Movies In Focus

Movies In Focus episodes:

• 05.27.2024

  #55. Kristanna Loken & James Cullen Bressack On Making DARKNESS OF MAN With Jean Claude Van Damme

  Darkness Of Man is a new action noir starring Jean Claude Van Damme as a former Interpol agent haunted by the actions of his past.  Visually striking, Darkness Of Man sees Van Damme give a nuanced turn - and it’s...

  
• 05.20.2024

  #54. Ryan Irving On His Slasher Pastiche Arrow Short BARK

  Arrow Shorts is a showcase for great short-form film-making. From the scary to the bizarre, Arrow highlights the amazing work being created by film-makers in a shorter-length medium. Film-maker Ryan Iriving joins this episode of the podcast to talk about Bark,...

  
• 05.18.2024

  #53. Izzy Lee On The Gonzo 'Sesame Street On Acid' Arrow Short MEAT FRIEND

  Arrow Shorts is a showcase for great short-form film-making. From the scary to the bizarre, Arrow highlights the amazing work being created by filmmakers in a shorter-length medium. Film-maker Izzy Lee joins this episode of the podcast to talk about her...

  
• 05.15.2024

  #52: Jeff Fisher On Erotic Thrillers & Bringing Adele Parks' THE IMAGE OF YOU To The Screen

  The Image Of You is the screen adaptation of Adele Parks’ novel of the same name. Directed by Jeff Fisher and adapted by screenwriter Chris Sivertson, the film stars Sasha Pieterse, Parker Young, Néstor Carbonell and Mira Sorvino. It’s something...

  
• 05.12.2024

  #51. Best-Selling Author Adele Parks Talks Writing & THE IMAGE OF YOU

  Adele Parks MBE has sold over 5 million plus copies and has been translated into over 30 different languages. Her 19th novel, The Image Of You has now been adapted for the screen by director Jeff Fisher and screenwriter Chris Sivertson. Starring Sasha Pieterse,...

  
• 05.06.2024

  #50. Writer/Director Francis Galluppi On The Brilliant THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY

  Sometimes a movie will come along and subvert expectations - and Francis Galluppi’s brilliant feature film debut, The Last Stop In Yuma County is one of the movies. The set-up is that a travelling salesman is caught up with a...

  
• 05.01.2024

  #49. Stefon Bristol On Directing Sci-Fi Thriller BREATHE & Its A-List Cast

  As its title suggests, Stefon Bristol’s Breathe is a claustrophobic and tense film that will leave you gasping for air. A prescient science fiction piece, Breathe is set in the near future where the earth has a depleted oxygen supply....

  
• 04.21.2024

  #48. Author Danny Stewart On The Underappreciated Kurt Russell Movie SOLDIER

  Unfairly dismissed in 1998, Paul W.S. Anderson’s Soldier underperformed when it was released, grossing a paltry $14.5 million at the U.S. on a then substantial $60 million budget. In the UK the Kurt Russell starrer became the most expensive film...

  
• 04.14.2024

  #47. Cult Auteur Larry Fessenden Talks BLACKOUT & Werewolves

  It’s usually hyperbole to say that someone does it all, but in the case of Larry Fessenden, it just so happens to be true. An award-winning actor, producer, writer, director and editor - Fessenden is a genre filmmaker with a...

  
• 03.15.2024

  #46. Director Adam Cooper Discusses SLEEPING DOGS & Working With Russell Crowe & Karen Gillan

  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...

  
• 03.09.2024

  #45. Scott Chambers On DOCTOR JEKYLL, Hammer, Horror & WINNIE-THE-POOH BLOOD & HONEY 2

  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...

  
• 03.04.2024

  #44. AMELIA'S CHILDREN Filmmaker Gabriel Abrantes

  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...

  
• 03.01.2024

  #43. THE FUGITIVE Director Andrew Davis Discusses His Career

  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...

  
• 01.20.2024

  #42. RUTHLESS Director Art Camacho Talks About Stunts & Action

  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...

  
• 12.16.2023

  #41. Phillip Noyce & Morena Baccarin Discuss FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan

  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...

  
• 11.26.2023

  #40. Director Tyler MacIntyre & Writer Michael Kennedy Talk IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE

  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,...

