Grantchester
6x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Leverage
3x12 The King George Job
Friday, 1 October 2021
Thursday, 30 September 2021
TV
Leverage
3x11 The Rashomon Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x11 The Rashomon Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Monday, 27 September 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Oops — this is rather late, isn't it? But, as you'll see, it's the third substantial week in a row. In fact, if a parcel from the US had turned up when I expected it to, this would actually have beaten two weeks ago to be the biggest of the month. But it didn't, so it doesn't.
Still, there's six new arrivals (The Thing (1982) 4K set includes The Thing (2011) Blu-ray bundled, so it's a net increase of five) — and, wonder of wonders, one of them's a DVD! That'd be season two of Romanzo Criminale, which has been available on Blu-ray in some countries, but I've never found season one on Blu-ray anywhere, and I already own that on DVD, so I'm just completing the set. It also means that every single stat goes up this week, a real rarity.
And all of that is just in time for the monthly running time update — the main reason I took so long putting this post together. Have these busy weeks led to an uncommonly large leap?
Number of titles in collection: 2,663 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,599 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 122 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 6,723 [up 18]
Number of films: 3,113 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 232 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,108 [up 10]
Number of short films: 885 [up 11]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
484 days, 21 hours, and 2 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 4 hours, and 23 minutes from last month.)
I'm not sure about all-time, but that's the biggest running time increase since April's.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Oops — this is rather late, isn't it? But, as you'll see, it's the third substantial week in a row. In fact, if a parcel from the US had turned up when I expected it to, this would actually have beaten two weeks ago to be the biggest of the month. But it didn't, so it doesn't.
Still, there's six new arrivals (The Thing (1982) 4K set includes The Thing (2011) Blu-ray bundled, so it's a net increase of five) — and, wonder of wonders, one of them's a DVD! That'd be season two of Romanzo Criminale, which has been available on Blu-ray in some countries, but I've never found season one on Blu-ray anywhere, and I already own that on DVD, so I'm just completing the set. It also means that every single stat goes up this week, a real rarity.
And all of that is just in time for the monthly running time update — the main reason I took so long putting this post together. Have these busy weeks led to an uncommonly large leap?
Number of titles in collection: 2,663 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,599 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 122 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 6,723 [up 18]
Number of films: 3,113 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 232 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,108 [up 10]
Number of short films: 885 [up 11]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
484 days, 21 hours, and 2 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 4 hours, and 23 minutes from last month.)
I'm not sure about all-time, but that's the biggest running time increase since April's.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Sunday, 26 September 2021
Saturday, 25 September 2021
Friday, 24 September 2021
Articles
Frances McDormand & Joel Coen Answer All Questions On Eve Of New York Film Festival Opener The Tragedy Of Macbeth
by Mike Fleming Jr (from Deadline)
Macbeth is my favourite Shakespeare, so I'm very much looking forward to this new adaptation. I like the Coen brothers' movies less than most people, but this is something different, and the two leads are great, so I still have expectations. However it turns out, this is an interesting interview about how the project came to be and the motivations behind its artistic choices.
by Mike Fleming Jr (from Deadline)
Macbeth is my favourite Shakespeare, so I'm very much looking forward to this new adaptation. I like the Coen brothers' movies less than most people, but this is something different, and the two leads are great, so I still have expectations. However it turns out, this is an interesting interview about how the project came to be and the motivations behind its artistic choices.
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Monday, 20 September 2021
Sunday, 19 September 2021
Films
The Current War (2017)
[#168 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
[#167 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#168 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
[#167 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Saturday, 18 September 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I said last week would probably be the busiest of September, with one new release and seven sales purchases. And it still is, but I hadn't expected this week to come so close.
That's due to a bulk order from the US arriving super-speedily, plus I didn't realise Black Widow was out on disc this week until last weekend, so that was a last-minute (still-technically-a-)preorder. Throw in another couple of new releases (Early Universal Volume 1, and Days of Heaven from Australia via Amazon UK) and this week's tally is a more-than-respectable seven new additions... although one of them's a BD-to-4K upgrade, so the numbers fall one short of that.
