Doctor Who
31x09 Cold Blood
Well, that was an ignominious end. Even Adric got better than that!
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Eurovision Song Contest: Oslo 2010
The UK's rubbish entry deserved to come last, but Belarus deserved better and Denmark (as well as some others) deserved less.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 29 May 2010
Friday, 28 May 2010
TV
The Mentalist
2x15 Red Herring
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Queen
Part 4 The Enemy Within
One day I'll finish watching this series...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD or SeeSaw.]
2x15 Red Herring
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Queen
Part 4 The Enemy Within
One day I'll finish watching this series...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD or SeeSaw.]
DVD Extras
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
Brief but informative making-of featurette from the Knowing Blu-ray. Ironically, I only watched it because it was short, yet it felt like there was lots more to say about the film's production. I suppose that's what the director's commentary is for.
Brief but informative making-of featurette from the Knowing Blu-ray. Ironically, I only watched it because it was short, yet it felt like there was lots more to say about the film's production. I suppose that's what the director's commentary is for.
Articles
FlashForward finale: Did advance planning do more harm than good for the show? by Lynette Rice
(from Hollywood Insider at EW.com)
Steampunks gather for Great Exhibition by Mark Ward
(from BBC News)
It's funny how older stories sometimes turn up in BBC News' "most popular" list, like this rather cool one from the end of March.
(from Hollywood Insider at EW.com)
Steampunks gather for Great Exhibition by Mark Ward
(from BBC News)
It's funny how older stories sometimes turn up in BBC News' "most popular" list, like this rather cool one from the end of March.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Two Complete Series box sets this week mean the usual small changes to title-totals, but big shifts in terms of discs and TV episodes. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,175 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,088 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 87 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 2,884 [up 40]
Number of films in collection: 1,239 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,045 [up 129]
Statistic of the week:
Number of Masters of Cinema DVDs/BDs in collection:
31
(36% of MoC titles)
Normally I'd tie a stat like this to a new purchase, but, no, I just had the idea. Though I also just ordered Tabu, so that kinda counts.
(Also, note that while MoC have 101 films numbered in their collection, some titles contain multiple numbers (e.g. the Lubitsch box set is #94-99). Re-counting just titles brings their total down to 86, which is the number used above so as to match my other collection stats. Out of their 101 film, I own 41, or 40.6%. In case you cared.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Two Complete Series box sets this week mean the usual small changes to title-totals, but big shifts in terms of discs and TV episodes. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,175 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,088 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 87 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 2,884 [up 40]
Number of films in collection: 1,239 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,045 [up 129]
Statistic of the week:
Number of Masters of Cinema DVDs/BDs in collection:
31
(36% of MoC titles)
Normally I'd tie a stat like this to a new purchase, but, no, I just had the idea. Though I also just ordered Tabu, so that kinda counts.
(Also, note that while MoC have 101 films numbered in their collection, some titles contain multiple numbers (e.g. the Lubitsch box set is #94-99). Re-counting just titles brings their total down to 86, which is the number used above so as to match my other collection stats. Out of their 101 film, I own 41, or 40.6%. In case you cared.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
TV
The Graham Norton Show
7x07 (24/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Luther
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
7x07 (24/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Luther
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
Evangelion Movie Beats Blu-ray Records in Japan by Juan Calonge
(from Blu-ray.com)
(from Blu-ray.com)
anime feature film Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance sold 195,000 Blu-ray Discs in Japan, easily beating the first-day sales record for a Blu-ray release in that country (which previously belonged to Michael Jackson's This Is It with 122,000 copies). Over 60% of the total disc sales of this title came from the Blu-ray version.Nice news. Now I just hope for a speedy Western release, as the first film was so good.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
TV
FlashForward
1x21 Countdown
It's quite hard to feel any sympathy for the breakdown of Dem & Zoe's engagement, considering she's been an unlikeable pussy-whipping bitch throughout. Good riddance to her, in fact. Indeed, FlashForward routinely fails on all emotional fronts -- the supposedly moving scene between Mark and Charlie was a particularly weak and over-sentimental example in my opinion.
Still, only one more ep to go, and then we'll have all the answers we're ever going to have.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
You Have Been Watching
2x06 (20/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
1x21 Countdown
It's quite hard to feel any sympathy for the breakdown of Dem & Zoe's engagement, considering she's been an unlikeable pussy-whipping bitch throughout. Good riddance to her, in fact. Indeed, FlashForward routinely fails on all emotional fronts -- the supposedly moving scene between Mark and Charlie was a particularly weak and over-sentimental example in my opinion.
Still, only one more ep to go, and then we'll have all the answers we're ever going to have.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
You Have Been Watching
2x06 (20/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Films
Insomnia (1997)
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Swedish original of the Al Pacino/Robin Williams/Chris Nolan film, which I watched almost exactly a year ago. Slightly weird coincidence there then.
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Swedish original of the Al Pacino/Robin Williams/Chris Nolan film, which I watched almost exactly a year ago. Slightly weird coincidence there then.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
TV
Outnumbered
3x06 Programme 6 [season finale]
A more low-key series-closer than Outnumbered usually does, I thought. Good news that they show no signs of stopping though -- I miss it already.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wallander [Swedish]
2x05 Cellisten (aka The Cellist)
One of the more interesting things about Wallander is how it can do an episode about the Russian mafia, featuring car bombs and multiple murders, and still feel resolutely low-key. It has a knack for making the improbable feel almost real.
