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Trailer: SHE SAID Starring Carey Mulligan & Zoe Kazan Puts The #MeToo Spotlight On Harvey Weinstein

It’s not hyperbole to say Harvey Weinstein’s downfall is the biggest thing to happen to the Hollywood film industry this century. The first major film to tackle the subject is Maria Schrader’s She Said, a drama which looks at [...]

July 14, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton & Tom McCarthy On The Set Of SPOTLIGHT

Director Tom McCarthy’s 2015 film, Spotlight is based on a true story that saw a team of Boston Globe journalists (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Brian d’Arcy James and John Slattery) investigate child sex abuse within the [...]

January 10, 2022

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

Trailer For STILLWATER Starring Matt Damon Runs Deep

This trailer For Stillwater starring Matt Damon runs deep. The fish out of water dramatic thriller from director Tom McCarthy sees Damon playing a father trying to help his daughter (Abigail Breslin) who has been imprisoned in Marseille for murder. [...]

May 11, 2021

The Big Mike! Michael Keaton’s Top 5 Performances

Every Michael Keaton performance is a special one. The actor has seen a career resurgence in recent years thanks to Birdman, Spotlight and The Founder. Throughout his career Keaton has been able to walk the fine line between comedy and drama, [...]

February 16, 2017

Ryan Gosling Joins La La Land Director Damien Chazelle On FIRST MAN

Ryan Gosling will re-team with his La La Land director Damien Chazelle on First Man, a new biopic about Neil Armstrong’s mission to the moon. According to The Wrap: The Universal picture will specifically cover Armstrong’s life from 1961-1969, [...]

December 30, 2016

Let Michael Keaton Explain The Golden Arches In This Clip From THE FOUNDER

How good does The Founder look? This might be about the founding of a fast food empire – but this is gourmet cinema. Michael Keaton, who has been on a heck of a movie run over the last couple of years (with Birdman and Spotlight) stars [...]

December 20, 2016

Something Different: New SPOTLIGHT Collage Artwork

A Movies In Focus called Tom McCarthy’s newspaper drama Spotlight ‘a drama which keeps the dramatics to a minimum, Spotlight is a true story that plays out the reality in a realistic and non-cinematic fashion. It’s littered with great [...]

May 24, 2016

Birdman Becomes The Vulture In SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Michael Keaton really has become the Birdman. The actor has re-entered negotiations for the role of The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He was in the frame for the role several weeks ago, but bailed due to money reasons. However the notoriously [...]

May 21, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Great Performances Make SPOTLIGHT A Must-See Newspaper Story

Spotlight is all about the performances and the story. Tom McCarthy’s film isn’t bothered about strong visuals or flashy theatrics. He directs this like a reporter would (or should) write a news story, reporting the facts as they happened. [...]

April 24, 2016

Oscars 2016: Full Winners List; Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor

The awards season reached its climax with the 88th Academy Awards – and it was a night that saw the gold shared amongst a variety of films. The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies and Room won the top nods, [...]

February 29, 2016

Movies In Focus At The 2016 BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

An icy cold Valentine’s Day in London saw the 2016 Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Opera House. Movies In Focus once again braved the cold to cover the red carpet to see the stars arrive for this prestigious night in the awards season calendar. The [...]

February 15, 2016

OSCARS 2016: A Full List Of Nominations; THE REVENANT Leads The Pack

The nominations for the Academy Awards (AKA the Oscars) have dropped. We expected many of these (The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight) but who would have guessed that Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture and Best Director? I [...]

January 14, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

Best Actor Win Gives Michael Keaton Awards Heat For SPOTLIGHT

The New York Film Critics Circle has awarded Michael Keaton with the Best Actor Award for Spotlight. Could he be on track for a successful Oscar campaign? Saoirse Ronan won Best Actress (Brooklyn), Kristen Stewart scored Best Actress (Clouds of [...]

December 2, 2015

Powerful Trailer For Michael Keaton And Mark Ruffalo Drama SPOTLIGHT

Tom McCarthy’s true-life drama Spotlight now has a trailer – and it’s powerful. The film follows the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize winning investigation into child abuse in the Catholic Church in 2003. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, [...]

July 29, 2015

Prime Awards Date For The Michael Keaton/Mark Ruffalo Drama SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight, the newspaper drama top-lined by Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo has been given 6 November release date. This is a prime awards season launch and it bodes well for the film – and maybe it’ll give Keaton and Ruffalo the Oscar gold [...]

June 13, 2015

What A Kroc! Michael Keaton To Star In McDonald’s Movie THE FOUNDER

The Michael Keaton news just keeps coming and coming. The Oscar and Bafta nominated Birdman star is in negotiations to join The Founder, John Lee Hancock’s film about the building of the McDonalds Empire. According to THR: ‘Written by Robert [...]

January 17, 2015

Michael Keaton Joins The Cast Of Legendary Pictures’ KONG: SKULL ISLAND

Birdman has given Michael Keaton a career defining performance and in doing so raised his stock considerably in Hollywood (his talent has never been in doubt). He has just wrapped the drama Spotlight and he is now in final negotiations to star in [...]

January 9, 2015

Ruffalo, McAdams, Tucci, Schreiber, Eckhart And Keaton Are In The SPOTLIGHT

Sometimes a movie comes along with a cast so good that it’s hard to believe. Spotlight is one of those films – Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Aaron Eckhart, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci all star in the film which is based [...]

August 9, 2014