When myself and Mrs BMAF go on holiday, we tend to choose holidays on a cruise ship, great to relax and switch off from work with Wi-Fi not the easiest thing to get a hold of in the middle of the ocean. To get me in the mood for the holiday, I tend to watch a cruise ship based film before I go. The trouble is Cruise ships do not tend to do well on film. Just this year, a … [Read more...]
What film will you watch on the Fright Night that is Halloween?
1985, whilst doing my paper round, I used to change my route to avoid seeing the poster for a horror film which I found quite scary! The poster featured a female vampire with mouth wide open to expose her fangs above a house. That film was Fright Night Moving on, a rainy day in a video shop with my younger brother, we tried to find a film to watch. He naturally chose … [Read more...]
Which Blockbuster movie are you waiting for most at the end of this year?
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...]
The Creature from the Black Lagoon who gave Frights in Black and White
Universal Studios to this day, have given cinema some of the greatest monsters and creatures to hit the big screen. This year, they took us back to Jurassic Park and made millions alone! Whilst they have not been making monster movies since the Jurassic Era, they have done since as early as the 192o's Giving us the likes of the famed Universal Monsters: Dracula; … [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...]