House, A classic horror film from our childhood was showing on the Horror Channel so we could not resist a re-visit. The film is about a troubled horror author, Roger Cobb (William Katt). Currently separated from his wife Sandy (Kay Lenz) and dealing with the mysterious disappearance of their son, he is under immense pressure from his publishers to … [Read more...]
Watching Favourite Of His To Mourn Gene Wilder
Our choice of film to watch from our collection was See No Evil, Hear No Evil (SNE,HNE) a 1989 comedy classic. Our reason for watching was based on the sad news that its star Gene Wilder had passed away. Many others will choose his stunning performance as the lead in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a film that inspired not only a remake but a popular meme, which means … [Read more...]
Dreams Come True In This Movie Field!
This weekend’s Sunday movie, BMAF headed to the 1989 Field Of Dreams, A much-loved fantasy drama starring Kevin Costner. The film is written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, The Sum of All Fears) is based on W.P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe. This fantasy drama is not only well-loved by movie fans but also was nominated for 3 Oscars, Best Screenplay; Best … [Read more...]
Does Time Bandits Remain A Timeless Classic?
This week at Barking Mad About Films we chose to watch the 1981 classic Time Bandits. A film we were reminded of following the sad news that actor Kenny Baker, probably best known for being the man inside R2-D2 from Star Wars had passed away. Kenny plays Fidgit, one of the Time Bandits of the film, directed by Terry Gilliam, who also co-wrote the film with his Monty Python … [Read more...]
Re-Watch of The Naked Gun
When I was younger BBC2 used to put out a 1982 comedy programme from America called Police Squad about a bumbling police officer called Frank Drebin played by Leslie Nielsen who had made a name for himself as a comedy actor since his turn in Airplane! Prior to that his career had been as much serious as fun roles, he is a very good serious … [Read more...]