We at Barking Mad About Films do love a Jennifer Lawrence movie, but one other actress we always keep an eye on is Emily Blunt! She always seems to make at least one film that makes our end of year top 10! Examples are 2015 Sicario; 2014 Edge of Tomorrow; 2012 Looper; 2011 The Adjustment Bureau. 2013 She only provided voiceover work for the English version of The Wind Rises … [Read more...]
BMAF Read Inferno Prior To Its Big Screen Adaptation
Every so on a book comes along that will appear everywhere, many a train journey I had where everyone was reading a Harry Potter book, whilst not so obvious now due to the Kindle, the last book sensation would have been the Fifty Shades of Grey books. Prior to that the biggest bestseller that I can recall was Dan Brown’s The DaVinci code, so like everyone else I got onboard … [Read more...]
Illness on screen! A prescription for Box Office Success?
This week, Facebook highlighted that we had watched The Fault in our Stars A Teen Romantic Drama about illness, in this instance, sufferers with cancer, a year ago! What was a coincidence was that this week’s film rental was Miss You Already, again a film about someone coming to terms with being diagnosed with cancer. Films dealing with illness, terminal or not as well as … [Read more...]
Why I’m glad the wife chose Brooklyn!
Sunday night is movie night in the BMAF household. A night I look forward to as time to spend with Mrs BMAF and Pepper on the sofa, after a busy working week. However, this week’s choice, Brooklyn, chosen by Mrs BMAF did not wow me, as not excited by it. Yet, this is one of the joys of film, by watching someone else’s recommendation, I saw an unexpected gem. This film … [Read more...]
Mog Blog: The cat stealing UK hearts this festive season
Here in the UK, as the run up to Christmas begins, all our major stores release their advertising campaigns to entice us to shop with them. Most years, John Lewis Retail wins, due to a combination of using a great song and a message about the meaning of Christmas. They seemed to be winning with this year's effort too!. It’s message was about looking after … [Read more...]