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Behind The Scenes: Val Kilmer & Francis Ford Coppola On The Set Of The TWIXT

Francis Ford Coppola’s 2011 film Twixt is a modern American gothic horror, infusing elements of Edgar Allan Poe (Poe appears as a character in the film) and Stephen King. Coppola’s artist pretentions may not gel with his self-penned [...]

September 22, 2020

Notebook Reviews: APT PUPIL

Bryan Singer – 1998 Director Bryan Singer delivers a truly weird psychological thriller with this adaptation of the Stephen King short story, Apt Pupil. In a way it’s a miracle Apt Pupil even got made – this Nazi-themed [...]

September 21, 2020

Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent

Maybe it’s prophecy, or just coincidence – but Stephen King (73) Jerry Bruckheimer (77), Bill Murray (70) and Ethan Coen (63) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday. These men [...]

September 21, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Documentary ROOM 237 Delves Into Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss Room 237, the documentary detailing the many ‘conspiracy theories’ behind the Stephen King adaptation. The film uses interviews from fans, scholars and journalists who offer up a [...]

August 7, 2020

Stephen King Adaptation THE GREEN MILE Is Still Magic More Than 20 Years On

Frank Darabont followed his acclaimed 1994 release, The Shawshank Redemption with The Green Mile, another Stephen King prison tale adaptation. While The Shawshank Redemption grossed a disappointing $28 million at the US box office, this 1999 Tom [...]

July 14, 2020

Review: Horror Film THE LURING Wants To Be Stephen King – But It’s Not Even Dean Koontz

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It might be, but if you’re attempting to imitate something great and you don’t have the chops to match it, then you come across as a very poor imitation indeed. Sadly, that’s the case [...]

June 19, 2020

Doctor Sleep Filmmaker Bringing Stephen King’s REVIVAL To The Screen

Doctor Sleep writer/director Mike Flanagan is adapting Stephen King novel, Revival for the big screen. The 2014 book is one of King’s finest works over the last decade, and it follows the relationship between a minister and musician as [...]

May 9, 2020

Even More Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

At the minute we’re all living in the first act of a post-apocalyptic movie. We’re embracing the unknown, falling head-first into a future/present that we can’t really comprehend due to COVID-19/Coronavirus. Movies In [...]

March 19, 2020

The Best Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

The world is slowly shutting down due to COVID-19. The Coronavirus means a lot of people across the globe will be locking themselves in, self isolating and keeping away from the general population. These are unprecedented times. Cinemas across the [...]

March 16, 2020

Blu-ray Review: DOCTOR SLEEP Is A Worthwhile Sequel To The Shining

It was incredibly brave for the mighty Stephen King to write a follow-up to his seminal 1977 novel The Shining. The tale (and Stanley Kubrick’s film) has sunk deep into horror lore and there was a tremendous amount of expectation placed on Doctor [...]

March 7, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: SUSPIRIA, SKINNER, THE DARK HALF, MIDSOMMAR, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS & THE QUEST

This time around: Dakota Johnson feels like dancing in the remake of Suspiria, Ted Raimi is Skinner, Stephen King and George A. Romero tackle The Dark Half, we learn that Godzilla is King of The Monsters, Florence Pugh gets caught-up in a [...]

October 21, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Flying The Flagg For The Classic 1990s Miniseries of Stephen King’s THE STAND

Clocking-in at over a mind-boggling 800 pages, Stephen King’s 1978 sci-fi/horror novel, The Stand is an epic battle of good versus evil. This TV miniseries was also an epic event when it first aired in 1994, garnering huge viewing figures and [...]

October 16, 2019

Heeeeere’s Danny! DOCTOR SLEEP ‘Danny’s Journey’ Featurette

Movies In Focus has read Stephen King‘s Doctor Sleep – and while it’s not a patch on the mastery of The Shining, it’s still a fun read. I’m very intrigued about how director Mike Flanagan joins the dots between this [...]

October 9, 2019

Blu-ray Review: The World Of Stephen King Comes Together In CASTLE ROCK

Castle Rock is an assemblage of different Stephen King characters, locations and themes stirred together into its own unique and original story. Set in King’s fictional Maine town, this 10 part series is a New England chowder of a show – [...]

September 8, 2019

From Book To Small Screen

Not all book adaptations are worth your while, and some you may not have known were adaptations at all, but when they do work it can help you love the original material even more. So much so, you’ll want to watch and read them over and over again! [...]

August 17, 2019