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Review: LADDIE: THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVIES Is A Heartfelt Portrait Of A Hollywood Mogul

Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies is a richly textured and heartfelt documentary which looks at the life and career of studio chief and film producer Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd, the son of Hollywood star Alan Ladd might not be a household name, but his [...]

April 20, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ALIEN RESURRECTION

Jean-Pierre Jeunet – 1997 Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Alien Resurrection is a solid entry into the Alien franchise. It’s better than Alien 3, but nowhere near as good as Alien or Aliens. The cast is good and they all do good work, but [...]

February 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: GALAXY QUEST

Dean Parisot – 1999 Galaxy Quest is damn good fun! Director Dean Parisot delivers a fantastic parody of Star Trek and the film has 100% conviction in its plot and complete dedication from its brilliant cast (Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan [...]

October 1, 2020

How Ridley Scott Got It Wrong With PROMETHEUS

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus begins with the birth of mankind, in an over-blown prologue which sets the tone for things to come. We then cut to Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway (Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) who discover a map left [...]

June 18, 2020

Sit! Rick Moranis On Set With A Terror Dog In A Behind The Scenes Image From GHOSTBUSTERS

If you’re like Movies In Focus, then you look like back on the 1980s with great fondness. I don’t mean in a Stranger Things loving/Hipster ironic way, but with a real ‘I was there’ affection. One of the great things about [...]

March 21, 2020

Who You Gonna Call? Surprisingly Great New Trailer For GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

You have to hand it to Sony Pictures for trying to keep the Ghostbusters franchise alive and kicking. They tried for about 20 years to get the original cast back for Ghostbusters 3 (to no avail) and they made a valiant effort with 2016’s [...]

December 9, 2019

CLOSED Competition: Win A TOMBOY DVD & Comic Book!

Movies In Focus is giving away a DVD copy of director Walter Hill’s latest thriller Tomboy, along with a comic book adaptation of the film to 3 lucky readers. All you need to do to enter the competition is complete the below contact form [...]

April 10, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: ARRIVAL, HOUSE: THE COLLECTION, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, TOMBOY & More

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner prepare for an Arrival, Hailee Steinfeld is on The Edge Of Seventeen, Arrow Films presents House: The Collection, Michelle Rodriguez is given a (Re) [...]

April 8, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Ron Howard’s THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS Is Fab

You’d think that every story about The Beatles has been told, explored and extrapolated upon over the last half century. In truth, they probably have, but Ron Howard’s The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years makes it all seem [...]

November 17, 2016

Neill Blomkamp Offers A Look At Ripley And Hicks From His ALIEN Sequel

I have no idea what director Neill Blomkamp has planned for his Alien film. He’s bringing back Michael Biehn’s Hicks, so he’s already got me onboard. Sigourney Weaver is also back as Alien ass-kicker Ellen Ripley in the film which is supposed [...]

July 19, 2015

The Rise Of Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul burst onto television screens in 2008 in the multi Golden Globe award winning series Breaking Bad. Along with Bryan Cranston’s chemistry-teacher-come-drug-lord ‘Heisenberg’, Paul’s drug dealer Jesse Pinkman is one half of the most [...]

January 12, 2015

Holy Moses And Great Scott! A Biblical Plethora Of Clips From EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS

The release date of Ridley Scott‘s Exodus: Gods And Kings inches ever closer (26 December 2015), so it’s time to fully immerse yourself in the world of ancient Egypt with these three new clips. Don’t say you’re not a tiny bit [...]

November 28, 2014

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