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Petition To Reinstate The Original Ending To Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA

Movies In Focus isn’t one for online petitions – but it has been brought to my attention that there’s a change.org petition to get the original ending of Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea reinstated for some sort of release by Warner Bros. [...]

September 24, 2023

Podcast – Episode 24: Director K. Asher Levin Talks About The Horror-Action-Comedy SLAYERS

Director K. Asher Levin joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk with Niall Browne about his horror-action-comedy Slayers. A very modern take on the vampire film, Slayers stabs its stake into the heart of everything from online influencers to [...]

November 4, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Thomas Jane Raises The Stakes In Vampire Horror-Comedy SLAYERS

Readers of Movies In Focus will know that I’m a fan of Thomas Jane and horror movies. These worlds collide in Slayers – a new horror-comedy from director K. Asher Levin. Jane plays a badass who has a run-in with social media influencers [...]

August 30, 2022

Trailer & Poster: New Western MURDER AT YELLOWSTONE CITY Starring Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane & Richard Dreyfuss

With a cast that includes Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane and Richard Dreyfuss – you can be sure that Movies In Focus is interested in Murder At Yellowstone City. Directed by Richard Gray and written by Eric Belgau, the western appears to have [...]

May 26, 2022

Trailer & Poster For Western APACHE JUNCTION Starring Stuart Townsend, Trace Adkins & Thomas Jane

A western starring the mighty Thomas Jane. That’s all I need to know going into Apache Junction. The film from writer/director Jim Lee also stars Stuart Townsend, Trace Adkins, Scout Taylor-Compton, Ed Morrone and Victoria Pratt. Apache [...]

August 27, 2021

Remembering Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA Starring Thomas Jane & Samuel L. Jackson

Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea scored $75 million in the US and $164 globally (from a $60 million budget) following its release on 28 July 1999. That’s a very good number for an original property released over 20 years ago. Nobody has [...]

July 28, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Thomas Jane & Jonathan Hensleigh On The Set Of THE PUNISHER

Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2004 film, The Punisher is a wonderfully pulpy comic book adaptation with with a great lead performance from the mighty Thomas Jane. The actor plays Frank Castle, a cop who turns avenger when his family is wiped out by [...]

February 14, 2021

Movies In Focus Jumps The Shark On DEEP BLUE SEA – THE PODCAST

Regular readers will know that Movies In Focus is a huge of Renny Harlin‘s Deep Blue Sea. I’ve often said that the 1999 shark attack actioner is a stone cold cult classic and that Harlin is a director who knows how to play-up the [...]

February 10, 2021

Thomas Jane Is Back In A Sequel To GIVE ‘EM HELL, MALONE

If you haven’t seen 2009’s Give ‘Em Hell, Malone, then you really need to. Russell Mulcahy‘s film is a wonderfully pulpy thriller, with a tough-as-nails performance from Thomas Jane. It’s a real cult curio which is well worth [...]

February 3, 2021

Review: Sci-Fi Thriller BREACH Starring Bruce Willis & Thomas Jane Is Enjoyable Dumb Fun

You’ll enjoy Breach if you ignore the derivative nature of the film’s plot and check your brain at the door. Directed by John Suits, this sci-fi/horror/thriller hybrid owes a massive debt to Ridley Scott’s Alien and John [...]

December 13, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: David Hackl’s INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE

David Hackl’s Into The Grizzly Maze is a rollicking B-movie fun. The film sees Thomas Jane, James Marsden and Billy Bob Thornton face-off against one mean Grizzly Bear. Yes it’s Jaws in the woods – but how can that not make you want to [...]

December 13, 2020

Trailer: Alien ‘Inspired’ BREACH Starring Bruce Willis & Thomas Jane Looks Like Fun

Like many, Movies In Focus has been disappointed by much of Bruce Willis‘ output in recent years. But I have to admit that Breach looks like a lot of fun. It’s not going to win any awards, but it might just make for an enjoyable 90 minutes. A [...]

November 15, 2020

Review: DEEP BLUE SEA 3 Is A Tremendously Entertaining Piece Of Schlock Cinema

Director Renny Harlin‘s 1999 killer shark actioner Deep Blue Sea is a stone cold cult classic. Harlin played-up the film’s far-fetched moments and the Thomas Jane/LL Cool J/Samuel L. Jackson starrer wore its ridiculous B-movie tropes with [...]

August 29, 2020

The Mighty Thomas Jane Takes The Lead In TROPPO

The mighty Thomas Jane will star in and executive produce a new crime drama series titled, Troppo. The show is based on Candice Fox’s novel, Crimson Lake. According to Deadline, ‘‘Troppo, Jane stars as an ex-cop falsely accused of [...]

August 6, 2020

Water, Water Everywhere: Renny Harlin Directs The Action On The Set Of 1999’s Killer Shark Actioner DEEP BLUE SEA

Nobody has an appreciation of Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea like Movies In Focus. Renny Harlin‘s 1999 shark attack actioner is a stone cold cult classic. Harlin is a director who knows how to play-up the film’s far-fetched moments and [...]

June 14, 2020

More Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

Movies In Focus has already delivered one list of essential movies to watch during COVID-19/Coronavirus shutdown. Things are having a serious post apocalyptic feel – a real dystopian future vibe is taking hold of the planet. We’re all [...]

March 18, 2020

THE PREDATOR: Getting The Gang Together

A motley crew is defined as an assembly of individuals of various backgrounds, appearance, and character that come together for a single cause. Utilising this as the centrepiece of a narrative has been a hallmark of cinema for many years now, [...]

September 4, 2018

Disappointing Teaser Trailer For Shane Black’s THE PREDATOR

Movies In Focus will be there for The Predator because it’s written and directed by Shane Black (and the addition of Thomas Jane to the cast) but this is a pretty unexciting trailer. 20th Century Fox is going to have to work a lot harder if [...]

May 10, 2018

Trailer: We’ve Waited Almost 20 Years…And Now We Finally Get DEEP BLUE SEA 2

Nobody has an appreciation of Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea quite like Movies In Focus. The 1999 shark attack actioner is a stone cold cult classic/ guilty pleasure. I’ve watched it more times that I would like to admit and therefore [...]

January 29, 2018

The Lost Art Of The Summer Blockbuster

In the last couple of days Movies In Focus re-watched Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea (1999) and Martin Campbell’s The Mask Of Zorro (1998). These films probably don’t rank high on anyone’s ‘favourite movies list’ but they’re two [...]

April 9, 2017

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