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...]
At a cinema near your from err… Monday!
The new James Bond 007 film, Spectre has justhad its Cinema release, here in the UK. Yet it has only dawned on me that it is being released on a Monday, not the usual Friday day of new releases! When I was younger, films used to be released on a Sunday, you would always hear the booming voice at the end of the adverts on TV announce ‘At a Cinema near you from Sunday. Check … [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...]
Great Scott! Back to the Future is now in the Past
In film history, Marty McFly went to Wednesday 21st October 2015 in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II. The internet, after many a fake post about previous dates he went to, finally got excited for the date to become reality. No more so was this noticeable than on the internet, the build up was fantastic! Pepsi revealed they were going to make and … [Read more...]