We may be barking mad about films, but our home has also been graced by the love of a British Blue cat called Lord Hooch, who sadly passed away after a long and healthy life. Much like the BMAF Chihuahuas are a huge part of my life so was his Lordship, so much so that I often would pretend to read the best-selling book A Street Cat Named Bob, the inspiring true story written … [Read more...]
We, BMAF Urge You To Watch I, Daniel Blake
We often see the blockbuster films for entertainment, but films can often inspire and deliver a message, this week’s rental, I, Daniel Blake from director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty certainly falls into that category. The story is frightening and you would hope a work of fiction, yet since the film was released many have shared similar experiences. Widower Daniel … [Read more...]
Florence Foster Jenkins: The World’s Worst Singer Makes a Good Movie?
This week’s rental was the comedy-drama biopic of Florence Foster Jenkins by acclaimed directed Stephen Frears, from a script by Nicholas Martin. The story follows Florence (Meryl Streep) a New York heiress & socialite who founded the Verdi club to celebrate a love for Opera & Music. She is married to St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), an English Shakespearean … [Read more...]
Can The Conjuring 2 Conjure Up More Scares Than 1st Film?
This week we rented The Conjuring 2, the sequel to the 2013 film about Paranormal investigators Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) once again directed by James Wan. The film opens up with the Warren’s investigating the house best known for the Amityville Horror, it also introduces us to The Nun (who will be getting her own spin-off horror film, as … [Read more...]
Should You Hurry to See Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
This week’s cinema release we chose to see was Sully: Miracle on the Hudson based on the true events of January 15, 2009. An aircraft carrying 155 people on board had to make an emergency landing, using the Hudson River as its runway when both engines became destroyed when hitting a flock of birds. The film takes us through the events and the subsequent investigation that … [Read more...]