We picked up Exposed on DVD from a charity shop, as we at the BMAF are big fans of Keanu Reeves. We first came across him in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure where he showed great comedy skills but he will probably be best known for his big action roles from the likes of Speed; The Matrix; Point Break and most recently John Wick (oddly enough we picked this DVD up when … [Read more...]
A Dog’s Purpose Is Not To Be Scared For A Film!
When we first saw the trailer for upcoming film A Dog’s Purpose, it looked a wonderful story about the love that dogs share with us, as their owners, so was on our radar to watch. The film, based on the best-selling book by W. Bruce Cameron, concerns a dog who over several lifetimes and owners, looks to discover the purpose of his life. The several lifetimes and owners … [Read more...]
The Barking Mad About Films Top Five Favourite Movie Musicals
We at Barking Mad About Films are hopefully heading off to see La La Land, a new film musical from Damian Chazelle, the writer/director of Whiplash. This got us thinking of our favourite Film musicals os here are ours. 5. Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street We knew we wanted to include a Tim film, but we went with Todd starring Johnny Depp, based … [Read more...]
We Read Red Sparrow, ahead of its Movie Adaptation
Here at Barking Mad About Films, we tend to choose a lot of the books we read on hearing they are to become films. Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews was no exception. When we heard Jennifer Lawrence was attached to the film adaptation, reuniting with her Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Hunger Games: Mockingjay director, Francis Lawrence. Of course, the trouble with reading a … [Read more...]
10 Films That BMAF Can’t Wait To See For 2017
As we sat down and had a look at the films coming out for this year, we chose 10 which I guess may not look very original, but we want to see them none the less. Plenty of others we considered such as the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie; Murder on the Orient Express; War for the Planet of the Apes; Kingsman 2; Paddington 2; The Mummy and even Baywatch! The truth is … [Read more...]