This weekend’s Sunday movie, BMAF headed to the 1989 Field Of Dreams, A much-loved fantasy drama starring Kevin Costner. The film is written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, The Sum of All Fears) is based on W.P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe. This fantasy drama is not only well-loved by movie fans but also was nominated for 3 Oscars, Best Screenplay; Best … [Read more...]
Jaws 3-D or not 3-D, That is the Question
It was recently my birthday here at the home of Barking Mad About Films and Pepper (with the help of Mrs. BMAF) brought me the recently released BluRay of the 3 Jaws sequels. I had them on DVD but the highlight of this new edition other than the clearer picture was the inclusion of the 3D version of Jaws 3, which sadly I missed at the cinema in 1983. As I grew up and … [Read more...]
13 Hours. Krasinski & The War In Benghazi
Today we watched 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, in part because we wanted to see the transformation of John Krasinski, (who we love as Jim in the American version of The Office) from his usual RomCom lead to action star From director Michael Bay, who has found fame with the Transformers movies, but we much prefer for his earlier work like B Armageddon, Bad … [Read more...]
Hold The Front Page! BMAF review Spotlight
This week, we finally got round to seeing this year’s Oscar-winning film for best picture, Spotlight. The film inspired by true events and is incredibly written by writer/director Tom McCarthy, the same writer/director of Adam Sandler film The Cobbler, A film more associated with the Golden Raspberries than the Academy awards!! The film concerns the serious and … [Read more...]
Does Time Bandits Remain A Timeless Classic?
This week at Barking Mad About Films we chose to watch the 1981 classic Time Bandits. A film we were reminded of following the sad news that actor Kenny Baker, probably best known for being the man inside R2-D2 from Star Wars had passed away. Kenny plays Fidgit, one of the Time Bandits of the film, directed by Terry Gilliam, who also co-wrote the film with his Monty Python … [Read more...]