This Halloween we were looking for something spooky to watch and we saw in the film schedule that Film4 were showing Fragile. Fragile is a 2005 film starring Calista Flockhart who we used to love as TVs Ally McBeal. However, the reason we took notice of this film, was because we knew that it had in part been filmed on the Isle of Wight, home of Barking Mad About … [Read more...]
Mog Blog: The cat stealing UK hearts this festive season
Here in the UK, as the run up to Christmas begins, all our major stores release their advertising campaigns to entice us to shop with them. Most years, John Lewis Retail wins, due to a combination of using a great song and a message about the meaning of Christmas. They seemed to be winning with this year's effort too!. It’s message was about looking after … [Read more...]
Did we find Spectre to be Spectacular ?
James Bond, agent 007, has always given cinema goers a licence to thrill! We ourselves have been a 007 cinema regular since Licence to Kill! We had of course seen many of his previous outings on the Television prior. Daniel Craig has really made the part his own, being a more serious Bond, more like Timothy Dalton & Sean Connery than the more fun like turns of Roger Moore … [Read more...]
At a cinema near your from err… Monday!
The new James Bond 007 film, Spectre has justhad its Cinema release, here in the UK. Yet it has only dawned on me that it is being released on a Monday, not the usual Friday day of new releases! When I was younger, films used to be released on a Sunday, you would always hear the booming voice at the end of the adverts on TV announce ‘At a Cinema near you from Sunday. Check … [Read more...]
Return of my favourite Saint
Growing up like most people of my age my first memories of TV are programmes such as The Clangers, Rainbow, Thunderbirds and Doctor Who but the first programme I can really remember being a fan of was Return of the Saint. Simon Templar was so cool, helping out the damsels in distress, it had a catchy theme, Ian Ogilvy was just so cool (guess he had to be, following 007 Roger … [Read more...]