from the original, Mad Max 2 is a masterwork in action cinema – [...]

November 20, 2021

Mel Gibson Confirms That He’ll Direct LETHAL WEAPON 5

A few years ago Movies In Focus spoke with the great Richard Donner about the long-gestating fifth entry in the Lethal Weapon franchise. It looked like the film was close to getting made, but sadly the director passed away in June 2021, casting [...]

November 15, 2021

Trailer: Things Get DANGEROUS For Scott Eastwood & Mel Gibson

This trailer for Dangerous starts off in a pretty generic fashion, but things then get a bit really crazy as it moves on. It looks like it might just be a silly shoot-em-up with a good lead role for Scott Eastwood. Throw in support from the mighty [...]

October 24, 2021

John Wick Series THE CONTINENTAL Sees New Cast Members Join Mel Gibson

Actor Colin Woodell has won a key role opposite the previously cast Mel Gibson in Starz’s John Wick prequel series, The Continental. Wodell will play a younger version of Ian McShane’s Winston Scott. Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica [...]

October 20, 2021

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