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Remembering The Great Tony Scott

Director Tony Scott was born on June 21st 1944. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother, director Ridley Scott, by attending Art College. He then made his way into the advertising industry, working for his brother’s company, Ridley [...]

August 19, 2022

GREAT! More Movies

A brand new free-to-air entertainment network GREAT! is launching in the UK on Tuesday 25 May 2021. The GREAT! channel portfolio consists of GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, GREAT! movies classic and GREAT! tv. The new channels are owned by [...]

May 18, 2021

How Ridley Scott Got It Wrong With PROMETHEUS

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus begins with the birth of mankind, in an over-blown prologue which sets the tone for things to come. We then cut to Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway (Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) who discover a map left [...]

June 18, 2020

This ALIEN: COVENANT Featurette Is For A Rare Breed

This bad boy looks pretty solid. I don’t know if Alien: Covenant will bring anything new to the world of Alien, but what the hell, it might be a good night at the flicks. Sometimes that’s all you need. This new featurette is called Rare [...]

May 9, 2017

ALIEN: COVENANT Let Me Out Clip

Let me out! Not just what I screamed half-way through my first viewing of Prometheus (read the Movies In Focus review), but it’s also the name of this new clip from Alien: Covenant. I thought nobody could hear you scream in space? Ridley Scott [...]

May 3, 2017

The Hope Continues: ALIEN: COVENANT Prologue Clip

Michael Fassbender, his head and Noomi Rapace. This has everything you wanted from the end of Prometheus in one new clip (introduced by Ridley Scott) for Alien: Covenant. Alien: Covenant is released in UK cinemas and IMAX May 12 [...]

April 26, 2017

This ALIEN: COVENANT Poster Is Impressive

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opens on 19 May. The quality of the film remains to be seen (after the terrible Prometheus) but this seems like a return to form for the franchise. However, the most impressive piece of marketing to drop from the [...]

March 25, 2017

St Patrick’s Day Special: Top Irish Actors

A rundown of the top Irish actors– be warned this isn’t a definitive list – these are just my top picks! Michael Fassbender When I first wrote this, Fassbender was the new acting kid on the block, and on the cusp of being the next big thing. [...]

March 16, 2013

George Clooney Parties Like It’s 1952

George Clooney is in talks to take the lead role in Brad Bird’s next live-action feature, 1952. It’s up in the air (pun intended) if the film has been given the green light by Disney (or if Clooney even signs), but his indicates two things: 1. [...]

November 10, 2012

Obituary: Director Tony Scott Dead At 68

Tony Scott, the hugely successful Hollywood producer and director of films such as Top Gun and Enemy of the State has passed away at the age of 68. Reports indicate that Scott took his own life by leaping from a bridge in Los Angeles, California. He [...]

August 20, 2012

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