Name your favourite Film Director? Yes, many will say Steven Spielberg; Stanley Kubrick; Martin Scorsese; David Fincher or Christopher Nolan, there are so many to choose from, but for us it is easy, it’s Tim Burton! I can honestly say if he directed the opening of an envelope I would still go to see it. ALL his films are owned by me, I can not think of any other director … [Read more...]
Waiting for a trailer for some lady ghostbusters
Way back in 1984, I saw a film that I loved called Ghostbusters and 5 years later, it spawned a sequel, which whilst I didn’t enjoy as much, it was great seeing those characters again. In fact so much so, I intend to give Ghostbusters II another viewing soon Now in 2016, the inevitable reboot is gearing up for release but the bile that has been said about it without even … [Read more...]
BMAF Enters The Forest
A quiet week at the cinema saw us take a chance on newly released horror film, The Forest. We went into this screening not sure what to expect, a lot of the reviews that had been posted were saying it wasn’t the best. Trouble is, as I’m sure you do, we tend to make our own decision when watching films, reviews only help give us information on the film, but not sure they … [Read more...]
Did The Goosebumps movie leave us down in the dumps?
This weeks movie choice was the film adaptation of the popular children’s book series, Goosebumps by R.L Stine. I am writing this blog as someone who has never read one of these books so am unable to tell you if its faithful to these. The film is directed by Rob (Shark Tale; Monsters vs. Aliens) Letterman and reteams him with the star of his last film, Gulliver's Travels … [Read more...]
Poltergeist! Remade without the scares
One of those films that as a youngster in the Eighties that I loved was Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, produced by Stephen Spielberg. Now like almost every other horror film of that period, such as Friday the 13th to the Evil Dead, the film has been remade. From director Gil Kenan, who directed the family friendly CGI hit Monster House. The film has a great cast, in … [Read more...]