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Uncovering Curiosities: Bong Joon-Ho’s SNOWPIERCER

Before the multi-award winning Parasite, Director Bong Joon-ho delivered Snowpiercer, a post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller set in a desolate future where the remnants of humanity circle the globe on a non-stop train (the titular [...]

September 14, 2021

Beware Robert Downey Jr’s THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE

Does anyone think that The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is going to be anything other than terrible? It’s another disappointingly safe paycheque gig for Robert Downey Jr, who should using his Avengers clout to spread his creative wings rather [...]

March 28, 2018

Go Mel! Full List Of Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge has a strong showing (seven nods, same as La La Land). That’s what I call a comeback. Go Mel! A whole host of Movies In Focus [...]

December 12, 2016

Gimme More: UK Poster For HIDDEN FIGURES

Movies In Focus can’t say anything else about Hidden Figures – it looks great, it has a lot of buzz, but I need to see it. I’ll keep posting, but I’ve got nothing more to say. Gimme a junket, gimme a viewing, gimme me a [...]

November 24, 2016

New Clip From 1960s Space Drama HIDDEN FIGURES

Hidden Figures doesn’t hit the UK until February 2017, but I’m hearing that it delivers the goods and might be in the frame for some serious awards consideration. Here’s a new clip from the 1960s drama directed by Theodore Melfi [...]

November 21, 2016

Behind The Numbers Of HIDDEN FIGURES

Hidden Figures hits UK screens in February. It’ll get a US release before that  – and it’s already getting some awards season buzz. Here’s a new featurette titled ‘Behind The Numbers’ which includes interviews [...]

October 24, 2016

International Trailer For Space Race Drama HIDDEN FIGURES

Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures opens in February, and it looks like a good old fashioned drama. The cast is good (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali and Kevin Costner) and the premise [...]

September 22, 2016