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Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Film Becomes A Universal Picture

Movies In Focus previously told you that Christopher Nolan had taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The dust has settled on talks with Sony, Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros and the champion has been decided. Universal [...]

September 15, 2021

Christopher Nolan Takes His Oppenheimer Film To The Open Market

Director Christopher Nolan is currently taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The plot is said to focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who played a major role in the creation of atom bomb during World War II. [...]

September 12, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE PARALLAX VIEW

Alan J. Pakula – 1974 The Parallax View is a wonderful paranoia thriller from the great Alan J. Pakula. This 1974 film is one of the best in the genre and star Warren Beatty is fantastic as the investigative reporter who uncovers a [...]

July 27, 2021

Trailer: SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS Looks Like Marvel Crossed With John Wick

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins looks like it’s trying to cross-breed the Marvel playbook with John Wick. There’s no problem in that, I suppose – if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Slam-bam action, CGI augmented stunts [...]

July 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Val Kilmer, Phillip Noyce & Elizabeth Shue On The Set Of THE SAINT

The role of The Saint (aka Simon Templar) was made famous by Roger Moore in the 1960s and Val Kilmer played the character in an under-rated movie from Phillip Noyce in 1997. The character is based on a series of novels by author Leslie Charteris [...]

July 8, 2021

A Movie We Don’t Need: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Is On The Way

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cinema – comes the news that the seventh Transformers movie is officially on the way. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has kicked-off production and it’s set for a 2022 release [...]

June 23, 2021

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 Halts Production Following Positive COVID-19 Test

The seventh entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise has halted shooting in the UK. after at least one member of the production tested positive for COVID-19. Filming on the Christopher McQuarrie directed sequel will until 14 June – at [...]

June 5, 2021

Paramount+ Delivers Another Blow To Theatrical Distribution

Theatrical film distribution has taken another serious blow. The launch of Paramount+ has brought the news that Paramount Pictures is going to shrink its theatrical release window from the current 90 days to 45 days for its big budget movies [...]

February 25, 2021

It’s Like Looking In A Mirror, Only Not: Godzilla Vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Will Direct FACE/OFF Sequel

Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard has been hired to direct a follow-up to John Woo‘s Face/Off The 1997 film is one of the most ludicrous, yet fun action movies ever made. The John Travolta/Nicolas Cage team-up makes little sense in the [...]

February 12, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Kenneth Branagh Directs Kevin Costner On The Set Of JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT

Before John Krasinski took on the role, Chris Pine followed in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck and played Tom Clancy’s hero in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Kenneth Branagh’s 2014 film rebooted the franchise, ditching [...]

December 14, 2020

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

Francis Ford Coppola Delivers New Cut Of THE GODFATHER PART III

The general consensus is that The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are cinematic masterpieces, but that The Godfather Part III is…something of a disappointment. Even Francis Ford Coppola knows this and now the 81 year old auteur has [...]

September 4, 2020

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