The Sound of Music (1965)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #7
Sunday, 7 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho [3rd watch]
1x05 A Regular Earl Anthony [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x07 The Wedding Job
1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho [3rd watch]
1x05 A Regular Earl Anthony [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x07 The Wedding Job
this week on 100 Films
This week began with a new month, and so it was time for 100 Films in a Year to look back at the previous one...
Plus, there were 2 new reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXVI
More next Sunday.
Plus, there were 2 new reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXVI
A pair of awards-worthy short animations — the first won an Oscar, the second was nominated for one. I was going to include more films in this week’s roundup (effectively bundle two weeks into one), but it felt like a disservice to this pair. They are...Read more here.
- Paperman
- Waltz with Bashir
More next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Having pushed the running time update back a week purely because I hadn't had time to update it, this week I got a whole pile of new titles. To be exact, there were 10 additions, though various upgrades keep the net change at +4. And the number of discs actually goes down, thanks to The World at War Blu-ray being an 8-disc upgrade to a 26-disc-version I owned on DVD. That wasn't even the most complicated-to-factor title, which only turned up yesterday morning. So this update is late, but it's complete!
Number of titles in collection: 2,553 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [down 6]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,478 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,524 [down 6]
Number of films: 2,963 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 210 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [up 4]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
472 days, 16 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 4 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
That's the biggest monthly increase since June 2019... although it does have five weeks in it, so that's kinda cheating, I guess.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Having pushed the running time update back a week purely because I hadn't had time to update it, this week I got a whole pile of new titles. To be exact, there were 10 additions, though various upgrades keep the net change at +4. And the number of discs actually goes down, thanks to The World at War Blu-ray being an 8-disc upgrade to a 26-disc-version I owned on DVD. That wasn't even the most complicated-to-factor title, which only turned up yesterday morning. So this update is late, but it's complete!
Number of titles in collection: 2,553 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [down 6]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,478 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,524 [down 6]
Number of films: 2,963 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 210 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [up 4]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
472 days, 16 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 4 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
That's the biggest monthly increase since June 2019... although it does have five weeks in it, so that's kinda cheating, I guess.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 6 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x02 Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker [3rd watch]
1x03 And My Paralyzing Fear of Death [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x06 The Stork Job
Not Going Out
11x00 Resolutions [special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x02 Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker [3rd watch]
1x03 And My Paralyzing Fear of Death [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x06 The Stork Job
Not Going Out
11x00 Resolutions [special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 5 March 2021
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2020/2021 Episode 6 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Damages
1x01 Get Me a Lawyer [3rd watch]
Starting Damages again from the beginning, because it's about a decade since I watched season 3 (the last season to air on regular UK TV, as far as I'm aware) and I'd like to see seasons 4 and 5. I'd forgotten I already watched season 1 twice until after finishing this episode, but that's ok because it's really good.
Leverage
1x04 The Miracle Job
1x05 The Bank Shot Job
WandaVision
Part 9 The Series Finale [finale]
2020/2021 Episode 6 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Damages
1x01 Get Me a Lawyer [3rd watch]
Starting Damages again from the beginning, because it's about a decade since I watched season 3 (the last season to air on regular UK TV, as far as I'm aware) and I'd like to see seasons 4 and 5. I'd forgotten I already watched season 1 twice until after finishing this episode, but that's ok because it's really good.
Leverage
1x04 The Miracle Job
1x05 The Bank Shot Job
WandaVision
Part 9 The Series Finale [finale]
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Films
Con Air (1997)
[#58 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
[#57 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018)
This ad for Australian tourism, released back in 2018, initially got people excited because it looked like it was a trailer for a surprise fourth Crocodile Dundee movie. Eventually, the truth was revealed (I think during the Superbowl?) Anyway, they never released a 'complete' version — it only exists as a collection of four or five teasers/trailers/adverts, which you can find on YouTube edited together by just being stuck one after another. They tend to be called "extended version"s, but really it's just playing all the clips back to back. If they'd properly cut all the variants together into one complete version, I'd probably count it and review it as a short on 100 Films; but they didn't, so I'm just mentioning it here (and on Letterboxd).