Number of titles in collection: 2,657 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,594 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 119 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 6,705 [up 12]
Number of films: 3,102 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 231 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 874 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I said last week would probably be the busiest of September, with one new release and seven sales purchases. And it still is, but I hadn't expected this week to come so close.
That's due to a bulk order from the US arriving super-speedily, plus I didn't realise Black Widow was out on disc this week until last weekend, so that was a last-minute (still-technically-a-)preorder. Throw in another couple of new releases (Early Universal Volume 1, and Days of Heaven from Australia via Amazon UK) and this week's tally is a more-than-respectable seven new additions... although one of them's a BD-to-4K upgrade, so the numbers fall one short of that.
Number of titles in collection: 2,657 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,594 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 119 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 6,705 [up 12]
Number of films: 3,102 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 231 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 874 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Monday, 13 September 2021
Sunday, 12 September 2021
Films
La Dolce Vita (1960)
[#165 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #9
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
[#164 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#165 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #9
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
[#164 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Saturday, 11 September 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Alrighty then, here we go: after a quiet few weeks (whole month, even), things are kicking off. This week's additions feature one new release (which arrived pleasingly early, as it's not due out until the 20th) and a whopping seven sale pickups (all 88 Films releases, mostly gialli). This will probably wind up being the busiest single week of September, but there's plenty more to come overall...
Number of titles in collection: 2,651 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,588 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 115 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,693 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,095 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 874 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Alrighty then, here we go: after a quiet few weeks (whole month, even), things are kicking off. This week's additions feature one new release (which arrived pleasingly early, as it's not due out until the 20th) and a whopping seven sale pickups (all 88 Films releases, mostly gialli). This will probably wind up being the busiest single week of September, but there's plenty more to come overall...
Number of titles in collection: 2,651 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,588 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 115 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,693 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,095 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 874 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 September 2021
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Tuesday, 7 September 2021
DVD Extras
The Making of The Birth of a Nation
A 24-minute documentary made in 1993 and included on Masters of Cinema's release of the film in question.
A 24-minute documentary made in 1993 and included on Masters of Cinema's release of the film in question.
Monday, 6 September 2021
Films
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
[#161 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #8. After Part One (aka the first half) yesterday, today I watched Part Two (aka the second half).
[#161 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #8. After Part One (aka the first half) yesterday, today I watched Part Two (aka the second half).
Sunday, 5 September 2021
Films
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
[#161 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #8. Only watched the first part (of two), because it's a long film and, frankly, I needed to go to bed. Part Two tomorrow (hopefully).
Also watched one of the Blu-ray's extras: when the film was re-released in 1930, it came with a short introduction and intermission in which director D.W. Griffith chatted to Walter Huston about some of the film's inspiration, and basically tried to excuse its racism. It's an interesting bit of additional context.
[#161 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #8. Only watched the first part (of two), because it's a long film and, frankly, I needed to go to bed. Part Two tomorrow (hopefully).
Also watched one of the Blu-ray's extras: when the film was re-released in 1930, it came with a short introduction and intermission in which director D.W. Griffith chatted to Walter Huston about some of the film's inspiration, and basically tried to excuse its racism. It's an interesting bit of additional context.
this week on 100 Films
Yes, 100 Films in a Year still exists, even if I'm only posting there once a month rght now. But hey, at least there's plenty to enjoy in my regular monthly column...
More next Sunday... maybe...
More next Sunday... maybe...
Saturday, 4 September 2021
Films
Boss Level (2021)
[#160 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
[#159 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#160 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
[#159 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Shockingly, there's only one addition again this week. Something else that was due has been delayed, and... well, I've got a lot of preorders in for later in the month, so...
Number of titles in collection: 2,643 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,580 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 115 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,684 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,087 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Shockingly, there's only one addition again this week. Something else that was due has been delayed, and... well, I've got a lot of preorders in for later in the month, so...
