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...]
Fantastic Beasts Magic Broken By Evil Spoilerers!
News this week broke that Johnny Depp would be joining the Harry Potter universe as has been cast in the sequel to the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts…and where to find them. Being a family film franchise this caused all sorts of uproar on Social Media with J.K. Rowling being signalled out the most as believed to be one who had agreed to it. Depp, who has always been a great … [Read more...]
One Film We Wouldn’t Dredd To Get A Sequel!
Another summer has passed, with plenty of sequels and reboots, with even more on the way, yet we still remain amazed that we have yet to see a Dredd 2! From director Pete Travis, who directed thriller Vantage Point and a script from Alex Garland (Sunshine; 28 Days Later & Ex Machina) this film about an established 2000 AD comic character, should have had no trouble … [Read more...]
The Failure Of The Movie Trailer
Another day has passed where we at BMAF eagerly await the trailer for Passengers starring Chris Pratt & Jennifer Lawrence. The film is due out in December so it is unusual for one not to have been released, but it got us thinking that it could be a good thing! One of our favourite films this year was 10 Cloverfield Lane, in part because we went into the film not … [Read more...]
What Happened To Big Halloween Film Releases?
Despite none really having the impact of the original, I clearly remember a poster, possibly for Saw 4, with a tagline of "If it's Halloween, it must be Saw." But now it seems Halloween is another prime slot for Box Office contenders. Spectre came out on the 26th October 2015 last year and Marvel will release Doctor Strange on the 28th October of this year. The … [Read more...]