In 1984, as a 13 year old I was so excited by a movie called Ghostbusters. My schoolbooks were covered with the stickers that came in my cereal box (Shreddies from memory). I owned the storybook, so I could relive their adventures over and over, and hoped that I would see the crew again. And then Ghostbusters 2 came in 1989, the wait had been helped by a hugely … [Read more...]
How A TV Show Inspired us to Start ‘Foster Friday’s’
Recently we watched True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the popular True Detective series. It was a much-needed return to form for the show, and in part that was because of a superb performance from Jodie Foster. Ever since we first saw her in the Silence of the Lambs, our opinion remains that she is one of the greatest actresses of all time, if not the … [Read more...]
The BMAF Review of February 2024
Hi, it is Bill and Teddy the Chihuahua and time for our February Barking Mad About Films Newsletter. In our newsletter, we will aim to share some of our thoughts and watches of the month and what we are looking forward to in the next month. So, without any further ado, welcome to…. BARKING MAD ABOUT HOME VIEWING This month, amongst the films we watched, we … [Read more...]
Why there is still a place for physical media
A few weeks ago a lot of coverage was put on the American Store BestBuy and the fact they had made the decision to no longer stock physical media. An understandable choice maybe with sales down so they are sure to be able to use that space to maximize their profits with other stock. But it all makes us a bit sad, we wouldn’t say we have a massive collection of physical … [Read more...]
Five Films Being Turned Into New TV Shows
With so many new streaming platforms, production companies need to get new content for them. An easy way of doing that is creating a TV show based on an existing film, recently for example, we had shows based on: Willow Fatal Attraction Wednesday from The Addams Family Boiling Point American Gigolo Reacher The list goes on and on, but here are five more … [Read more...]