We, at BMAF, were most alarmed with the news that Steven Spielberg was taking Dreamworks from Disney to Universal. Nothing to be alarmed at, these things happen, Star Wars went from Fox to Disney recently and seems to be in safe hands or so we thought If like us, you are Barking Mad about Films, you probably follow lots of movie-related sites and one post kept coming up; … [Read more...]
Why we can’t wait for the Rosie Project to be a Film Project!
It's no secret that we at BMaF love the actress Jennifer Lawrence, we think that she's a great actress and admit to finding her very nice to look at too =) Her plate of upcoming projects seems to be getting larger & larger and whilst the film Passengers which she is making opposite Chris Pratt is getting the attention, another role she is attached to is that of Rosie in … [Read more...]
Were we wild about Wild?
This weekend we watched the 2014 film wild, the true story of one woman's undertaking of a 1100 mile hike following the break up of her marriage and death of her mother Following the death of her mother, Cheryl played by Reese Witherspoon went out of control, sleeping around, drinking and getting a drug addiction which led down to the breakdown of her marriage but having … [Read more...]
Great Book & With This Cast ‘Me Before You’ Should Be a Great Film
When you first look at the cast which includes 'Game of Thrones' Emilia Clark and Charles Dance, 'The Hunger Games' Sam Claflin and 'Doctor Who' companion Jenna Coleman you would be forgiven that this would be a big Science Fiction blockbuster but you would be wrong. It is actually a story about A girl in a small town who forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man … [Read more...]
From Excitement to Disappointment: Not every film can be amazing
Movies have changed over the years, extensive advertising campaigns with various trailers lure us in but sometimes the film ends up being a massive let down The biggest example for me of recent years was Prometheus, a fantastic no voicever trailer promised great things and whilst the film was not awful, it never lived up to those hopes I had going in Alien vs Predators 1 … [Read more...]