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Behind The Scenes: Nicole Kidman, George Clooney & Mimi Leder On The Set Of THE PEACEMAKER

The Peacemaker opened in cinemas across the United States in September 1997. The Mimi Leder directed thriller was the first live action film from DreamWorks SKG, the then fledgling company founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and [...]

September 14, 2021

Podcast – Episode 10: Writer, Director & Master Of Horror Mick Garris

Filmmaker Mick Garris has ticked nearly every creative box there is in the industry. From his career beginnings working in the Star Wars production office through to his work on Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories to his many Stephen King [...]

August 7, 2021

Book Review: Abbie Bernstein’s MASTER OF HORROR: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF MICK GARRIS Delves Into The Career Of A Genre Icon

The name Mick Garris may mean very little to the casual film goer but to those who immerse themselves in the horror genre, Garris is a true Master Of Horror. A screenwriter, director, producer, novelist and host of the podcast Post Mortem, Garris [...]

July 20, 2021

Steven Spielberg Remembers The Late Richard Donner

Produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus and directed by Richard Donner; it’s no wonder that The Goonies is one of the most beloved films of the 1980s. It’s a movie for kids, that doesn’t talk down to them. Columbus’s script [...]

July 6, 2021

Obituary: Legendary Hollywood Director Richard Donner Dies Aged 91

The great Richard Donner sadly passed away at the age of 91 on 5 July 2021. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on 24 April 24 1930 in New York, Donner started out as an actor before moving into directing in the 1960s. He went on to become one of [...]

July 5, 2021

A Movie We Don’t Need: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Is On The Way

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cinema – comes the news that the seventh Transformers movie is officially on the way. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has kicked-off production and it’s set for a 2022 release [...]

June 23, 2021

Jaws Of Death! Trailer & Poster For Killer Shark Thriller GREAT WHITE

Movies In Focus loves a good killer shark film (see Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea) and that means I’m pretty excited about director Martin Wilson’s Great White. The film looks silly as hell [...]

June 16, 2021

Notebook Reviews: GREMLINS

Joe Dante – 1984 Joe Dante‘s Gremlins is a film which has held-up incredibly well in the face of time and CGI. Dante’s film opens as a Capraesque comedy before descending into a 1950s-style creature feature. It’s the perfect [...]

June 5, 2021

Remembering The Great Christopher Lee

Few actors have had an impact on so many generations in the way that Christopher Lee did. The tall, dark and enigmatic actor’s deep baritone voice meant that he sounded as iconic as he looked and he had a career which saw him enter the Guinness [...]

May 27, 2021

Remembering SUPER MARIO BROS: THE MOTION PICTURE Starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo & Dennis Hopper

It’s hard to imagine how big a failure Super Marion Bros: The Motion Picture was on its release in 1993. Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, the film was supposed to be the film that brought video games and movies together, a lucrative [...]

May 25, 2021

The Mighty Richard Donner

The mighty Richard Donner turned 91 years old on 24 April 2021. Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors who cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

April 24, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BLACK HAWK DOWN

Ridley Scott – 2001 Black Hawk Down is one of Ridley Scott‘s finest films. This is a superbly constructed action picture which is wonderfully shot and edited to within an inch of its life. The epic Jerry Bruckheimer production has a [...]

April 23, 2021

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Joins Harrison Ford In INDIANA JONES 5; John Williams Returns To Score

I was doubtful that it would ever happen – but it looks like a fifth Indiana Jones film is actually going to exist after all. It has been announced that Fleabag star (and No Time To Die screenwriter) Phoebe Waller-Bridge will star opposite [...]

April 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Steven Spielberg, Ben Kingsley & Liam Neeson On The Set Of SCHINDLER’S LIST

A fascinating film on all levels, Schindler’s List still connects almost 30 years after its initial release. It deserves to continue to be viewed not just as an important cinematic achievement, but also a valuable document in history. Some argue [...]

March 28, 2021

Notebook Reviews: NIGHT AND FOG (NUIT ET BROUILLARD)

Alain Resnais – 1956 Night And Fog is a powerful and harrowing documentary about the holocaust. It’s emotionally gripping stuff and it makes Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List seem like a sanitised, Hollywood version of [...]

February 18, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: GREMLINS

Joe Dante’s comedy-horror Gremlins is as festive as it is freaky. The film is a Spielbergian/Capra-gone-to-hell (Crapra?) tale about a horde of mischievous creatures destroying small town USA during the Holiday Season. The great cast which [...]

December 13, 2020

Notebook Reviews: JURASSIC PARK 3

Joe Johnston – 2001 Jurassic Park 3 might be a blatant money making machine – but it’s also damn good entertainment. The cast is strong (Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola and Michael Jeter), the action is [...]

December 7, 2020

Notebook Reviews: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Steven Spielberg – 1989 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade is the best of the Indiana Jones films. Steven Spielberg‘s adventure film is an amazing piece of Hollywood filmmaking. The script sparkles and the storyline is joyful. The acting [...]

November 1, 2020

25 Great Horror Movies To Watch This October

October is the month where people like to delve deep into the horror genre and watch a variety of scary movies in the lead-up to Halloween. Movies In Focus has put together a list of 25 great horror movies. Some of them are classics films and others [...]

October 4, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Steven Spielberg Directing Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep On The Set Of THE POST

With Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep amongst its talent, you have to as yourself the question – how come The Post is good, but not great? The ’70s set Richard Nixon/Washington Post true story has some solid moments but it’s a [...]

October 1, 2020

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