Jackass 3D (2010)
[#88 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Like Saw 3D, although I watched this in 2D, it's still called Jackass 3D. (It's never had a true-3D disc release. I thought I'd found a copy to download, but it turned out to be faked.)
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
20x10 (2/12/2021 edition)
20x11 (9/12/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
University Challenge
2022/23 Episode 16
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x06 Episode 6
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
20x10 (2/12/2021 edition)
20x11 (9/12/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
University Challenge
2022/23 Episode 16
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x06 Episode 6
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 11 December 2022
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Films
Avatar (2009)
[2nd watch]
[#86 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
First time seeing it since the cinema, almost exactly 13 years ago. It's quite good, donchaknow.
[2nd watch]
[#86 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
First time seeing it since the cinema, almost exactly 13 years ago. It's quite good, donchaknow.
Radio
The Confessional
1x00 The Confession of David Tennant
Read about the new series of this in the Radio Times and, the BBC being what it is nowadays, was able to jump back in time to listen to this old episode (the pilot, I guess) with David Tennant, because it's always nice to hear him being interviewed.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
1x00 The Confession of David Tennant
Read about the new series of this in the Radio Times and, the BBC being what it is nowadays, was able to jump back in time to listen to this old episode (the pilot, I guess) with David Tennant, because it's always nice to hear him being interviewed.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Thanks mainly to postal delays, I had a mindbogglingly ginormous 31 titles on my list of things that might arrive this week — a mix of delayed stuff (some of which should've arrived two or even three weeks ago), stuff that was due now (things arriving on time seemed doubtful, all things considered), and stuff which might've turned up a little early (seems laughable now, but under normal circumstances...) In the end, the actual number of titles I received was 11 — a more-than-solid (certainly above average) number in isolation, but it does mean there were 20 titles that didn't arrive.
One that did was the second season of classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray. The nine-story box set should replace six DVD releases (a couple of them are two-story box sets), but, due to special features being joggled around (so I'm keeping DVDs until the extras turn up elsewhere), in my collection it only replaces... one. Ha! We're very nearly halfway through the Blu-ray range now, and I'm still hanging on to loads of DVDs for the odd extra here and there. I imagine, as we get into the second half, it's eventually going to swing the other way — you know, a six-story set will actully knock out eight or nine DVDs due to finally including missing extras, that kind of thing. I hope so, anyway...
Another upgrade this week was Casablanca to 4K. I was unsure about getting it, because the Blu-ray copy I have is already suitably lavish, there were no new special features, and the jump in picture quality didn't look that huge. But then Amazon had it on a time-limited offer and, well, I caved. I got the 3-disc "ultimate edition" with exclusive bonus disc so that it could replace my current copy (which also has that bonus disc)... but that one is so nicely presented — mainly thanks to a large-format 64-page art book — that, for now at least, I'm keeping both. Which means I could've saved a few quid and just got the regular 4K edition, as it's only the 4K disc I need if I'm keeping both. I should've reminded myself how nice my current copy was before I hit that "buy" button...
Number of titles in collection: 2,976 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,937 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 217 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,357 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,582 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 296 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,491 [up 46]
Number of short films: 1,024 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thanks mainly to postal delays, I had a mindbogglingly ginormous 31 titles on my list of things that might arrive this week — a mix of delayed stuff (some of which should've arrived two or even three weeks ago), stuff that was due now (things arriving on time seemed doubtful, all things considered), and stuff which might've turned up a little early (seems laughable now, but under normal circumstances...) In the end, the actual number of titles I received was 11 — a more-than-solid (certainly above average) number in isolation, but it does mean there were 20 titles that didn't arrive.
One that did was the second season of classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray. The nine-story box set should replace six DVD releases (a couple of them are two-story box sets), but, due to special features being joggled around (so I'm keeping DVDs until the extras turn up elsewhere), in my collection it only replaces... one. Ha! We're very nearly halfway through the Blu-ray range now, and I'm still hanging on to loads of DVDs for the odd extra here and there. I imagine, as we get into the second half, it's eventually going to swing the other way — you know, a six-story set will actully knock out eight or nine DVDs due to finally including missing extras, that kind of thing. I hope so, anyway...
Another upgrade this week was Casablanca to 4K. I was unsure about getting it, because the Blu-ray copy I have is already suitably lavish, there were no new special features, and the jump in picture quality didn't look that huge. But then Amazon had it on a time-limited offer and, well, I caved. I got the 3-disc "ultimate edition" with exclusive bonus disc so that it could replace my current copy (which also has that bonus disc)... but that one is so nicely presented — mainly thanks to a large-format 64-page art book — that, for now at least, I'm keeping both. Which means I could've saved a few quid and just got the regular 4K edition, as it's only the 4K disc I need if I'm keeping both. I should've reminded myself how nice my current copy was before I hit that "buy" button...
