Over the last 5 weeks, when we have gone to the cinema or left for a journey, we've brought a bottle of water so we don't get thirsty and because of the packaging!!! Yes, being Barking Mad About Films, we have been swayed by Volvic's bottles made in the form of Star Wars characters. Available from selected stores, we found ours in toy shop The Entertainer and Shell … [Read more...]
BMAF search the pix that can be found on Netflix
Over the festive period, the BMAF household decided it was time to join so many of our friends and subscribe to Netflix. It's a format that concerns us as its popularity seems to again be pushing people to watch movies online, we would hate this to be at the expense of the DVD/BluRay hard copy At the moment, there seems to be a world where both can exist, and being … [Read more...]
Did BMAF have a whale of a time seeing ‘In the Heart of the Sea’?
The BMAF headed to the cinema recently to see our first film of 2016. With our local cinema being a Cineworld, we did not have the option of seeing the Hateful Eight, so took time to catch up on our viewing, by seeing In the Heart of the Sea, which has been in UK cinemas since Boxing Day. The film, directed by Ron Howard, is based on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick, of the … [Read more...]
Poltergeist! Remade without the scares
One of those films that as a youngster in the Eighties that I loved was Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, produced by Stephen Spielberg. Now like almost every other horror film of that period, such as Friday the 13th to the Evil Dead, the film has been remade. From director Gil Kenan, who directed the family friendly CGI hit Monster House. The film has a great cast, in … [Read more...]
No love from Cineworld for the Hateful Eight
As 2016 has started, the first film I had planned to see was Quentin Tarantino's Eight film, The Hateful Eight I am now sad to see that Cineworld, who I have often praised for initiatives such as my beloved unlimited card, have decided not to screen this film! This is due to an argument with the film's distributors over the fact that a rival chain has exclusive rights to … [Read more...]