sam elliott Archives - Movies In Focus

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

Notebook Reviews: WE WERE SOLDIERS

Randall Wallace – 2002 Braveheart pair Mel Gibson and Randall Wallace re-team for We Were Soldiers, a true life Vietnam War drama. Wallace’s film is solid if a little unspectacular and it doesn’t quite deliver the emotional heft [...]

May 27, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Robert D. Krzykowski’s THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT

The title of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot might imply a far-fetched pulpy B-movie and while it has some elements of what you might expect, it’s actually a rather grounded character piece about life, love and loss. Who would [...]

January 22, 2021

Tom Cruise Catches The Train In These Behind The Scenes Images From MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

When Mission: Impossible hit screens back in 1996, we didn’t know that the series would still be going strong 26 years later. The Brian De Palma directed action-thriller was part of a wave of TV series adaptions which hit the screens in the [...]

March 13, 2020

Review: THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT Isn’t What You Think

April 15, 2019

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Great Performances From Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga Make A STAR IS BORN Worth Watching

Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born is the third remake of the David O. Selznick produced 1937 romance and while it’s a handsomely put together and well acted piece, it relies too much on coincidence and contrivance. Cooper’s film has more in [...]

February 12, 2019

Location, Location, Location: A STAR IS BORN

Taking a trip to LA soon? Or interested in where Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga spent their days filming the iconic love story between two musicians in A Star Is Born? Well we have the very thing for you! To celebrate the release of A Star is Born, [...]

February 9, 2019

10 Things You Need To Know Before You See MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation hits cinema and IMAX screens at the end of July. The fifth instalment in the franchise once again sees Tom Cruise conduct some gravity defying scenes as intrepid IMF agent Ethan Hunt. Before you check out the [...]

June 28, 2015