Number of titles in collection: 2,976 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,937 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 217 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,357 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,582 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 296 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,491 [up 46]
Number of short films: 1,024 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
20x07 (4/11/2021 edition)
20x08 (11/11/2021 edition)
20x09 (25/11/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
20x07 (4/11/2021 edition)
20x08 (11/11/2021 edition)
20x09 (25/11/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Cyber City Oedo 808
by Jonathan Clements (from All the Anime Blog)
So, I'm selling my copy of Cyber City Oedo 808 to buy the newly remastered version that's out in March. Sadly, the new edition loses the 50-page booklet (in favour of some art cards — yawn! It also loses the soundtrack CD, but I've already ripped that), so I've read it before selling it off. There's an interview with John Wolskel, who wrote the series' UK scripts, and Rory McFarlane, who composed new music for the UK dubs. Both quite interesting. The main piece is a history/analysis article, which is available in full online — linked above, obv.
It's a shame the new edition doesn't include the booklet — much more to my interest than some sodding art cards (which most boutique label releases seem to come with nowadays; they must be cheap to produce). But at least I've read it once; and, to be honest, most of my Blu-ray booklets don't even get read that often.
by Jonathan Clements (from All the Anime Blog)
So, I'm selling my copy of Cyber City Oedo 808 to buy the newly remastered version that's out in March. Sadly, the new edition loses the 50-page booklet (in favour of some art cards — yawn! It also loses the soundtrack CD, but I've already ripped that), so I've read it before selling it off. There's an interview with John Wolskel, who wrote the series' UK scripts, and Rory McFarlane, who composed new music for the UK dubs. Both quite interesting. The main piece is a history/analysis article, which is available in full online — linked above, obv.
It's a shame the new edition doesn't include the booklet — much more to my interest than some sodding art cards (which most boutique label releases seem to come with nowadays; they must be cheap to produce). But at least I've read it once; and, to be honest, most of my Blu-ray booklets don't even get read that often.
Thursday, 8 December 2022
Films
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
[#85 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #11
Considering I often struggle to watch any kind of film on a work night nowadays, attempting a 3-hour-10-minute one might seem foolhardy. The secret ingredient: it's in two parts, so I could stop halfway if needed. I also made sure to start with plenty of time, just in case — and I'm glad I did, because I watched the whole thing in one sitting (well, okay, I did have a little break at the intermission) because it's brilliant.
[#85 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #11
Considering I often struggle to watch any kind of film on a work night nowadays, attempting a 3-hour-10-minute one might seem foolhardy. The secret ingredient: it's in two parts, so I could stop halfway if needed. I also made sure to start with plenty of time, just in case — and I'm glad I did, because I watched the whole thing in one sitting (well, okay, I did have a little break at the intermission) because it's brilliant.
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
21x04 (14/10/2022 edition)
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition) [2nd watch]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
21x04 (14/10/2022 edition)
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition) [2nd watch]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 4 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
21x03 (7/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x00 Happy New Year from David Tennant & Michael Sheen
Somehow I missed that this short seasonal special existed when it came out last year. Better late than never, eh? Plus I'm intending to catch the third series on BritBox over Christmas, so now's as good a time to catch up as any.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
21x03 (7/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x00 Happy New Year from David Tennant & Michael Sheen
Somehow I missed that this short seasonal special existed when it came out last year. Better late than never, eh? Plus I'm intending to catch the third series on BritBox over Christmas, so now's as good a time to catch up as any.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Films
Quatermass 2 (1957)
[#83 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I'd been thinking about watching one of the three-hour films I have left on my Blindspot list today. In the end, I only had time for one of the shortest films I could find on my "series I'm in the middle of" list. Ho hum.
[#83 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I'd been thinking about watching one of the three-hour films I have left on my Blindspot list today. In the end, I only had time for one of the shortest films I could find on my "series I'm in the middle of" list. Ho hum.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
Would you Adam and Eve it, we're already into the final month of the year! And that means it was time for 100Films.co.uk's usual look backs at last month, starting with the general November review...
...and concluding with the list of films I failed to watch last month:
Additionally, on Thursday the results of the new once-a-decade Sight & Sound poll were revealed, so I wrote up a piece about that (to accompany the 2012 one from a couple of weeks ago)...
And I even published some reviews, too...
2022 | Week 34
More next Sunday.
...and concluding with the list of films I failed to watch last month:
Additionally, on Thursday the results of the new once-a-decade Sight & Sound poll were revealed, so I wrote up a piece about that (to accompany the 2012 one from a couple of weeks ago)...
And I even published some reviews, too...
2022 | Week 34
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Winter Guest (1997)
- Repeat Performance (1947)
- Carousel (1956)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 3 December 2022
TV
Pointless Celebrities
16x01 BBC Centenary Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x01 Episode 1
3x02 Episode 2
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
16x01 BBC Centenary Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x01 Episode 1
3x02 Episode 2
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Podcasts
The Stack
537 ‘Sight & Sound’s greatest films of all time
Really interesting interview with Mike Williams, the editor of Sight & Sound, about the 2022 edition of their once-a-decade poll.
[Listen to it (again) on Monocle.]
537 ‘Sight & Sound’s greatest films of all time
Really interesting interview with Mike Williams, the editor of Sight & Sound, about the 2022 edition of their once-a-decade poll.
