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Michael Keaton Becomes The Ghost With The Most In This Behind The Scenes Pic From BEETLEJUICE

Beetlejuice was a break-out film for Tim Burton and one which really put him on the map as a director (it got him the Batman gig). It’s a true gem of a movie, loaded with great moments and a wonderful score from Danny Elfman. It stars Geena [...]

September 2, 2020

Batman Forever! Ben Affleck Will Join Michael Keaton As Batman In FLASHPOINT

Well, knock me down with a feather! After stating that he was done with the role forever (which was recast by Matt Reeves for The Batman), comes the news that Ben Affleck will join the cast of Andy Muschietti’s Flashpoint. as Batman/Bruce [...]

August 21, 2020

Michael Keaton Takes Flight In This Behind The Scenes Image From BIRDMAN

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 masterpiece, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is more than a movie – it’s a cinematic mission statement, showing us everything that is wrong with movies today. It lets us know what cinema [...]

July 24, 2020

Batman Returns: Michael Keaton Is Back On The Big Screen As The Dark Knight

The mighty Michael Keaton hasn’t played Batman since Tim Burton’s gloriously gothic Batman Returns in 1992 – but it looks like that is going to change as the star is currently in talks to join Ezra Miller in Andy [...]

June 26, 2020

Remembering Tim Burton’s BATMAN RETURNS

After the success of Batman in 1989, Tim Burton was given carte blanche for this sequel, and he delivered the most bizarre Hollywood blockbuster ever made– an $80 million German Expressionist summer action movie. Michael Keaton once again returned [...]

June 21, 2020

Why MULTIPLICITY Starring Michael Keaton Is One Of The All Time Great Comedy Films

Harold Ramis’ 1996 film Multiplicity is one of the all-time great comedies. Michael Keaton is superb as Doug Kinney, the family man who is so busy in life that gets cloned three times in order to keep up with his demeaning existence. Based on a [...]

May 11, 2020

The Best Scene In Tim Burton’s BATMAN

There’s much to enjoy in Tim Burton’s Batman. The 1989 release is packed with wonderful production design from Anton Furst, a brilliant Danny Elfman score and great performances from everyone in the cast. Not bad for a movie which was [...]

April 25, 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

Why Ben Affleck Was A Great BATMAN

Ben Affleck was a great Batman and the perfect fit for a screen incarnation of Bob Kane’s iconic superhero. Movies In Focus thought that Affleck would make a great Batman going back to Good Will Hunting and Armageddon. He had the build and the [...]

April 11, 2020

Tim Burton’s BATMAN

In 1988 director Tim Burton was working on his second feature, Beetlejuice, at Warner Bros, when the director was offered a Batman film. For the first time in a decade, the project gathered real momentum. Bringing along his Beetlejuice star Michael [...]

April 11, 2020

Is BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 film that’s zesty and light, but [...]

March 7, 2020

The Best Scene In Tim Burton’s BATMAN

Tim Burton‘s Batman is 30 years old. It’s crazy to write that – I remember seeing it on the big screen back in 1989. I was nine years old. Thirty years before 1989 was 1959 – a very different era. The world went Batman crazy [...]

June 23, 2019

Robert Pattinson Is THE BATMAN; Looks Like He’ll Fight Catwoman & The Penguin For Matt Reeves

Robert Pattinson will succeed Ben Affleck as Batman. Reports are swirling that Pattinson is close to closing a deal to star in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, which is set for release on 25 June 2021. The 33 year-old Pattinson is supposed to play a [...]

May 19, 2019

Against All Good Sense…The DUMBO Trailer

I know Dumbo isn’t for me – but against all odds, I know I’ll see this Disney remake. Tim Burton reuniting with Michael Keaton after 27 years. Colin Farrell. Danny Elfman. This shouldn’t be for me, but… Dumbo opens in [...]

November 15, 2018

Umm, Yeah Here’s The Trailer For Tim Burton’s DUMBO

Movies In Focus isn’t the target audience for Disney’s new live action take on Dumbo (i.e. 30+ male). In fact, I shouldn’t even be writing about it. However, it’s directed by Tim Burton and it stars Colin Farrell and Michael [...]

June 13, 2018

Unmasked: Behind-The-Scenes Photo From Tim Burton’s BATMAN

It’s always good to see any behind-the-scenes pics from movies – and this one from Tim Burton’s Batman is great. You see Michael Keaton in his costume – but without his cape and cowl, alongside his stunt double and Jack [...]

April 2, 2018

Blu-ray Review: AMERICAN ASSASSIN Is A Fun But Unoriginal Actioner

A tough-as-nails actioner, American Assassin is an enjoyable, if cliched thriller starring Dylan O’Brien as author Vince Flynn’s literary hero Mitch Rapp. Coming across like Jack Ryan’s brawnier cousin, it features a lot of violent action and [...]

January 6, 2018

UK Poster For AMERICAN ASSASSIN Starring Dylan O’Brien & Michael Keaton

Just imagine the usual Movies In Focus, Michael Keaton is great and that’s why I’ll be seeing American Assassin riff. That’s what you’ll get for this new UK poster and the trailer for the forthcoming action film. AMERICAN [...]

July 31, 2017

BATMAN RETURNS 25 Years Later

Batman Returns opened on June 19th 1992 – an unbelievable 25 years ago. The film is still the greatest Batman film ever made. I remember the first sequence I saw from the film – it was from the rooftop fight between Michael Keaton‘s [...]

June 19, 2017

Michael Keaton Reunites With Tim Burton For DUMBO!

A live action version of Dumbo didn’t seem like an exciting prospect when it was first announced. However, the casting for the Tim Burton dirceed Disney flick got interesting with Eva Green, Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell joining the cast. [...]

April 5, 2017

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