[#58 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
[#57 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018)
This ad for Australian tourism, released back in 2018, initially got people excited because it looked like it was a trailer for a surprise fourth Crocodile Dundee movie. Eventually, the truth was revealed (I think during the Superbowl?) Anyway, they never released a 'complete' version — it only exists as a collection of four or five teasers/trailers/adverts, which you can find on YouTube edited together by just being stuck one after another. They tend to be called "extended version"s, but really it's just playing all the clips back to back. If they'd properly cut all the variants together into one complete version, I'd probably count it and review it as a short on 100 Films; but they didn't, so I'm just mentioning it here (and on Letterboxd).
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021
Films
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019)
[#54 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the audio commentary on Arrow's Blu-ray, which was very academically-minded but not without interest
[#54 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the audio commentary on Arrow's Blu-ray, which was very academically-minded but not without interest
Sunday, 28 February 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
3x35 I Sing the Body Electric
+ commentary by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree
3x35 I Sing the Body Electric
+ commentary by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree
Films
Frankenstein (1931)
[#53 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #2
+ commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling
[#53 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #2
+ commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling
this week on 100 Films
Time flies: this week, it was already time for a new monthly TV column at 100 Films in a Year...
Plus 2 new film reviews...
Creed II (2018)
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
More next Sunday.
Plus 2 new film reviews...
Creed II (2018)
The film’s title is, obviously, meant to be read “Creed 2” because it’s a follow-up to “Creed 1”, but if you chose to read it as “Creed the 2nd” it wouldn’t be inappropriate to the movie’s themes. This is a movie all about parents and children, what they owe to each other, and how they live up to that — or fail to. It’s a meaty subject to chew on, and [the film] examines it from almost every conceivable angle.Read more here.
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
The 24th and penultimate film in the original Zatoichi series is also the first to be directed by star Shintarô Katsu. Despite such fundamental creative control by the man who arguably knew the character best, it's widely regarded as one of the series’ worst instalments, and yet you’ll find some people full of praise for it. It’s one of the series’ darkest entries, and I suspect it’s unpopular overall because it’s so grim; but for those who do like it, they love it.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 27 February 2021
TV
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Sequel to Murder on the Blackpool Express and Death on the Tyne. I thought it was the best one yet.
Sequel to Murder on the Blackpool Express and Death on the Tyne. I thought it was the best one yet.
Films
Radioactive (2019)
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
[#51 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
[#51 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
It was supposed to be a new running time update this week, but it's been a busy month and a bunch of titles arrived just this morning, so I haven't found time to add it all up. That's bumped to next week, then. In the meantime, this week's pile of new arrivals: one recent release, and four sale pickups.
Number of titles in collection: 2,549 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,468 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,532 [up 6]
Number of films: 2,956 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 209 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
It was supposed to be a new running time update this week, but it's been a busy month and a bunch of titles arrived just this morning, so I haven't found time to add it all up. That's bumped to next week, then. In the meantime, this week's pile of new arrivals: one recent release, and four sale pickups.
Number of titles in collection: 2,549 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,468 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,532 [up 6]
Number of films: 2,956 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 209 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 February 2021
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
1x10 Judgment Night
2x11 The Night of the Meek
+ commentary on The Night of the Meek by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree and comic book author Len Wein.
These episodes see me pass the halfway mark of watching the whole series: I've now seen 79 episodes, and I've got 77 to go...
1x10 Judgment Night
2x11 The Night of the Meek
+ commentary on The Night of the Meek by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree and comic book author Len Wein.
These episodes see me pass the halfway mark of watching the whole series: I've now seen 79 episodes, and I've got 77 to go...
Articles
What Peter Jackson’s original two-movie Lord of the Rings almost looked like
by Drew McWeeny (from Polygon)
I don't share any articles for ages and then two really good ones come along almost at once...
by Drew McWeeny (from Polygon)
I don't share any articles for ages and then two really good ones come along almost at once...
Monday, 22 February 2021
Films
Apollo 13 (1995)
[3rd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #6. Plus a few bits from the audio commentaries by Jim & Marilyn Lovell and director Ron Howard, which were quite interesting.
[3rd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #6. Plus a few bits from the audio commentaries by Jim & Marilyn Lovell and director Ron Howard, which were quite interesting.
Articles
Justice League: The Shocking, Exhilarating, Heartbreaking True Story of #TheSnyderCut
by Anthony Breznican (from Vanity Fair)
As someone put it on Twitter, "this is possibly the most well-rounded, thoughtful, and genuinely informative articles about the Snyder Cut I've ever had the pleasure to read... An uncommonly good piece."
by Anthony Breznican (from Vanity Fair)
As someone put it on Twitter, "this is possibly the most well-rounded, thoughtful, and genuinely informative articles about the Snyder Cut I've ever had the pleasure to read... An uncommonly good piece."
