Welcome to the tenth edition of the Focus Podcast!
The FOCUS podcast is a monthly round up of new cinema releases in the UK, punctuated by clips and the occasional interview. Check www.focusonmovies.co.uk for further details.
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The December edition covers the usual wide range of new movies, from Sam Taylor-Wood's excellent biopic of John Lennon's early years Nowhere Boy, to Michael Keaton's directorial debut, the thoughtful festive drama The Merry Gentleman. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold sees more mayhem spilling over from the hockey fields of England, with tension the order of the day in Cracks which depicts fluctuating loyalties at a 1930s girls' boarding school.
Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly is back with The Box, a terrifying tale of fate and consequence, while The Stepfather is a chilling remake of an 80s favourite. We also highlight The Descent: Part 2 which returns with relish to the venue of Neil Marshall's 2005 original. Talking of original, James Cameron's Avatar promises to be the film event of the season and may yet change the way movies are made and marketed, and is an epic adventure set on a faraway world.
More family friendly fantasy is on offer in Where The Wild Things Are, a screen version of Maurice Sendak's much loved book. Younger audiences will love Alvin & The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel; and Planet 51, an animated fable set in an alien land. December also sees a digitally remastered re-release of the Powell-Pressburger classic The Red Shoes and a limited re-issue of another 1948 film, The Queen of Spades.
Steven Soderbergh tackles an edgy relationship drama in The Girlfriend Experience, Daniel Day-Lewis plays a film director with female problems in the musical Nine, and the London set Unmade Beds also details the difficulties between men and women. Indie favourite Jim Jarmusch is back with Limits of Control, and we also cover the Hindi tales Paa and 3 Idiots along with the poignant Israeli drama My Father, My Lord.
If you still can't decide the cinema year wraps up with Guy Ritchie's singular take on Sherlock Holmes, with Robert Downey Jr. tackling a troubling case as the fabled detective and Jude Law as his faithful sidekick Dr Watson.
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