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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

Notebook Reviews: TEQUILA SUNRISE

Robert Towne – 1988 Tequila Sunrise is a sizzling first-rate thriller from the great writer/director Robert Towne. This 1988 film is slick and enjoyable with a top tier cast (Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer) who all [...]

April 6, 2020

Notebook Reviews: WHAT LIES BENEATH

Robert Zemeckis – 2000 Boy, does What Lies Beneath work. Zemeckis has crafted a fine supernatural thriller, with great performances from Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. The pair play to their strengths as Zemeckis riffs on the work of [...]

March 26, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE

“Say hello to my little friend!” The general belief is that remakes are a very bad thing. Yes, sometimes that is true, but other times that is Scarface. Written by Oliver Stone and directed by Brian De Palma, this remake of the the [...]

November 4, 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

Blu-ray Review: Darren Aronofsky’s MOTHER! Is Like A Baseball Bat To The Face

Few films have left Movies In Focus as perplexed and confused as Darren Aronosfky’s mother!. It’s a fever-dream, a collage of terror and a cacophony of nightmares. I’m not sure if it’s a good film, but it’s definitely one which plays with [...]

January 20, 2018

Movember Is Here! ‘I Know Your Moustache’ Clip For MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Here’s Kenneth Branagh and Daisy Ridley shooting the breeze about facial hair and geography in this new clip (titled ‘I know Your Moustache’) in Murder On The Orient Express. The synopsis: What starts out as a lavish train ride [...]

November 2, 2017

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Set Design Video

You can tell from the trailer that set design is a huge aspect of Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. This featurette puts the focus on that… The synopsis: What starts out as a lavish [...]

October 31, 2017

Behind The Scenes Of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Kenneth Branagh’s all-star adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express hits screens on 3 November – and here’s a nice little behind the scenes look at the luscious looking film. It’s all about the [...]

October 19, 2017

Paramount Pictures Supports Darren Aronofsky After The Failure Of MOTHER!

Despite some solid reviews, Darren Aronofsky‘s mother! grossed a poor $7.5 million from 2,368 locations in the US, but even more damning was the F grade Cinemascore – which shows the Jennifer Lawrence starrer isn’t resonating with [...]

September 18, 2017

All-Star MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Poster

You’d have to be a fool not to be excited by Kenneth Branagh’s Murder On The Orient Express. It looks opulent as hell – and the cast is equally impressive: Branagh, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Josh [...]

September 9, 2017