A variety of special guests talk film with reviewer and commentator Niall Browne from www.moviesinfocus.com.
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#46. Director Adam Cooper Discusses SLEEPING DOGS & Working With Russell Crowe & Karen Gillan
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Based on E.O. Chirovici's novel, The Book of Mirrors, Sleeping Dogs is a twisty and entertaining thriller starring the mighty Russell Crowe. Crowe plays Roy Freeman, a former cop undergoing treatment for Alzheimer's disease who starts to dig into an old case in the hopes of exonerating an innocent man. The type of film that used to be Hollywood’s b…
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#45. Scott Chambers On DOCTOR JEKYLL, Hammer, Horror & WINNIE-THE-POOH BLOOD & HONEY 2
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Joe Stephenson's Doctor Jekyll was the first Hammer horror film released since the company was purchased by its new owner - the perfectly named John Gore. An entertaining throwback feature with a modern twist, this new imagining of Robert Louis Stephenson's iconic tale stars Eddie Izzard and Scott Chambers. Izzard is the titular Jekyll, while Chamb…
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#44. AMELIA'S CHILDREN Filmmaker Gabriel Abrantes
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Writer-director Gabriel Abrantes joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his new film Amelia’s Children A slow-burning and delicately paced horror with Brigette Lundy-Paine, Carlota Cotta, Anabela Moreira, Alba Baptista, Amelia’s Children sees a New York-based musician discover that he has a long-lost mother and brother in Port…
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#43. THE FUGITIVE Director Andrew Davis Discusses His Career
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In this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast, film director Andrew Davis talks about his long and prestigious career. Best known for directing the hugely acclaimed blockbuster The Fugitive with Harrison Ford, Davis’ career has been as eclectic as it has been successful. From his excellent jazz-fused 1978 debut, Stony Island through to The Package…
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#42. RUTHLESS Director Art Camacho Talks About Stunts & Action
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Ruthless is a bone-crunching thriller starring an against-type Dermot Mulroney as a teacher trying to rescue one of his students from a gang of human traffickers. Eschewing preaching for entertainment, Ruthless is an enjoyable, no-frills throwback revenge thriller with a good turn from Mulroney. Best known for his romantic leads, Mulroney sells the…
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#41. Phillip Noyce & Morena Baccarin Discuss FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan
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Director Phillip Noyce and Morena Baccarin join the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about their new film, Fast Charlie. Brutal when it needs to be, funny when it wants to be and heartfelt when you least expect it, Fast Charlie is first-class entertainment for grown-ups. Master-craftsman Noyce has built a well-constructed revenge thriller around sta…
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#40. Director Tyler MacIntyre & Writer Michael Kennedy Talk IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE
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It’s A Wonderful Knife is an entertaining slasher flick - with a difference. As the title indicates, the film is a riff on Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic, It's A Wonderful Life. Starring Jane Widdop, Joel McHale and Justin Long, the film has heart and laughs wrapped up against the film's bloody kills. A year after saving her small town from a…
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#39: Writer/Director Dominic O’Neill On HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE
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Belfast-based director Dominic O’Neill joins the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his new comedy horror, Haunted Ulster Live. A comedy of errors, Haunted Ulster Live uses the famed UK mockumentary Ghostwatch as a stepping-off point. Taking place in a supposedly haunted house, the broadcast is interrupted by things that go bump in the night – as w…
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#38. Writer & Visual Artist Jaylan Salah On Horror
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Writer, film critic and visual artist Jaylan Salah joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. A woman of many talents, Jaylan is a passionate film lover with a keen insight into multiple genres. Delving deep into what frightens her, Jaylan discusses a selection of thrilling films including Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead, Werner Herzog’s Nosferat…
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#37. Douglas Schulze Talks THORNS, FightFest & Low Budget Filmmaking
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Douglas Schulze has been a friend of Movies In Focus since 2009, in the lead-up to the release of his David Carradine starring horror film Dark Fields - or The Rain as it was then called. Films like Mimesis: Night Of The Living Dead, Mimesis: Nosferatu and his experimental thriller The Dark Below show a director who wants to push the boundaries of …
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#36. Daphné Baiwir On The Stephen King Documentary KING ON SCREEN
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Belgian filmmaker Daphné Baiwir's King On Screen is an excellent documentary that puts the focus on the many film and television adaptations that have been based on the work of Stephen King. A must-see for King fans, Baiwir looks at these adaptations from the perspective of people who made them - and the film features interviews with the likes of F…
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#35. Yuval Adler On SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL & Carter Smith Talks THE PASSENGER
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On this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast, director Yuval Adler talks about his latest film, Sympathy For The Devilstarring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman. Carter Smith also joins the show to talk about his latest Blumhouse release, The Passenger. Sympathy For The Devil is a Las Vegas set modern noir. It features an exceptional turn from Nicol…
