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STAR WARS Star Kenny Baker Dies, R2-D2 Actor Was 81 Years Old

Kenny Baker, the diminutive actor who played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films has died at the age of 81. According to The Guardian, Baker was suffering from a long-term illness when he passed away at his home in Preston, England. Baker, who [...]

August 14, 2016

Review: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – The Film Fans Have Wanted Since 1983 (Spoiler Free)

This review is spoiler-free! 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 [...]

December 19, 2015

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS New TV Spot And IMAX Poster; Running Time Revealed

We’re getting closer and closer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the marketing is slowly beginning to peak. Here’s great new TV spot and a new poster for the film’s IMAX release (check it out below). They’re clearly positioning Daisy [...]

November 14, 2015

Keeping Score: A Release Date For John Williams’ STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Soundtrack

One of the most iconic things about the Star Wars saga is John Williams’ rousing score. Williams is returning for J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens – and now comes news that the soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2015 [...]

September 5, 2015

First STAR WARS VII Cast Photo – What It Means To Movies In Focus

15 years ago Star Wars fans were on the cusp of The Phantom Menace and all the untold excitement that it could hold. It was a time of great movie-fuelled frenzy. I was a young man of 18, excited at the prospect of a new trilogy of Star Wars movies. [...]

April 29, 2014

Kurt Russell To Star In FAST & FURIOUS 7; Now I’ll Have To Watch It

I have never watched a Fast And Furious movie. I came close with the first movie on video – or maybe it was DVD – when I caught the first five or ten minutes. However, I turned it off to watch the making of The Phantom Menace. That’s how I [...]

August 31, 2013

Review: Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS Is A Huge Disappointment

Oh Prometheus. How you have teased us. You’ve kept us guessing regarding your connection to Alien. You’ve tantalised us with your impressive visuals. Oh, how you have disappointed us. Ridley Scott’s first science fiction film in thirty years [...]

June 8, 2012

1999: A Movie Year In Review (Part Two)

Welcome to Part 2 of our 1999 Movie Retrospective. The final year of the last century was one hell of a cinematic ride and it offered some outstanding films for lovers of cinema. Now be aware that this is not a definitive list of the films released [...]

May 15, 2012