3x06 Programme 6 [season finale]
A more low-key series-closer than Outnumbered usually does, I thought. Good news that they show no signs of stopping though -- I miss it already.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wallander [Swedish]
2x05 Cellisten (aka The Cellist)
One of the more interesting things about Wallander is how it can do an episode about the Russian mafia, featuring car bombs and multiple murders, and still feel resolutely low-key. It has a knack for making the improbable feel almost real.
Music
Mind Heist by Zack Hemsey
The lovely music from the third Inception trailer, written especially for it. Beautifully Dark Knight-y. One 'review' of the trailer described this track thusly:
Yup.
You can listen to it streamed here. It's available to buy once the film's out, but if you're A Bit Naughty you can actually download that stream. But you didn't hear that from me.
The lovely music from the third Inception trailer, written especially for it. Beautifully Dark Knight-y. One 'review' of the trailer described this track thusly:
and the music...the way it grates into your head, into your nerves, it puts you on edge while simultaneously making you feel that this is the most important movie of the year and that the stakes are so high in this, how can you not go see it?
Yup.
You can listen to it streamed here. It's available to buy once the film's out, but if you're A Bit Naughty you can actually download that stream. But you didn't hear that from me.
Articles
Cannes 2010. End of the Line: Outrage (Takeshi Kitano, Japan) by Daniel Kasman
(from Mubi)
Interesting review of Kitano's latest, offering a different perspective to most.
Towel Day 2010: Take some time to enjoy the genius of Douglas Adams by Shane Richmond (from Telegraph.co.uk)
and
Towel day: Douglas Adams remembered across the globe by Michelle Pauli (from guardian.co.uk)
RIP Douglas.
On a related note...
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet by Douglas Adams
(from DouglasAdams.com)
As mentioned in the Telegraph article. It's 11 years old, but it's still largely relevant.
(from Mubi)
Interesting review of Kitano's latest, offering a different perspective to most.
Towel Day 2010: Take some time to enjoy the genius of Douglas Adams by Shane Richmond (from Telegraph.co.uk)
and
Towel day: Douglas Adams remembered across the globe by Michelle Pauli (from guardian.co.uk)
RIP Douglas.
On a related note...
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet by Douglas Adams
(from DouglasAdams.com)
As mentioned in the Telegraph article. It's 11 years old, but it's still largely relevant.
Monday, 24 May 2010
TV
FlashForward
1x20 The Negotiation
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Mentalist
2x14 Blood In, Blood Out
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.
1x20 The Negotiation
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Mentalist
2x14 Blood In, Blood Out
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.
Articles
Shrek Shrinks with Fourth Movie by Brandon Gray
(from Box Office Mojo)
More details and analysis at the link. I like that 3D may be to blame.
(from Box Office Mojo)
Shrek Forever After debuted far, far below the mighty starts of some of its predecessors, grossing an estimated $71.3 million on approximately 9,500 screens, the broadest launch ever for an animated movie.
Shrek the Third still holds the record for highest-grossing animated opening with $121.6 million, followed by Shrek 2 and The Simpsons Movie. Shrek Forever After ranks fourth on that list, although, in terms of estimated attendance, it would barely make the Top 20... opening 41 percent lower than last movie despite the 3D ticket price boost was alarmingly severe. In terms of attendance, the slip was even more extreme: down 59 percent.
More details and analysis at the link. I like that 3D may be to blame.
Sunday, 23 May 2010
TV
An Audience with Michael Bublé
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Doctor Who
31x08 The Hungry Earth
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
House
6x22 Help Me [season finale]
Brilliant episode, what a great way to end the season. And, as usual, can't wait for the next.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Doctor Who
31x08 The Hungry Earth
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
House
6x22 Help Me [season finale]
Brilliant episode, what a great way to end the season. And, as usual, can't wait for the next.
Articles
50 Beautiful Movie Posters by Alessandro Cattaneo
(from Smashing Magazine)
An interesting gallery of lovely posters, some obvious, some less so. And it's not at all as pretentious as you might expect.
(from Smashing Magazine)
An interesting gallery of lovely posters, some obvious, some less so. And it's not at all as pretentious as you might expect.
this week on 100 Films
3 new reviews were posted to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Righteous Kill (2008)
Waitress (2007)
More next Sunday.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
action sequences are frequent and fantastic throughout. The raid on the castle is tense, exciting and ultimately devastating — the troops left behind to certain slaughter is an incredibly dark moment in a PG-rated kids’ film.
Righteous Kill (2008)
it’s dull. Properly dull — not slow, not measured, not leisurely — just dull. Director Jon Avnet tries to spice things up occasionally with some swishy camerawork or editing, apparently forgetting he’s lensing a procedural thriller about a pair of 60-something cops and not Miami Vice 2.
Waitress (2007)
Some have criticised it for putting so much levity near such tragic topics; I can only assume they live in a different world to our’s, presumably one where either everything is punctuated by a laughter track or one where everything is underscored by Coldplay.
More next Sunday.
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