  
• 10.30.2023

  #39: Writer/Director Dominic O’Neill On HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE

  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...

  
• 09.02.2023

  #38. Writer & Visual Artist Jaylan Salah On Horror

  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,...

  
• 08.26.2023

  #37. Douglas Schulze Talks THORNS, FightFest & Low Budget Filmmaking

  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...

  
• 08.18.2023

  #36. Daphné Baiwir On The Stephen King Documentary KING ON SCREEN

  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...

  
• 08.09.2023

  #35. Yuval Adler On SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL & Carter Smith Talks THE PASSENGER

  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...

  
• 07.30.2023

  #34. Filmmaker Joe Russo Gives Insight Into The WGA Strike

  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...

  
• 04.28.2023

  #33.THE BLACK DEMON Director Adrian Grunberg

  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...

  
• 04.15.2023

  #32. Film Historian James Kenney On DAUGHTER OF GOD With Keanu Reeves & Ana De Armas

  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...

  
• 03.15.2023

  #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...

  
• 03.12.2023

  #30. Director Yoko Okumura Talks About Her Comedy-Thriller UNSEEN

  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....

  
• 03.02.2023

  #29. Writer/Director Corey Deshon Talks About His New Thriller DAUGHTER

  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...

  
• 01.17.2023

  #28. ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES Writers Pen Densham & John Watson

  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...

  
• 11.28.2022

  #27. Writing-Directing Duo Joe Dietsch & Louis Gibson Discuss MANIFEST WEST

  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...

  
• 11.21.2022

  #26. Darren Le Gallo, Schuyler Fisk & Henry Thomas Talk About SAM & KATE

  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...

  
• 11.14.2022

  #25. Romuald Boulanger Talks ON THE LINE / Chuck Russell Talks PARADISE CITY

  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...

  
• 11.04.2022

  #24. Director K. Asher Levin Talks About The Horror-Action-Comedy SLAYERS

  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...

  
• 10.24.2022

  #23. Gerry Maguire On The Irish Film Festival London 2022

  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...

  
• 10.17.2022

  #22. Legendary Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza On His Hollywood Career & Films Such As Die Hard, 49 Hours, Hudson Hawk & More!

  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,...

  
• 09.01.2022

  #21. Director Andrew Baird Discusses The Thriller ONE WAY & Working With Colson ’Machine Gun Kelly’ Baker

  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...

  
• 06.10.2022

  #20. Lorne Balfe Talks About Composing The Music For TOP GUN: MAVERICK

  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...

  
• 04.10.2022

  #19: Horror Filmmaker Sonny Mallhi On His Career As A Writer/Director/Producer

  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...

  
• 03.26.2022

  #18: James Kenney On Finding The Lost Director’s Cut Of Peter Bogdanovich’s SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS

  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...

  
• 02.26.2022

  #17. Batman On Film Founder Bill Ramey Talks About BATMAN On The Big Screen

  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...

  
• 02.20.2022

  #16. Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller The Desperate Hour

  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...

  
• 11.18.2021

  #15. Head Of Irish Film London Gerry Maguire Discusses The Irish Film Festival London

  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...

  
• 09.08.2021

  #14. Adam Nelson On Low Budget Filmmaking & The Mire

  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...

  
• 08.31.2021

  #13. Filmmaker Filip Jan Rymsza On His Psychological Thriller Mosquito State

  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...

  
• 08.21.2021

  #12. Fractured Visions Founder Phillip Escott On Running A Boutique Film Distribution Label

  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...

  
• 08.15.2021

  #11. Writer & Journalist Abbie Bernstein Discusses Her Book Master Of Horror: The Official Biography Of Mick Garris

  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...

  
• 08.07.2021

  #10. Writer, Director & Master Of Horror Mick Garris

  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...

  
• 08.04.2021

  #9. Producer Gemma Bradley Talks About Black Box & Independent Filmmaking

  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....

  
• 07.28.2021

  #8. Oscar Nominated Actor Graham Greene Talks About His Career & The Movie A Dark Foe

  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...

  
• 06.09.2021

  #7. Filmmaker Damian Mc Carthy Talks About His Irish Horror Film Caveat

  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...

  
• 05.23.2021

  #6. Chino Moya Talks About His Big Screen Directorial Debut Undergods

  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...