James Bond, agent 007, has always given cinema goers a licence to thrill! We ourselves have been a 007 cinema regular since Licence to Kill! We had of course seen many of his previous outings on the Television prior. Daniel Craig has really made the part his own, being a more serious Bond, more like Timothy Dalton & Sean Connery than the more fun like turns of Roger Moore … [Read more...]
Eat the movies!
Every week, I head off to our local Tesco (other stores are available) to do our weekly food shop. I have quite a good little deal going on with Mrs Barking Mad About Films, we go out for lunch first, then I leave her in the restaurant and do the shop. She uses it as thinking time to work on her business and it means I can whizz round the shop and do it faster. Yes, we could … [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...]