Looking for a film to watch on Netflix, we came across Absolutely Anything which looked like it could be fun. Directed by Terry Jones of the Monty Python team and director of their classic films Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Life of Brian; Meaning of Life and other classics like Personal Services and Wind in the Willows. The film concerns Neil, (Simon Pegg), a bored … [Read more...]
Film or Comic! Can We Have Both Please =)
Riding high in cinemas at present is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which got us thinking about previous comic book films and something in particular! Today we ask, What has happened to the official movie comic adaptation magazine? Over the many years I’ve bought ones for films such as Blade Runner to The Mask. My personal favourite is my treasured Jaws 2 tie in. Yet … [Read more...]
Surprises in film! BMAF loves a big screen cameo
The other day, flicking through the channels, not wanting something too taxing for the brain, we stumbled across Submerged! This was a typical straight to DVD action vehicle from Steven Seagal and also featured Vinnie Jones as a good guy! What really caught our attention was when Seagal was getting his team together, he called on Damita, a martial arts girl, played by Alison … [Read more...]
From Pop to Flop or Greatness: When singers want to act
Sunday night at Barking Mad About Films HQ is movie night and this week was the turn of Mrs Barking Mad to choose (I went there =) she chose Box She chose Box Office smash 50 Shades of Grey, the ‘naughty’ romantic drama to put it lightly. Now who should pop up as Christian’s sister, singer and talent show judge Rita Ora Whilst the film just about kept my attention, my … [Read more...]
More choice for the home viewer please!
It seems more and more that everything is going online including our film viewing and it would appear it’s what we want with the rise of Netflix and Amazon Instant, however I for one miss the endless time standing around in the video store when you decided what you wanted to rent. This however seems to be just the start, as now we are being urged to download the films we want … [Read more...]