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Blu-ray Review: Angelina Jolie Directs Jack O’Connell In The Impressive UNBROKEN

I have to hand it to Angelina Jolie for what she has done with Unbroken. It’s a damn fine WWII that’s handsomely produced and well acted. Sure, it’s a tad overlong and slightly predictable but it holds together well and hits all the right [...]

April 25, 2015

Blu-ray Review: THE IMITATION GAME With Benedict Cumberbatch And Keira Knightley Is Mediocre

Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game was serious Awards bait. It may be based on a true story but Graham Moore’s calculated screenplay tries very hard to tick every box to be a worthy contender during the awards season. This makes the film rote [...]

March 1, 2015

Oscars 2015: The Winners At The 87th Academy Awards

Rejoice now that Birdman has won Best Picture and Best director at the 87th Academy Awards (along with Best Screenplay and Cinematography). Alejandro G Inarritu’s film might just be a modern masterpiece – but it’s a crying shame that Michael [...]

February 23, 2015

Movies In Focus Attends The 2015 Baftas And The Full List Of Winners

This is the first time I’ve went into the Baftas with such a clear opinion of who I wanted to win. It was Birdman of course, Alejandro Gonzále’s mesmerising drama starring Michael Keaton. It was never going to be easy though, as Gonzále’s [...]

February 9, 2015

OSCARS 2015: A Full List Of Nominations; BIRDMAN Flies High

The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) nominations have been announced and it’s fantastic to see Michael Keaton score a nod for Best Actor. It was never in doubt of course, as Keaton has been the frontrunner for some time due to his sterling work in [...]

January 15, 2015

BAFTA Awards 2015: A Full List Of Nominations

The 2015 Bafta Nominations have been announced and as usual there are some surprises scattered (Under The Skin for Outstanding British Film) throughout and some not so surprising announcements (The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game). [...]

January 10, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch Is Finally Cast As Marvel’s DOCTOR STRANGE

It feels as if this casting news has been around forever (and it very nearly has) but Benedict Cumberbatch has finally been confirmed in the role of Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feig had this to say about [...]

December 5, 2014

UK Trailer For Potential Benedict Cumberbatch Awards Magnet THE IMITATION GAME

The Imitation Game hits UK screens on 14 November – but you can use this new trailer to get your Benedict Cumberbatch/Keira Knightley fix. Cumberbatch is gaining more and more awards heat in a year that has the potential to be a banner year in [...]

October 7, 2014

New Poster For THE IMITATION GAME Starring Benedict Cumberbatch And Keira Knightley

The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley is gaining a lot of awards traction because of Cumberbatch’s performance a as Alan Turning, the man who cracked the Enigma code firing World War II. It looks like the Sherlock [...]

September 20, 2014