Sunday, 21 February 2021
this week on 100 Films
Just 1 new review on 100 Films in a Year this week...
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
More next Sunday.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
Often cited as one of the best live acts around, for their latest concert movie British rock band Muse have attempted something a bit different: rather than just footage of them performing songs in front of a massive audience, Simulation Theory attempts to tell a sci-fi narrative… driven by and/or interspersed with the band performing songs in front of a massive audience, natch.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 20 February 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A few new additions this week, again. I thought next week was going to finally be a totally quiet one, but I just ordered some stuff that I expect will turn up. I'm insatiable.
Number of titles in collection: 2,544 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,463 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,526 [up 7]
Number of films: 2,950 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 208 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 841 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A few new additions this week, again. I thought next week was going to finally be a totally quiet one, but I just ordered some stuff that I expect will turn up. I'm insatiable.
Number of titles in collection: 2,544 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,463 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,526 [up 7]
Number of films: 2,950 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 208 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 841 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 19 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 5 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 5 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 7 Breaking the Fourth Wall
Part 5 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 5 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 7 Breaking the Fourth Wall
Films
The House of Fear (1939)
[#44 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Not to be confused with the Sherlock Holmes film of the same title, this is a remake of The Last Warning — and a vastly inferior one at that.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
[#45 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#44 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Not to be confused with the Sherlock Holmes film of the same title, this is a remake of The Last Warning — and a vastly inferior one at that.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
[#45 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Thursday, 18 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 4 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 4 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
TV
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
I don't know if this actually aired anywhere in the UK (probably on a Sky channel if it did), but I got hold of it nonetheless out of curiosity. More thoughts on Letterboxd.
I don't know if this actually aired anywhere in the UK (probably on a Sky channel if it did), but I got hold of it nonetheless out of curiosity. More thoughts on Letterboxd.
Films
The Guilty (2018)
[#42 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Mortal Kombat (1995)
[#41 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#42 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Mortal Kombat (1995)
[#41 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 3 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 3 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 3 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 3 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Films
The Last Warning (1928)
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the extras on the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray: an audio commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones; and a 10-minute video essay that, despite that short running time, still only talked about the actual film for about a third of its running time!
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the extras on the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray: an audio commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones; and a 10-minute video essay that, despite that short running time, still only talked about the actual film for about a third of its running time!
Monday, 15 February 2021
Films
Crocodile Dundee II (1999)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #5. I'm sure I watched this as a kid, but I didn't remember a second of it.
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #5. I'm sure I watched this as a kid, but I didn't remember a second of it.
Sunday, 14 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Films
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The only Oscar Best Picture winner from the last 30 years that I hadn't seen. (Next oldest: 1988's Rain Man, which is on this year's Blindspot list.)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The only Oscar Best Picture winner from the last 30 years that I hadn't seen. (Next oldest: 1988's Rain Man, which is on this year's Blindspot list.)
this week on 100 Films
5 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, all thanks to another 100-week roundup...
The 100-Week Roundup XXV
More next Sunday.
The 100-Week Roundup XXV
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Italian Job
- Downsizing
- Brigsby Bear
- Starship Troopers
- Escape from New York
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 13 February 2021
Films
Tangerines (2013)
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The White Tiger (2021)
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The White Tiger (2021)
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bit of a calmer week this time, with only three new additions... though as two of those are box sets, there's still a whole pile of new films and shorts. Also, that rarest of rarities: a new DVD! (Of a film not available on Blu, obv.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,540 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,459 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,519 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,946 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 836 [up 15]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bit of a calmer week this time, with only three new additions... though as two of those are box sets, there's still a whole pile of new films and shorts. Also, that rarest of rarities: a new DVD! (Of a film not available on Blu, obv.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,540 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,459 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,519 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,946 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 836 [up 15]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 12 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 1 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 1 (of 5)
Channel 4's quarter-hour "after show" thingy.
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 6 All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
Part 1 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 1 (of 5)
Channel 4's quarter-hour "after show" thingy.
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 6 All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Films
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Also...
