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Monster Opening For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Breaks Box Office Records

It’s been a while since Movies In Focus did any sort of deep-dive into box office analysis. That stuff doesn’t interest me like it used to, mainly because I no longer have a dog in the fight. In the good old days, you could follow actors [...]

December 20, 2021

Trailer: Guillermo Del Toro’s NIGHTMARE ALLEY Starring Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara & Cate Blanchett

The great Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley is a remake of the 1947 film noir classic/ adaptation of the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham. Del Toro is coming-off the huge financial, critical and award-wining success of The Shape Of [...]

September 17, 2021

Making The Cut: Val Kilmer & A Chainsaw Steal The Show In Terrence Malick’s SONG TO SONG

Terrence Malick does what Terrence Malick does best in Song To Song. Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Natalie Portman lead the cast of this Austin-set drama. The 2017 release is probably the weakest Malick film in years, not really [...]

July 12, 2020

Movies In Focus’ Photography From The 2020 EE BAFTA Awards

February once again rolled around and that meant that Movies In Focus was again in attendance at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. You can read all about my exploits and see the full winners list – or check-out below for [...]

February 3, 2020

Not For Me: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB Trailer

Ditching the classy, well-paced storytelling of David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, this trailer for The Girl In The Spider’s Web looks like some sort of random superhero/Underworld mash-up. This time around Fede Alvarez [...]

June 7, 2018

MARY MAGDALENE Featurette: Garth Davis, Rooney Mara & Chwietel Ejiofor Speak

Garth Davis’s Mary Magdalene is an alternative look at the story of Jesus Christ. Joaquin Phoenix plays Jesus, while Rooney Mara takes the lead role. This looks like it isn’t going to be a glossy Hollywood spectacle style Biblical [...]

March 9, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: DUNKIRK, AMERICAN MADE, PULP, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM & More

This time around: Christopher Nolan goes to war in Dunkirk; Tom Cruise is American Made, Michael Caine is involved in Pulp; Bill Nighy investigates The Limehouse Golem; Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden are The Masters Of Florence and Rooney Mara is [...]

December 20, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: MINDHORN, SONG TO SONG, THE SLAYER & THE HUNTER’S PRAYER

Go back to the 1980s with Mindhorn, Terrence Malick disappoints with Song To Song, discover the greatest horror you’ve never seen in The Slayer and Jonathan Mostow and Sam Worthington miss the target with The Hunter’s Prayer. Blu-ray Review: [...]

September 4, 2017

It Looks Like The New Lisbeth Salander Descends From Royalty

It looks like Sony Pictures has their new Lisbeth Salander. Variety is reporting that Claire Foy (The Crown) has been offered the role of Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the studio’s sequel/reboot of The Girl With The Dragon [...]

May 16, 2017

THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB: No Fincher, No Mara, No Craig Means No Interest

Movies In Focus officially has no interest in The Girl In The Spider’s Web. The film is the follow-up to David Fincher’s classy 2011 thriller, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo which starred Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. It’s obvious [...]

March 13, 2017

Fassbender, Gosling, Mara & Portman: Trailer & Poster For Terrence Malick’s SONG TO SONG

Movies In Focus likes the look of Song To Song. The great music cut by Del Shannon adds some extra energy to this music drama starring Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Natalie Portman. Terrence Malick is getting a lot of flack for [...]

February 18, 2017

New Netflix Drama THE DISCOVERY Gets A Teaser Trailer

Netflix‘s latest film, The Discovery looks great. This is the type of flick that would once have been given a limited arthouse release and now it’s transmitted right into your bedroom. Once this would have had a small reach, now [...]

January 18, 2017

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 2016

Movies In Focus At The 2016 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

An icy cold Valentine’s Day in London saw the 2016 Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Opera House. Movies In Focus once again braved the cold to cover the red carpet to see the stars arrive for this prestigious night in the awards season calendar. The [...]

February 15, 2016

OSCARS 2016: A Full List Of Nominations; THE REVENANT Leads The Pack

The nominations for the Academy Awards (AKA the Oscars) have dropped. We expected many of these (The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight) but who would have guessed that Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director? I [...]

January 14, 2016