Number of titles in collection: 2,643 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,580 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 115 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,684 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,087 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 3 September 2021
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x03 Week 1: Wednesday
5x04 Week 1: Thursday
5x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x03 Week 1: Wednesday
5x04 Week 1: Thursday
5x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 30 August 2021
TV
Leverage
3x09 The Three-Card Monte Job
3x10 The Underground Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x01 Week 1: Monday
5x02 Week 1: Tuesday
Finally, the BBC have started naming the episodes more usefully.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x09 The Three-Card Monte Job
3x10 The Underground Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x01 Week 1: Monday
5x02 Week 1: Tuesday
Finally, the BBC have started naming the episodes more usefully.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 29 August 2021
Films
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
[#156 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Wuthering Heights (1939)
[#155 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#156 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Wuthering Heights (1939)
[#155 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Saturday, 28 August 2021
TV
Leverage
3x08 The Boost Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x24 Episode 24
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x08 The Boost Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x24 Episode 24
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
[#154 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
My Man Godfrey (1936)
[#153 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#154 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
My Man Godfrey (1936)
[#153 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Nothing new to add this week, but it is time for the monthly running time update. Well, it was time for that last week, but I didn't manage it; but, with no new titles to add, it's obviously the same this week as it would've been last week. Neat.
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,579 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,682 [no change]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
482 days, 16 hours, and 39 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 14 hours, and 28 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Nothing new to add this week, but it is time for the monthly running time update. Well, it was time for that last week, but I didn't manage it; but, with no new titles to add, it's obviously the same this week as it would've been last week. Neat.
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,579 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,682 [no change]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
482 days, 16 hours, and 39 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 14 hours, and 28 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 27 August 2021
TV
Leverage
3x07 The Gone Fishin' Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x21 Episode 21
2x22 Episode 22
2x23 Episode 23
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x07 The Gone Fishin' Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x21 Episode 21
2x22 Episode 22
2x23 Episode 23
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 26 August 2021
TV
Baptiste
2x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x18 Episode 18
2x19 Episode 19
2x20 Episode 20
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x18 Episode 18
2x19 Episode 19
2x20 Episode 20
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
TV
Baptiste
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x06 The Studio Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x16 Episode 16
2x17 Episode 17
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x06 The Studio Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x16 Episode 16
2x17 Episode 17
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Monday, 23 August 2021
TV
Baptiste
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x04 The Scheherazade Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x14 Episode 14
2x15 Episode 15
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x04 The Scheherazade Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x14 Episode 14
2x15 Episode 15
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 22 August 2021
TV
Baptiste
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x01 The Bone Plot
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x03 The Inside Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x13 Episode 13
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x01 The Bone Plot
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x03 The Inside Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x13 Episode 13
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This was supposed to be the monthly running time update, but as I'm clearly not in a position to get that done timelily*, this'll have to do. Running time next week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,579 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,682 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
* Although this post will be archived as having been posted on Saturday 21st, I didn't actually post it until Wednesday 25th!
This was supposed to be the monthly running time update, but as I'm clearly not in a position to get that done timelily*, this'll have to do. Running time next week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,063 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,579 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,682 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
* Although this post will be archived as having been posted on Saturday 21st, I didn't actually post it until Wednesday 25th!
Saturday, 21 August 2021
TV
Baptiste
2x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x02 The Reunion Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x11 Episode 11
2x12 Episode 12
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
3x02 The Reunion Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x11 Episode 11
2x12 Episode 12
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 20 August 2021
Monday, 16 August 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x10 The Two Detectives Act 1
1x11 The Two Detectives Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x10 The Two Detectives Act 1
1x11 The Two Detectives Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Sunday, 15 August 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one new addition this week — I finally got round to picking up Sherlock series 4. Did you know that was on over four years ago now? Time flies!
Of course, what this doesn't show is all the stuff I've been preordering — lots of big box sets that will arrive later in the year. They'll get counted for this chart when they arrive, but a lot of them are getting counted by my bank balance right now!