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #4. This isn't just because I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice (although it is very good), but because the BFI Blu-ray has a choice of soundtracks: the first is the original 1926 musical score; the second is an English voiceover narration recorded in 2013 but based on the director's original text. Really, the latter wasn't worth bothering with (I wrote a little more about that on Letterboxd).
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Also...
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #4. This isn't just because I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice (although it is very good), but because the BFI Blu-ray has a choice of soundtracks: the first is the original 1926 musical score; the second is an English voiceover narration recorded in 2013 but based on the director's original text. Really, the latter wasn't worth bothering with (I wrote a little more about that on Letterboxd).
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Monday, 8 February 2021
Sunday, 7 February 2021
Films
The Dig (2021)
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[#32 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[#32 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
this week on 100 Films
We're a whole week into February now, but that week began with February beginning, and so over at 100 Films in a Year it was time to look back at the first month of 2021...
And I published 3 new film reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXIV
More next Sunday.
And I published 3 new film reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXIV
Featuring... - Bruce Almighty - Isle of Dogs - Life is BeautifulRead more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 6 February 2021
Films
When the Wind Blows (1986)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by first assistant editor John Fordham and film historian Nick Redman ("first assistant editor" sounds like a bit of a lowly position to be doing the commentary, but Fordham was there for most of production and seems to know a fair bit — it's not a bad track), and the interview with Raymond Briggs (insightful into the original conception of the characters, including how he had to make them "fairly dim" in order to slavishly follow the "lunatic" official advice!)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by first assistant editor John Fordham and film historian Nick Redman ("first assistant editor" sounds like a bit of a lowly position to be doing the commentary, but Fordham was there for most of production and seems to know a fair bit — it's not a bad track), and the interview with Raymond Briggs (insightful into the original conception of the characters, including how he had to make them "fairly dim" in order to slavishly follow the "lunatic" official advice!)
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Last week I said this week might challenge some of the record-breakers from last year. In the end, due to stuff getting lost in the post or not arriving as quickly as expected, it's not quite at that level — but it's still a relatively big'un, with 11 all-new titles, containing 15 films (no multi-film sets, just a bunch of extra films as special features!) and 38 episodes of TV, plus a pile of short films too. Sadly, nothing on Ultra HD or DVD, and no additional cuts, otherwise every single stat would've gone up. Hey-ho, you can't have it all!
Number of titles in collection: 2,537 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,457 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,507 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,935 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [up 38]
Number of short films: 821 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Last week I said this week might challenge some of the record-breakers from last year. In the end, due to stuff getting lost in the post or not arriving as quickly as expected, it's not quite at that level — but it's still a relatively big'un, with 11 all-new titles, containing 15 films (no multi-film sets, just a bunch of extra films as special features!) and 38 episodes of TV, plus a pile of short films too. Sadly, nothing on Ultra HD or DVD, and no additional cuts, otherwise every single stat would've gone up. Hey-ho, you can't have it all!
Number of titles in collection: 2,537 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,457 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,507 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,935 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [up 38]
Number of short films: 821 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 5 February 2021
Thursday, 4 February 2021
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Films
The Burning Buddha Man (2013)
[#29 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Coming to America (1988)
[#28 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#29 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Coming to America (1988)
[#28 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Films
Weird Woman (1944)
[#27 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The second Inner Sanctum Mystery.
+ commentary by film historian Justin Humphreys & author Del Howison
[#27 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The second Inner Sanctum Mystery.
+ commentary by film historian Justin Humphreys & author Del Howison
Monday, 1 February 2021
Sunday, 31 January 2021
this week on 100 Films
It was time for another TV column on 100 Films in a Year this week...
But film was not left out, with 3 new movie reviews too...
Rope (1948)
The 100-Week Roundup XXIII
More next Sunday.
But film was not left out, with 3 new movie reviews too...
Rope (1948)
Nowadays fake single takes are all over the place — some of them even last whole movies. But, as with so much cinematic trickery, it’s not actually a new idea. I don’t know if Alfred Hitchcock was the first director to attempt to trick the viewer into thinking they were watching one long take, when in fact it’s several shots stitched together via hidden cuts, but his effort is certainly one of the most famous. As an exercise in style, it’s a mixed success. Hitch is presumably inventing techniques that other filmmakers would polish and perfect in later attempts at the same stunt, but these first attempts don’t always come off perfectlyRead more here.
The 100-Week Roundup XXIII
Featuring...Read more here.
