michael cimino Archives - Movies In Focus

Blu-ray Review: RED SONJA – Swords, Sorcery & Schwarzenegger

Swords, sorcery and Schwarzenegger – the 1980s were a time of high adventure when it came to fantasy films. You could never call Red Sonja a great piece of art, but if you grab this adventure by the reins and kick-in your heels, then you’ll [...]

July 17, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Michael Cimino’s THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT

The ‘70s were a great time for movies. It was a time when the studio system was in ruins and a group of maverick filmmakers rose-up from the crumbled remains and delivered a run of films that changed the course of cinema forever. One of these [...]

July 27, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Michael Cimino & Clint Eastwood On The Set Of THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT

Michael Cimino made his directorial debut with 1974’s Thunderbolt And Lightfoot, a film which manages to walk the thin line between the auteur driven filmmaking of the 1970s and a Clint Eastwood star vehicle. Eastwood’s style of movie may be [...]

March 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Philippe Mora’s THE BEAST WITHIN

The Beast Within is a bizarro 1982 horror film that shows that sometimes Hollywood studios have the cajones to release crazy horror films. To be fair the studio was United Artists and they were probably too preoccupied with watching the budget well [...]

September 28, 2020

Never Forget The Great Success Of Kevin Costner’s DANCES WITH WOLVES

After a run of box office hits throughout the 1980s, which included The Untouchables and Field Of Dreams, Kevin Costner decided to turn to directing, turning down big acting paydays in films like the role of Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October [...]

June 28, 2020