Way back in 1977, Star Wars hit our screens, but oddly it was titled Episode IV: A New Hope. As we all know, they did go back one day and made episodes I-III and more recently, we were given Episode VII : The Force Awakens. We believe way back in 1977, George Lucas always said that he had planned 9 films but only made 6! The baton now passed on to other … [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...]
Christmas Shopping with the movies!
It would seem more and more brands are now using movies to sell their products! Christmas this year seems to have seen it go into overdrive! The leaders are of course for movie-related Christmas Shopping are Star Wars; Minions and of course Disney’s Frozen, from everything to socks and other clothes to Soap and shower gels. Not forgetting of course that we can use movies … [Read more...]
What Happens Next? Adding to the Film Experience
We have looked in a previous blog at how movies can sell products using everything from Minions to characters from Disney. But it doesn’t just have to be food they can put their name to, clothing, of course is an obvious one. I’ve many a film related T-shirt. Licensing can be a multi-million pound industry, all adding to our film experience! Star Wars is often praised as … [Read more...]
Eat the movies!
Every week, I head off to our local Tesco (other stores are available) to do our weekly food shop. I have quite a good little deal going on with Mrs Barking Mad About Films, we go out for lunch first, then I leave her in the restaurant and do the shop. She uses it as thinking time to work on her business and it means I can whizz round the shop and do it faster. Yes, we could … [Read more...]