Every so on a book comes along that will appear everywhere, many a train journey I had where everyone was reading a Harry Potter book, whilst not so obvious now due to the Kindle, the last book sensation would have been the Fifty Shades of Grey books. Prior to that the biggest bestseller that I can recall was Dan Brown’s The DaVinci code, so like everyone else I got onboard … [Read more...]
BMAF watch a ‘Job Lot’ of Steve Jobs films
This week movie rental was one of the big Oscar contenders of last year, Steve Jobs. We however not so long ago also saw his story portrayed in the 2013 film Jobs. The 2013 film had Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and covers most of his career including the creation of the first Apple computer and way up to the creation of the iPod. The latest Steve Jobs film, however, gives … [Read more...]
Hoping For A Return To Form From Adam
When I was a lot younger, one Actor/Comedian always would have massive hits in the US, but they would never be as popular in the UK, I am of course talking about Adam Sandler. This always used to surprise me. An actor who I had seen in the background of such films as Coneheads and Airheads, as well as the Steve Martin film, Mixed Nuts uit not taken much notice of him. I … [Read more...]
BMAF Spend Time With The Intern
This week’s film choice was The Intern from director Nancy Meyers (who has previously brought us big hits such as The Holiday; What Women Want and It’s Complicated) If we are completely honest, we weren’t sure what to expect, this was a Mrs. BMAF choice after all, but it is well worth seeking out as not only does it give some great laughs but also deals with age-old issues … [Read more...]
The New Action Figures You Won’t Want To Lego!
When I grew up, toys wise we had Action Man or Barbie/Sindy; Playmobil; Lego and the one that really captured my childhood, from a genius marketing move from George Lucas, Star Wars Action Figures! The floodgates since my youth have of course now opened, and figures come with many of the movie blockbusters. I myself have action figures of Bruce Campbell as Ash from the Evil … [Read more...]