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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

Behind The Scenes: James Cameron Directs James Remar As Hicks On The Set Of ALIENS

This behind-the-scenes photograph from the set of Aliens show James Cameron directing James Remar. The actor was originally cast as Hicks in the 1986 Alien sequel, but he was replaced by Michael Biehn after a few days of filming. The official reason [...]

August 3, 2022

Alan Ladd Jr Dies Aged 84

Famed studio chief and film producer Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd has died at the age of 84. Born on 22 October 1937, Ladd was the son of Shane actor Alan Ladd and he started his Hollywood career as a Hollywood agent in the 1960s. Moving to London in the [...]

March 3, 2022

BAFTA 2022: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

Dune is leading an incredibly diverse set of nominations at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards. The Power of the Dog managed seven nominations, while Belfast scored six nominations. Movies In Focus is thrilled that Kenneth Branagh’s [...]

February 3, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Tom Hardy’s TABOO

First hitting screens in 2017, Tom Hardy’s Taboo is a dark and dense eight-part series filled with grit and gravel. It’s uncompromising in its vision and Hardy’s James Delaney is a dark anti-hero who cuts a brooding figure as he rumbles [...]

January 5, 2022

Remember When Kevin Spacey Was Going To Star In Ridley Scott’s ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD?

Do you remember when Kevin Spacey was supposed to star in director Ridley Scott‘s 2017 release All The Money In the World? Spacey had not only filmed his role in the film, but was featured in the trailer and other marketing when a sex [...]

December 13, 2021

Remembering Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

A time of replicants, spinners and off-world colonies Ridley Scott‘s Blade Runner takes place in 2019. While the reality of Scott’s film hasn’t come true, we do have enough elements in our present to show that things have changed and the [...]

September 10, 2021

First Titles Announced For 2021 MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL

After 2020’s COVID-19 caused Skeleton Edition, the Mayhem Film Festival is once again set to return to Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema for a full-length festival. The 17th Mayhem will deliver a devilish mix of different genre films over the [...]

August 14, 2021

Notebook Reviews: GLADIATOR

Ridley Scott – 2000 Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator is a frustrating historical epic. It has some great sequences and impressive effects but there’s quite a bit of inertia in the storytelling. Russell Crowe delivers a muscular, [...]

August 2, 2021

Dressed To Kill: Go Gaga Over The Trailer For Ridley Scott’s All-Star HOUSE OF GUCCI

The first trailer for Ridley Scott‘s House Of Gucci has dropped – and it’s a good one. This is an energetic piece of marketing which helps sell the film and it’s all-star cast Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy [...]

July 30, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SOLDIER

Paul W. S. Anderson – 1998 Paul W. S. Anderson’s Soldier might be flawed, but it’s an under-seen gem of a science fiction action movie. Kurt Russell is exceptional in a near dialogue-free role which relies heavily on his [...]

July 26, 2021

Trailer: Ridley Scott’s THE LAST DUEL Starring Jodie Comer, Adam Driver, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

The Last Dual has some serious pedigree: directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jodie Comer, Adam Driver, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, with a script from Affleck, Damon and Nicole Holofcener (based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by [...]

July 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Eran Creevy’s WELCOME TO THE PUNCH

Welcome To The Punch is a stylish 2013 British action-thriller, featuring the impressive one-two punch combo of James McAvoy and Mark Strong in the lead roles. For many years I’ve wondered why the British film industry never tried to deliver slick [...]

June 25, 2021