michael keaton

DVD Review: ROBOCOP Is A Smart And Entertaining Remake

I was totally against the idea of remaking RoboCop. Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 movie was pretty perfect in its violent presentation of a dystopian future and a modern update seemed highly unnecessary. The sequels were dire, but the first movie was a [...]

June 8, 2014

The Passing Of Harold Ramis – A Comedic Genius

Harold Ramis has died. To many he will always be Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters movies but to others he was a damn fine writer/director, behind some of the most influential comedy films of the last 40 years. Ramis directed Groundhog Day (a film [...]

February 24, 2014

Blu-ray Review: Michael Keaton And Michelle Monaghan In PENTHOUSE NORTH

Actors don’t get any better than Michael Keaton – they really don’t. Keaton doesn’t work nearly enough and it is always welcome to see him on screen. He gets the lead role in director Joseph Ruben’s Penthouse North and it again [...]

January 25, 2014

Movies In Focus Makes Peace With The ROBOCOP Remake; New Poster

I’ve made my peace with remakes. They’re going to exist. We will always have the original film to re-watch, enjoying it like the company of an old friend. We should pick a cinematic fight we can win. I do wonder what’s going to happen in 20 or [...]

November 10, 2013

Michael Keaton Goes From Batman to BIRDMAN

Anything with Michael Keaton is fine with me (even the RoboCop remake, sort of). However, I’m really excited at the prospect of Birdman, a film which appears to riff on Keaton’s Batman past. Keaton will be joined in Birdman by fellow superhero [...]

March 7, 2013

Sony Moves Release Date For ROBOCOP; Is It In Trouble?

Sony Pictures has moved Neill Blomkamp’s Matt Damon starrer Elysium from March 2013 to an August 9th release. This shows that Sony believes the science fiction thriller has the potential to hit it big during the summer season. However, the studio [...]

October 17, 2012

Stars See A CLEAR HISTORY Of Larry David

More stars have joined the cast of Larry David’s HBO movie, now titled Clear History. Kate Hudson, Amy Ryan, Eva Mendes, Bill Hader, Phillip Michael Hall, JB Smoove and Danny McBride will now join previously announced cast members Jon Hamm, [...]

September 18, 2012

An Introduction To BATMAN

I’d always loved films growing up., James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, any action adventure film amazed me and captured not only my attention but my imagination, I still have vivid memories of sitting in front of the television reading the [...]

July 17, 2012

Interesting Keaton

Michael Keaton is one of the best actors working in Hollywood – it’s just that he doesn’t work enough. He seems to want to work at his own pace, taking parts which interest him – not necessarily the lead. Here’s a fantastic interview [...]

July 15, 2012

Michael Keaton Joins Hamm and David In Untitled Greg Mottola Comedy

Michael Keaton looks set to join Larry David and Mad Men star Jon Hamm in Greg Mottola’s next, as yet untitled film. According to Variety: “[The] plot is said to involve David and Hamm as characters who each invest in an electric-car company [...]

July 15, 2012

BATMAN RETURNS: 20 Years On

Batman Returns opened on June 19th 1992 – an unbelievable 20 years ago. 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 [...]

June 9, 2012

Shadows Of The Dark Knight: The History of Batman – Part 2 of 3

This is the second in a three part series covering the history of Batman which is an extension of my notes from a talk that I gave on Batman at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema at the time of The Dark Knight‘s release. Read Parts One and Three In [...]

March 20, 2012

Will DARK SHADOWS Nail The Coffin Shut On Tim Burton’s Career?

I’ve been a fan of Tim Burton going back to Beetlejuice (1988) – that’s a long time. His interpretation of ‘The Dark Knight’ in Batman and Batman Returns was outstanding for its time and both movies still hold up to this day. However, [...]

March 17, 2012

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