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Review: Kevin Costner’s HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER 1 Is A Bold & Epic Western

Kevin Costner’s legacy will always be tied to the western. From his breakout big screen success in Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado, through to Dances With Wolves, Wyatt Earp, Open Range and television’s Hatfields and McCoys and Yellowstone, he has [...]

July 2, 2024

Review: The Power Of Russell Crowe Compels You To Watch THE EXORCISM

There have been hundreds of films about exorcisms in the wake of the monumental success of the late William Friedkin’s The Exorcist. Friedkin’s 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel was a phenomenon and countless filmmaker’s have [...]

June 29, 2024

Podcast Episode 49: Stefon Bristol On Directing Sci-Fi Thriller BREATHE & Its A-List Cast

As its title suggests, Stefon Bristol’s Breathe is a claustrophobic and tense film that will leave you gasping for air. A prescient science fiction piece, Breathe is set in the near future where the earth has a depleted oxygen supply. A small [...]

May 1, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Billy Zane, Lee Falk & Simon Wincer On The Set Of THE PHANTOM

Forget the now-waning MCU era. Comic book adaptations really became the rage after Tim Burton’s Batman grossed a mighty $450 million back in 1989. One of the films released in the wake of that DC Comics behemoth was The Phantom – a [...]

April 23, 2024

Kevin Costner Rides Again! Release Date & Teaser For HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA

It’s official – Kevin Costner‘s Horizon: An American Saga is now the most anticipated movie event of 2024. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 gets a theatrical release on June 28, 2024, and then two months later, Horizon: An [...]

October 7, 2023

Trailer & Poster: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

The first teaser trailer and poster for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water have arrived. Avatar conquered the cinematic landscape back in 2009 – but things have changed since then. The pic grossed more than $2.8 billion at the global [...]

May 12, 2022

James Cameron’s TERMINATOR

James Cameron’s 1984 breakthrough movie, The Terminator was a tight and lean scI-fi/thriller – a film that played much like a horror. Schwarzenegger’s unstoppable robotic force was a terrifying villain that couldn’t be reasoned with. It [...]

June 6, 2021

JAMES BOND: Watch The 007 Screen Tests For James Brolin, Roger Green & Sam Neill

Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. We all know the actors who have played James Bond over the years, but many other actors have been considered for the role. David Niven, Mel Gibson, Henry [...]

April 28, 2020

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

Trailer: Sam Worthington Recites Jonathan Mostow’s THE HUNTER’S PRAYER

The Hunter’s Prayer has a lot going for it. For one thing, Jonathan Mostow is directing. Moscow burst onto the scene 20 years ago with the tight Kurt Russell thriller, Breakdown and he followed that up with the fun Matthew McConaughey [...]

August 1, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Is Beautiful And Brutal

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is a masterful piece of filmmaking. Gibson’s eye for action is second to none and he has created some of the most impressive battle sequences ever filmed for this WWII drama. The sheer scope of what’s on display is a [...]

May 1, 2017

Making HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson makes movies like nobody else working today. See how he managed to make Hacksaw Ridge – one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last year in the below featurette. Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, [...]

January 18, 2017

Cowardice And Rescue: Two New HACKSAW RIDGE Clips

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is garnering great reviews, good box office ( a $14.7 million US opening) and a lot of awards buzz. It hits the UK on 27 January 2017 – and here’s a a pair of new clips (titled Cowardice and Rescue) [...]

November 7, 2016

Mel Gibson Talks About HACKSAW RIDGE And His Passion Of The Christ Follow-up THE RESURRECTION

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson appeared at SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium recently to discuss his latest film as director, Hacksaw Ridge. While he was there, he spilled some beans on his in-development follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ: [...]

September 3, 2016

Stunning First Trailer For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is eagerly awaited by Movies In Focus. Gibson’s got a faultless track record as a director and this war drama looks to continue that trend. This first trailer for Gibson’s film has some stunning imagery. I can’t [...]

July 30, 2016

First Poster For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mighty Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge now has a release date and a brand new poster. The release date is November 4 (smack dab in the middle of awards season) and here’s the poster. Stylish. This WWII drama stars Andrew Garfield as Desmond [...]

July 1, 2016

New Set Pictures From Mel Gibson’s WWII Drama HACKSAW RIDGE

Here are a few (unofficial)on-set images from Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge. These photographs don’t give anything away (other than it’s a war movie!) but it’s a great little reminder that Mel Gibson is behind the camera for another movie. [...]

October 17, 2015

Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Starts Shooting; First Images Released

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge has started shooting in Australia – and the above pic is the first official image from the WWII movie. Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of [...]

September 30, 2015

Vince Vaughn And Sam Worthington Join Andrew Garfield In Mel Gibson’s WWII War Movie HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge continues to line-up an impressive cast. Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington have now joined Andrew Garfield in the WWII drama which is gearing-up to shoot in Australia. According to Deadline: Andrew Garfield plays [...]

July 29, 2015

Review: KIDNAPPING FREDDY HEINEKEN With Anthony Hopkins And Sam Worthington Is All Fizz

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (also known as Kidnapping Mr. Heineken) tells the true story of the 1983 kidnapping of the the beer mogul. Daniel Alfredson’s film has a strong cast (Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturges) and a keen concept but [...]

April 16, 2015

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