the night manager Archives - Movies In Focus

DVD Review: Things Get Mysterious In THE KETTERING INCIDENT

The Kettering Incident has been compared to The X-Files and Twin Peaks because of its UFO plot-line and off-beat tone. They’re valid comparisons, but this Australian lacks the emotional pull which led to those show becoming so iconic. Having said [...]

April 5, 2017

Don’t Tell Robert Redford! Max Irons Is CONDOR

Sydney Pollack’s Three Days Of The Condor is one of the great films of the 1970s (read the Movies In Focus review). It’s almost flawless and Robert Redford is at his charismatic best in the 1975 thriller, which was based on the novel Six [...]

February 7, 2017

Blu-ray Review: OUR KIND OF TRAITOR – Tinker Tailor Boring Spy

John le Carré has now become something of a movie and TV brand following the recent success of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager. Our Kind Of Traitor is the latest le Carré tale to be adapted to the screen though it lacks a certain [...]

September 3, 2016

The Night Manager Director Susanne Bier In The Frame To Direct BOND 25

It looks like The Night Manager has been a good career enhancer for all involved. Tom Hiddleston’s turn in the espionage drama has earned him a spot on the James Bond shortlist and now it seems the show’s director, Susanne Bier is tipped to [...]

June 1, 2016

JAMES BOND Rumours Galore: Daniel Craig For LOGAN LUCKY; Is Tom Hiddleston In Negotiations?

Bond, James Bond. Just who will be uttering these immortal words when cameras roll on the 25th James Bond adventure? Reports suggest Daniel Craig is done with the role (despite apparently being offered $68 million for two movies), while the main [...]

May 28, 2016