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Podcast Episode 69: Scott Adkins Talks TAKE COVER, Action Movies & Batman

Action superstar Scott Adkins joins this bite-sized episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his latest film Take Cover – a high-octane one-location action flick that’s a real must for fans of the genre. Known for his athletic [...]

October 17, 2024

Trailer & Poster: Stallone Takes A Back Seat & Lets Statham Drive The EXPEND4BLES

You won’t find a bigger fan of The Expendables franchise than Movies In Focus. I thought the first film was solid enough, but I think the franchise reached its potential with the second and third instalments. A lot of that had to do with the [...]

June 7, 2023

Review: Jason Isaacs Chews The Scenery In The Explosive Volcanic Thriller SKYFIRE

There’s a ridiculous amount of fun to be had with director Simon West’s Skyfire. The film takes Jurassic Park, blends it with Dante’s Peak and adds-in some Chinese Five Spice for a rollicking rollercoaster ride of a movie. It’s silly as [...]

November 22, 2020

Promo Image Shows THE WILD GEESE Preparing For Action

Director Andrew V. McLaglen’s 1978 actioner, The Wild Geese kicks-off with James Bond-esqe titles (courtesy of Maurice Binder) and the musical stylings of Joan Armatrading’s Flight of the Wild Geese. Starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, [...]

August 17, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Arnold Schwarzenegger And Harrison Ford On The Set Of THE EXPENDABLES 3

If you delve too deep into The Expendables 3 then you’ll see that it’s implausible and totally far-fetched, but it’s a film which doesn’t pretend to be anything other than fun! Patrick Hughes’ action pic is a fun thrill-ride, [...]

April 23, 2020

Review: Sylvester Stallone Actioner ESCAPE PLAN 3: THE EXTRACTORS Is Surprisingly Good Fun

Escape Plan 2: Hades was a cinematic abomination, a woeful black mark on the career of Sylvester Stallone. The Steven C. Miller sequel to the enjoyable 2013 actioner was cheap and nasty, a visual void with a sleepwalking Stallone collecting a [...]

June 23, 2019

Sylvester Stallone Gears Up For THE EXPENDABLES 4 & RAMBO 5

Long-time readers of Movies In Focus will know that I have a lot of love for old-school action flicks (hey, I grew-up in the ’80s and ’90s). I’ve been particularly taken by The Expendables movies – and I’m thrilled that [...]

May 22, 2018

Interview: Director Simon West Talks GUN SHY, CON AIR & Action Cinema

Few directors know their way around an action movie like Simon West. He cut his teeth making music videos before graduating to the big screen with the 1997 action classic Con Air. He has also helmed the likes to Tomb Raider, The General’s [...]

January 11, 2018

Is Sylvester Stallone Back For THE EXPENDABLES 4?

A few months ago Sylvester Stallone walked away from The Expendables 4 because of creative differences with producer Avi Lerner (Arnold Schwarzenegger then followed Stallone out the door). However, a new post on Instagram sees the [...]

August 12, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE HANDMAIDEN, AMERICAN GODS, THEIR FINEST, ORIGIN WARS & LONDON HEIST

This time around in the Movies In Focus Blu-Ray & DVD Round-Up: The Handmaiden surprises, American Gods shocks. Their Finest impresses, Origin Wars entertains and London Heist exists. The Handmaiden Lauded Korean director Chan-wook Park offers [...]

August 2, 2017

Schwarzenegger Joins Stallone And Exits THE EXPENDABLES 4

Oh Avi, what are you doing? The Expendables 4 is falling apart. Franchise originator Sylvester Stallone has already departed the film due to ‘creative differences’ with producer Avi Lerner and now Arnold Schwarzenegger is refusing to [...]

April 8, 2017

No EXPENDABLES 4 For Sly; Stallone Leaves Franchise Over Creative Disputes

It looks like Sylvester Stallone has jumped-ship from The Expendables franchise. The star has bailed on The Expendables 4 due to creative disputes with the film’s producer Avi Lerner. According to Deadline, Stallone and Lerner ‘could [...]

April 2, 2017

DVD Review: Steven Seagal Is The Best Thing About THE ASIAN CONNECTION

Steven Seagal continues to morph into the Marlon Brando of DTV action movies with Asian Connection, a low budget actioner (bizarrely based on a story by Tom Sizemore) about two bank robbers who unwittingly steal money belonging to a badass drug [...]

July 10, 2016

Big Bad Don: Sylvester Stallone Heads To TV With Mario Puzo’s OMERTA

Hollywood has shifted in such a way that moving to TV is no longer seen as the end of your career, in fact it’s now seen as a way to improve your career. The latest big screen star to hit the box is Sylvester Stallone. The Italian Stallion is [...]

April 30, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Action Stars Unite As Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano And Bruce Willis Topline EXTRACTION

Extraction is a perfunctory and unspectacular action thriller that sees a young spy Kellan Lutz attempting to rescue his dad (Bruce Wills) from terrorists. Director Steven C. Miller tries to ape Tony Scott’s kinetic energy but he doesn’t quite [...]

March 6, 2016

The TERMINATOR Franchise Is Terminated

It looks like the follow-up to Terminator Genisys has been scraped. Paramount Pictures has pulled the film (called er…Terminator 2 by Variety) from a planned May 19, 2017 release and dropped a third film from a June 29, 2018 debut. The news comes [...]

January 21, 2016

The Best Roles Of Antonio Banderas

A man of many talents, Antonio Banderas is best known for his suave Hispanic charm. From his early collaborations with acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, Banderas then broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s despite at first having to [...]

January 21, 2016

Pierce Brosnan Joins Jackie Chan In New Action Thriller From Bond Director Martin Campbell

Pierce Brosnan will join Jackie Chan in the screen adaptation of Stephen Leather’s book The Chinaman. Goldeneye director Martin Campbell will direct the action-thriller that is being financed by STX Entertainment and SR Media Corporation. [...]

November 21, 2015

THE EXPENDABLES 4 Scores Funding From China And Gets Ready For A 2016 Shoot

Movies In Focus doesn’t care what anybody says – The Expendables franchise is fun. Sylvester Stallone has been able to create an enjoyable series of movies which sees a great group of old-time action stars have a good time. What’s not to [...]

October 10, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger And Sam Worthington Go Dark In SABOTAGE

Arnold Schwarzenegger has come back from his time in political office a better actor. Older, wearier and wiser, Schwarzenegger has created a wonderful new act in his career. Turns in The Expendables, The Last Stand and Escape Plan have delivered [...]

September 13, 2014

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