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Blu-ray Review: Ryan Gosling Takes The Hot Seat In Second Sight Films’ Release Of Nicolas Winding Refn’s DRIVE

Based on James Sallis’ novel of the same name, Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 thriller, Drive sees Ryan Gosling play a character only known as Driver, a stuntman by day and getaway driver at night, whose relationship with single parent Carey [...]

June 10, 2022

Review: Oscar Isaac Excels In Paul Schrader’s Brilliant Crime Drama THE CARD COUNTER

Throughout his career, writer/director Paul Schrader has delved into the dark soul of man and stirred up the contents within its murky depths. Films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bringing Out the Dead, The Walker [...]

September 20, 2021

Bad People Doing Bad Things: Trailer For Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER Starring Oscar Isaac

Writer/dircetor Paul Schrader‘s The Card Counter hits US cinemas on 10 September 2021. Starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe, the film is executive produced by Schrader’s Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The [...]

July 28, 2021

Action Packed Official Main Trailer For Denis Villeneuve’s Star Laden DUNE

Here’s the official main trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. This looks impressive and pretty big in scope – but will the pricey spice movie score at the box office? Movies In Focus [...]

July 22, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: J.C. Chandor’s A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Following Margin Call and All Is Lost, J.C. Chandor’s 2014 continues to deliver challenging movies with his latest release, A Most Violent Year. This ‘80s set drama is cloaked in stark detail and the film’s atmosphere and mood is [...]

May 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Hossein Amini’s THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY

Beautifully shot, well acted and well written, 2014’s The Two Faces Of January is an enjoyable thriller, however you can’t help but feel that an important element is missing from the finished film. Writer/director Hossein Amini’s [...]

April 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver & J.J. Abrams On The Death Star Set Of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

On a technical level, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is a marvel. The special effects and design are next level great, perfectly building on everything which has gone before. It looks and feels like Star Wars at its best and [...]

February 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: The Cast Of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

The first official image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in May 2014. The behind-the-scenes image showed director J.J. Abrams, writer Lawrence Kasdan and the film’s cast (John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, [...]

February 16, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Rian Johnson & Mark Hamill On The Set of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has more than other Star Wars movies; some of it hits, some of it doesn’t. The much publicised Porgs work for a moment or two, but they outstay their welcome. The film drew to a halt too many times [...]

February 7, 2021

An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Oscar Isaac & Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER

Director Barry Levinson is set make Francis And The Godfather – a film about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic The Godfather. Oscar Isaac will star as Francis Coppola and Jake Gyllenhaal will play Robert Evans in the [...]

October 1, 2020

Trailer For Denis Villeneuve’s Long-Awaited Adaptation Of DUNE

The first trailer has arrived for director Denis Villeneuve’s starry adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. This looks impressive and pretty big in scope. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and [...]

September 9, 2020

Poster For Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER Starring Oscar Isaac

Nobody does cinematic grit and gristle quite like the great Paul Schrader and it would appear that the writer-director will be delivering more of the same with his next film, The Card Counter. The pic which has just been picked up for US [...]

July 14, 2020

Let’s Talk About The Latest STAR WARS Trilogy (2015-2019)

It was never going to be easy. Following up the original Star Wars trilogy was a difficult task for its creator George Lucas and his prequel trilogy was met with a lot of criticism and backlash. Star Wars fans have long been strong in their opinions [...]

June 7, 2020

Spice World The Movie: A Whole Host Of Images From Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

The global shutdown caused by Coronavirus/COVID-19 means that there’s a real dearth of movie news out there. However, god bless Denis Villeneuve and the marketing peeps behind his forthcoming science fiction spectacle, Dune. They’ve [...]

April 14, 2020

Get A Look At Timothée Chalamet In DUNE

Here’s the first official look at Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune (courtesy of Vanity Fair). The film, based on the Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel is a huge task for the Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 [...]

April 13, 2020

Review: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is A Love Letter To George Lucas And A Fitting End To A 40 Year Cinematic Journey

The latest trilogy of Star Wars films and the Skywalker saga comes to a close with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It’s the conclusion of a nine film journey, one that has been littered with everything from cinema changing moments [...]

December 21, 2019

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