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#34. Filmmaker Joe Russo Gives Insight Into The WGA Strike
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Writer, producer, director and podcaster Joe Russo joins the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss the current strike by the Writer’s Guild of America. An up and coming genre filmmaker, Russo has written a host of well regarded screenplays with his partner Chris LaMont, as well as directing the thriller, The Au Pair Nightmare. He also produced the hor…
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#33.THE BLACK DEMON Director Adrian Grunberg
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Get The Gringo and Rambo: Last Blood director, Adrian Grünberg joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new film,The Black Demon. The killer shark movie stars Josh Lucas as an oil company employee struggling to protect his family from a megalodon shark after they become stranded on a disused oil rig. An entertaining horror-thriller, The …
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#32. Film Historian James Kenney On DAUGHTER OF GOD With Keanu Reeves & Ana De Armas
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City University of New York lecturer and film historian James Kenney once again joins the Movies In Focus podcast. The last time he was on the show he talked about discovering the original cut of Peter Bogdanovich’s Squirrels To The Nuts - and this time round he discusses Gee Malik Linton’s surrealist religious drama, Daughter Of God. Starring Kean…
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#31. A L Katz Talks The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast & Tales From The Crypt
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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 Zemeckis, Walter Hill and David Giler, the show was a huge success due to its dark tales and even darker…
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#30. Director Yoko Okumura Talks About Her Comedy-Thriller UNSEEN
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Japanese-American director Yoko Okumura makes a punchy feature film debut with Unseen, a new genre-bending comedy-thriller from Blumhouse Productions. Running a tight eighty minutes, Unseen stars Midori Francis as Emily, a woman escaping from a boyfriend who wants to kill her. Lost in the woods, and without her prescription glasses, she relies on t…
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#29. Writer/Director Corey Deshon Talks About His New Thriller DAUGHTER
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Corey Deshon, the talented multi-hyphenate writer-director joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new film, Daughter. Daughter is an intense psychological thriller that stars Vivien Ngô as a young woman who is abducted and then inducted into a family as their new daughter. Casper Van Dien plays the mysterious Father, the man who will s…
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#28. ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES Writers Pen Densham & John Watson
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Released in the summer of 1991, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves was a monster success that grossed over $165 million at the US box office and more than $390 million globally - a number which made it one of the biggest hits of the year. The success of the film, along with the massive Bryan Adams hit, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You means that it sti…
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#27. Writing-Directing Duo Joe Dietsch & Louis Gibson Discuss MANIFEST WEST
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Manifest West is a coming of age survival drama starring Milo Gibson, Annet Mahendru and Lexi Kolker. A film about a family ditching civilisation and seeking a new life in the American wilderness, Manifest West is an incredibly timely movie which looks at family values, the broken economy and the search for a better way of life. The film’s writer-d…
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#26. Darren Le Gallo, Schuyler Fisk & Henry Thomas Talk About SAM & KATE
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Sam & Kate is a heartfelt family dramedy from writer-director Darren Le Gallo. It’s a low-key piece, which features a collection of strong performances from its cast - Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk and Henry Thomas. They all manage to cover a wide range of emotions, delivering plenty of light-hearted moments amongst the …
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#25. Romuald Boulanger Talks ON THE LINE / Chuck Russell Talks PARADISE CITY
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This episode of the Movies In Focus podcast sees a pair of directors join Niall Browne to talk about their latest movies. First up is French filmmaker Romuald Boulanger who is discussing his new thriller On The Line. The film sees Mel Gibson star as a radio host whose evening show is thrown into chaos when he gets caught-up in a dangerous game of c…
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#24. Director K. Asher Levin Talks About The Horror-Action-Comedy SLAYERS
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Director K. Asher Levin joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk with Niall Browne about his horror-action-comedy Slayers. A very modern take on the vampire film, Slayers stabs its stake into the heart of everything from online influencers to QAnon conspiracy theorists. It’s an energetic and entertaining genre pic with committed performances from …
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#23. Gerry Maguire On The Irish Film Festival London 2022
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Gerry Maguire, the Head of Irish Film London returns to the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss the 2022 incarnation of The Irish Film Festival London. The festival, which is now in its 11th year will take place in London from the 16 – 20 November 2022. Showcasing the best of Irish cinema, the festival opens with a gala screening of Frank Berry’s dr…
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#22. Legendary Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza On His Hollywood Career & Films Such As Die Hard, 49 Hours, Hudson Hawk & More!