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,578 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,681 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [up 3]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one new addition this week — I finally got round to picking up Sherlock series 4. Did you know that was on over four years ago now? Time flies!
Of course, what this doesn't show is all the stuff I've been preordering — lots of big box sets that will arrive later in the year. They'll get counted for this chart when they arrive, but a lot of them are getting counted by my bank balance right now!
Number of titles in collection: 2,642 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,578 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,681 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,086 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,098 [up 3]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 14 August 2021
Friday, 13 August 2021
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Films
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance. (2009/2010)
[3rd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #25. I enjoyed this one more on this rewatch...
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo. (2012/2013)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #26. I enjoyed this one less, unfortunately. Still, now I'm all ready for the concluding part tomorrow...
[3rd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #25. I enjoyed this one more on this rewatch...
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo. (2012/2013)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #26. I enjoyed this one less, unfortunately. Still, now I'm all ready for the concluding part tomorrow...
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Films
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone. (2007/2009)
[3rd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #24. Last time I rewatched this, it was in prep for the imminent release of the third film. Now, same again, but in readiness for the fourth, which is out on Friday via Amazon Prime.
[3rd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #24. Last time I rewatched this, it was in prep for the imminent release of the third film. Now, same again, but in readiness for the fourth, which is out on Friday via Amazon Prime.
Monday, 9 August 2021
Sunday, 8 August 2021
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x02 Episode 2
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x02 Episode 2
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
[#145 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
[#144 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#145 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
[#144 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Saturday, 7 August 2021
Films
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
[#142 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Danish Girl (2015)
[#143 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#142 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The Danish Girl (2015)
[#143 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I didn't actually buy anything new this week, but some numbers go up nonetheless. That's because last week I bought Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on UHD, intending to replace my Blu-ray copy; but when I got that off the shelf to put on the 'to sell' pile, I liked the slipcover so much I didn't want to give it up. So, for now at least, I'm keeping it... just for that bit of cardboard. Ah, the collector's mentality...
Number of titles in collection: 2,641 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,577 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,679 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,086 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,095 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I didn't actually buy anything new this week, but some numbers go up nonetheless. That's because last week I bought Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on UHD, intending to replace my Blu-ray copy; but when I got that off the shelf to put on the 'to sell' pile, I liked the slipcover so much I didn't want to give it up. So, for now at least, I'm keeping it... just for that bit of cardboard. Ah, the collector's mentality...
Number of titles in collection: 2,641 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,577 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,679 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,086 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,095 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 6 August 2021
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x08 A Study in 'S' Act 1
1x09 A Study in 'S' Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x08 A Study in 'S' Act 1
1x09 A Study in 'S' Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x06 The Adventure of the Noahtic Act 1
1x07 The Adventure of the Noahtic Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x06 The Adventure of the Noahtic Act 1
1x07 The Adventure of the Noahtic Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Monday, 2 August 2021
Sunday, 1 August 2021
this week on 100 Films
Or should that be "this month on 100 Films", because that's how long it's been since my last post! And, like the last one, the new one is a monthly review...
More next Sunday... maybe...
More next Sunday... maybe...
Saturday, 31 July 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
The discs just keep coming: I added 11 titles to my collection this week, although a handful were upgrades so it washes out as +7 (the upgrades being Gattaca and Scott Pilgrim from BD to 4K, Big Fish from DVD to 4K(!), and the Up series (7 Up, etc) from DVD to BD. I also bought the Indiana Jones 4K set, but I'm hanging on to those Blu-rays. And DVDs. More fool me). Quite a few were box sets, too, so the number films and, especially, discs see even bigger jumps, even after taking out the upgrades.
Number of titles in collection: 2,640 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,576 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 6,678 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,085 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,095 [up 13]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
After a couple of busy weeks in a row, I've got nothing scheculed for next time... until I inevitably cave to a sale or something, anyway. See you then, faithful reader.