- Sherlock Gnomes
- Swimming with Men
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 30 January 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
5x04 A Kind of a Stopwatch
5x07 The Old Man in the Cave
+ the commentary on A Kind of a Stopwatch by TZ expert Martin Grams, Jr.
WandaVision
Part 4 We Interrupt This Program
5x04 A Kind of a Stopwatch
5x07 The Old Man in the Cave
+ the commentary on A Kind of a Stopwatch by TZ expert Martin Grams, Jr.
WandaVision
Part 4 We Interrupt This Program
Films
Sansho Dayu (1954)
[#25 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #1
+ the introduction by Tony Rayns on the Masters of Cinema Blu-ray
[#25 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #1
+ the introduction by Tony Rayns on the Masters of Cinema Blu-ray
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After last week's busy-ness, it's back down to a more acceptable level this week... although I have so much stuff in the post or awaiting dispatch, if it all manages to turn up in the next 7 days then next week might be back up in record-breaker levels. Oh dear!
Well, for now, here's a reasonably-sized update — and, along with it, the first running time update of 2021...
Number of titles in collection: 2,526 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,446 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,479 [up 4]
Number of films: 2,920 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,010 [no change]
Number of short films: 812 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
468 days, 7 hours, and 57 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 17 hours, and 25 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
After last week's busy-ness, it's back down to a more acceptable level this week... although I have so much stuff in the post or awaiting dispatch, if it all manages to turn up in the next 7 days then next week might be back up in record-breaker levels. Oh dear!
Well, for now, here's a reasonably-sized update — and, along with it, the first running time update of 2021...
Number of titles in collection: 2,526 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,446 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,479 [up 4]
Number of films: 2,920 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,010 [no change]
Number of short films: 812 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
468 days, 7 hours, and 57 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 17 hours, and 25 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 29 January 2021
TV
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
3x03 Cult Movies [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Twilight Zone
5x02 Steel
+ audio commentary by TZ expert Marc Scott Zicree and classic sci-fi expert Bill Warren
3x03 Cult Movies [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Twilight Zone
5x02 Steel
+ audio commentary by TZ expert Marc Scott Zicree and classic sci-fi expert Bill Warren
Films
Cats (2019)
[#24 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Secret Garden (2020)
[#23 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#24 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Secret Garden (2020)
[#23 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
4x18 The Bard [season finale]
+ audio commentary by TZ expert Marc Scott Zicree and classic sci-fi expert Bill Warren
4x18 The Bard [season finale]
+ audio commentary by TZ expert Marc Scott Zicree and classic sci-fi expert Bill Warren
Films
3 Idiots (2009)
[#21 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
[#22 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the 2 featurettes on the Blu-ray, Too Shocking for Its Time and A Daring Work of Raw Excellence
[#21 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
[#22 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the 2 featurettes on the Blu-ray, Too Shocking for Its Time and A Daring Work of Raw Excellence
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Films
Crimson Tide (1995)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #2
The Social Dilemma (2020)
[#20 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #2
The Social Dilemma (2020)
[#20 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Monday, 25 January 2021
Sunday, 24 January 2021
this week on 100 Films
4 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...
The 100-Week Roundup XXII
More next Sunday.
The 100-Week Roundup XXII
Featuring...Read more here.
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Leave No Trace
- Inception: The Cobol Job
- Fences
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 23 January 2021
TV
Cobra Kai
2x08 Glory of Love
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Staged
2x07 The Loo Recluse
2x08 Until They Get Home [season finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
1x09 Episode 9 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x08 Glory of Love
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Staged
2x07 The Loo Recluse
2x08 Until They Get Home [season finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
1x09 Episode 9 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Blithe Spirit (2020)
[#18 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
[#17 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#18 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
[#17 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After a quiet start to the year, things kicked off back up to 2020 levels this week, with 12 new purchases — that's my most in one week since... well, only two months ago, actually. But several of those were DVD upgrades — the net title increase of 11 is the biggest since last April! Hopefully this is a one-off spike and not a sign that I'm still unable to cut back... although I do have a few more things in the post and on order, so...
Number of titles in collection: 2,523 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,443 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,475 [up 24]
Number of films: 2,917 [up 14]
Number of additional cuts: 205 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,010 [up 28]
Number of short films: 811 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After a quiet start to the year, things kicked off back up to 2020 levels this week, with 12 new purchases — that's my most in one week since... well, only two months ago, actually. But several of those were DVD upgrades — the net title increase of 11 is the biggest since last April! Hopefully this is a one-off spike and not a sign that I'm still unable to cut back... although I do have a few more things in the post and on order, so...
