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Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Podcast – Episode 16: Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller THE DESPERATE HOUR

Over the last five decades, Australian director Phillip Noyce has shown that he really knows how to handle the thriller genre. Noyce first captured international attention with the acclaimed 1989 film Dead Calm. Starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and [...]

February 20, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Michael Caine & Mickey Rooney On The Set Of PULP

After the success of 1971’s Get Carter, actor Michael Caine and director Mike Hodges reunited the following year for Pulp. A very different beast from their dark gangster tale, Pulp is a comedy-thriller which takes its audience on sunny [...]

October 11, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING

John Huston – 1975 Based on Rudyard Kipling’s tale, John Huston‘s The Man Who Would Be King is an old-fashioned boys’ own adventure which features the brilliant pairing of Sean Connery and Michael Caine (they’re [...]

June 6, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Michael Caine & Lewis Collins On The Set Of JACK THE RIPPER

Michael Caine and Lewis Collins took the lead role in Jack The Ripper, a highly entertaining 1988 TV mini-series about the infamous Whitechapel Ripper murders in 1888. It’s is a handsomely produced mini-series, which creates some [...]

May 5, 2021

Review: Christopher Nolan’s TENET Is A Flawed Cinematic Wonder

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a film which can be enjoyed, but it’s highly likely that you won’t really understand it. It takes a lot of big ideas – and a lot of big moviemaking techniques to ultimately deliver a film which [...]

April 2, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Alan Alda’s SWEET LIBERTY

The great Alan Alda is a talented and interesting man. An actor, writer, director, comedian and novelist it would appear that there is nothing Alda can’t do. Alda has a slew of acting credits to his name, from Mash (the television show) to being a [...]

February 21, 2021

This Is Not A Review: Tentative TENET Thoughts

Movies In Focus finally saw Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet. Like many, it was my first time in the cinema for a long time – and the way things are going it’s going to be the last visit for another while. This isn’t really a review [...]

November 1, 2020

Notebook Reviews: GET CARTER

Mike Hodges – 1971 Director Mike Hodges‘ Get Carter is an enjoyable enough 1970s crime drama, but maybe it’s not as great as its reputation would have you believe. If truth be told, this gritty gangster film is…a little [...]

September 8, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On The Set Of INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 release, Interstellar is very clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – the benchmark for this type of science fiction drama. He keeps the CGI to a minimum, choosing to use practical effects [...]

August 10, 2020

IMAX Info, Artwork & Release Dates For Christopher Nolan’s TENET

After what seems like a million delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s long awaited Tenet is finally coming to IMAX cinemas in the UK on August 26! Whoop, Whoop! Select engagements of Nolan’s sci-fi [...]

July 29, 2020

Roll On Nolan! Warner Bros Pulls Christopher Nolan’s TENET From Release Schedule

Christoper Nolan’s Tenet has long been seen as the great hope of the summer movie going season. The movie that would get audiences back into the cinema after the coronavirus pandemic. That hope is no more. After being pushed back again and [...]

July 21, 2020

TENET Moves Again: Warner Bros Bumps The Christopher Nolan Movie To August

Warner Bros. is once again moving its Christopher Nolan sci-fi mind-bender Tenet. The studio had a serious shake-up of release dates for its movies recently and this is now another shift due to COVID-19 Tenet was set for 31 July but the new date [...]

June 26, 2020

Trailer: John David Washington & Robert Pattinson Turn Back Time In Christopher Nolan’s TENET

Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet looks great. Movies In Focus hasn’t a clue what the film is about, but this new trailer for the John David Washington/Robert Pattinson mind-bender has impressive visuals. I think it’s about time travel or [...]

May 22, 2020

More Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

Movies In Focus has already delivered one list of essential movies to watch during COVID-19/Coronavirus shutdown. Things are having a serious post apocalyptic feel – a real dystopian future vibe is taking hold of the planet. We’re all [...]

March 18, 2020

Book Review: RAISING AN EYEBROW: MY LIFE WITH SIR ROGER MOORE

Roger Moore was a true screen legend who touched many people with his iconic turns in the classic television shows The Saint and The Persuaders. Of course, Moore will always be remembered for his 12-year, 7 movie run as Ian Fleming’s James [...]

February 29, 2020

Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s Latest Mind-Bending Thriller TENET

You can tell from the get-go that Tenet is a Christopher Nolan movie. It’s cool, calm, collected and visually impressive. This looks like yet another mind-bending epic thriller in the vein of his 2010 hit Inception and should deliver the type [...]

January 3, 2020

Hey Matt Reeves! Cast Richard E. Grant As Alfred In THE BATMAN

Look, Movies In Focus isn’t usually one for fan-casting. Sure, we all have ideas for who we would like to see in certain roles, but those sorts of dreams usually lead to broken hearts. However, the mighty Richard E. Grant needs to be cast [...]

May 30, 2019

Christopher Nolan Begins Filming Action Pic TENET

It has been announced that filming has begun on Christopher Nolan‘s latest cinematic extravaganza, Tenet. The film, which is described as an action epic evolving from the world of international espionage will star John David Washington, Robert [...]

May 23, 2019

Why Bother? Jaume Collet-Serra To Direct ESCAPE TO VICTORY Remake

Escape To Victory (or Victory as it was known in the US) is generally regarded as one of the worst films ever made. Why would you even consider remaking the John Huston directed WWII pic? The 1981 film starred the unlikely combination of Michael [...]

March 16, 2019

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