A recent survey of 3000 people conducted by Piedmont Media concluded that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2 was the most anticipated film this year, we here at Barking Mad About Films find that hard to believe with Star Wars: The Force Awakens also out! Clearly both franchises have massive followings, we ourselves are fans of both and have already pre-booked our tickets to … [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...]
When Do You Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas?
If you go into shops at present, on the shelves are a combination of Halloween and Christmas promotions. Not likely to confuse anyone of which is which surely? But it would appear that this is not the case for what type of film The Nightmare before Christmas is! Some say it’s a Christmas film, some say it’s a Halloween film! We can watch it whatever the day or season, but we … [Read more...]
From our Playtime to Screen Time
Growing up, we all had a toy we probably loved and some of those toys have found their way to the movies to varying success. The companies that manufacture them have pretty much put all their products into movies to increase product awareness, for example: Barbie; G I Joe; My Little Pony; Masters of the Universe and the pack leader, the multi-million Transformers movies. One … [Read more...]
When Should a Movie Franchise Stop?
When I was young, Two film franchises often got ridiculed more than any others because of the amount of sequels they had, these being Friday the 13th and Police Academy, now though every film seems to be at it but when should a Movie Franchise stop? With Friday the 13th, it was kind of acceptable as they made Jason an almost magical creature simply because audiences wanted … [Read more...]