Number of titles in collection: 2,523 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,443 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,475 [up 24]
Number of films: 2,917 [up 14]
Number of additional cuts: 205 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,010 [up 28]
Number of short films: 811 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 22 January 2021
TV
Staged
2x05 The Warthog and the Mongoose Part 1
2x06 The Warthog and the Mongoose Part 2
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
2x05 The Warthog and the Mongoose Part 1
2x06 The Warthog and the Mongoose Part 2
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Who? (1974)
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ featurette The Man Behind the Mask, in which Kim Newman talks about the author of the novel the film is based on, Algis Budrys; and also the selected scene commentary by star Elliott Gould. It sounds like Gould must have recorded a commentary for the entire film, but it was so dull they’ve cut it down to just 21 minutes of highlights... and even that features a fair bit of silence.
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ featurette The Man Behind the Mask, in which Kim Newman talks about the author of the novel the film is based on, Algis Budrys; and also the selected scene commentary by star Elliott Gould. It sounds like Gould must have recorded a commentary for the entire film, but it was so dull they’ve cut it down to just 21 minutes of highlights... and even that features a fair bit of silence.
Thursday, 21 January 2021
TV
Cobra Kai
2x07 Lull
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
A Business Proposal for Mel
They do one of these specially-shot mini-episode-type trailers for every box set in the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray range, but, to be honest, I normally don't bother to watch them. This one was fab, though — maybe they're worth the time after all...
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Staged
2x03 The Dirty Mochyns
2x04 Woofty Doofty, David
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
2x07 Lull
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
A Business Proposal for Mel
They do one of these specially-shot mini-episode-type trailers for every box set in the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray range, but, to be honest, I normally don't bother to watch them. This one was fab, though — maybe they're worth the time after all...
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Staged
2x03 The Dirty Mochyns
2x04 Woofty Doofty, David
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
TV
Cobra Kai
2x06 Take a Right
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Staged
2x01 Saddle Up Sheen
2x02 Long Time, No See
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
2x06 Take a Right
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Staged
2x01 Saddle Up Sheen
2x02 Long Time, No See
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
[#14 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by author and screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and the director’s daughter, Regina Le Borg.
This is the first Inner Sanctum Mystery. More to come.
[#14 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by author and screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and the director’s daughter, Regina Le Borg.
This is the first Inner Sanctum Mystery. More to come.
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Monday, 18 January 2021
Films
Joint Security Area (2000)
[#13 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
[#12 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#13 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
[#12 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Sunday, 17 January 2021
TV
Cobra Kai
2x03 Fire and Ice
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
3x01 British Comedy
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
14x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x03 Fire and Ice
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
3x01 British Comedy
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
14x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100 Films
2021 finally got underway on 100 Films in a Year this week, with the announcement of my Blindspot picks for this year...
There were also 11 new reviews published...
The 100-Week Roundup XIX
The 100-Week Roundup XX
The 100-Week Roundup XXI
More next Sunday.
There were also 11 new reviews published...
The 100-Week Roundup XIX
Featuring...Read more here.
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
- Cool Hand Luke
- 1941
- Rambo
The 100-Week Roundup XX
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Stewardesses 3D
- Experiments in Love 3D
- La jetée
The 100-Week Roundup XXI
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Player
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- First Reformed
- Gods and Monsters
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 16 January 2021
Films
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)
[#10 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
One Night in Miami... (2020)
[#11 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#10 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
One Night in Miami... (2020)
[#11 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week... there's nothing to report! Wonders will never cease. Several things are in the post or on order, though, so expect next week to be considerably busier (though hopefully not back up to 2020 levels).
Number of titles in collection: 2,512 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,431 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 95 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,451 [no change]
Number of films: 2,903 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 203 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,982 [no change]
Number of short films: 811 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week... there's nothing to report! Wonders will never cease. Several things are in the post or on order, though, so expect next week to be considerably busier (though hopefully not back up to 2020 levels).
Number of titles in collection: 2,512 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,431 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 95 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,451 [no change]
Number of films: 2,903 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 203 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,982 [no change]
Number of short films: 811 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 15 January 2021
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Films
Hotel Transylvania 3D (2012)
[#8 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
[#7a in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#8 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
[#7a in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
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