Recently we watched True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the popular True Detective series. It was a much-needed return to form for the show, and in part that was because of a superb performance from Jodie Foster. Ever since we first saw her in the Silence of the Lambs, our opinion remains that she is one of the greatest actresses of all time, if not the … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Talk Sequels: The Good & The Bad
Way back when Sigourney Weaver first faced off against Ridley Scott’s Alien, no one knew the franchise would be as successful as it is now, of course, things could have been different, had it not had such an incredible sequel in James Cameron’s Aliens that more sequels; prequels and spin-offs followed! By then we were so invested in the Aliens, we rushed out for films … [Read more...]
Was Money Monster A Rental Well Spent?
This week we saw Money Monster, the new film from director Jodie Foster. The film seemed very topical with its themes of being led by the media and the greed of big corporations. The film concerns a TV show called Money Monster, in which Lee Gates (George Clooney) advises his audience on how to invest their money, in particular stocks and shares. His live show is … [Read more...]
Film Stars In Adverts! Do They Make Us Buy?
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...]
When Did You See Your Favourite Star For First Time?
A couple of posts went out over the weekend as it was Valentines Day about it being 25 years to the day that Silence of the Lambs was released. A film I remember most for seeing Jodie Foster, for the first time. I am sure when I was younger, I would have seen her in Bugsy Malone or Freaky Friday but none had the effect on me as she did as her role of agent Clarice … [Read more...]