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Uncovering Curiosities: Arie Posin’s THE FACE OF LOVE

The Face of Love is a great little film that slipped under the radar when it was released in 2013, despite its impressive cast (Annette Bening, Ed Harris and Robin Williams in one of his final performances) and compelling storyline. Bening plays [...]

December 17, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Brian De Palma’s SISTERS

Brian De Palma has been compared to Alfred Hitchcock throughout his career. However, he has never been more Hitchcockian than he was with Sisters. It plays like a greatest hits package of the Master of Suspense’s finest moments as De Palma takes [...]

September 13, 2020

Book Review: ARE SNAKES NECESSARY? Is A Pulpy Thriller From Brian De Palma And Susan Lehman

The great Brian De Palma makes his literary debut (alongside co-writer Susan Lehman) with Are Snakes Necessary?, a deliciously pulpy novel filled with many of the famed director’s favourite tropes. Political intrigue, murder, voyeurism and [...]

September 8, 2020

First Time Is A Charm For Henri-Georges Clouzot’s LES DIABOLIQUES

Classic movies are classic movies for a reason. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Les Diaboliques has become a seminal film in the thriller genre, one that has been homaged and copied for decades – and even remade in 1996 with Sharon Stone (the less [...]

July 7, 2020

Remembering The 1990 Thriller PACIFIC HEIGHTS Starring Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith & Michael Keaton

John Schlesinger’s Pacific Heights is a wonderfully composed psychological thriller from 1990. It’s the type of film which was hugely popular in the 1990s, but has fallen by the wayside in recent years. It’s a great companion piece [...]

April 24, 2020

Book Review: ALFRED HITCHCOCK – THE COMPLETE FILMS

The mighty Alfred Hitchcock is one of the all-time great directors. The Master of Suspense had as much knowledge of what the audience wanted to see, as he had with understanding the art and mechanics of cinema. Paul Duncan’s Alfred Hitchcock: [...]

April 1, 2019

DVD Review: THE FACE OF LOVE With Annette Bening, Ed Harris And Robin Williams Is A Curious Romance

The Face of Love is a great little film that has slipped under the radar, despite its impressive cast (Annette Bening, Ed Harris and Robin Williams in one of his final performances) and compelling storyline. Movies In Focus loves to champion little [...]

February 2, 2015

Blu-ray Review: SISTERS Synthesises Brian De Palma’s Career

April 27, 2014