We were awaiting a film to start the other day and as per usual had to endure what felt like an hours worth of adverts. First Harvey Keitel told us about Direct Line, quickly followed by Ryan Reynolds promoting BT Broadband with Idris Elba telling us the benefits of Sky Broadband. It didn’t stop though, Jennifer Aniston telling us the benefits of flying with Emirates, … [Read more...]
Does Shooter Hit Our Action Film Targets?
One of our favourite action films of recent years was the 2007 Shooter, directed by Antoine Fuqua. We were reminded of it when we heard that it was being remade for TV, and will debut on Netflix. It should be noted the film itself was based on Point of Impact (which is available at Amazon here) the first in Stephen Hunter’s book series, so it does have the content to extend … [Read more...]
Fantastic Beasts Magic Broken By Evil Spoilerers!
News this week broke that Johnny Depp would be joining the Harry Potter universe as has been cast in the sequel to the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts…and where to find them. Being a family film franchise this caused all sorts of uproar on Social Media with J.K. Rowling being signalled out the most as believed to be one who had agreed to it. Depp, who has always been a great … [Read more...]
Does No Mean No For The Accused?
We at BMAF are big fans of the Actress, Jodie Foster, and we re-watched her Oscar-winning performance in the 1988 drama film, The Accused, over the weekend. The film is about how the legal system deals with rape, here in the UK, a footballer accused of rape is dominating the news, so this film seemed topical for a rewatch, as both cases put emphasis on the victim having to … [Read more...]
Part Time Cinema, Seeks New Customers!
We at Barking Mad About Films love our trips to the cinema, we just don’t think you can beat a trip to the big screen. Sadly, we seem to be looking more and more like we are in the minority. Increased prices of tickets and the concessions stands and the even faster turn around of movies to DVD/BluRay/Streaming or Piracy means more people are happier to wait. Of course, … [Read more...]