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Get A Look At David Cronenberg’s New Body Horror CRIMES OF THE FUTURE Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux & Kristen Stewart

Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg is returning to the realm of body horror with Crimes Of The Future. The film – which shares a title with a film Cronenberg made in 1970 – has just been announced as being in competition as part of the [...]

April 15, 2022

Notebook Reviews: PSYCHO

Gus Van Sant – 1998. It’s obviously nowhere near as good as Alfred Hitchcock‘s original, but Gus Van Sant‘s updating of Psycho isn’t too bad. This shot-for-shot remake could have been a total disaster, but it manages to [...]

October 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Ana Piterbarg’s EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN (Todos Tenemos Un Plan)

Viggo Mortensen takes the lead in this 2012 Argentinean dramatic thriller from Ana Piterbarg. It’s a moody piece, but the drama and the thriller aspects never really come together. That’s a shame because there’s much to recommend. Mortensen [...]

August 26, 2021

Notebook Reviews: A PERFECT MURDER

Andrew Davis – 1998 A Perfect Murder is an enjoyable updating of Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic thriller, Dial M For Murder. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), the film sees Michael Douglas in villain mode – and he’s [...]

July 13, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Hossein Amini’s THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY

Beautifully shot, well acted and well written, 2014’s The Two Faces Of January is an enjoyable thriller, however you can’t help but feel that an important element is missing from the finished film. Writer/director Hossein Amini’s [...]

April 19, 2021

Notebook Reviews: LORD OF THE RINGS – THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

Peter Jackson – 2001 Superb special effects lead the way in this excellent fantasy film from director Peter Jackson. At times Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is merely average, however when it’s good – it’s [...]

April 9, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford On The Set Of Peter Weir’s WITNESS

It’s highly likely that Harrison Ford delivered the performance of his career in Peter Weir‘s Witness. Ford was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in the dramatic thriller – his only ever nomination. The [...]

April 24, 2020

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017

Oscars 2017: A Full List Of Nominations; Hollywood Goes Gaga For LA LA LAND

La La Land leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The musical scored 14 nominations, equally the record held by All About Eve and Titanic. Damien Chapelle’s musical is the one to beat this year and it’s likely it’ll [...]

January 24, 2017

Go Mel! Full List Of Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge has a strong showing (seven nods, same as La La Land). That’s what I call a comeback. Go Mel! A whole host of Movies In Focus [...]

December 12, 2016

Blu-ray Review: THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY Is Stylish But Lacking In Thrills

Beautifully shot, well acted and well written, The Two Faces Of January is an enjoyable thriller, however you can’t help but feel that an important element is missing from the finished film. Writer/director Hossein Amini’s adaptation of [...]

September 6, 2014

DVD Review: Viggo Mortensen Shines In EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN

Viggo Mortensen takes the lead in this Argentinean dramatic thriller from Ana Piterbarg. It’s a moody piece, but the drama and the thriller aspects never really come together. That’s a shame because there’s much to recommend. Mortensen plays [...]

October 6, 2013