Some 13 years have passed since David Brent (Ricky Gervais) left Wernham Hogg to become a travelling salesman in the hugely successful BBC show The Office. In the final episode of the show, it touched upon David becoming a singer, with his attempt to hit the big time included the releasing of a single which didn’t even touch the Top 40. We next saw David in 2013 when he … [Read more...]
Does Eddie the Eagle Soar In This Biopic?
This week for the BMAF household we saw Eddie the Eagle, a film based (very loosely) on the true events of Eddie Edwards, who became the first British Ski Jumper at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Oddly enough this film will most likely have you thinking of Cool Runnings, the film about the Jamaican Bobsled team, as this also happened at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The film … [Read more...]
Movie Companies, Do You Want My Money in Exchange for Merchandise?
Over the years, movie merchandise has increased, from the likes of Funko with their popular Pops range to companies like LastExitToNowhere.com or darkbunnytees.com with their excellent range of movie themed clothing. When I was young, I was born at the rise of the Action Figure thanks to Star Wars, I have some now, but now we consider them collectibles and not toys. But, … [Read more...]
Why we see in 3D
3D if done right, can really enhance a film story, things have changed from those amusement park attractions where the 3-D was just a gimmick. You would go to have something hit you in the face or have a pole swing towards you (we still have nightmares of a snake in our lap, from the Disneyland Honey, I shrunk the kids attraction) 3-D is now used to show us depth and heights … [Read more...]
BMAF Go Beyond With Star Trek
This week, we watched Star Trek Beyond. The third for the new Star Trek crew brought to the screen by J.J. Abrams in 2009 and followed up by Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013. We had mixed views going in with direction now being handled by Justin Lin, our concerns being he was more known for his Fast and Furious films, yet we were put at ease knowing Simon Pegg, as well as … [Read more...]