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Review: George A. Romero’s Cult Vampire Horror MARTIN

Writer/Director George A. Romero will forever be associated with zombie films. After all, he did kick-start the never-dying horror sub-genre with 1968’s The Night Of The Living Dead before cementing his status as the ‘Dad of The Dead’ [...]

March 19, 2023

100 Years Of NOSFERATU: F.W. Murnau’s Legendary Vampire Film Back On The Big Screen In 2022

F. W. Murnau’s silent masterpiece, Nosferatu turns 100 in 2022. Unofficially based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Murnau’s film sees Max Shreck’s vampire, Count Orlock as he becomes involved with estate agent, Thomas Hutter (Gustav von [...]

February 24, 2022

Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween

October is when the nights get darker and more mysterious. It’s the month where people like to delve deep into the horror genre and watch a variety of scary movies as Halloween approaches. Movies In Focus has put together a [...]

October 2, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Jennifer Kent’s THE BABADOOK Is A Modern Horror Classic

Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film, The Babadook draws on the rich history of horror cinema, delivering thoughtful scares and strong imagery to create one of the finest genre films in recent years. Even, William Friedkin, the director of The [...]

July 1, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

What We Do In The Shadows is a 2014 comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. The ‘mockumentary’ follows the lives of four vampires: Viago (Waiyiti), Vladislav (Clement), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) and Petyr (Ben Fransham) [...]

June 22, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Douglas Schulze’s MIMESIS: NOSFERATU

In 2011 director Douglas Schulze unleashed Mimesis: Night Of The Living Dead, a low budget horror which took George Romero’s Night Of The living Dead and remixed it. The plot saw a group of demented horror fans using the plot of Romero’s classic [...]

February 4, 2021

The Bat, The Cat & The Director: Tim Burton Directs Michael Keaton & Michelle Pfeiffer On The Set Of BATMAN RETURNS

Movies In Focus would argue that 1992’s Batman Returns is the best Batman movie. It may or may not be the case, but it’s a film with strong visuals and sense of tone. Michael Keaton returned as Batman, Danny DeVito and Michelle [...]

November 3, 2020

25 Great Horror Movies To Watch This October

October is the month where people like to delve deep into the horror genre and watch a variety of scary movies in the lead-up to Halloween. Movies In Focus has put together a list of 25 great horror movies. Some of them are classics films and others [...]

October 4, 2020

Clip From Forthcoming Horror Movie Remix MIMESIS: NOSFERATU

Movies In Focus really enjoyed director Douglas Schulze’s Mimesis: Nosferatu when I caught it back in 2018. It’s a sequel to 2011’s Mimesis: Night Of The Living Dead, a low budget horror which took George Romero’s Night Of The [...]

September 12, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: F.W. Murnau’s TABU – A STORY OF THE SOUTH SEAS

F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) died days before the release of Tabu: A Story Of The South Seas, a shame because it would have led to a whole new chapter in the German director’s career. This 1931 film follows the plight of two young lovers in the South [...]

September 9, 2020

Watch F.W. Murnau’s Legendary Vampire Film NOSFERATU Online Now

If you’re looking to fill some gaps in your film knowledge during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 shutdown, then you might want to watch F.W. Murnau’s legendary Nosferatu. The public domain film is available online for free. Murnau’s silent [...]

May 1, 2020

First Full Trailer For Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss’ DRACULA Has Some Serious Bite

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one tale that can stand multiple interpretations. From F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu to Todd Browning’s Dracula through to Christopher Lee‘s iconic turn and beyond, it’s a character that can be [...]

December 14, 2019

Review: Horror Sequel MIMESIS: NOSFERATU Takes A Bite Out Of A Horror Classic

October 7, 2018

Bite Me: See A Classic Horror Remix In The MIMESIS: NOSFERATU Trailer

Movies In Focus has been writing about Doug Schulze‘s Mimesis: Nosferatu since Mimesis: Night Of The Living Dead was released way back in 2012. I’m there for any film which uses F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu as a stepping-off point and [...]

August 18, 2018

Horror Bites Back: First Poster For MIMESIS: NOSFERATU

Doug Schulze‘s Mimesis: Nosferatu has been shot and now the fright pic is slowly gearing-up for release. The horror sequel sees a group of students putting on a production of F.W. Murnau’s classic Nosferatu, but things don’t quite [...]

August 14, 2018

Nosferatu Lives In These First Images From MIMESIS EVOLUTION

Way back in 2012 Movies In Focus reviewed Mimesis, a horror that riffed on George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead (read the review). Now director Douglas Schulze is back with a sequel, titled Mimesis Evolution which uses F. W. Murnau’s [...]

March 3, 2018

Nosferatu Is Back! Behind The Scenes Images Of MIMESIS: SYMPHONY OF HORROR

Movies In Focus was a big fan of Douglas Schulze’s Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead when I saw it back in 2012 (God, was that really five years ago?). The film riffed on horror movies, particularly Night of the Living Dead and it cleverly used [...]

January 21, 2017

Movies In Focus’ Top 20 Horror Films

It’s very difficult to distill something into a list of ‘bests’. However, sometimes it’s good to take stock of something and evaluate the quality, trying to understand what it should or shouldn’t be. I’ve been writing about films for a [...]

October 30, 2016

Hollywood To Finally Remake Classic Silent Horror NOSFERATU – That’s Not Such A Bad Thing

Nosferatu is a stone cold horror classic – however the 1922 silent film is ripe for remaking. Only hardened cineastes will have seen F.W Murnau’s original silent film or Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake starring Klaus Kinski. The majority of [...]

July 29, 2015

DVD Review: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – A Vampire Comedy That Doesn’t Suck

What We Do In The Shadows is a a New Zealand comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. The ‘mockumentary’ follows the lives of four vampires: Viago (Waiyiti), Vladislav (Clement), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) and Petyr (Ben [...]

March 30, 2015

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