[Listen to it (again) on Monocle.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I should've had loads to report this week, but a combination of postal strikes and their resultant strain on courier services seems to be holding up almost all of my (many) deliveries. Under normal circumstances, I think I'd've been talking about there being 15 new titles this week; instead, there's only three — including a DVD-to-4K upgrade for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, meaning the overall increase is just two.
No matter. At some point these delayed orders are probably going to pour in all at once, possibly with other stuff that hasn't even shipped yet. Any huge leaps aren't cancelled, merely delayed. Or possibly spread thin. We'll see.
Number of titles in collection: 2,967 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,928 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 214 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,336 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,576 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 295 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,445 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,019 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I should've had loads to report this week, but a combination of postal strikes and their resultant strain on courier services seems to be holding up almost all of my (many) deliveries. Under normal circumstances, I think I'd've been talking about there being 15 new titles this week; instead, there's only three — including a DVD-to-4K upgrade for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, meaning the overall increase is just two.
No matter. At some point these delayed orders are probably going to pour in all at once, possibly with other stuff that hasn't even shipped yet. Any huge leaps aren't cancelled, merely delayed. Or possibly spread thin. We'll see.
Number of titles in collection: 2,967 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,928 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 214 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,336 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,576 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 295 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,445 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,019 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 1 December 2022
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Films
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
[#81 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #10
[#81 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #10
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Films
Manhunter (1986)
[#80 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #10
[#80 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #10
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Titles continue to filter in from that list of 15 — though they've not all turned up yet (the post is being weird at the minute, and not just because of strikes), and I'm ordering more stuff, plus more stuff I preordered is coming out, so it's getting diluted/increased. Anyway, there are four additions to report this week, including a couple of multi-film sets that make for some big increases...
Number of titles in collection: 2,965 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,925 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 212 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,332 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,575 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 294 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,019 [up 2]
Also, last week I pushed the monthly running time update back to this week. It still took me time to figure it all out, though, which is why this post is several days later than normal. For what it's worth, it still only counts as far as last Saturday, with stuff that turned up since being held back for the next count.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
523 days, 9 hours, and 43 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 10 hours, and 22 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Titles continue to filter in from that list of 15 — though they've not all turned up yet (the post is being weird at the minute, and not just because of strikes), and I'm ordering more stuff, plus more stuff I preordered is coming out, so it's getting diluted/increased. Anyway, there are four additions to report this week, including a couple of multi-film sets that make for some big increases...
Number of titles in collection: 2,965 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,925 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 212 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,332 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,575 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 294 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,019 [up 2]
Also, last week I pushed the monthly running time update back to this week. It still took me time to figure it all out, though, which is why this post is several days later than normal. For what it's worth, it still only counts as far as last Saturday, with stuff that turned up since being held back for the next count.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
523 days, 9 hours, and 43 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 10 hours, and 22 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Monday, 28 November 2022
Sunday, 27 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x20 Week 4: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x12 The Knock
4x13 Fight or Flight
2x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x20 Week 4: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x12 The Knock
4x13 Fight or Flight
Films
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
[2nd watch]
[#79 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
It didn't count the first time because there was no category it qualified in, but this rewatch can count. Does this kind of thing mean my rules are too complicated now? Or is it just because I'm prone to finding ways to circumvent/use them cleverly? Not sure...
[2nd watch]
[#79 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
It didn't count the first time because there was no category it qualified in, but this rewatch can count. Does this kind of thing mean my rules are too complicated now? Or is it just because I'm prone to finding ways to circumvent/use them cleverly? Not sure...
this week on 100Films.co.uk
3 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
2022 | Weeks 29–32
More next Sunday, including the penultimate monthly review of 2022!
2022 | Weeks 29–32
Featuring...Read more here.
- 45 Years (2015)
- The Bucket List (2007)
- Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)
More next Sunday, including the penultimate monthly review of 2022!
Saturday, 26 November 2022
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x07 The Eye
1x08 Alloyed [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x18 Week 4: Wednesday
6x19 Week 4: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x11 End Game
1x07 The Eye
1x08 Alloyed [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x18 Week 4: Wednesday
6x19 Week 4: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x11 End Game
Friday, 25 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x06 Udûn
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x16 Week 4: Monday
6x17 Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x10 Heart Beat
2x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x06 Udûn
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x16 Week 4: Monday
6x17 Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x10 Heart Beat
Thursday, 24 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x05 Partings
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x14 Week 3: Thursday
6x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x09 Breakdown
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x05 Partings
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x14 Week 3: Thursday
6x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x09 Breakdown
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x06 Stacey
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x04 The Great Wave
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x13 Week 3: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x08 Hit and Run
1x06 Stacey
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x04 The Great Wave
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x13 Week 3: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x08 Hit and Run
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x03 Adar
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x08 Episode 8
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x12 Week 3: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 Adar
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x08 Episode 8
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x12 Week 3: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 21 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x01 A Shadow of the Past
1x02 Adrift
Off to a promising start, I thought. And it certainly looks the part — the budget may be phenomenally huge, but it looks like it's all on screen.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x07 Episode 7
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x07 Fire Fight
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x01 A Shadow of the Past
1x02 Adrift
Off to a promising start, I thought. And it certainly looks the part — the budget may be phenomenally huge, but it looks like it's all on screen.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x07 Episode 7
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x07 Fire Fight
Sunday, 20 November 2022
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x06 Episode 6
The Rookie
4x06 Poetic Justice
Tim Minchin: So F**king Rock
[2nd watch]
I reckon Not Perfect might still be Minchin’s best song.