The discs just keep coming: I added 11 titles to my collection this week, although a handful were upgrades so it washes out as +7 (the upgrades being Gattaca and Scott Pilgrim from BD to 4K, Big Fish from DVD to 4K(!), and the Up series (7 Up, etc) from DVD to BD. I also bought the Indiana Jones 4K set, but I'm hanging on to those Blu-rays. And DVDs. More fool me). Quite a few were box sets, too, so the number films and, especially, discs see even bigger jumps, even after taking out the upgrades.
Number of titles in collection: 2,640 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,064 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,576 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 114 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 6,678 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,085 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 229 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,095 [up 13]
Number of short films: 872 [no change]
After a couple of busy weeks in a row, I've got nothing scheculed for next time... until I inevitably cave to a sale or something, anyway. See you then, faithful reader.
Friday, 30 July 2021
Monday, 26 July 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
An even-more-belated-than-usual update this week, because it's time for the running time update and I had a whole month's worth of purchases to add in.
Plus, this week itself features another pretty large load of new additions. They include a couple of new releases on 4K (True Romance, The Babadook), a couple of new or recent releases on regular Blu-ray (The Day of the Dolphin, Son of the White Mare), and a few catchup releases from earlier in the year / the end of last year. But nothing from HMV's huge 20%-off sale... though it calls to me, so maybe next week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,633 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,567 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 109 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,657 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,070 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 226 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [up 4]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
481 days, 2 hours, and 11 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 15 hours, and 56 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
An even-more-belated-than-usual update this week, because it's time for the running time update and I had a whole month's worth of purchases to add in.
Plus, this week itself features another pretty large load of new additions. They include a couple of new releases on 4K (True Romance, The Babadook), a couple of new or recent releases on regular Blu-ray (The Day of the Dolphin, Son of the White Mare), and a few catchup releases from earlier in the year / the end of last year. But nothing from HMV's huge 20%-off sale... though it calls to me, so maybe next week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,633 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,567 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 109 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,657 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,070 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 226 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 872 [up 4]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
481 days, 2 hours, and 11 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 15 hours, and 56 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Sunday, 25 July 2021
Films
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
[2nd watch]
I'm fairly certain I saw this as a kid — the earworm scene is lodged in my memory — but that's about all I did remember. So, it's a rewatch in technicality only, but there we go. It's the only pre-Generations Trek film I did see as a kid, I think, so I intend to give it the Guide To treatment on 100 Films to make sure the whole series is covered.
[2nd watch]
I'm fairly certain I saw this as a kid — the earworm scene is lodged in my memory — but that's about all I did remember. So, it's a rewatch in technicality only, but there we go. It's the only pre-Generations Trek film I did see as a kid, I think, so I intend to give it the Guide To treatment on 100 Films to make sure the whole series is covered.
Saturday, 24 July 2021
Friday, 23 July 2021
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Fiction
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Pages 217–288 [the end]
Considering I read the first 216 pages of this in a little over a week, I certainly didn't intend to wait over three months before reading the final 72. But an enforced short pause turned into a long pause, and here we are. Still, better late than never.
Oh, and it's a really good book, by the way.
Pages 217–288 [the end]
Considering I read the first 216 pages of this in a little over a week, I certainly didn't intend to wait over three months before reading the final 72. But an enforced short pause turned into a long pause, and here we are. Still, better late than never.
Oh, and it's a really good book, by the way.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Saturday, 17 July 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week's additions include a couple of imported 4K titles, both from France. First: Godzilla vs Kong, because it comes bundled with the film in 3D (I watched it in 4K when it came out and it looked great, so I did want that; but I also want it in 3D because it looked like it'd be great in 3D, and I have indeed heard good things). Second: The Limey, because France is the only country that got the recent 4K restoration on an actual 4K disc (there was just a regular Blu-ray here); plus it comes with a good number of special features (the UK BD has none), including an acclaimed commentary track.
