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Notebook Reviews: ED WOOD

Tim Burton – 1994. A masterpiece. Director Tim Burton‘s biopic of Edward D. Wood Jr – the supposed worst film-maker of all time – delivers on all fronts. An excellent cast and sparkling screenplay make Ed Wood a joy to [...]

August 8, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Michael Keaton’s BATMAN & Director Andy Muschietti On The Set Of THE FLASH

A decade in the making, 2023’s The Flash sees DC Comics’ speedy superhero take to the big screen in a movie with his name in the title. Opinions were mixed on the Andy Muschietti-directed adventure but I was enthralled by the $220 million [...]

July 20, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Robert Pattinson & Matt Reeves On The Set Of THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has decided to focus on Batman’s detective leanings, framing the movie as a serial killer thriller and presenting Gotham City as a gritty rain-soaked metropolis which is rotting from the top down. Setting the film during the [...]

July 6, 2024

Blu-ray Review: THE FLASH

Don’t believe the haters – The Flash is one of the most entertaining films to come out of Warner Bros’ run of DCEU movies. Embracing the character’s comic book origins, it ticks all the right genre tropes in a witty and [...]

September 15, 2023

Review: THE FLASH Entertains With Its Wit, Action & Unexpected Heart

Please be aware that this review of The Flash contains spoilers. A decade in the making, The Flash finally sees DC Comics’ speedy superhero take to the big screen in a movie with his name in the title. Opinions have been mixed on this Andy [...]

July 12, 2023

Michael Keaton’s Batman Returns In The New Trailer For THE FLASH

Yes, Ben Affleck’s Batman is also in there (as is Ezra Miller‘s Flash and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl) – but the big selling point of this new trailer (and TV spot) for The Flash is Michael Keaton’s return as Batman. [...]

February 13, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

100 Years Of 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, 2022

Johnny Depp And Martin Landau On The Set Of ED WOOD…In Colour!

This photograph shows Johnny Depp and Martin Landau alongside make-up artist Ve Neill on the set of Tim Burton’s Ed Wood. It’s one of the few colour behind-the-scenes images from the 1994 film. Look at the detail in Landau’s [...]

May 3, 2022

Batman Begins: BATMAN #432

Batman ruled the world in 1989 and it blew my mind. Shortly before the release of the film my father brought home a Batman comic – the first I ever owned. It was Batman No. 432. The tag line on the cover “If he can just get past the F.B.I”. It [...]

April 21, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Assorted News On THE BATMAN

The March release of Matt Reeves’ The Batman is nearly upon us and more information and assorted marketing goodies are being unveiled to whet the appetite. First-up: The Batman‘s running time has been confirmed as 175 minutes (two [...]

January 24, 2022

Remembering The Great Alan Rickman

The great Alan Rickman made movies better. No matter the film, no matter the role, Rickman delivered on a level that only the best actors can. He was able to cover a multitude of colours in every performance and he could move from evil to charming [...]

January 14, 2022