Sunday 12 February 2012

TV

The British Academy Film Awards 2012
As I think was expected, The Artist swept the board with seven awards, including Best Film, Director, Actor and Original Screenplay. Really looking forward to catching that when it comes to Blu-ray.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

The Mentalist
4x11 Always Bet on Red
[Watch it on Demand 5 from Friday 2nd March. Probably.]

Films

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
[#13 in 100 Films in a Year 2012]

Unknown (2011)
[#12 in 100 Films in a Year 2012]

DVD Extras

Unknown: The Story
Just an EPK featurette, which might be expected but is disappointing considering how much things change in the final act -- would've been interesting to hear the cast and crew discuss that, but naturally they're not giving it away in this promotional puff piece.

this week on 100 Films

Just 1 new review was posted to 100 Films in a Year this week...

Glorious 39 (2009)
it creates a mood of creeping terror and dread; of an oppressive conspiracy that our hero, who’s just a fairly ordinary girl, has no chance of overturning — if it’s even real, and if she can find details about it if it is... you can never be sure where it’s going to go; never be sure who’s on the side of the angels and who of the devils; of who is reliable and what is really happening; of who will survive. What’s better in a thriller than not actually knowing what will come?
Read more on my new blog or my classic blog.

More next Sunday.