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Steven E. de Souza, the acclaimed screenwriter and director joins Niall Browne for this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Mega hits and cult classics such as 48 Hours, Commando, Die Hard, The Running Man, Die Hard 2, Hudson Hawk, Streetfighter, Judge Dredd and Tomb Raider litter his filmography. That’s taking into account television shows suc…
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#21. Director Andrew Baird Discusses The Thriller ONE WAY & Working With Colson ’Machine Gun Kelly’ Baker
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This time around Irish filmmaker Andrew Baird joins Niall Browne to talk about his new film One Way. A character based thriller which stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly), Kevin Bacon and Travis Fimmel, One Way is a piece which mainly takes place in one location - onboard a bus. Considering its limited scope, One Way is a film which is direct…
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#20. Lorne Balfe Talks About Composing The Music For TOP GUN: MAVERICK
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Actors, writers, directors and producers all have key roles in production - but one of the most important aspects in a film is the musical score - a score can literally make or break a film. Composer Lorne Balfe joins the Movies In Focus podcast about his work on the hugely acclaimed and massively successful Tom Cruise blockbuster, Top Gun: Maveric…
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#19: Horror Filmmaker Sonny Mallhi On His Career As A Writer/Director/Producer
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At the tail end of 2021 Movies In Focus watched and reviewed Sonny Mallhi’s excellent horror, Hurt. On The surface it appeared that Hurt was just another film in the slasher genre - but it turned out to be much more than that, Yes, it was a horror film but it had rich characterisation and dealt with a lot of interesting themes such as fear, death, …
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#18: James Kenney On Finding The Lost Director’s Cut Of Peter Bogdanovich’s SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS
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Premiering at the Venice Festival in 2014, She’s Funny That Way was the final narrative feature from the late Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans and Jennifer Aniston, the film was a screwball comedy which, while enjoyable, never truly felt like a cohesive vision from the master writer-directo…
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#17. Batman On Film Founder Bill Ramey Talks About BATMAN On The Big Screen
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Since 1998, Bill Ramey’s Batman On Film has been the go-to website for the best news for Batman on the big screen. It was founded in the wake of Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin as a way of ‘lobbying for the long-term continuation of the Batman film franchise and the production of quality Bat-Movies’. Batman-On-Film was there for the first rumbling…
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#16. Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller The Desperate Hour
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Over the last five decades, Australian director Phillip Noyce has shown that he really knows how to handle the thriller genre. Noyce first captured international attention with the acclaimed 1989 film Dead Calm. Starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane, the film is a close quarters thriller which still works incredibly well more than 30 yea…
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#15. Head Of Irish Film London Gerry Maguire Discusses The Irish Film Festival London
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Founded in 2010, the main aim of Irish Film London and the Irish Film Festival London is to champion Irish film and animation around the UK community. With patrons including Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Fiona Shaw, the organisation is not just a major force for Irish film in the UK, but it now has a strong global reach. In this episode of the M…
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#14. Adam Nelson On Low Budget Filmmaking & The Mire
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Adam Nelson has had an interesting career as a filmmaker. A life long film fan, Adam did a degree in film before moving into teaching the subject. His first short film as writer and director was The House Near Apple Park and he then went on to make first feature length film Little Pieces. Critically acclaimed, Little Pieces won the Best Independent…
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#13. Filmmaker Filip Jan Rymsza On His Psychological Thriller Mosquito State
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Filip Jan Rymsza is a Polish filmmaker who has had a varied career in the business. In 2018 he helped spearhead the completion of The Other Side Of The Wind, the final film from Orson Welles, as well as producing Morgan Neville’s They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, a documentary which detailed the making of Welles’ film. Filip’s latest release is Mosqui…
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#12. Fractured Visions Founder Phillip Escott On Running A Boutique Film Distribution Label
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Phillip Escott, the founder of Fractured Visions joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Fractured Visions is a UK distribution company and film festival which has a keen focus on genre cinema. Phil discussed his boutique DVD and blu-ray label and talked about his film selection process as well as how he goes about sourcing elements like…
