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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

Blu-ray Review: Bong Joon-ho’s Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Thriller SNOWPIERCER

May 24, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE SHAPE OF WATER, LADY BIRD, THE PIANO & More

This time around: The Shape Of Water fails to make a splash, Saoirse Ronan shines in Lady Bird, Eric Clapton: A Life In 12 Bars hits the right notes, Evan Rachel Wood gets creepy in Allure, The Piano turns 25 and Jim Carrey does Scandi Noir in Dark [...]

July 5, 2018

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

Movies In Focus At The 2018 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

On 18 February 2018, the cream of the film industry once again descended on the Royal Albert Hall for the 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards (that’s the Baftas to you and me). Movies In Focus was on the red carpet to cover the event – [...]

February 19, 2018

OSCARS 2018: A Full List Of Nominations – A Year Of Surprises

The Shape of Water leads the pack at the 90th Academy Awards, with a total 13 nominations. Dunkirk managed eight nods, while Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri trailed the Christopher Nolan pic with seven. It’s [...]

January 23, 2018

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

Oscars 2017: A Full List Of Nominations; Hollywood Goes Gaga For LA LA LAND

La La Land leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The musical scored 14 nominations, equally the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. Damien Chapelle’s musical is the one to beat this year and it’s likely it’ll [...]

January 24, 2017

Another HIDDEN FIGURES Clip As Film Beats Star Wars At The US Box Office

We’ve had enough Hidden Figures clips now – I’m done with it until I see it (where’s that Costner phoner people?). But it’s great that the film managed to score the top spot at the US box office, beating Rogue One: A [...]

January 11, 2017

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

Relativity Nabs US Distribution For Mike Binder & Kevin Costner’s BLACK OR WHITE; Oscar Race Begins

Relativity has picked up the rights to Mike Binder’s racial drama Black Or White – the title has been changed from Black And White due to legal reasons. The film will be released in the near future through Relativity’s new multicultural [...]

October 18, 2014

The 84th Academy Awards – The Winners, The Losers, The Only Opinion.

So, the Oscars have been awarded and the awards season has finally come to a close. There were few surprises during the 84th Academy Awards, and like most predicted, The Artist was the big winner on the night scooping five awards for Best Picture, [...]

February 27, 2012