At the time of writing, the 2016 Oscars are happening this weekend. With the rise in Social Media, we’ve seen nothing but posts about what should or shouldn’t win, this year the Oscars are under a cloud due to the horrific #Oscarssowhite scandal. We want to gloss over that and think of Best Picture, some great choices and includes big box office far for a change in Mad Max: … [Read more...]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry with the Movies
Many films have given us great merchandise opportunities from Clothes to Toys and we always love a bargain! Like many others, we are subscribed to Groupon and Wowcher and we get advised of their daily deals. Now to be honest, it’s rare that they are movie related. There was a reduced price for the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum a while back. Of … [Read more...]
Don’t just watch the movies, play them!
When I was young I loved the game of Jaws, it was a lot like Buckaroo with the exception of balancing items on a saddle, you placed items in the shark’s mouth then took it in turns to hook them out, but be careful, one false move and those jaws may snap. Time moved on, as I earned money, it was time to revisit my youth so I did what any movie fan can do these days, head over … [Read more...]
Barking Mad about…Star Wars Water!
Over the last 5 weeks, when we have gone to the cinema or left for a journey, we've brought a bottle of water so we don't get thirsty and because of the packaging!!! Yes, being Barking Mad About Films, we have been swayed by Volvic's bottles made in the form of Star Wars characters. Available from selected stores, we found ours in toy shop The Entertainer and Shell … [Read more...]
BMAF search the pix that can be found on Netflix
Over the festive period, the BMAF household decided it was time to join so many of our friends and subscribe to Netflix. It's a format that concerns us as its popularity seems to again be pushing people to watch movies online, we would hate this to be at the expense of the DVD/BluRay hard copy At the moment, there seems to be a world where both can exist, and being … [Read more...]