murder on the orient express Archives

Podcast Episode 102: Jon Keeyes Talks SPEED DEMON Starring Katie Cassidy & William H. Macy

Jon Keeyes, the director of the new supernatural thriller, Speed Demon joins this special bite-sized episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. A gonzo mix of The Exorcist meets Speed by way of Murder On The Orient Express, Speed Demon sees a [...]

May 26, 2026

Behind the Scenes: Sidney Lumet & The Epic Cast Of Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

The great Agatha Christie is one of best-selling novelists of all time, and the characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have gone on to join the pantheon of iconic literary characters. In the 1970s and 1980s, these characters were brought to [...]

September 15, 2021

There’s Panic On The Trans-Siberian For Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee In HORROR EXPRESS

Gene Martin’s Horror Express plays-out like the winning combination of Murder On The Orient Express as well as The Thing. The 1972 Spanish/UK production sees Christopher Lee‘s anthropologist discovering a mysterious creature frozen [...]

January 1, 2021

Hercule Poirot Is Back In The First Trailer For Kenneth Branagh’s DEATH ON THE NILE

Movies In Focus had a good time with Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 thriller Murder On The Orient Express. The all-star Agatha Christie adaptation grossed an impressive $352 million on a $55 million budget and a sequel was quickly given the green [...]

August 20, 2020

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

Blu-ray Review: Four Classic Star-Filled Agatha Christie Thrillers

It would be criminal to miss out on these great blu-ray releases of Murder on The Orient Express, Death on The Nile, Evil Under the Sun and The Mirror Crack’d. Agatha Christie is one of best-selling novelists of all time, and the characters [...]

October 29, 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

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

Discover The SECRETS OF THE MOVIES This Summer

Does your family love movies? If the answer is yes, then this might be the event for you! Between 10 and 24 August Secrets of the Movies, an interactive event for the whole family will be open to the public free of charge at The Gallery, Soho, 123 [...]

August 1, 2017

All Aboard! An All-Star Cast Is Under Suspicion In The MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Trailer

Kenneth Brangah likes to have fun in front of, and behind the camera. This appears to be very apparent in this new trailer for Murder on the Orient Express – Branagh’s star-studded big-screen adaption of Agatha Christie’s legendary [...]

June 1, 2017