As yesterday was the first of December, the question most media outlets and film fans ask, is that age old question is Die Hard a Christmas film. Personally, I didn’t know there were rules as to what contributes a Christmas film, do they really need to be about family and feature Santa; reindeer; elves and the like? Definitely would not seem the case as the highest … [Read more...]
BMAF Get ‘Grinchy’ Ahead of the Festive Season
We at BMAF would say our favourite book by the incredibly talented Dr.Seuss has to be How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Luckily for us, when adapted it has done rather well, we shall not mention the horror that was the live-action Cat in the Hat movie with Mike Myers! The Ron Howard directed version of The Grinch, with Jim Carrey as the grumpy old green creature, is … [Read more...]
The BMAF Answer to is Die Hard A Christmas Movie?
Is Die Hard a Christmas film? For us, yes: it's set on Christmas Eve at an office Christmas party, “Christmas in Hollis” is on the soundtrack, it ends with “Let It Snow”, and there's that “Ho-Ho-Ho” shirt. The only case against it is that we'll happily watch it any time of year. As the Festive season approaches many share their favourite Christmas films, we are no exception … [Read more...]
Celebrating The Non-Christmas Festive Movie!
We at Barking Mad About Films have shared a blog about our favourite Christmas movies before (read it here) but recently we questioned what makes a Christmas movie after we watched Regarding Henry, starring Harrison Ford, whilst it was on Netflix. The film’s opening in which Harrison’s character was shot was around December, as festive decorations were to be seen. Does that … [Read more...]