The Event
1x13 Turnabout
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Law & Order: UK
4x04 Duty of Care
Another particularly good one -- they're on a roll this series.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Monday, 4 April 2011
Films
Monsters (2010)
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
It was almost a lovely coincidence: last year's #39 was another Brit-written/directed/produced flick set in America starring Americans, Kick-Ass. If only I'd watched Monsters slightly sooner...
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
It was almost a lovely coincidence: last year's #39 was another Brit-written/directed/produced flick set in America starring Americans, Kick-Ass. If only I'd watched Monsters slightly sooner...
Sunday, 3 April 2011
TV
Family Guy
3x09 Mr. Saturday Knight
3x10 A Fish Out of Water
House
7x16 Out of the Chute
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x20 Day 20 [season finale]
And, thankfully, The Killing II will be on later this year.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
3x09 Mr. Saturday Knight
3x10 A Fish Out of Water
House
7x16 Out of the Chute
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x20 Day 20 [season finale]
And, thankfully, The Killing II will be on later this year.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100 Films
2 new reviews were posted to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
This week also sees a couple of other updates: firstly, the monthly summary for March -- in short: it's going well -- and secondly, I was nominated for a Stylish Blogger Award. Read about it (in the comments) on the about page. Plus, my review of The Girl Who Played With Fire will be available from midnight tonight.
More next Sunday.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The original title translates as Men Who Hate Women, which is certainly very apt. The subject matter is grim and dark; horribly plausible, in fact. It’s unwaveringly depicted with some brutal, hard-to-watch scenes. They’re not exploitative though, as a lesser film merrily would be, and that makes them appropriate to the tale being told.
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
starts out like a relatively normal comedy/drama… but then weird touches begin to crop in. A house that’s on fire when a character buys it and continues to be on fire for the next several decades, for instance. No one in the film bats an eyelid. Then the really weird bit arrives... as Philip Seymour Hoffman’s theatre director begins to construct a life-size New York within a warehouse.
This week also sees a couple of other updates: firstly, the monthly summary for March -- in short: it's going well -- and secondly, I was nominated for a Stylish Blogger Award. Read about it (in the comments) on the about page. Plus, my review of The Girl Who Played With Fire will be available from midnight tonight.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
TV
Just Good Friends
3x00 Christmas Special
It might seem like it was only recently, with Rock & Chips, that John Sullivan unveiled his long-held desire to write Proper Drama as well as comedy. This feature-length edition of Just Good Friends -- which tells the backstory of the characters, so central to the series proper -- tells a different story: it's surprisingly serious and, at times, quite dark... and it was made 25 years before Rock & Chips.
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x19 Day 19
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
3x00 Christmas Special
It might seem like it was only recently, with Rock & Chips, that John Sullivan unveiled his long-held desire to write Proper Drama as well as comedy. This feature-length edition of Just Good Friends -- which tells the backstory of the characters, so central to the series proper -- tells a different story: it's surprisingly serious and, at times, quite dark... and it was made 25 years before Rock & Chips.
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x19 Day 19
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 1 April 2011
TV
Friday Night Dinner
1x04 The Dress
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
This is Britain with Andrew Marr
Rather interesting survey of what the census tells us about Britain and how it's changed -- or hasn't --, often in surprising ways.
1x04 The Dress
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
This is Britain with Andrew Marr
Rather interesting survey of what the census tells us about Britain and how it's changed -- or hasn't --, often in surprising ways.
Articles
His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: George R. R. Martin Talks Game of Thrones by Dave Itzkoff
(from Arts Beat at The New York Times)
That'd be the author of the fantasy book series talking about the forthcoming much-anticipated TV adaptation, amongst other things. Good interview.
Source Code is the best reviewed studio movie of the year so far and why that's great news by Mike Sampson
(from JoBlo.com)
Title sums up the topic. Read it to see why.
(from Arts Beat at The New York Times)
That'd be the author of the fantasy book series talking about the forthcoming much-anticipated TV adaptation, amongst other things. Good interview.
Source Code is the best reviewed studio movie of the year so far and why that's great news by Mike Sampson
(from JoBlo.com)
Title sums up the topic. Read it to see why.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Quite a few shiny updates this week, most of them arriving last minute (i.e. yesterday or this morning), including the two TV series I mentioned last week, a DVD-to-BD upgrade, and a set of DVD-to-DVD upgrades. Typically, the last two were the ones that arrived this morning, so working all that out last-minute is why this update is a couple of hours late (not that anyone's noticed, I'm sure).
If you're interested, despite only going up 4, there's a total of 7 new acquisitions with 24 discs factored in this week.
There would've been one more too, but somehow my copy of Sin City had two Disc 2s and no Disc 1. Madness. It was ordered from bee.com, who don't do replacements (they do refunds, of course; they legally have to). The idea being you re-order if you have to return... except most of the stuff they sell seems to be limited stock sold dirt cheap, so by the time you've realised you need a replacement it's too late. Grr.
One other title is from them this week. It was new & sealed, but is marked "Rental Only. Not For Resale." I think I might give bee.com a miss from now on...
Number of titles in collection: 1,289 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,103 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 186 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 3,214 [up 15]
Number of films in collection: 1,357 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,794 [up 35]
Plus this week it's time for a running time update -- which just made adding those upgrades take even longer -- but anyway...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
230 days, 18 hours, and 55 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 8 hours, and 23 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Quite a few shiny updates this week, most of them arriving last minute (i.e. yesterday or this morning), including the two TV series I mentioned last week, a DVD-to-BD upgrade, and a set of DVD-to-DVD upgrades. Typically, the last two were the ones that arrived this morning, so working all that out last-minute is why this update is a couple of hours late (not that anyone's noticed, I'm sure).
