We at Barking Mad About Films always keep an eye on all things film, and we have noted that of late, there is now a growing trend to take movies to the stage for plays or musicals. We always share news and offers for tickets when we see them on our facebook page. Fans of our page will have seen that most recently to our stage, we have had plays based on films ranging from … [Read more...]
We Miss This From The Movies Thanks to Modern Day Advances
We have spoken before, that with the download age we live in, we do worry that hard copies of films on DVD or BluRay days are numbered. This is why we embrace the limited edition releases such as steel books or releases with art cards for example, as we hope they can keep them going a bit longer. One of the things that has gone from my youth is the single from Vinyl; … [Read more...]
Christmas movie watching
Dare we mention that festive season is approaching us fast. We thought we would write a blog about some of our favourite festive films. We should point out that Gremlins and Tim Burton's Nightmare before Christmas are films that we do watch but we have blogged about them previously so excluding them. This post also excludes Krampus which we can not wait to see next week … [Read more...]
Event Cinema! Should we see more or less?
Last year, the O2 in London hosted Monty Python live, tickets sold out almost immediately and I personally thought I would miss out, but on one of its night, it was beamed live into both TV’s and Cinemas. I had booked my cinema ticket, the wife isn’t a fan and a live show would surely be better with an audience, which it proved to be. Furthermore, when I got home, I found … [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...]