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STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE Looks Like The Coolest Thing Ever

Movies In Focus can be something of a cinematic curmudgeon. I know it – and hey, sometimes I revel in it. When you hit a certain age it’s easy to lose a certain amount of youthful vibrance and you forget what it was like to have been a [...]

May 30, 2019

That Does The Job Nicely! Trailer For STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Every generation has a legend – and that this point in time the Star Wars saga has crossed multiple generations. I’m there for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker but I’ll cash-in my chips and enjoy Star Wars from the sidelines after the [...]

April 13, 2019

Everything Wrong With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t a bad film – but it is a very flawed one. 2015’s The Force Awakens was a euphoric restart of the Star Wars franchise and I thought that film was an excellent instalment in the series moments. The Last [...]

December 17, 2017

Review: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Fails To Make The Jump To Lightspeed

Beware! There be SPOILERS! In 2015 the dormant Star Wars franchise was reawakened by J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens (read the Movies In Focus review), a gloriously faithful movie to George Lucas’ beloved original trilogy. The film [...]

December 16, 2017

Return Of The Jedi: J.J Abrams To Write & Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE IX

J.J. Abrams will be back to finish the Star Wars trilogy that he started. After the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Abrams will return to write (along with Chris Terrio) and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, the closing chapter of the [...]

September 12, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Adam Driver Excels In Jim Jarmusch’s PATERSON

Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson is a wonderfully composed, low-key piece of film-making. It draws you into its greatness, softly lulling you into a sense of comfort and relaxation. On a narrative level it’s simple, following a week in the life of a Bus [...]

April 17, 2017

Obituary: Carrie Fisher 1960 – 2016

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher has died at the age of 60 years old. She suffered a heart attack on 23 December on a flight from London to Los Angeles before passing away four days later on 27 December. Fisher will forever be associated with the [...]

December 29, 2016

Born Again Actors: Alternative Hollywood Careers

It’s no secret that many actors feel they were born to act; that they wouldn’t know what they’d do if they couldn’t go on set or grace the silver screen any longer. Actors such as former child star turned cinematic chameleon Daniel Radcliffe [...]

October 26, 2016

STAR WARS Star Kenny Baker Dies, R2-D2 Actor Was 81 Years Old

Kenny Baker, the diminutive actor who played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films has died at the age of 81. According to The Guardian, Baker was suffering from a long-term illness when he passed away at his home in Preston, England. Baker, who [...]

August 14, 2016

STAR WARS VIII: The Force Awakens In Malin Head, Ireland

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Movies In Focus grew up in Derry, Ireland. Derry was as far away from Hollywood as you could possibly get and the city is just a hop, skip and a jump away from Malin Head in Donegal, Ireland’s most [...]

May 14, 2016

Going Solo: Alden Ehrenreich Set To Play Famed Corellian Smuggler

It looks like Alden Ehrenreich is going to have to learn how to do the Kessel Run in less than 12 par secs. The actor has officially snagged the role of young Han Solo in Lucasfilm/Disney’s solo Solo movie, which is set to be directed by Phil Lord [...]

May 7, 2016

INDIANA JONES 5 To Hit Screens In 2019; Harrison Ford And Steven Spielberg To Return

The man in the hat is back! Indiana Jones will return to screens on July 19, 2019. Harrison Ford will once again play the intrepid archaeologist, while Steven Spielberg will direct and Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce this fifth (as [...]

March 15, 2016

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