This week we watched The Big Short another film nominated for best Oscar, based on true events from a book by Michael Lewis. The film was written for the screen and directed by Adam McKay who is probably best known for his comedy films with Will Ferrell, those being Anchorman; Step Brothers; The Other Guys and Anchorman 2. This film follows some experts in the finance … [Read more...]
Extended On DVD! Are Cinemas Missing Out?
We at Barking Mad About Films had a decision to make! What film to see this week and our 2 choices could not be further apart! Choice One was Disney’s Zootropolis (changed from its US title of Zootopia, at the request of a Denmark Zoo, which shared the same name apparently!) Choice Two was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from Zack Snyder, who is no stranger to big box … [Read more...]
Surprises in film! BMAF loves a big screen cameo
The other day, flicking through the channels, not wanting something too taxing for the brain, we stumbled across Submerged! This was a typical straight to DVD action vehicle from Steven Seagal and also featured Vinnie Jones as a good guy! What really caught our attention was when Seagal was getting his team together, he called on Damita, a martial arts girl, played by Alison … [Read more...]
BMAF search the pix that can be found on Netflix
Over the festive period, the BMAF household decided it was time to join so many of our friends and subscribe to Netflix. It's a format that concerns us as its popularity seems to again be pushing people to watch movies online, we would hate this to be at the expense of the DVD/BluRay hard copy At the moment, there seems to be a world where both can exist, and being … [Read more...]
Trainspotting Poster! The idea that we love!
Trainspotting is probably one of our favourite British films, it took a topic of drug use and didn't glamorise it at all! It also had an amazing soundtrack that went with its time of release! Then there was the line-up Trainspotting poster. One of the things that it did outside of the film was breakdown it's 5 characters from its poster, down into individual posters, so … [Read more...]




