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Remembering The Great Gene Wilder

The great Gene Wilder was born Jerome Silberman on 11 June 1933. The actor first caught attention in Arthur Penn’s 1967 hit Bonnie And Clyde, before a career making role opposite Zero Mostel in Mel Brooks’ The Producers (1968), for which he [...]

June 11, 2022

Alan Ladd Jr Dies Aged 84

Famed studio chief and film producer Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd has died at the age of 84. Born on 22 October 1937, Ladd was the son of Shane actor Alan Ladd and he started his Hollywood career as a Hollywood agent in the 1960s. Moving to London in the [...]

March 3, 2022

Something Wilder! Behind The Scenes Of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN In Colour

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is a Movies In Focus favourite and it might be the finest film featuring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (or should that be Fronkenstein?). Without a doubt it is the greatest comedy film of all time. On the [...]

April 19, 2020

Obituary: Gene Wilder 1933-2016

The majestic Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83 years old. The comedian was a live wire, a true genius who was able to add a certain amount of zing and pizzazz to everything he was in. Sadly, Wilder passed away due to complications from [...]

August 30, 2016

The Trailer For VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN Sees James McAvoy And Daniel Radcliffe Unleash The Creature

Do we need another film version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? Probably not, but this new version by Paul McGuigan might have enough neo-gothic elements to make it worth your time. James McAvoy plays the titular Victor Frankenstein and [...]

August 18, 2015

Steven Spielberg Attempts To Woo Gene Wilder Out Of Retirement

You won’t get a bigger Gene Wilder fan than Movies In Focus. The actor has been off screens for a long time but it looks like he might be tempted back into acting by Steven Spielberg. The last time the comedian was on screen was in the sitcom Will [...]

August 11, 2015