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Podcast – Episode 31: A L Katz Talks The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast & Tales From The Crypt

Running on HBO for seven seasons and 93 episodes from 1989 to 1996, Tales From The Crypt was a wonderfully ghoulish show that was based on Bill Gaines’ EC Comics imprint of the same name. Executive produced by Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Robert [...]

March 15, 2023

Blu-ray Review: Ryan Gosling Takes The Hot Seat In Second Sight Films’ Release Of Nicolas Winding Refn’s DRIVE

Based on James Sallis’ novel of the same name, Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 thriller, Drive sees Ryan Gosling play a character only known as Driver, a stuntman by day and getaway driver at night, whose relationship with single parent Carey [...]

June 10, 2022

The Genius Of Bill Paxton

The great Bill Paxton was a pleasure to watch. Paxton was an actor who straddled the line between leading man and character actor and he was adept at comedy and drama, starring in movies and TV shows, in roles small and large. I went through a [...]

February 25, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Walter Hill’s TRESPASS

In 1992 Walter Hill took a dusty old script written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis and transformed it into an action-packed contemporary version of The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. That script was called The Looters, but a post Rodney King world [...]

August 12, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jean Becker’s ONE DEADLY SUMMER

A slow-burning dramatic thriller, One Deadly Summer (L’Été meurtrier) is a noir-ish tale of death and desire. The story in Jean Becker’s 1983 adaption of Sébastien Japrisot’s novel is strong, but the film really works because of the [...]

July 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: David Fincher Faces The Xenomorph On The Set Of ALIEN 3

Topping Aliens was never going to be easy. James Cameron took Ridley Scott’s 1979 film and turned it up to eleven and upped the threat – the first Alien was a horror movie, and Cameron made an action picture with Vietnam undertones. This [...]

June 2, 2021

Blu-ray Review: ONE DEADLY SUMMER Is A Noir-ish Tale Of Death And Desire

August 3, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Walter Hill’s Forgotten Actioner TRESPASS Gets Fully Loaded

October 2, 2018

Obituary: Powers Boothe Dead At 68

Powers Boothe was a powerful screen presence. You might say that Boothe was a character actor, but he was much more than that. He had his own gravitational pull, anchoring movies and TV shows with his own brand of gravitas and strength. Boothe has [...]

May 15, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: HARD TIMES, LITTLE DEAD ROTTING HOOD, XX, TWO RODE TOGETHER & MY LITTLE SISTER

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: Charles Bronson and James Coburn fall on Hard Times; Little Dead Rotting Hood isn’t afraid of the big bad wolf; XX offers up four different types of horror, James Stewart and [...]

May 14, 2017

CLOSED Competition: Win A TOMBOY DVD & Comic Book!

Movies In Focus is giving away a DVD copy of director Walter Hill’s latest thriller Tomboy, along with a comic book adaptation of the film to 3 lucky readers. All you need to do to enter the competition is complete the below contact form [...]

April 10, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: ARRIVAL, HOUSE: THE COLLECTION, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, TOMBOY & More

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner prepare for an Arrival, Hailee Steinfeld is on The Edge Of Seventeen, Arrow Films presents House: The Collection, Michelle Rodriguez is given a (Re) [...]

April 8, 2017

Obituary: Bill Paxton 1955 – 2017

Bill Paxton died on February 25 2017 following a stroke after heart surgery. He was 61 years old. I grew up with Bill Paxton on screen. He was a pleasure to watch, an actor who straddled the line between leading man and character actor. Paxton was [...]

February 27, 2017

Review: ALIEN 3 Is A Cinematic Failure

I want to enjoy David Fincher’s Alien 3, but I have to admit that it is a failure. Sure, a few things work, like the Alien-o-vision, the visuals and score, but apart from that it’s a disappointing endeavour that fails to live up to the films [...]

June 3, 2012