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Johnny Depp’s MORTDECAI Was Never Given A Chance

Johnny Depp’s performances have become synonymous with silly costumes and even sillier accents. Both of these affectations are present and correct in Mortdecai but they add to the 2015 film’s overall general over-the-top tone. David [...]

October 21, 2020

Becoming Solo: New SOLO: A Star Wars Story Featurette

The six-year-old locked deep inside Movies In Focus really wants to see Solo: A Star Wars Story. What ’80s kid wouldn’t want more Han Solo? I’m older and supposedly wiser now, but I’m cautiously curious about this. I enjoy [...]

April 30, 2018

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Breaks All Sorts Of Box Office Records

What superhero movie fatigue? Avengers: Infinity War is on track to score $247.1 million at the US box office over its first weekend – the second best opening of all time behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ $247.96 million – [...]

April 29, 2018

New Trailer & Poster For SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY – It’s Actually Looking Good

Movie In Focus has been harsh on Solo: A Star Wars Story. I’ve had a no ‘Ford no Solo’ stance since this Star Wars spin-off first announced – but I’m willing to admit that this is a well cut trailer (I may have even [...]

April 9, 2018

Read The Official Synopsis For SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Solo: A Star Wars Story hits screens on 25 May – and we still know nothing about it. We haven’t seen a trailer or any official imagery from the film. But rest easy – we now have an official synopsis, a synopsis which tells us [...]

January 17, 2018

Introducing SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Ron Howard has just finished shooting the Han Solo prequel pic, which stars Alden Ehrenreich as the man who did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. During production the film was going by the not very catchy name of Untitled Han Solo Film [...]

October 22, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Comedy Caper MORTDECAI With Johnny Depp And An All Star Cast Is Great Fun

In recent years Johnny Depp’s performances have become synonymous with silly costumes and even sillier accents. Both of these affectations are present and correct in Mortdecai but they add to the film’s overall general over-the-top tone. [...]

May 30, 2015

10 Things To Take Away From The AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON London Press Conference

The London press conference for Avengers: Age Of Ultron was a hectic affair, as press from the UK and Europe descended on the city to quiz the movie’s stars. Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Aaron [...]

April 22, 2015

Quirky Johnny Depp Hijinks In The Stephen Fry Narrated Trailer For MORTDECAI

Maybe it’s because there’s been a Johnny Depp backlash, but there’s something intriguing about Mortdecai (Movies In Focus likes to root for the underdog). I’m not sure how successful this will be at the box office – but it looks like [...]

December 26, 2014

New Teaser Trailer And Poster For Marvel’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

It’s pretty much a given at this point that Marvel‘s Avengers: Age of Ultron will be the highest grossing film of summer 2015 (it opens in the UK on 24 April). The Marvel brand keeps going from strength to strength and this [...]

October 23, 2014