If you're interested, despite only going up 4, there's a total of 7 new acquisitions with 24 discs factored in this week.
There would've been one more too, but somehow my copy of Sin City had two Disc 2s and no Disc 1. Madness. It was ordered from bee.com, who don't do replacements (they do refunds, of course; they legally have to). The idea being you re-order if you have to return... except most of the stuff they sell seems to be limited stock sold dirt cheap, so by the time you've realised you need a replacement it's too late. Grr.
One other title is from them this week. It was new & sealed, but is marked "Rental Only. Not For Resale." I think I might give bee.com a miss from now on...
Number of titles in collection: 1,289 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,103 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 186 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 3,214 [up 15]
Number of films in collection: 1,357 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,794 [up 35]
Plus this week it's time for a running time update -- which just made adding those upgrades take even longer -- but anyway...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
230 days, 18 hours, and 55 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 8 hours, and 23 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
TV
10 O'Clock Live
1x10 (24/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Monroe
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
1x10 (24/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Monroe
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Articles
Dirk Gently series commissioned by Paul Jones
(from Radio Times News)
I enjoyed the pilot, so this is super news.
Outnumbered renewed for fourth season by Catriona Wightman
(from Digital Spy)
And another bit of recommission excellence.
Thinking with another man's mind by Roger Ebert
(from rogerebert.com)
Ebert is always worth a read, so his review of Source Code is no exception. Sounds great too. And it reminds me that I really need to watch Moon...
(from Radio Times News)
I enjoyed the pilot, so this is super news.
Outnumbered renewed for fourth season by Catriona Wightman
(from Digital Spy)
And another bit of recommission excellence.
Thinking with another man's mind by Roger Ebert
(from rogerebert.com)
Ebert is always worth a read, so his review of Source Code is no exception. Sounds great too. And it reminds me that I really need to watch Moon...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
TV
Family Guy
3x05 And the Wiener Is...
3x06 Death Lives
3x07 Lethal Weapons [2nd watch]
3x08 The Kiss Seen Around the World
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x18 Day 18
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Twenty Twelve
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
3x05 And the Wiener Is...
3x06 Death Lives
3x07 Lethal Weapons [2nd watch]
3x08 The Kiss Seen Around the World
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x18 Day 18
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Twenty Twelve
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Trailers
Doctor Who Series 6 Trailer
As they mucked up the broadcast, catch it online. It's brilliant and ever so exciting.
As they mucked up the broadcast, catch it online. It's brilliant and ever so exciting.
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
TV
Family Guy
3x01 The Thin White Line
3x02 Brian Does Hollywood
3x03 Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington
3x04 One If by Clam, Two If by Sea
Mark Lawson Talks To
David Mitchell
I ought to make more of an effort to watch Lawson's interviews more often, he's really very good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x03 The Truth About Dads & Moms
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Silk
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
3x01 The Thin White Line
3x02 Brian Does Hollywood
3x03 Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington
3x04 One If by Clam, Two If by Sea
Mark Lawson Talks To
David Mitchell
I ought to make more of an effort to watch Lawson's interviews more often, he's really very good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x03 The Truth About Dads & Moms
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Silk
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
New Tree Of Life Poster Online by Phil de Semlyen
(from Empire)
Empire managed to create something of a fuss online by revealing the UK release date for this film -- they were branded liars and contradicted by grumpy, self-righteous US critics -- but it looks like they were right after all. Fortunately, such kerfuffle has been somewhat overshadowed by this rather intriguing poster.
Why The Dark Knight Rises Could Be The Most Important Superhero Movie Ever by Devin Faraci
(from Badass Digest)
If we're lucky. But more than that, this is quite well-reasoned and reasonable (as opposed to just "cos Chris Nolan is awesome dude!")
(from Empire)
Empire managed to create something of a fuss online by revealing the UK release date for this film -- they were branded liars and contradicted by grumpy, self-righteous US critics -- but it looks like they were right after all. Fortunately, such kerfuffle has been somewhat overshadowed by this rather intriguing poster.
Why The Dark Knight Rises Could Be The Most Important Superhero Movie Ever by Devin Faraci
(from Badass Digest)
If we're lucky. But more than that, this is quite well-reasoned and reasonable (as opposed to just "cos Chris Nolan is awesome dude!")
Monday, 28 March 2011
Articles
2011.12: Raging Bull (1980) **** by ghostof82
(from Musings of the Ghost Of 82)
Ignore the title -- this is more about "the further difficulties of commenting on first watching a film so many years after it was made", and has some interesting things to say on that topic (some of them through the prism of Raging Bull).
(from Musings of the Ghost Of 82)
Ignore the title -- this is more about "the further difficulties of commenting on first watching a film so many years after it was made", and has some interesting things to say on that topic (some of them through the prism of Raging Bull).
Sunday, 27 March 2011
TV
House
7x15 Bombshells
Taub loves classic Doctor Who? Butch and Sundance spoof? "Good thing I brought my axe-cane"? Best. House. Ever.
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x17 Day 17
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
7x15 Bombshells
Taub loves classic Doctor Who? Butch and Sundance spoof? "Good thing I brought my axe-cane"? Best. House. Ever.
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x17 Day 17
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
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