roger donaldson

Notebook Reviews: DANTE’S PEAK

Roger Donaldson – 1997 There’s plenty of fun to be had with Roger Donaldson‘s Dante’s Peak. This volcano disaster movie has excellent special effects and the film has a brilliant sense of tone and setting. Pierce Brosnan and [...]

July 5, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THIRTEEN DAYS

Roger Donaldson – 2000 Thirteen Days is a tense and highly captivating political drama with some very fine performances. Kevin Costner is great as White House assistant Kenneth O’Donnell and Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp are also [...]

September 1, 2020

Roger Donaldson Interview Part Two: The Bounty, Conan, Bond, Cocktail & Working With Movie Stars

This second part of Movies In Focus‘ interview with director Roger Donaldson to talk about his documentary McLaren, looks at his impressive career behind the camera (read part one). We discuss such diverse films as The Bounty, No Way Out, [...]

May 31, 2017

Roger Donaldson Interview Part One: Embracing Documentary Filmmaking With McLAREN

Roger Donaldson is a secret directing weapon. You may not be overtly familiar with his name, but you’ve surely seen and enjoyed at least one of his films. He’s able to flit from one genre to the next, navigating his way around film [...]

May 25, 2017

Pierce Brosnan And Dominic Cooper Star In THE NOVEMBER MAN

Pierce Brosnan is set to re-team with his Dante’s Peak director Roger Donaldson for The November Man, the long-in-development spy thriller that is also set to star Dominic Cooper. November Man was first announced almost a decade ago, and I thought [...]

May 16, 2012