30x06 Episode 6
The Rookie
4x06 Poetic Justice
Tim Minchin: So F**king Rock
[2nd watch]
I reckon Not Perfect might still be Minchin’s best song.
Saturday, 19 November 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x09 Week 2: Thursday
6x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x09 Week 2: Thursday
6x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After zero new titles last week, there's something to report this time — although, as I also mentioned last week, exactly how much has been subject to manufacturers and retailers hitting release dates and/or shipping stock early. And so, out of a list of 15 titles that might've turned up in time for this update, I actually received... six. Hopefully the rest will be here in time for next week.
This was also supposed to be the monthly running time up date, but I just haven't had time to work that out, so that's bumped to next time too.
Number of titles in collection: 2,961 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,921 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,319 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,557 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,017 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After zero new titles last week, there's something to report this time — although, as I also mentioned last week, exactly how much has been subject to manufacturers and retailers hitting release dates and/or shipping stock early. And so, out of a list of 15 titles that might've turned up in time for this update, I actually received... six. Hopefully the rest will be here in time for next week.
This was also supposed to be the monthly running time up date, but I just haven't had time to work that out, so that's bumped to next time too.
Number of titles in collection: 2,961 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,921 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,319 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,557 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,017 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode Six [finale]
Picked up considerably as it went on. Maybe not quite the “lost classic” its reputation would have had us believe, but that seems to be an inevitable consequence for half of Who that goes unfinished or missing. On the bright side, it means we now have multiple competing versions of it to mess around with canon (always fun). It’s just a shame this version wasn’t fully animated, because then it would be that bit more official as another ‘visual’ McGann adventure to go alongside the TVM and Night of the Doctor. Oh well.
Have I Got News for You
64x07 (4/11/2022 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x01 (23/9/2022 edition)
21x02 (30/9/2022 edition)
21x07 The History of... Part 2 [series finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shada Episode Six [finale]
Picked up considerably as it went on. Maybe not quite the “lost classic” its reputation would have had us believe, but that seems to be an inevitable consequence for half of Who that goes unfinished or missing. On the bright side, it means we now have multiple competing versions of it to mess around with canon (always fun). It’s just a shame this version wasn’t fully animated, because then it would be that bit more official as another ‘visual’ McGann adventure to go alongside the TVM and Night of the Doctor. Oh well.
Have I Got News for You
64x07 (4/11/2022 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x01 (23/9/2022 edition)
21x02 (30/9/2022 edition)
21x07 The History of... Part 2 [series finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Films
The Killing (1956)
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Obviously this isn't how I run my challenge anymore, but still worth noting that this is the 100th new (to me) film I've seen in 2022.
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Obviously this isn't how I run my challenge anymore, but still worth noting that this is the 100th new (to me) film I've seen in 2022.
Monday, 14 November 2022
Films
Killer's Kiss (1955)
[#76 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the extras on Criterion's Blu-ray: an original trailer, and a nine-minute analysis by Geoffrey O’Brien
[#76 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the extras on Criterion's Blu-ray: an original trailer, and a nine-minute analysis by Geoffrey O’Brien
Articles
‘We’ve forgotten how to be innocent’: Tim Minchin on comedy, music and the joy of Matilda
by Eva Wiseman (from The Guardian)
Thought this was a typically insightful interview with Minchin. Not much about Matilda in it, though I am looking forward to that very much.
by Eva Wiseman (from The Guardian)
Thought this was a typically insightful interview with Minchin. Not much about Matilda in it, though I am looking forward to that very much.
Sunday, 13 November 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews on 100Films.co.uk this week, but I did finally start a series of posts I'd promised back in January. This first one takes a look at Sight & Sound's 2012 poll to find the 100 Greatest Films of All Time...
More next Sunday.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 12 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode Four
For a story written in 1979 and designed to go out to general audiences on BBC One, all the stuff about Time Lord tech and history does feel remarkably fanwanky. It seems much more at home as a BBCi webcast from 2003.
Shada Episode Four
For a story written in 1979 and designed to go out to general audiences on BBC One, all the stuff about Time Lord tech and history does feel remarkably fanwanky. It seems much more at home as a BBCi webcast from 2003.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
In what regular readers will know is a rarity, there's nothing at all to report this week! Well, except that I noticed something in my collection actually had three short films where previously I'd counted none, so that stat goes up all by itself.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [no change]
Number of films: 3,550 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,013 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there should definitely be some new additions — although just how many is at the whims of distributors getting titles out on time...
In what regular readers will know is a rarity, there's nothing at all to report this week! Well, except that I noticed something in my collection actually had three short films where previously I'd counted none, so that stat goes up all by itself.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [no change]
Number of films: 3,550 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,013 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there should definitely be some new additions — although just how many is at the whims of distributors getting titles out on time...
