Movies In Focus

There's movie chat as a variety of special guests talk film with reviewer and commentator Niall Browne.

Movies In Focus is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 115 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  #116. Ian Ogilvy Talks About His Iconic Career & New Film KNIGHTFALL

  Sep 19, 202618 min

  Ian Ogilvy is an actor who has entertained generations, having starred in a plethora of roles across film and television. He’s worked alongside iconic stars like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in cult horror films The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General as well as having roles in everything from The Avengers and I, Claudius to Murder, She Wrote and Robin Of Sherwood . However, his most famous part is probably that of Simon Templar in The Return Of The Saint - a move which saw him take over the famed halo from Roger Moore. Ogilvy is now back on screens in the British action-thriller Knightfall - a film that sees him share the screen with Geoffrey Moore - the son of his Saint predecessor, Roger Moore. In the film, Ogilvy plays a spy who is pulled out of retirement to assist his daughter (Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott) who is caught up in a conspiracy. Ian Ogilvy joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about Knightfall , working with horror icons like Vincent Price and Boris Karloff and other aspects of his long and illustrious career.

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  #115. Adam Rifkin & James Paxton Discuss LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE

  Sep 14, 202619 min

  Director Adam Rifkin and actor James Paxton join this episode of the Movies in Focus podcast to talk about their new film, Last Train To Fortune . Also starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, Bernadette Peters and Laura Marano, Rifkin’s film is a comedy-western that plays with the genre's well-worn tropes - but it does so with a good heart and good characterisation. As I say in our discussion - it’s like the type of film that Disney would have made and released in the 1990s. During the course of this episode Adam talks about how Last Train To Fortune was written by his mother Michele as part of a screenwriting competition, while James discusses how the film was originally supposed to star his father, the late Bill Paxton, when it was set to be filmed in the 1990s.

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  #114. Oscar-Winning Director Kevin Macdonald On Real Time Thriller THE RUNNER

  Sep 1, 202619 min

  Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his latest film, The Runner starring Gal Gadot and Damien Lewis. The Runner is a tense real-time thriller that sees a lawyer (Gadot) racing across London in attempt to save her abducted son at the behest of a mysterious caller (Lewis). Kevin Macdonald is a prolific filmmaker, adept at both documentaries and dramatic features – having directed the likes of One Day In September, Touching The Void, The Last King Of Scotland and State Of Play . On this episode, Macdonald discusses making an action film on the streets of London, keeping tension and continuity on a real time thriller – and I couldn’t help but ask him about his excellent 2009 political thriller, State Of Play starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck. This is yet another episode when digs into the minutiae of filmmaking. The Runner hits Prime Video globally on September 2, 2026.

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  #112. Film Historian & Author Danny Stewart Digs Into Cult Cinema

  Aug 5, 202646 min

  Film historian and author, Danny Stewart returns to the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about cult films - and his books Saluting The Blood of Heroes: Behind The Apocalyptic Film and Silent Trigger: Shooting The Film . Danny previously joined the podcast on episode 48 where he discussed his book on the under-appreciated Kurt Russell film, Soldier . This time around he delves into David Webb Peoples ’ dystopian sci-fi sports movie, Salute Of The Jugger (aka The Blood Of Heroes ) starring Rutger Hauer and Russell Mulcahy ’s stylish Dolph Lundgren actioner S ilent Trigger . Always a pleasure to chat to, Danny has plenty of film knowledge to divulge and this is yet another excellent discussion that digs deep into the forgotten recesses of cult cinema.

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  #111. Sean Rowe On Music, Songwriting & FRONTIER CRUCIBLE

  Jul 29, 202642 min

  Singer-songwriter Sean Rowe joins this 111th episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Rowe wrote the songs on the soundtrack to Travis Mills’ excellent 2025 western, Frontier Crucible - and these punctuate the film as transitional pieces, much like the way that Leonard Cohen’s songs cut through the icy locales of Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller . It’s a fantastic suite of songs, which are available as an album from his website and on streaming services like Spotify. This conversation goes beyond the music for Frontier Crucible - and it delves into the process of writing and recording songs, storytelling as well as performing music live on stage. It's a fascinating conversation with a great artist - and a wonderful insight into what it takes to be a musician. Listen to the Movies In Focus Frontier Crucible podcast interview Thomas Jane and Travis Mills. Visit www.seanrowe.net

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