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Remember When Kevin Spacey Was Going To Star In Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD?

Do you remember when Kevin Spacey was supposed to star in director Ridley Scott‘s 2017 release All The Money In the World? Spacey had not only filmed his role in the film, but was featured in the trailer and other marketing when a sex [...]

December 13, 2021

Trailer: VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Giving Off Serious Spawn Vibes – And That’s Not Good

Movies In Focus hasn’t seen 2018’s Venom, so I can’t attest to how good or bad it was. However, the film grossed over $856 million worldwide and a sequel was always going to be on the cards. That follow-up is coming in the shape [...]

August 2, 2021

Trailer & Poster: VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

Absurdist comedy and CGI seem to be the order of the day for Andy Serkis‘ Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Tom Hardy is back as the Marvel Comics anti-hero and he’s joined by Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and the always great Woody [...]

May 10, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Saul Dibb’s SUITE FRANCAISE

Saul Dibb’s Suite Française is an enjoyable WWII-set romantic drama. It’s a well crafted film which hits all the right emotional beats, without ever being truly captivating. Matthias Schoenaerts is Bruno von Falk, a German Officer positioned in [...]

December 28, 2020

Never Forget The Power Of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Writer/director Kenneth Lonergan’s 2016 film, Manchester By the Sea is a near flawless piece of filmmaking. Lonergan deals with a lot of heavy issues in his film, but he also manages to pack in quite a bit of humour to balance it out. [...]

May 22, 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

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: The GRIFTERS, THE OLD DARK HOUSE, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI & More

This time around: Frances McDormand puts up Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, James Whale makes a visit to The Old Dark House, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law play eXistenZ, John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening are The Grifters [...]

May 29, 2018

Getty Back: Kevin Spacey Free Trailer For ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

All The Money In The World is going to go down in the history books. It’s destined to forever be the film which saw Kevin Spacey replaced by Christopher Plummer weeks before its release due to a sex scandal. A movie quiz question for eternity. [...]

November 30, 2017

See Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron In The New Trailer For THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

I’m not going to make a song and dance about it – here’s the new trailer for The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. This has strong visuals, but will it be style over [...]

November 14, 2017

Kevin Spacey Cut From Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD; Replaced By Christopher Plummer

The Kevin Spacey sex scandal fallout continues. Just weeks before the December 22 release of Ridley Scott’s All The Money In The World, comes the news that the actor will be cut from the movie and his scenes will be reshot with Christopher [...]

November 11, 2017

First Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Kidnap Drama ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

Ridley Scott is a moviemaking machine. The man is 79 years old and All The Money In The World will be his second feature of 2017 when it hits screens in December (the other was Alien: Covenant). There are in effect two Ridley Scotts: the one who [...]

September 16, 2017

You Should Make A Song & Dance Over This Trailer For THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Here’s the first trailer for the big and bold Hugh Jackman musical The Greatest Showman. This might be a little light on tunes, but you can feel the energy tingle in the background. Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya (who???) and Rebecca [...]

June 28, 2017

Melancholy Movie Marvels

Cinema has the ability to cast a spell over its audience, to keep our eyes firmly gripped to the screen and not want to even blink for fear of missing something special. What is even stranger is when that is the case despite being transported to a [...]

May 2, 2017

Blu-ray Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Is A Special Cinematic Achievement

Every year dozens of films are released to critical acclaim, with many of them failing to live up to their lofty expectations. Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By the Sea scored a lot of pre-release buzz and went on to win a slew of awards (including [...]

May 1, 2017