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...]
Eat the movies!
Every week, I head off to our local Tesco (other stores are available) to do our weekly food shop. I have quite a good little deal going on with Mrs Barking Mad About Films, we go out for lunch first, then I leave her in the restaurant and do the shop. She uses it as thinking time to work on her business and it means I can whizz round the shop and do it faster. Yes, we could … [Read more...]
Barking Mad’s favourite ever Animation film is…..
A lot of peoples' favourite animated film will take them to the house of mouse known as Disney Studios, and we at Barking Mad About Films are no different Whilst a lot of those will go for the Lion King, Frozen etc or maybe one of the Pixar efforts such as Toy Story but for us, the one that we watch on repeat viewing is the 2002 release of Lilo and Stitch I have lost count of … [Read more...]
From Pop to Flop or Greatness: When singers want to act
Sunday night at Barking Mad About Films HQ is movie night and this week was the turn of Mrs Barking Mad to choose (I went there =) she chose Box She chose Box Office smash 50 Shades of Grey, the ‘naughty’ romantic drama to put it lightly. Now who should pop up as Christian’s sister, singer and talent show judge Rita Ora Whilst the film just about kept my attention, my … [Read more...]
Minions! Would it be Banana’s to Miss it?
So I am back home from this week’s Barking Mad About Films trip to the cinema and this weeks choice of viewing was Minions Those cheeky little yellow fella’s from the smash hit film Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. I personally saw the first film as a big fan of Steve Carrell and the thought of him as a super villain with promise of laughs sold me and it is a film I do … [Read more...]