Friday, 11 November 2022
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Films
Absence (2015)
Short film from the guys behind lockdown hit Host. I actually watched it twice, because it's so short (under 3 minutes), having read the director's notes in between, and I found it more interesting the second time with those in mind. Also, if you're going to watch it, do so on Vimeo rather than YouTube — the film has a very specific visual texture that the latter's heavyhanded compression absolutely wrecks.
Come and See (1985)
[#72 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #9
+ the special feature on Criterion's Blu-ray where cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about the film's quality for ten minutes
Short film from the guys behind lockdown hit Host. I actually watched it twice, because it's so short (under 3 minutes), having read the director's notes in between, and I found it more interesting the second time with those in mind. Also, if you're going to watch it, do so on Vimeo rather than YouTube — the film has a very specific visual texture that the latter's heavyhanded compression absolutely wrecks.
Come and See (1985)
[#72 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #9
+ the special feature on Criterion's Blu-ray where cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about the film's quality for ten minutes
Magazines
Doctor Who Magazine #584
I rarely bother to mention it (the last time was in 2016), but I buy DWM every month, and usually read at least some of it. This is a special issue, though, because it's packed with info about the forthcoming era — "forthcoming" as in "doesn't start for a whole year", and yet already we're learning about it. That's a level of marketing I can get behind.
Also of particular note: the comic strip this issue picks up directly where The Power of the Doctor left off, beginning a 13-part tale (which will unfurl monthly until the first 60th anniversary special airs, this time (ish) next year) that's the official first adventure for the 14th Doctor. The comic strip's never been allowed to do something so vital before. Exciting times.
I rarely bother to mention it (the last time was in 2016), but I buy DWM every month, and usually read at least some of it. This is a special issue, though, because it's packed with info about the forthcoming era — "forthcoming" as in "doesn't start for a whole year", and yet already we're learning about it. That's a level of marketing I can get behind.
Also of particular note: the comic strip this issue picks up directly where The Power of the Doctor left off, beginning a 13-part tale (which will unfurl monthly until the first 60th anniversary special airs, this time (ish) next year) that's the official first adventure for the 14th Doctor. The comic strip's never been allowed to do something so vital before. Exciting times.
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Monday, 7 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode One
Being the 2003 BBCi webcast version starring Paul McGann, also known (retrospectively) as Return to Shada. Yes, it's taken me almost 20 years to get round to this. (20 years! Where does time go?)
It's always nice to hear McGann as the Doctor, but this first episode is a bit slow going, fuelled by too little plot and too few instances of Douglas Adams' brilliant wit (although there are, thankfully, a couple of examples). I hope things pick up in future episodes…
Shada Episode One
Being the 2003 BBCi webcast version starring Paul McGann, also known (retrospectively) as Return to Shada. Yes, it's taken me almost 20 years to get round to this. (20 years! Where does time go?)
It's always nice to hear McGann as the Doctor, but this first episode is a bit slow going, fuelled by too little plot and too few instances of Douglas Adams' brilliant wit (although there are, thankfully, a couple of examples). I hope things pick up in future episodes…
Sunday, 6 November 2022
TV
Inside Man
Part 4 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Louis Theroux Interviews
1x02 Dame Judi Dench
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 4 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Louis Theroux Interviews
1x02 Dame Judi Dench
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It was a week of roundups on 100Films.co.uk this week, with the usual "new month" stuff plus a compilation of last week's Scream reviews.
We'll come to that in a minute, because first it's the overall review of October...
And that was accompanied by the usual overview of films I failed to watch last month...
Finally, as I mentioned at the start, that roundup of my Scream coverage...
More next Sunday.
We'll come to that in a minute, because first it's the overall review of October...
And that was accompanied by the usual overview of films I failed to watch last month...
Finally, as I mentioned at the start, that roundup of my Scream coverage...
More next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Four new additions this week, although it really doesn't look like it. Yes, I've been upgrading again. This time it's Highlander, from Blu-ray to 4K. I also bought Arrow's red Giallo Essentials box set, from which I already owned one of the films, so the box set replaces that. Then Indicator's Universal Noir #1 set turned up several weeks earlier than expected, and that single-handedly accounts for most of the increases below.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,550 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,010 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Four new additions this week, although it really doesn't look like it. Yes, I've been upgrading again. This time it's Highlander, from Blu-ray to 4K. I also bought Arrow's red Giallo Essentials box set, from which I already owned one of the films, so the box set replaces that. Then Indicator's Universal Noir #1 set turned up several weeks earlier than expected, and that single-handedly accounts for most of the increases below.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,550 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,010 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 5 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How I Met Your Father
1x05 The Good Mom
Inside Man
Part 2 (of 4)
Part 3 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x05 A.C.H.
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How I Met Your Father
1x05 The Good Mom
Inside Man
Part 2 (of 4)
Part 3 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x05 A.C.H.
Friday, 4 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Inside Man
Part 1 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x04 Episode 4
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Inside Man
Part 1 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x04 Episode 4
Thursday, 3 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [2nd watch]
Posted some rewatch thoughts on Letterboxd.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [2nd watch]
Posted some rewatch thoughts on Letterboxd.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x01 Episode 1
Is this only series 2? It feels like it's been back longer than that...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 Episode 1
Is this only series 2? It feels like it's been back longer than that...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x06 (28/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
64x06 (28/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 30 October 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It's Halloween tomorrow, and to mark the occasion, 100Films.co.uk has covered the entire Scream movie series (so far)...
