Richard Osman's House of Games
6x57 Week 12: Tuesday
6x58 Week 12: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Monday, 29 May 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x56 Week 12: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
6x56 Week 12: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
Films
After the Thin Man (1936)
[2nd watch]
[#37 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Another Thin Man (1939)
[2nd watch]
[#38 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
[2nd watch]
[#37 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Another Thin Man (1939)
[2nd watch]
[#38 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Sunday, 28 May 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x55 Week 11: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x04 Episode 4
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
6x55 Week 11: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x04 Episode 4
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
Saturday, 27 May 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x54 Week 11: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x01 Episode 1
1x02 Episode 2
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
6x54 Week 11: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Trigger Point
1x01 Episode 1
1x02 Episode 2
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch the whole series (again) on ITVX.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one new addition for the final update of May 2023. The next couple of weeks are currently looking similarly as quiet, although there's always the possibility some preorders will ship early. If not, the last couple of weeks of June will be flooded with boutique label releases. Fun times.
Number of titles in collection: 3,093 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,064 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,595 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,791 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one new addition for the final update of May 2023. The next couple of weeks are currently looking similarly as quiet, although there's always the possibility some preorders will ship early. If not, the last couple of weeks of June will be flooded with boutique label releases. Fun times.
Number of titles in collection: 3,093 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,064 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,595 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,791 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 May 2023
Games
Foolish Mortals (demo)
I backed this point-and-click adventure on Kickstarter last year, unplayed — the demo existed back then, but not for Mac; but it looked good enough that I decided to take a punt nonetheless. This week, I discovered they'd shared a Mac-compatible version of the demo, so I finally got to play it. Some instability aside (I quickly learnt to save all the time because it was regularly crashing for no reason; it settled down after a certain point, but still doesn't seem wholly reliable), it's good fun — high quality production values, and the kind of tone and atmosphere I'd expected. Looks like I was right to take the punt!
Anyway, I played for about an hour and didn't finish all the demo had to offer. I'd have stuck with it to the end, but other things are pressing on my time — I'll have to finish it next week, now.
I backed this point-and-click adventure on Kickstarter last year, unplayed — the demo existed back then, but not for Mac; but it looked good enough that I decided to take a punt nonetheless. This week, I discovered they'd shared a Mac-compatible version of the demo, so I finally got to play it. Some instability aside (I quickly learnt to save all the time because it was regularly crashing for no reason; it settled down after a certain point, but still doesn't seem wholly reliable), it's good fun — high quality production values, and the kind of tone and atmosphere I'd expected. Looks like I was right to take the punt!
Anyway, I played for about an hour and didn't finish all the demo had to offer. I'd have stuck with it to the end, but other things are pressing on my time — I'll have to finish it next week, now.
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Films
The Shiver of the Vampires (1971)
[#35 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ the 4-minute intro by director Jean Rollin that's included on Indicator's release, in which he says his goal was to make something “really strange, really bizarre”. Well, I think he achieved that...
[#35 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ the 4-minute intro by director Jean Rollin that's included on Indicator's release, in which he says his goal was to make something “really strange, really bizarre”. Well, I think he achieved that...
Monday, 22 May 2023
Sunday, 21 May 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x06 (19/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x06 (19/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Audio Drama
Hell Cats
1x14 Promises Kept [season finale]
Well, I thought that was really good overall. A nice mix of swashbuckling fiction (exactly what you want from a pirate story) and historical fact (there's plenty of gaps in the latter to be filled by the former). It has a very modern sensibility to some of the characters and their relationships, which I guess would rub some listeners up the wrong way, but it's actually fitting — these people were forerunners to modern ideas about the place of women, the value of freedom, and LGBTQ+ lifestyles; while they may not have actually used the same language to express those ideas, it's hard to think they would've disagreed with them. Besides, any work of fiction is as much about the time it was written as it is about the time it's set, so I think it works to view these historical people through a modern lens.
It comes to such a fitting close that I'm almost loathe to listen to the second series (which definitely goes beyond recorded events into the realm of total fictionalisation, from what I can tell)... but it's the same writer and lead actors, and it's set in a different but equally swashbuckling milieu (that of highwaymen), so hopefully it's as entertaining.
