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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 Paul Newman & Robert Redford On The Set Of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid gave the western genre a breath of fresh air when it was released back in 1969. Along with The Graduate (1967), Bonnie And Clyde (1967) and Easy Rider (1969), the film helped to point [...]

July 20, 2022

Notebook Reviews: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

Gene Saks – 1967. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda make for a brilliant screen pairing in this enjoyable romantic comedy from director Gene Saks and screenwriter Neil Simon (who adapted his play for the screen). Barefoot In The Park is a hugely [...]

April 4, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Ivan Reitman, Kevin Costner & Ellen Burstyn On The Set Of DRAFT DAY

2014’s Draft Day is the type of film rarely made by studios today – a glossy talky effort for grown-ups. The comedy and drama in Draft Day comes from the situations and the characters as the pressure mounts on the busiest day in the NFL. [...]

February 15, 2022

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR

Sydney Pollack – 1975. Director Sydney Pollack‘s. Three Days Of The Condor is 1970s cinema at its finest. Robert Redford is at his most charismatic and the Christmas setting helps add some wintry chills to proceedings. Faye Dunaway, Max [...]

November 11, 2021

The Great Robert Redford

The great Robert Redford turned 85 years old on 18 August 2021. One of the all-time great movie stars, Redford has alway been a politically active actor, although one who has spent a lot of time carefully crafting his screen image and a [...]

August 18, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

Alan J. Pakula – 1976 All the President’s Men is a wonderful political thriller from the great Alan J. Pakula. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman make for a brilliant pairing as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two Washington [...]

July 23, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Peter Yates’ THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

Director Peter Yates’ 1973 film, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle is the type of movie that perfectly sums up the 1970s on a cinematic level. Robert Mitchum plays the titular Eddie Coyle, an ageing low level crook caught-up in a Boston gun-running [...]

July 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SPY GAME

Tony Scott – 2001 Spy Game is a hugely enjoyable old-school espionage thriller from the great Tony Scott. This is a visually impressive and incredibly tense piece, featuring the wonderful pairing of Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. Redford is [...]

May 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE LAST CASTLE

Rod Lurie – 2001 Director Rod Lurie delivers a thoughtful, but hugely entertaining prison drama with The Last Castle. Robert Redford is great in the lead role – but Lurie’s film also has a fantastic supporting cast – James [...]

April 15, 2021

The Sundance Kid: Robert Redford

The mighty Robert Redford is one of the all-time great movie stars. He’s a politically active star, although one who has spent a lot of time carefully crafting his screen image and a wonderfully rich filmography since he big screen debut in the [...]

February 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: INDECENT PROPOSAL

Adrian Lyne – 1993 Indecent Proposal is a solid romantic drama from Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne. The main cast is great – Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore and Robert Redford (who isn’t in it enough) all ensure that this is [...]

January 13, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR

Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack. Christmas. Three Days Of The Condor is 1970s cinema at its best. Redford is at his movie star best and the festive setting helps add some wintry chills. Robert Redford plays Joe Turner, a lowly CIA analyst [...]

November 30, 2020

ALL IS LOST: Behind The Scenes Images Of Robert Redford From J.C. Chandor’s Adventure Drama

J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost is a film about one man’s struggle against the world and society. The problems that we face as we get older, highlighting that there is never a satisfying or easy answer, that happy endings aren’t always [...]

October 21, 2020

Competition: Win OUT OF AFRICA Starring Robert Redford & Meryl Streep On Blu-ray

Director Sydney Pollack’s multi Oscar-winning film Out Of Africa is being released by Fabulous Films on blu-ray on 28 September. To celebrate the release of the Robert Redford/Meryl Streep starring epic, Movies In Focus is giving 2 readers [...]

September 12, 2020

Tom Cruise Still Has All The Right Movies

The mighty Tom Cruise’s boyish charm helped propel him to superstardom in the 1980s. He parlayed that success into working with Hollywood’s top directors (Steven Spielberg, Tony Scott, Brian DePalma, Robert Redford, Oliver Stone) starring a [...]

July 3, 2020

The Genius Of J.C. Chandor’s 2013 Robert Redford Starrer ALL IS LOST

A movie like J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost usually sets up who the main character is, what they have and what they risk losing. We know virtually nothing about the 2013 release’s protagonist, although we can ascertain that he’s [...]

June 7, 2020

Sydney Pollack Sets Up The Shot With Robert Redford On The Set Of THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR

Sydney Pollack’s Three Days Of The Condor is 1970s cinema at its finest and the Christmas setting helps add some wintry chills to proceedings. The 1975 paranoia thriller is almost flawless and it features Robert Redford at his most [...]

April 15, 2020

Robert Redford, Brad Pitt & Tony Scott On The Set Of SPY GAME

Nobody shot action quite like the late Tony Scott. He was a first rate visual artist who managed to put his stamp on the Hollywood action movie, delivering a style that was copied by many, but never matched. Smoky visuals and orange filters were [...]

April 7, 2020

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