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Behind The Scenes: Clint Eastwood, Dylan McDermott & Wolfgang Petersen On The Set Of IN THE LINE OF FIRE

In the Line of Fire is an impressively constructed cat and mouse thriller from German director Wolfgang Petersen. The 1993 film sees Clint Eastwood star as Frank Horrigan, an ageing Secret Service agent who is still haunted by JFK’s [...]

December 11, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ONE GOOD COP

Heywood Gould – 1991. Written and directed by Heywood Gould, One Good Cop is an excellent dramatic thriller which just doesn’t get the love it deserves. As always, Michael Keaton is his usual excellent self – if you want to talk [...]

November 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

John McTiernan – 1999. Remakes are rarely as good the original, but John Mc Tiernan‘s remake of The Thomas Crown Affair certainly surpasses Norman Jewison‘s 1968 original. This 1999 remake of the Steve McQueen/Faye Dunaway film hits [...]

October 3, 2021

Behind The Scenes Jake Gyllenhaal & Dan Gilroy On The Set Of NIGHTCRAWLER

Jake Gyllenhaal has littered his career with haunted and broken characters (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac). 2014’s Nightcrawler sees Gyllenhaal play Louis Bloom, a petty criminal who discovers the financial potential in becoming a [...]

September 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: LETHAL WEAPON 3

Richard Donner – 1992. Lethal Weapon 3 is an exceptionally well made action movie, with some incredibly well constructed action set pieces. Energetically directed by the great Richard Donner and well acted by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, this [...]

August 24, 2021

Notebook Reviews: TIN CUP

Ron Shelton – 1996 Director Ron Shelton delivers a great sporting comedy with Tin Cup. The film features a wonderful turn by Kevin Costner – who is at his most likeable and charismatic. Shelton’s film has an incredible supporting [...]

July 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: RANSOM

Ron Howard – 1996 Ransom is a top-notch thriller from Ron Howard, and it’s a film which shows his versatility as a director. Mel Gibson is great in the lead (playing somewhat against type) and Rene Russo is good, if underused. There are [...]

February 17, 2021

Richard Donner On LETHAL WEAPON 5: ‘We’ll Make It’

Rumblings of Lethal Weapon 5 keep getting louder and louder. Director Richard Donner appeared on Star Trek podcast, Spocklight and dropped some info on the long-gestating fifth instalment of the action franchise. It looks like everything is set for [...]

December 10, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Anne Hathaway And Robert DeNiro Have Fun In Nancy Meyers’ THE INTERN

Nancy Meyers’ The Intern is an enjoyable piece of entertaining fluff. This is a lifestyle movie, a commercial fairy tale where the stakes aren’t very high. It’s not quite up to the standard of What Women Want or Something’s Gotta Give but it [...]

March 6, 2016

DVD Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Prowls The Seedy Streets Of L.A. In NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler sees Jake Gyllenhaal continue to litter his career with haunted and broken characters (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac). Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, a petty criminal who discovers the financial potential in becoming a video [...]

February 21, 2015

Movies In Focus Attends The 2015 Baftas And The Full List Of Winners

This is the first time I’ve went into the Baftas with such a clear opinion of who I wanted to win. It was Birdman of course, Alejandro Gonzále’s mesmerising drama starring Michael Keaton. It was never going to be easy though, as Gonzále’s [...]

February 9, 2015

BAFTA Awards 2015: A Full List Of Nominations

The 2015 Bafta Nominations have been announced and as usual there are some surprises scattered (Under The Skin for Outstanding British Film) throughout and some not so surprising announcements (The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game). [...]

January 10, 2015