This week we went to see T2: Trainspotting. The first film is truly iconic and a great anti-drug film and a must see! Now a lot of people expected this to be nothing more than a ‘cash grab’ but director Danny Boyle had always wanted to wait to the actors aged, as felt it could be more faithful to ‘Porno’ the Irvine Welsh written sequel, which has been adapted, like the first … [Read more...]
Return of my favourite Saint
Growing up like most people of my age my first memories of TV are programmes such as The Clangers, Rainbow, Thunderbirds and Doctor Who but the first programme I can really remember being a fan of was Return of the Saint. Simon Templar was so cool, helping out the damsels in distress, it had a catchy theme, Ian Ogilvy was just so cool (guess he had to be, following 007 Roger … [Read more...]
Surprise Find in a Charity Shop
On a recent trip to town Mrs Barking Mad (I need a better name for her =) was getting her haircut so I was left to wander around town and maybe find a film for us to watch for our Sunday movie night. Sadly the ever popular trend to watch films online means the likes of Woolworths & HMV have gone from our high streets But an unexpected source of film finding has been the … [Read more...]