This week we saw Blood Father, a return of Mel Gibson as an Action Movie star, rather than a creator of news for his personal life. The film comes from director Jean-Francois Richet who made the acclaimed Mesrine films. The script comes from Straight Outta Compton writer by Andrea Berloff, based on Peter Craig's novel. Peter also co-wrote the screenplay, having already … [Read more...]
Movie Crossovers, Can They Breathe Life Into Sequels?
We were walking down our high street when we saw a plush of Stitch from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, our favourite animated film character, the reason he first stood out was because he was green and not blue. Intrigued, we went in for a closer look and noticed he had a lightsaber in his hand, then the outfit clicked and we realised he had been done as Star Wars Jedi master, … [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...]
Deadpool Shows Us Comic Book Films Are Not Just For Kids!
My last visit to the cinema was to see yet another Marvel comics creation head to the big screen. I have to admit I am not a big comic book reader, but the films, in general, have been entertaining enough. There seems to have been a bit of life put into them of late, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man have even offered something a bit different to the genre. Even the … [Read more...]
From the Cinema to TV: The New Trend to Turn Films Into TV shows
Over recent years, TV has been talked about as the new cinema, due to the storytelling of such shows as Game Of Thrones, The Wire and our personal favourite, Breaking Bad. However, it appears this has now come full circle with our cinematic favourites now being turned into the new TV! Of course this idea is not new and can work, one of our favourite TV show’s started its life … [Read more...]