Number of titles in collection: 2,625 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,559 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 107 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,648 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,061 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week's additions include a couple of imported 4K titles, both from France. First: Godzilla vs Kong, because it comes bundled with the film in 3D (I watched it in 4K when it came out and it looked great, so I did want that; but I also want it in 3D because it looked like it'd be great in 3D, and I have indeed heard good things). Second: The Limey, because France is the only country that got the recent 4K restoration on an actual 4K disc (there was just a regular Blu-ray here); plus it comes with a good number of special features (the UK BD has none), including an acclaimed commentary track.
Number of titles in collection: 2,625 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,559 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 107 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,648 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,061 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 16 July 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x02 The Scarlet Eyes Act 1
1x03 The Scarlet Eyes Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x02 The Scarlet Eyes Act 1
1x03 The Scarlet Eyes Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Thursday, 15 July 2021
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x01 The Earl's Crime
I discovered the existence of this anime entirely by accident, but I'm glad I did. It's a version of Sherlock Holmes in which Moriarty becomes the Lord of Crime in order to help balance an unjust society, seeking to punish noblemen for their crimes. This first episode is a bit pilot-y, but it still manages to tell a compelling and satisfying story, and the production quality is high all round. I'll definitely be sticking with the rest of the series.
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x01 The Earl's Crime
I discovered the existence of this anime entirely by accident, but I'm glad I did. It's a version of Sherlock Holmes in which Moriarty becomes the Lord of Crime in order to help balance an unjust society, seeking to punish noblemen for their crimes. This first episode is a bit pilot-y, but it still manages to tell a compelling and satisfying story, and the production quality is high all round. I'll definitely be sticking with the rest of the series.
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Sunday, 11 July 2021
Films
The Broadway Melody (1929)
[#133 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Murder by Decree (1979)
[#134 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#133 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Murder by Decree (1979)
[#134 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Saturday, 10 July 2021
Films
Hotel Reserve (1944)
[#131 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Sneakers (1992)
[#132 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#131 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Sneakers (1992)
[#132 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one new addition this week, for a change. There's already more in the post, though.
Number of titles in collection: 2,623 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,557 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 105 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,643 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,059 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one new addition this week, for a change. There's already more in the post, though.
Number of titles in collection: 2,623 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,557 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 105 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,643 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,059 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [no change]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 July 2021
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
3x60 Episode 60
The Rookie
3x12 Brave Heart
3x13 Triple Duty
3x14 Threshold [season finale]
3x60 Episode 60
The Rookie
3x12 Brave Heart
3x13 Triple Duty
3x14 Threshold [season finale]
Thursday, 8 July 2021
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Monday, 5 July 2021
Sunday, 4 July 2021
Films
From Here to Eternity (1953)
[#129 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
[#130 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#129 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
[#130 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 brings a new addition to the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-rays in the form of Season 24. I have them all on DVD too, of course, but I'm upgrading them with these Blu-rays — but only ditching the DVDs once all their special features have appeared in The Collection (some are being rearranged to more appropriate seasons). In the case of season 24, two of the stories still have an exclusive extra on the DVDs, so I'll keep them for now.
I also picked up a bunch of titles in HMV's Premium Collection sale, only one of which was also an upgrade, so there's all this going on:
Number of titles in collection: 2,622 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,556 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 105 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,642 [up 17]
Number of films: 3,058 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [up 7]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week brings a new addition to the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-rays in the form of Season 24. I have them all on DVD too, of course, but I'm upgrading them with these Blu-rays — but only ditching the DVDs once all their special features have appeared in The Collection (some are being rearranged to more appropriate seasons). In the case of season 24, two of the stories still have an exclusive extra on the DVDs, so I'll keep them for now.
I also picked up a bunch of titles in HMV's Premium Collection sale, only one of which was also an upgrade, so there's all this going on:
Number of titles in collection: 2,622 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,066 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,556 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 105 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,642 [up 17]
Number of films: 3,058 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 225 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,082 [up 7]
Number of short films: 868 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
It's been an exceptionally quiet month on 100 Films in a Year, but this week I nonetheless presented my usual roundup of what went on...
Hopefully, there'll be more next Sunday.
Hopefully, there'll be more next Sunday.
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