Whenever we hear a book is being annouced for a TV or Film adaptation, if the synopsis sounds great, we will seek it out and read before we watch. It may seem odd, I'm sure many would watch then read the source material, but we much prefer our way round, you may do as well? In this blog, we are sharing Seven books from our bookshelf that we have read or about to … [Read more...]
Trouble on the Train for Liam Neeson in the Commuter
We headed out to see the new Liam Neeson Action-Thriller The Commuter. The film reteams Liam with Director Jaume Collet-Serra for a 4th time, after Non-Stop; Unknown and Run All Night. The Director also made the great Shark thriller The Shallows. The film opens with a montage of Liam’s Character Michael going through the motions of daily life, to establish he is a commuter. … [Read more...]
Did We Go Wild For Hunt For The Wilderpeople?
We finally got to see Taiki Waititi’s 'Hunt For The Wilderpeople', a film that did not make our local cinema, yet we desperately wanted to see as a fan of his last film, What We Do In The Shadows and a lot of his earlier work, in particular, his Eagle Vs Shark and TV’s Flight of the Conchords. It has now arrived on the UK Netflix so we could not wait to watch it. The film is … [Read more...]
BMAF watch The Jungle Book come to life
One of my first ever memories of going to the cinema would have been to see the re-release of Disney’s animated 1967 classic, The Jungle Book. Since then, it has had an animated sequel and in 1994 Disney made a live action version, starring Jason Scott Lee; John Cleese; Sam Neill and Lena Headey. Various spin-offs featuring Mowgli’s adventures have followed, all heading on … [Read more...]