Whenever we hear a book is being annouced for a TV or Film adaptation, if the synopsis sounds great, we will seek it out and read before we watch. It may seem odd, I'm sure many would watch then read the source material, but we much prefer our way round, you may do as well? In this blog, we are sharing Seven books from our bookshelf that we have read or about to … [Read more...]
We head into the Spiders Web with Claire Foy
Synopsis: A program that gives control of all the nuclear codes created by a computer programmer, Frans Balder, for the NSA is requested to be taken by Lisbeth Salander as now considered by its creator as too dangerous to exist, in case it ever ended up in enemy hands. Upon getting the program, Lisbeth finds this program is wanted by rivals, looking to sell it for a … [Read more...]
Does Jennifer Lawrence Soar as a Red Sparrow?
This week we went to see the reteaming of The Hunger Games Franchise director Francis Lawrence and star Jennifer Lawrence, for the big screen adaptation of Jason Matthews book, Red Sparrow. The film tells how after a horrific accident whilst performing ballet, Russian dancer Dominika (Lawrence) is recruited by her uncle (Matthias Schoenaerts) to attend Sparrow School, albeit … [Read more...]
We Bought DVD About True Story of Family Buying A Zoo
Our latest watch was We Bought a Zoo, from Jerry Maguire writer/director Cameron Crowe, which was inspired by the true story of Benjamin Mee (played by Matt Damon) The film tells how Mee is struggling as a single father, following the death of his wife, Katherine (Stephanie Szostak) The death has had a major effect on his 14-year-old son, Dylan (Colin Ford) who has now been … [Read more...]
BMAF Can’t Wait To Meet The Girl On The Train
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...]