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#11. Writer & Journalist Abbie Bernstein Discusses Her Book Master Of Horror: The Official Biography Of Mick Garris
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Writer and journalist Abbie Bernstein is the author behind many great film and television books such as The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road, Godzilla King of the Monsters, and The Cabin in the Woods: Official Visual Companion. A Los Angeles resident, she writes for such titles as Assignment X, Fangoria, and Buzzy Mag. Her latest work is Master Of Horror:…
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#10. Writer, Director & Master Of Horror Mick Garris
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Filmmaker Mick Garris has ticked nearly every creative box that there is in the industry. From his career beginnings working in the Star Wars production office through to his work on Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories to his many Stephen King adaptations including the smash television mini-series The Stand and The Shining. He’s also the creator of …
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#9. Producer Gemma Bradley Talks About Black Box & Independent Filmmaking
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Film producer Gemma Bradley joins this episode of the Movies In Focus Podcast. Gemma is an independent filmmaker who has produced the urban thriller Brother’s Day and the recent science fiction film Black Box. I’ve known Gemma for well over 20 years. She’s the younger sister of my best friend Robert who was sadly killed by a drunk driver in the yea…
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#8. Oscar Nominated Actor Graham Greene Talks About His Career & The Movie A Dark Foe
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Graham Greene is an actor who has an illustrious career. The Canadian performer first broke into the public consciousness with his Academy Award nominated turn in Kevin Costner’s masterpiece, Dances With Wolves. He went on to have key roles in such diverse films as Michael Apted’s Thunderheart, John Mc Tiernan’s Die Hard With A Vengeance, Richard D…
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#7. Filmmaker Damian Mc Carthy Talks About His Irish Horror Film Caveat
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Director Damian Mc Carthy has made a plethora of short films over the last decade and now the Irish filmmaker makes a wonderful feature length debut with Caveat. Caveat is a creepy and captivating horror film, one which has scares as well as a few well-placed chuckles. This low budget independent Irish film delivers the goods, making it a fantastic…
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#6. Chino Moya Talks About His Big Screen Directorial Debut Undergods
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Spanish filmmaker Chino Moya is a veteran director of short films, music videos and commercials. He made his feature length debut with Undergods, a dystopian science fiction film which had its premiere at the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival. Set in an unnamed futuristic city, the film tells three stories which make The Tales Of The Unexpected seem like…
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#5. Filmmaker Lisa Downs Discusses Three of Her Favourite Films
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Lisa Downs’ is a filmmaker with a unique take on how to look back on classic films. Her 2017 documentary, Life After Flash was a brilliant insight into the film Flash Gordon and its lead actor Sam J. Jones, while 2020’s Life After The Navigator looked at another beloved ’80s sci-fi film, Flight of the Navigator and the rollercoaster life of its you…
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#4. Boys From County Hell Director Chris Baugh Delves Into His New Horror-Comedy
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Irish director Chris Baugh made his big screen debut with the 2017 revenge thriller Bad Day For The Cut. His latest film is the excellent horror-comedy, Boys From County Hell. The vampire film is something of a change of pace for the director, merging gore and laughs into a film with a lot of heart. It’s an excellently constructed and hugely entert…
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#3. Actor/Director Ruben Pla Discusses Three of His Favourite Films - Alien, Jaws and The Exorcist
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Ruben Pla is an actor with over 65 credits on IMDB. A character actor who has been working for a long time, Pla has had a wide variety of roles in television and film, appearing in everything from shows like CSI: Miami to iconic genre movies like Insidious. He has also moved into directing, making the short films The Kill (2014) and Head (2015). In…
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#2. Director Vaughn Stein Talks About His New Thriller Every Breath You Take
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Director Vaughn Stein (Terminal, Inheritance) talks about his new psychological thriller, Every Breath You Take starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin. Stein discusses working in the independent film arena and what it’s like to make a thriller in the classic style.Movies In Focus által
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#1. Writer And Director Nicholas Jarecki Talks About His Film Crisis.
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Writer and director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage) talks to Niall Browne about his opioid thriller Crisis, starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer & Evangeline Lilly. Jarecki talks about how the film came together and what it's like releasing a film in the post-COVID-19 world.Movies In Focus által
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