About 15 years ago, I was lucky enough to finally see the greatest film ever (in my opinion), Jaws, on the big screen. The one thing that will stay with me was one of the viewers, who was very drunk, (It was a midnight screening) got up and shouted loudly, this is that stupid shark film and walked out, I can only assume he thought the Jaws of the title might be for an adult … [Read more...]
How Star Wars Made us Revisit Cemetery Junction
This week was a huge week for movie trailers, we got our first look of the return of Ricky Gervais, as his TV legend role of David Brent from The Office. This was followed by a trailer for the first Star Wars origins story Rogue One. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story centres on how the rebels got the plans, that would eventually enable them to destroy the Death Star. One 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...]
Twitter: Bringing you closer to all things film
Twitter is very much a big part of my free time! You can find me tweeting all sorts of stuff, especially about Film under @bill626 Yet there did exist a time when I didn't tweet and would moan at Mrs BMAF who seemed to all the time. If you can't beat them, join them! I decided to get involved, finding movie stars & companies to follow. Needless to say, it got me … [Read more...]