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Notebook Reviews: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST

Lawrence Kasdan – 1988. Director Lawrence Kasdan has crafted an enjoyable and quirky romantic comedy-drama in the shape of The Accidental Tourist. Kasdan’s film features an strong cast – William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis [...]

October 24, 2021

Teaser & Images: Prepare To Get LOST IN SPACE…Again

Movies In Focus has a certain soft spot for Lost In Space. I loved watching reruns of the 1960s show on a Sunday morning when I was growing up and I might even have the energy to defend the 1998 big screen reboot with William Hurt and Matt LeBlanc [...]

February 21, 2018

DVD Review: Sci-Fi Series HUMANS Tackles Interesting Themes And Pushes Boundaries

Humans is an eight-part series that looks at the relationship between humans and androids. A sort of ‘science faction’, this UK-US co-production (Channel 4 and AMC) tackles a lot of questions which we may not face in the present – but that [...]

August 28, 2015

Move Over Game Of Thrones – BEOWULF Is Back In Town

Beowulf is a text which is woven into the fabric of humanity and the epic poem is the cornerstone for many of our modern day hero stories. ITV is having a go at bringing the tale to life in an epic new 13 part series created by James Dormer, Tim [...]

March 13, 2015

DVD Review: William Hurt And Ethan Hawk Have A Whale Of A Time In MOBY DICK

This well produced 2011 mini-series of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick gets quite a lot right in its casting (William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson and Donald Sutherland), however the limitations of its television origins are shown in the [...]

October 11, 2014

DVD Review: FRANKENSTEIN Is A faithful Adaptation Of Mary Shelley’s Tale

The story of Frankenstein has been told many times on screen. Some have been great and others have been terrible – this 2004 television fits somewhere in between (possibly nudging towards the former) as it’s a faithful adaptation of Mary [...]

January 12, 2014