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Behind The Scenes: Val Kilmer & Stephen Hopkins On The Set Of THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

The 1996 release, The Ghost And The Darkness is something of an under-appreciated film. The Val Kilmer–Michael Douglas pic grossed just $38 million at the US box office when it was released, but as we know – box office isn’t [...]

July 12, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Sharon Stone & Paul Verhoeven On The Set Of BASIC INSTINCT

Basic Instinct shows that Michael Douglas used his A-list status make bold choices and movies which would have been turned down by most stars. His Curran is an antihero, a man who does drugs, drinks heavily and sleeps around – he’d be [...]

March 20, 2022

Notebook Reviews: ROMANCING THE STONE

Robert Zemeckis – 1984. Romancing The Stone is a rollicking good adventure movie with great turns from Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. How often do you get three star-making performances in one movie? Originally seen as an [...]

January 16, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner On The Set Of ROMANCING THE STONE

Romancing the Stone is a wonderful adventure/romantic comedy from director Robert Zemeckis. The 1984 film sees romantic novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) travelling to South America in search of her missing sister. Along the way she teams up [...]

September 25, 2021

Notebook Reviews: A PERFECT MURDER

Andrew Davis – 1998 A Perfect Murder is an enjoyable updating of Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic thriller, Dial M For Murder. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), the film sees Michael Douglas in villain mode – and he’s [...]

July 13, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY

A grim, gritty and darkly comic thriller, Jim Mickle’s 2014 release Cold In July hits all the rights marks for delivering a thriller that goes against the mainstream grain. Michael C. Hall is the all-American family man who starts off a series of [...]

June 28, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Michael Douglas & Sharon Stone Star In Paul Verhoeven’s Classic Erotic Thriller BASIC INSTINCT

Director Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 film, Basic Instinct is a seminal erotic thriller. The neo-noir effectively kick-started the thriller sub-genre in the 1990s and made a star out of Sharon Stone in the process. The middle instalment in what Michael [...]

June 18, 2021

Notebook Reviews: DON’T SAY A WORD

Gary Fleder – 2001 Although it wasn’t a hit with the critics, I really enjoyed Gary Fleder’s Don’t Say A Word. It’s an entertaining thriller, featuring some strong visuals and a directorial skill which gives a lot to [...]

May 15, 2021

Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner Reunite In The Trailer For The Final Season Of THE KOMINSKY METHOD

The final season of The Kominsky Method will arrive on Netflix on 28 May 2021. The third season of the Michael Douglas comedy bids farewell to Alan Arkin and says hello to Kathleen Turner as Douglas’ comedic foil. Turner and Douglas have [...]

April 29, 2021

Paul Verhoeven’s BASIC INSTINCT Gets Remastered In 4K & A Great New Release From StudioCanal

Director Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct is a seminal erotic thriller. The noir tinged film effectively kick-started the genre in the 1990s and made a star of Sharon Stone in the process. It’s the middle instalment in what Michael Douglas [...]

April 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: DIAL M FOR MURDER

Alfred Hitchcock – 1954 The great Alfred Hitchcock‘s Dial M For Murder is a superb thriller which features a fantastic role for Ray Milland (Grace Kelly is also wonderful). The whole thing is pure tension, with event after event piled on [...]

January 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE GAME

David Fincher – 1997 Michael Douglas delivers a fine performance in this dark and twisty thriller from director David Fincher. Sean Penn gives good support, but his role is slight and he’s somewhat under-used. As expected, [...]

December 7, 2020

Notebook Reviews: ONE NIGHT AT McCOOLS

Harald Zwart – 2001 One Night At McCools is a really bizarre little film with a great cast (Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman and Michael Douglas) and some very funny moments. A wonderful feel and a good pace keeps the energy [...]

October 20, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE JEWEL OF THE NILE

Lewis Teague – 1985 The Jewel Of The Nile is an enjoyable follow-up to 1984’s Romancing The Stone. It might not be as good as Robert Zemeckis’ original, but it still has a lot of charm. The script features some witty lines and the [...]

October 10, 2020

Notebook Reviews: TRAFFIC

Steven Soderbergh – 2000 Traffic is an exceptionally well acted and directed drugs drama from the great Steven Soderbergh. It’s compelling viewing and Michael Douglas delivers some career best work as a freshly appointed Drugs Tsar who [...]

September 5, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE STAR CHAMBER

Peter Hyams – 1983 The Star Chamber well made and thought-provking thriller from director Peter Hyams. It’s well acted by Michael Douglas, but his role is a little slight and a lot more could have been made of the premise. Too much time [...]

August 19, 2020

Remembering Steven Soderbergh’s BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Starring Michael Douglas & Matt Damon

Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra is an intimate and often funny portrait of the relationship between Michael Douglas’ Liberace and Matt Damon’s Scott Thorson (it’s based on his memoir). The 2013 film is a small and confined piece [...]

May 1, 2020

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Trailer & Poster: Things Are About To Get Big In ANT- MAN AND THE WASP

Forget The Avengers and their Infinity War – Movies In Focus is looking forward to Ant-Man And The Wasp. It’s the follow-up to Marvel’s finest superhero movie pic over the last decade (except maybe Iron Man 3). Paul Rudd is once [...]

May 1, 2018

Good Things Come In Small Packages: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Teaser Trailer

Movies In Focus continuously talks about suffering from superhero fatigue – and that’s true. However, Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man was a fresh, fun entry into the Marvel cannon that was aided by strong work from a game cast: Paul Rudd, [...]

January 30, 2018

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