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...]
Sharing our love of Tim Burton
Name your favourite Film Director? Yes, many will say Steven Spielberg; Stanley Kubrick; Martin Scorsese; David Fincher or Christopher Nolan, there are so many to choose from, but for us it is easy, it’s Tim Burton! I can honestly say if he directed the opening of an envelope I would still go to see it. ALL his films are owned by me, I can not think of any other director … [Read more...]
Krampus: A Christmas present to keep or discard?
We at BMAF made it no secret that we were looking forward to seeing Krampus, the long awaited new film from Michael Dougherty, director of Trick 'r Treat. So did it meet our expectation which were sky high when going into the cinema? The film opens on a shopping precinct having an equivalent of a Black Friday, the joy of Christmas is forgotten as shoppers push, punch and … [Read more...]
Christmas movie watching
Dare we mention that festive season is approaching us fast. We thought we would write a blog about some of our favourite festive films. We should point out that Gremlins and Tim Burton's Nightmare before Christmas are films that we do watch but we have blogged about them previously so excluding them. This post also excludes Krampus which we can not wait to see next week … [Read more...]
Gremlins: A great film for between Halloween and Christmas
Here we are in the middle of November, Halloween has passed and Christmas is coming, so what better film to watch than Gremlins. As its set during the festive period but with monsters, scary enough for any Halloween so fits in between. We here at Barking Mad About Films love a creature feature and this 1984 classic is one of the best. Written by Chris Columbus, who also … [Read more...]