Hi, it is Bill and Teddy the Chihuahua again and time for our AUGUST Barking Mad About Films Newsletter. In our newsletter, we will aim to share some of our thoughts and watches of the month and what we are looking forward to in the next month. So, without any further ado, welcome to our review of August…. BARKING MAD ABOUT AUGUST This month was as always … [Read more...]
Is it A Christmas Film without the Ho Ho Ho’s?
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...]
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...]
We Came Back and Rewatched Last Action Hero
We decided to re-watch a classic Nineties film today, Last Action Hero a film that would bring back the director and star of Predator, John McTiernan & Arnold Schwarzenegger. Widely accepted as Arnold’s first major box-office failure, in part due to rushed production and the fact that it went almost head to head with the huge success that was Jurassic Park, with a script … [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...]