wizard of oz

Notebook Reviews: BIG FISH

Tim Burton – 2003 Big Fish is a gloriously wondrous piece of filmmaking from director Tim Burton. The fantasy-drama hits the mark in all the right places and the cast is excellent. Albert Finney and Billy Crudup are the standouts here – [...]

June 8, 2021

Amazon Set To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion

It’s been speculated for quite some time, but now it’s official – Amazon is set to buy the famed film studio, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) for $8.45 Billion. MGM is a big purchase by Amazon, and it will give the company a major [...]

May 26, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Boorman, Charlotte Rampling & Sean Connery On The Set Of ZARDOZ

A massive hit, Deliverance grossed $46 million at the US box office in 1972. John Boorman was given the pick of films to make in its wake. Boorman chose to make Zardoz. After the success of Deliverance, Boorman used his commercial and creative [...]

April 11, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: The Wachowski’s JUPITER ASCENDING

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. The 2015 film may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a [...]

February 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: John Boorman’s ZARDOZ

John Boorman’s Zardoz can be blamed for being a lot of things, but predictable isn’t one of them. This 1974 starrer for Sean Connery bucks convention on all levels and Boorman delivers one of the oddest science fiction movies ever to star an [...]

November 3, 2020

There’s No Place Like Home! Publicity Still From THE WIZARD OF OZ

The Wizard Of Oz has moved from being a film into being a part of the DNA for the human race. Victor Fleming’s film is so etched into our psyche that it’s hard to isolate it as a single piece of art. However, this adaptation of L.Frank Baum’s [...]

October 5, 2020

Get Ready To #LoveCinema Again

Cinema First, the industry body which promotes UK cinemagoing, has launched #LoveCinema, a campaign designed to capture the attention of audiences and remind them of the big screen experience in the post COVID-19 world. At the centre of this [...]

August 20, 2020

Blu-ray Review: John Boorman’s Trippy Sci-Fi Adventure ZARDOZ With Sean Connery

September 30, 2015

Blu-ray Review: JUPITER ASCENDING Is The Wachowskis’ Most Satisfying Film Since The Matrix

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. It may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a simple one, [...]

June 24, 2015

Blu-ray Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ – 75th Anniversary Edition Is Spectacular On Every Level

November 30, 2014

THE WIZARD OF OZ To Celebrate 75th Anniversary In 3D IMAX

Movies In Focus isn’t a big fan of releases on 3D or IMAX, but the prospect of The Wizard Of Oz in the format (to celebrate its 75th Anniversary) sounds like it’s too good to miss, as the 1939 Judy Garland starrer is one of the few undisputed [...]

August 29, 2014

New Poster For OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL; Is It A Cartoon?

Remember when Sam Raimi made low budget schlockers, before he turned to the darkside of bland big budget filmmaking? I don’t either, but I’m sure it wasn’t a fever dream. Anyway, the artist formally known as Sam Raimi, the director of The Evil [...]

November 1, 2012