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Competition: Win A Copy Of Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS On DVD

To celebrate the release of Parallel Mothers on Blu-Ray, DVD and VOD, Movies In Focus is giving away a DVD of the film to 2 lucky readers of the site. The synopsis: Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to [...]

May 16, 2022

Oscars 2022: The Full Academy Awards Winners List

The 94th Academy Awards took place on Sunday 27th March 2022. The event was pretty much over shadowed by Best Actor winner Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. If the night [...]

March 28, 2022

Academy Awards 2022: A Full List Of Oscar Nominations

Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The Netflix western scored 12 nominations including Best Director for Campion. Campion is now the first woman to have been nominated for best director [...]

February 10, 2022

Behind the Scenes: Sidney Lumet & The Epic Cast Of Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

The great Agatha Christie is one of best-selling novelists of all time, and the characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have gone on to join the pantheon of iconic literary characters. In the 1970s and 1980s, these characters were brought to [...]

September 15, 2021

Notebook Reviews: VANILLA SKY

Cameron Crowe – 2001 Writer/director Cameron Crowe‘s Vanilla Sky is a masterpiece. Crowe’s ‘cover version’ of Alejandro Amenábar’s Open Your Eyes is a glossy and surreal romantic-drama-sci-fi-thriller. Tom [...]

April 28, 2021

The Mighty Kurt Russell

The mighty Kurt Russell turned 70 years old on 17 March 2021. The iconic actor has had a long and varied career, starring in a variety of beloved cult classics and out-right global blockbusters. Russell brings a laid-back, blue-collar vibe to his [...]

March 17, 2021

Disappointing Trailer For THE 355 Starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger & Fan Bingbing

Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger and Fan Bingbing have teamed-up for the action-packed spy thriller The 355. Here’s the first trailer for the Simon Kinberg directed pic – I really want to like it [...]

October 6, 2020

Behind The Scenes Of Cameron Crowe’s VANILLA SKY

Movies In Focus is of the belief that Cameron Crowe‘s Vanilla Sky is one of the finest films of the 21st Century. Starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee and Kurt Russell, Vanilla Sky delivers on multiple levels. The [...]

April 26, 2020

Movember Is Here! ‘I Know Your Moustache’ Clip For MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Here’s Kenneth Branagh and Daisy Ridley shooting the breeze about facial hair and geography in this new clip (titled ‘I know Your Moustache’) in Murder On The Orient Express. The synopsis: What starts out as a lavish train ride [...]

November 2, 2017

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Set Design Video

You can tell from the trailer that set design is a huge aspect of Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. This featurette puts the focus on that… The synopsis: What starts out as a lavish [...]

October 31, 2017

Behind The Scenes Of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Kenneth Branagh’s all-star adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express hits screens on 3 November – and here’s a nice little behind the scenes look at the luscious looking film. It’s all about the [...]

October 19, 2017

All-Star MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Poster

You’d have to be a fool not to be excited by Kenneth Branagh’s Murder On The Orient Express. It looks opulent as hell – and the cast is equally impressive: Branagh, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Josh [...]

September 9, 2017

All Aboard! An All-Star Cast Is Under Suspicion In The MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Trailer

Kenneth Brangah likes to have fun in front of, and behind the camera. This appears to be very apparent in this new trailer for Murder on the Orient Express – Branagh’s star-studded big-screen adaption of Agatha Christie’s legendary [...]

June 1, 2017

Movies In Focus At The 2017 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Movies In Focus once again braved the elements to join the red carpet at the 2017 EE Bafta Film Awards. This was the 70th year of the event and it was held at the Royal Albert Hall, rather than the usual Royal Opera House venue. As expected, [...]

February 13, 2017

Chasing The Dragon: Drugs On Film

Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms from February 1st, 2016 courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, is a visceral, unflinching portrayal of the war against drugs. Critically lauded and impossible to tear your [...]

January 26, 2016

Trailer: ZOOLANDER NO. 2 Is Cut From The Same Cloth As The 2001 Original

It boggles the mind to think that Zoolander was released in 2001. Time waits for no man and it sure doesn’t wait for male models. This belated sequel is designed to give fans of the first movie another dose of everything they loved about the [...]

November 19, 2015

Trailer For Spy Comedy THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY Starring Sacha Baron Cohen And Mark Strong

Movies In Focus hadn’t been aware of The Brothers Grimsby until this trailer dropped. Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong star as mis-matched brothers – one is a loser and the other is ‘the world’s greatest spy’. No doubt their paths [...]

October 31, 2015