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Remembering Sam Raimi’s CRIMEWAVE

Long before Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, Sam Raimi followed-up the success of 1981’s The Evil Dead with Crimewave. Co-written by Raimi along with Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1985 release mixes slapstick, noir and horror to deliver a film which [...]

May 3, 2022

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

Still No Maguire & Garfield In The Latest SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Trailer

This latest trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home gives us much more of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and it also shows-off a lot more action (read: usual Marvel movie destruction). However, like with the previous trailer that was released in [...]

November 18, 2021

Apple Studios Scores Expensive George Clooney & Brad Pitt Thriller

Movies In Focus previously told you that Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt were set to reteam for a new thriller from Spider-Man director Jon Watts. At the time Sony, Lionsgate, Annapurna, MGM, Universal, Warner Bros, Apple [...]

September 30, 2021

George Clooney & Brad Pitt Reteam For New Jon Watts Thriller

Ocean’s 11 co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are set to reteam for a new thriller from writer/director Jon Watts (Spider-Man). Little is known about the plot other than it follows ‘two lone-wolf fixers who are assigned to the same [...]

September 25, 2021

Michael Keaton’s Best Performances

The mighty Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on born September 5, 1951. The performer had to change his surname to Keaton because there were two other actors registered at the Screen Actors Guild with that name. Throughout his [...]

September 5, 2021

The Long-Awaited Trailer For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Is Here

Those looking to catch a glimpse of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield in the long-awaited first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home are going to be very disappointed. You do get to see Alfred Molina‘s Doctor Octopus though – which ties [...]

August 24, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD II

Director Sam Raimi’s 1987 film, Evil Dead 2 is a rollercoaster of cinematic energy. It’s a live action Looney Tunes adventure, a balls-out crazy physical comedy extravaganza which just happens to be a horror sequel. Raimi’s follow-up to [...]

August 14, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jon Watts’ COP CAR

Cop Car is the quirky 2015 crime drama that managed to gets its director Jon Watts the gig directing on Spider-Man: Homecoming reboot. It’s an assured little film that follows two boys who steal a patrol car from Kevin Bacon’s corrupt Sheriff. [...]

June 3, 2021

Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies – But It’s Really Celebrating The Death Of Cinema

This trailer montage is titled Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies – but it’s just promoting the studios upcoming slate which includes the long delayed Black Widow, Chloe Zhao’s Eternals and Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings [...]

May 4, 2021

Review: CHAOS WALKING With Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley Is A Mess

Doug Liman is a director who has delivered some great movies over the years. From Swingers and Go to The Bourne Identity and Edge Of Tomorrow, Liman has helmed some serious Hollywood hits. The only real black mark on his filmography is 2008’s YA [...]

March 29, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Sean Connery & Co-Star Adolfo Celi Playing Golf On The Set Of THUNDERBALL

Before James Bond was even a twinkle in Sean Connery’s eye, Ian Fleming joined forces with Irish producer Kevin Mc Clory and writer Jack Whitingham to create a big-screen Bond adventure. The film was never produced and Fleming went on to use this [...]

February 10, 2021

Tom Holland & Timothée Chalamet Up For The Young WILLY WONKA Role In A Movie We Don’t Need

After news broke that Warner Bros would release a totally unnecessary prequel to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory comes world that Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet are in the frame for the role. The film (set to be directed by [...]

January 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Brendan Muldowney’s PILGRIMAGE

Spider-Man star Tom Holland takes the lead in Pilgrimage, a medieval Irish thriller that sees a group of monks protecting an ancient holy relic against heathens and those who want to use it as a source of political power. Pilgrimage is an engaging [...]

January 17, 2021

Trailer For THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME – Is There More To Tom Holland Than Spider-Man?

Tom Holland attempts to prove that there’s more to him than Spider-Man with The Devil All The Time. The Netflix film (based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel) drops on the streaming service on 16 September 2020. [...]

August 14, 2020

Empire Magazine’s 100 Greatest Movies Of The Century Features A Lot Of Serious Duds

Taste is an interesting thing. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but some people simply don’t have good taste. They’d rather eat at McDonalds than a good restaurant. This list of Empire Magazine’s 100 films of the [...]

January 18, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD 2 Is A Kinetic Live Action Looney Tunes Horror-Comedy

Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 is a rollercoaster of cinematic energy. It’s a live action Looney Tunes adventure, a balls-out crazy physical comedy extravaganza which just happens to be a horror sequel. Raimi’s follow-up to 1981’s The Evil Dead, [...]

March 5, 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

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Breaks All Sorts Of Box Office Records

What superhero movie fatigue? Avengers: Infinity War is on track to score $247.1 million at the US box office over its first weekend – the second best opening of all time behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ $247.96 million – [...]

April 29, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Tom Holland Ditches The Spidey Spandex And Goes On A PILGRIMAGE

New Spider-Man Tom Holland takes the lead in Pilgrimage, a medieval Irish thriller that sees a group of monks protecting an ancient holy relic against heathens and those who want to use it as a source of political power. Pilgrimage is an engaging [...]

July 6, 2017

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