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Scre4m (2011)
Scream (2022)
More next Sunday.
Scream (1996)
simultaneously a spoof of the slasher genre and a genuine entry in it — potentially a tricky tightrope to walk (several major directors were rejected because they thought the film was just a comedy), but Wes Craven nails the tone so perfectly that he makes it look easy. So what might have been a last-hurrah commentary on what had already been instead turned out to be the beginning of a new wave; one which has helped fuel the genre for over 25 years since.Read more here.
Scream 2 (1997)
Where the first was a forensic deconstruction of the slasher genre, the second is more of a vague gesture in the general direction of sequel tropes — less focused, less insightful, less funny. But, crucially, it’s still quite entertaining.Read more here.
Scream 3 (2000)
The Scream movies were always noteworthy for the metatextual way in which they addressed and engaged with the tropes and clichés of slasher movies, but actually setting this one in Hollywood on the set of a slasher movie based on the events of the previous movies is perhaps taking the whole self-awareness thing one step too far.Read more here.
Scre4m (2011)
the eleven years since the last movie gave the filmmakers enough fresh material to chew on to make the film a more-than-worthwhile addition to the franchise. For my money, the fresh perspectives make it easily the series’ best film since the first.Read more here.
Scream (2022)
it gets to both have its cake and eat it by pointing out the laughable clichés and ridiculous tropes of other horror films, then doing them anyway. Some people dislike this approach — “pointing out that what you’re doing is a cliché doesn’t stop it from being a cliché” — but, personally, I think it’s part of the charm of these films. They don’t do the thing and then have someone go “that was so cliché!”, they tell you “wouldn’t it be clichéd if this happened?” and then it does. Too subtle a difference for some, I guess, but it works for me.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 29 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x05 (21/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
20x12 Compilation
20x13 End of Year Special [season finale]
21x06 The History of... Part 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
64x05 (21/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
20x12 Compilation
20x13 End of Year Special [season finale]
21x06 The History of... Part 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
The Mission (1986)
[#68 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #8
Scream (2022)
[#69 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the audio commentary. I only put it on to find out who the participants were (because the menu didn't say), then I wound up leaving it on for a bit, until eventually I decided I may as well just stick with it until the end.
[#68 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #8
Scream (2022)
[#69 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the audio commentary. I only put it on to find out who the participants were (because the menu didn't say), then I wound up leaving it on for a bit, until eventually I decided I may as well just stick with it until the end.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
As it's almost Halloween, spooky new additions this week include Ghostwatch, the BBC's (in)famous 1992 horror special. This is the third time I've bought it, even though I've never seen it, which is ridiculous, I know. The new edition is a Blu-ray — perhaps a bit pointless, seeing as it was made for TV back in the SD era, but it has new special features and whatnot, so I replaced my two previous DVD copies.
Four other new titles this week (one of which includes four different cuts of the same film) results in... this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,954 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,913 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,300 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,541 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [down 2]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
As it's almost Halloween, spooky new additions this week include Ghostwatch, the BBC's (in)famous 1992 horror special. This is the third time I've bought it, even though I've never seen it, which is ridiculous, I know. The new edition is a Blu-ray — perhaps a bit pointless, seeing as it was made for TV back in the SD era, but it has new special features and whatnot, so I replaced my two previous DVD copies.
Four other new titles this week (one of which includes four different cuts of the same film) results in... this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,954 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,913 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,300 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,541 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [down 2]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Sunday, 23 October 2022
TV
Doctor Who
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [BBC Centenary special]
Posted about this on Twitter and condensed most of those thoughts on Letterboxd, so go there if you want my opinion (but note, it's very spoilery).
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [BBC Centenary special]
Posted about this on Twitter and condensed most of those thoughts on Letterboxd, so go there if you want my opinion (but note, it's very spoilery).
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
4 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
2022 | Weeks 27–28
More next Sunday.
2022 | Weeks 27–28
Featuring...Read more here.
- Johnny Gunman (1957)
- A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
- The Lost Daughter (2021)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 22 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x02 (30/9/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition)
The last-ever episode! But it's not a "series finale" because there's some kind of two-part "look back" to come.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
64x02 (30/9/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition)
The last-ever episode! But it's not a "series finale" because there's some kind of two-part "look back" to come.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bunch of brand-new titles that were meant to arrive this week got delayed until next week, or even next month... but never fear, because a load of other stuff turned up! Mostly that can be broken down into two groups: another big order from the US (consisting of five 4K titles (two of them upgrades) and three regular Blus), and a handful of titles from Arrow's Shocktober sale (which would've included two box sets, but one of those didn't turn up as quickly as expected either).
All-in-all, that makes for 11 new titles, with 15 films between them, across 22 discs. Which actually totals up as follows...
