We at BMAF are planning on seeing The Lego Batman Movie soon, so decided to get ready for it by watching The Lego Movie. From the directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who brought us 21 and 22 Jump Street, as well as the previous animated success, Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, this film follows Emmet Brickowoski (voiced by Chris Pratt) a Lego construction … [Read more...]
Can Jeremy Piven Deliver The Goods In This Comedy?
We caught up with The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard, a 2009 comedy we had not heard of, but caught our eye in a charity shop, especially as from the ‘guys’ behind Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, both of which we found amusing. I would say if you are not a fan of those 2 movies, this probably won’t be for you! The film centres on Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) who is a master … [Read more...]
BMAF review Sisters!
This week, Mrs. BMAF had chosen Sisters for our regular Sunday night film to watch. This comedy starred probably 2 of the funniest women about today, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Best known for their television hits 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, that success has maybe not given them the same amount of screen success, the 2 did star together in the very funny Mean Girls … [Read more...]
We Suggest The Next Film To Hit The Stage As A Musical
We at Barking Mad About Films always keep an eye on all things film, and we have noted that of late, there is now a growing trend to take movies to the stage for plays or musicals. We always share news and offers for tickets when we see them on our facebook page. Fans of our page will have seen that most recently to our stage, we have had plays based on films ranging from … [Read more...]
Is Zoolander still in fashion?
I saw the original Zoolander way back when it was released in 2001, directed and starring Ben Stiller, it became one of my favourites, and prior to watching the recently released sequel, I still found it very enjoyable. So 15 years later, I was excited at the chance to see Ben Stiller return as Derek Zoolander, especially as he was also bringing back Owen Wilson as Hansel … [Read more...]