As yesterday was the first of December, the question most media outlets and film fans ask, is that age old question is Die Hard a Christmas film. Personally, I didn’t know there were rules as to what contributes a Christmas film, do they really need to be about family and feature Santa; reindeer; elves and the like? Definitely would not seem the case as the highest … [Read more...]
7 Books to Read Ahead of Their Screen Adaptations
Whenever we hear a book is being annouced for a TV or Film adaptation, if the synopsis sounds great, we will seek it out and read before we watch. It may seem odd, I'm sure many would watch then read the source material, but we much prefer our way round, you may do as well? In this blog, we are sharing Seven books from our bookshelf that we have read or about to … [Read more...]
BMAF Get ‘Grinchy’ Ahead of the Festive Season
We at BMAF would say our favourite book by the incredibly talented Dr.Seuss has to be How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Luckily for us, when adapted it has done rather well, we shall not mention the horror that was the live-action Cat in the Hat movie with Mike Myers! The Ron Howard directed version of The Grinch, with Jim Carrey as the grumpy old green creature, is … [Read more...]
Can BMAF Get Festive Spirit by Watching The Nutcracker?
Synopsis: All Clara wants is a key that will open a mysterious parcel she has received from her late mother, her quest to find it will lead her to a magical world via her Godfather that includes Mice and toy soldiers and plenty of adventure Director: Lasse Hallstrom with Joe Johnston Writers: Ashleigh Powell for screenplay suggested from the short story by … [Read more...]
The BMAF Answer to is Die Hard A Christmas Movie?
As the Festive season approaches many share their favourite Christmas films, we are no exception but one that seems to cause more controversy than most is Die Hard Many class this film as a Christmas movie but many say that it's not, we questioned a while ago what makes it non-festive when we saw another film which is clearly set around the period so we agree slightly with … [Read more...]