Number of titles in collection: 2,951 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,908 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,296 [up 20]
Number of films: 3,536 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 287 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,434 [up 12]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
And if all that wasn't enough, this week it's time for a slightly-delayed (i.e. it should've been here last week) running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
520 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 18 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bunch of brand-new titles that were meant to arrive this week got delayed until next week, or even next month... but never fear, because a load of other stuff turned up! Mostly that can be broken down into two groups: another big order from the US (consisting of five 4K titles (two of them upgrades) and three regular Blus), and a handful of titles from Arrow's Shocktober sale (which would've included two box sets, but one of those didn't turn up as quickly as expected either).
All-in-all, that makes for 11 new titles, with 15 films between them, across 22 discs. Which actually totals up as follows...
Number of titles in collection: 2,951 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,908 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,296 [up 20]
Number of films: 3,536 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 287 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,434 [up 12]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
And if all that wasn't enough, this week it's time for a slightly-delayed (i.e. it should've been here last week) running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
520 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 18 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 October 2022
TV
Friday Night Live
Really enjoyed that. Wouldn't mind C4 bringing it back properly.
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Newscast
(21/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ros Atkins on the Week
1x01 Resignation of Liz Truss
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Really enjoyed that. Wouldn't mind C4 bringing it back properly.
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Newscast
(21/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ros Atkins on the Week
1x01 Resignation of Liz Truss
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x03 (7/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
64x04 (14/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
64x03 (7/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
64x04 (14/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 17 October 2022
Sunday, 16 October 2022
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Films
The Two Faces of January (2014)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I originally counted my rewatch of Encanto as #62, but that arguably throws up some conflicts with my rules (I've already counted Encanto once, when I watched it the first time). So, as this is another October rewatch that can qualify, it seems sensible just to count this instead.
Walk the Line (2005)
[2nd watch]
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Not seen this since it was in the cinema, even though I've owned the DVD probably since it came out. It qualifies as this month's DVD watch, too... even though I didn't actually watch my copy (I was away from home and watched someone else's)... and it's in HD on Disney+, so even if I had been home, I probably wouldn't have watched my DVD. Kinda defeats the purpose of the DVD category (to watch more of my DVDs), but the rules don't actually specify it has to be my copy that gets watched (though it is kinda heavily implied), so...
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I originally counted my rewatch of Encanto as #62, but that arguably throws up some conflicts with my rules (I've already counted Encanto once, when I watched it the first time). So, as this is another October rewatch that can qualify, it seems sensible just to count this instead.
Walk the Line (2005)
[2nd watch]
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Not seen this since it was in the cinema, even though I've owned the DVD probably since it came out. It qualifies as this month's DVD watch, too... even though I didn't actually watch my copy (I was away from home and watched someone else's)... and it's in HD on Disney+, so even if I had been home, I probably wouldn't have watched my DVD. Kinda defeats the purpose of the DVD category (to watch more of my DVDs), but the rules don't actually specify it has to be my copy that gets watched (though it is kinda heavily implied), so...
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another big haul this week, primarily made up of an order from Indicator's sale. I picked up seven titles therein, although I also snagged an empty Hammer Volume Two box — I already owned two of the titles that go in it, and two of the seven I ordered were the other two. So, of course, that does slightly funny things to this week's totals (I never really know if those "funny things" show up in the end results, but I certainly have to think about them when computing the numbers).
Also this week: the reward from a Kickstarter I backed a year-and-a-half ago; two Masters of Cinema titles, one new (officially out Monday), one on offer (which has ended); and an Arrow release I picked up secondhand (to make sure I got the booklet) because 88 Films are releasing its sort-of-follow-up later this month, so I thought I ought to have both.
Number of titles in collection: 2,942 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,899 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,276 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,523 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 286 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
This week should also have been the monthly running time update, but with so much going on I just haven't had time to work it out. Next week instead, then, faithful reader.
Another big haul this week, primarily made up of an order from Indicator's sale. I picked up seven titles therein, although I also snagged an empty Hammer Volume Two box — I already owned two of the titles that go in it, and two of the seven I ordered were the other two. So, of course, that does slightly funny things to this week's totals (I never really know if those "funny things" show up in the end results, but I certainly have to think about them when computing the numbers).
Also this week: the reward from a Kickstarter I backed a year-and-a-half ago; two Masters of Cinema titles, one new (officially out Monday), one on offer (which has ended); and an Arrow release I picked up secondhand (to make sure I got the booklet) because 88 Films are releasing its sort-of-follow-up later this month, so I thought I ought to have both.
Number of titles in collection: 2,942 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,899 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,276 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,523 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 286 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
This week should also have been the monthly running time update, but with so much going on I just haven't had time to work it out. Next week instead, then, faithful reader.
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Monday, 10 October 2022
Comics
Wasted Space #1 by Michael Moreci & Hayden Sherman
It's been over eight years since I last read a single issue of a comic, back in the days when I collected them. I stopped buying because they weren't getting read — I know roughly how many I had still unread at the end, but I'm not going to say because it's insane.
Anyway, I read this one because they're Kickstarting a complete collection of the series, which piqued my interest ("Philip K. Dick in a blender with Preacher"? C'mon!), and they're offering the first issue for free online as a taster. But if you're interested, get a wriggle on: at time of posting, the Kickstarter only had 32 hours left.
