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Behind The Scenes: Stephanie Sigman, Daniel Craig & Sam Mendes Filming SPECTRE’s Pre-Title Sequence

Sam Mendes’ 2015 James Bond film, SPECTRE begins with a stylish and action-packed sequence in Mexico City. It’s a tremendous show of confidence that riffs on the Bond legacy and again shows Daniel Craig’s physical prowess in the role. [...]

May 21, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Daniel Craig & Judi Dench On The Set Of SKYFALL

What sets Skyfall apart from all the other Bond movies is the sheer amount of character development, not just for Craig’s Bond, but everyone else around him. Director Sam Mendes delves into more of Bond’s character here than the previous [...]

March 7, 2021

Notebook Reviews: AMERICAN BEAUTY

Sam Mendes – 1999 Sam Mendes’ American Beauty is a film which improves with each viewing. The satire has a great Academy Award winning performance from Kevin Spacey at the centre of it (edit: are we allowed to still say that?). The [...]

January 21, 2021

Movies In Focus At The 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Sunday 2 February 2020 was the day when the film industry donned its finest (recycled) clothing before descending on London’s Royal Albert Hall for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. Movies In Focus once again attended the event, [...]

February 3, 2020

Academy Awards 2020: Joker Leads The Oscar Pack

It’s not really a surprise that the multi-award winning, billion dollar grossing Joker is leading the pack with 11 nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards. If I were a betting man, I’d say that Joaquin Phoenix is a lock to win the Best [...]

January 14, 2020

BAFTA 2020: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

It looks like Joker is no laughing matter. Todd Phillips’ Blockbusting DC Comics film leads the pack at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards with 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s Netflix produced drama The Irishman and Quentin [...]

January 7, 2020

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Three Directors On The JAMES BOND Shortlist

Forget Christopher Nolan, it looks like only three directors have made the shortlist for the next James Bond adventure. Deadline is reporting that Yann Demange, Denis Villenueve and David Mackenzie have met with EON Productions to discuss helming [...]

July 26, 2017

The Night Manager Director Susanne Bier In The Frame To Direct BOND 25

It looks like The Night Manager has been a good career enhancer for all involved. Tom Hiddleston’s turn in the espionage drama has earned him a spot on the James Bond shortlist and now it seems the show’s director, Susanne Bier is tipped to [...]

June 1, 2016

No More JAMES BOND For Sam Mendes

There’s no official confirmation that Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond is up (although it’s rumoured Tom Hiddleston is circling the role), but Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes has stated he won’t be directing any further Bond [...]

May 29, 2016

Hear Radiohead’s Rejected Theme For SPECTRE – It’s (Just About) Better Than Sam Smith’s

The worst thing about SPECTRE was Sam Smith‘s boring theme song, Writing’s On The Wall. The song is a creative misfire – and now here’s a rejected track by Radiohead (titled SPECTRE). In all honesty, it’s not much [...]

December 26, 2015

Review: SPECTRE Is A Classic James Bond Adventure

Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond has seen Ian Fleming’s iconic spy stripped back to basics and rebuilt from the ground-up over the course of four movies. SPECTRE now delivers the Bond film that fans have been waiting for since Craig first [...]

November 1, 2015

New IMAX Poster For SPECTRE Continues The Live And Let Die Riff

SPECTRE is now only days away – and the marketing for the Daniel Craig spy sequel continues to riff on the classic James Bond adventure Live And Let Die. Don’t tell me the new poster doesn’t remind you of the Roger Moore’s first outing [...]

October 15, 2015

Final SPECTRE Trailer; Daniel Craig Has One More Bond Movie On His Contract

It’s a real credit to EON Productions and Sony Pictures that SPECTRE hasn’t been over-exposed through its marketing. Anticipation levels are high, but the Daniel Craig spy-flick hasn’t given too much away. This is the final trailer for the [...]

October 3, 2015

Hear Sam Smith’s SPECTRE Song Writing’s On The Wall; Is It A Good Bond Theme?

It’s here – Sam Smith’s theme to SPECTRE has finally arrived. Writing’s On The Wall sounds like a James Bond theme and I’m sure it’ll have it’s fans. Like Adele’s Skyfall, it’s a little safe [...]

September 25, 2015

Go Behind-The-Scenes And See The Action Of SPECTRE With New Video

It’s not hyperbole to say that James Bond is the granddaddy of action cinema (we wouldn’t have Indiana Jones, that’s for certain). The stunt-fuelled action sequences have continued to make the series standout as the genre has embraced [...]

September 24, 2015

SPECTRE: 15 Seconds Of Sam Smith’s Writing’s On The Wall; James Bond Sells Heineken In Venice

Are you ready for SPECTRE? You’d better be – because James Bond is on his way back to the big screen in a big way. Here’s 15 seconds of Sam Smith’s new theme, Writing’s On The Wall. You can’t say much other than it [...]

September 21, 2015

James Bond Returns With SPECTRE TV Spot And 3 New Posters

SPECTRE looks like a corking James Bond adventure. The Daniel Craig starrer is edging closer to its release and here is a brand new TV Spot and a few more posters to keep you ticking over until the end of [...]

September 11, 2015

The Writing’s On The Wall: Sam Smith Sings SPECTRE Song

James Bond fans have been tantalised and teased for months – but it’s now official: Sam Smith will sing the theme song for SPECTRE. The song, titled Writing’s On The Wall will be released on Friday 25 September. It should be noted that this [...]

September 8, 2015

New Poster For SPECTRE Embraces The James Bond Style

SPECTRE appears to be embracing all the James Bond tropes. For the first time in Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond it looks like he’ll be the fully formed 007 that we all know and love. This new poster for the Sam Mendes movie is saying, [...]

September 5, 2015

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