It's been over eight years since I last read a single issue of a comic, back in the days when I collected them. I stopped buying because they weren't getting read — I know roughly how many I had still unread at the end, but I'm not going to say because it's insane.
Anyway, I read this one because they're Kickstarting a complete collection of the series, which piqued my interest ("Philip K. Dick in a blender with Preacher"? C'mon!), and they're offering the first issue for free online as a taster. But if you're interested, get a wriggle on: at time of posting, the Kickstarter only had 32 hours left.
Sunday, 9 October 2022
TV
Scouting for Toys
1x08 Mr Timpo
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Strictly Come Dancing
20x05 Week 3 (aka Movies Week)
20x06 Week 3 Results
Just dropping in for Movies Week, as I often do.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x08 Mr Timpo
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Strictly Come Dancing
20x05 Week 3 (aka Movies Week)
20x06 Week 3 Results
Just dropping in for Movies Week, as I often do.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 8 October 2022
Films
Encanto (2021)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I think this is going to count as #62. What gives me pause is that it was also #28, but that was a different viewing. My rules say a film can't count multiple times, but what I really mean is I can't count it multiple times from a single viewing — a rewatch (counted in the Rewatch category) is different, right? That's my current thinking, anyway.
The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
The One-Man Band (1900)
Watched a couple of Georges Méliès shorts on YouTube. I only did it to tick them off a list on Letterboxd, really (and, in the case of the second, to check if I'd seen it before. I don't think I had; not in full, anyway), but they're incredible pieces of work — still entertaining, 120 years after they were created.
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I think this is going to count as #62. What gives me pause is that it was also #28, but that was a different viewing. My rules say a film can't count multiple times, but what I really mean is I can't count it multiple times from a single viewing — a rewatch (counted in the Rewatch category) is different, right? That's my current thinking, anyway.
The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
The One-Man Band (1900)
Watched a couple of Georges Méliès shorts on YouTube. I only did it to tick them off a list on Letterboxd, really (and, in the case of the second, to check if I'd seen it before. I don't think I had; not in full, anyway), but they're incredible pieces of work — still entertaining, 120 years after they were created.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just two packages of Blu-rays turned up this week, but ooh, there's all sorts going on across them. For one thing, one contained four titles and the other five — so that's two weeks' worth at the average rate I mentioned last time. However, three of the latter were Blu-ray upgrades of titles I owned on DVD, and one of the former was a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net total is only five additions.
Various other stats went up and down as titles were subtracted and added, though the end result of it all looks calm: five new titles, with five films, on five discs.
Number of titles in collection: 2,934 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,891 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,263 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,512 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just two packages of Blu-rays turned up this week, but ooh, there's all sorts going on across them. For one thing, one contained four titles and the other five — so that's two weeks' worth at the average rate I mentioned last time. However, three of the latter were Blu-ray upgrades of titles I owned on DVD, and one of the former was a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net total is only five additions.
Various other stats went up and down as titles were subtracted and added, though the end result of it all looks calm: five new titles, with five films, on five discs.
Number of titles in collection: 2,934 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,891 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,263 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,512 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 October 2022
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Monday, 3 October 2022
Sunday, 2 October 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews to share from 100Films.co.uk this week, but as a new month began there was the usual monthly review...
Plus the roundup of films I failed to watch...
More next Sunday.
Plus the roundup of films I failed to watch...
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 1 October 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x04 Dirrty Thirty
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x02 Episode 2
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x02 Week 1: Tuesday
6x03 Week 1: Wednesday
6x04 Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
7x02 Episode 2
7x03 Episode 3
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 7 (again) on iPlayer.]
1x04 Dirrty Thirty
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x02 Episode 2
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x02 Week 1: Tuesday
6x03 Week 1: Wednesday
6x04 Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
7x02 Episode 2
7x03 Episode 3
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 7 (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Considering my collection grew by 240 titles last year, I guess five titles in one week is more-or-less average (the actual average is 4.6, so it does round up to five, but only just).
Two of them were new releases this week, because there's always stuff I want coming out nowadays; and to underline that point, another one is a new release from next week; while the other two were... well, not new. Although, one of them only came out a couple of weeks ago; but, in my mind, if I don't preorder it or get it in release week, it's no longer a "new release". (And the fourth title came out three years and one month ago, so that's not new by anyone's standards.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,929 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,883 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,258 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,507 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Considering my collection grew by 240 titles last year, I guess five titles in one week is more-or-less average (the actual average is 4.6, so it does round up to five, but only just).
Two of them were new releases this week, because there's always stuff I want coming out nowadays; and to underline that point, another one is a new release from next week; while the other two were... well, not new. Although, one of them only came out a couple of weeks ago; but, in my mind, if I don't preorder it or get it in release week, it's no longer a "new release". (And the fourth title came out three years and one month ago, so that's not new by anyone's standards.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,929 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,883 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,258 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,507 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 30 September 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x03 The Fixer
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x25 Episode 25
6x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x04 Red Hot
Shetland
7x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 The Fixer
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x25 Episode 25
6x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x04 Red Hot
Shetland
7x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 29 September 2022
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x01 Episode 1
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x24 Episode 24
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
30x01 Episode 1
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x24 Episode 24
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 25 September 2022
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