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
1x14 Promises Kept [season finale]
Well, I thought that was really good overall. A nice mix of swashbuckling fiction (exactly what you want from a pirate story) and historical fact (there's plenty of gaps in the latter to be filled by the former). It has a very modern sensibility to some of the characters and their relationships, which I guess would rub some listeners up the wrong way, but it's actually fitting — these people were forerunners to modern ideas about the place of women, the value of freedom, and LGBTQ+ lifestyles; while they may not have actually used the same language to express those ideas, it's hard to think they would've disagreed with them. Besides, any work of fiction is as much about the time it was written as it is about the time it's set, so I think it works to view these historical people through a modern lens.
It comes to such a fitting close that I'm almost loathe to listen to the second series (which definitely goes beyond recorded events into the realm of total fictionalisation, from what I can tell)... but it's the same writer and lead actors, and it's set in a different but equally swashbuckling milieu (that of highwaymen), so hopefully it's as entertaining.
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I mentioned last time that this post would take a bit of work, because I'm massively behind on adding new acquisitions to my database, which means they're not easily factored in to the total running time — and (as is perhaps obvious) it's time for an update on that. Plus, I was away all of yesterday, so that hardly helped.
Anyway, slightly delayed, here it all is: this week's average-ish pile of new additions (by my standards — this many new additions every week shouldn't really be "average"!), plus the monthly check-in on the length of my collection.
Number of titles in collection: 3,092 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,063 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,594 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,790 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
539 days, 23 hours, and 5 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 14 hours, and 7 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
I mentioned last time that this post would take a bit of work, because I'm massively behind on adding new acquisitions to my database, which means they're not easily factored in to the total running time — and (as is perhaps obvious) it's time for an update on that. Plus, I was away all of yesterday, so that hardly helped.
Anyway, slightly delayed, here it all is: this week's average-ish pile of new additions (by my standards — this many new additions every week shouldn't really be "average"!), plus the monthly check-in on the length of my collection.
Number of titles in collection: 3,092 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,063 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,594 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,790 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
539 days, 23 hours, and 5 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 14 hours, and 7 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 19 May 2023
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Comics
Articles
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert De Niro On How They Found The Emotional Handle For Their Cannes Epic Killers Of The Flower Moon
by Mike Fleming Jr (from Deadline)
A fantastic piece on Scorsese's new film. It begins with the backstory and the thoughts of DiCaprio and De Niro, and then there's an extended interview with Scorsese where he also talks about his general thoughts/experience of making films right now. Great stuff.
by Mike Fleming Jr (from Deadline)
A fantastic piece on Scorsese's new film. It begins with the backstory and the thoughts of DiCaprio and De Niro, and then there's an extended interview with Scorsese where he also talks about his general thoughts/experience of making films right now. Great stuff.
Monday, 15 May 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x05 (12/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x05 (12/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Saturday, 13 May 2023
TV
Eurovision Song Contest: Liverpool 2023
Grand Final
A great show on the whole, even if I didn't understand the winner at all (it was a perfectly adequate song, but there were so many other better or more interesting ones, so I don't get why it was such a runaway hit). On the bright side, it means a return to Sweden, who last time they hosted gave us one of the greatest Eurovision moments of all time. No pressure for 2024, guys...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The One Show at Eurovision
9/5/2023 edition
10/5/2023 edition
11/5/2023 edition
12/5/2023 edition
13/5/2023 edition: Eurovision Countdown
As you might guess from the title, BBC One's early evening magazine programme The One Show has been in Liverpool all week to cover Eurovision. I didn't realise how much coverage they'd given it — I assumed it would be little bits here and there, but actually it dominated each episode, with only an interview or short feature per episode deviating. So I caught up on all of that earlier today.
It's not just me who's spent most of the day in a Eurovision bubble, though: the actual BBC One schedule dedicated 8 hours to Eurovision-related programming throughout the afternoon & evening! It began with a repeat of last week's Ultimate Guide, there was then a repeat of last year's Weakest Link tie-in special, followed by new tie-in editions of Pointless Celebrities and The Hit List. So, mostly themed specials of game shows, then. I decided to skip all of that (I did have some other things to do), but joined for The One Show countdown to the main event.
[Watch the countdown (again) on iPlayer.]
Grand Final
A great show on the whole, even if I didn't understand the winner at all (it was a perfectly adequate song, but there were so many other better or more interesting ones, so I don't get why it was such a runaway hit). On the bright side, it means a return to Sweden, who last time they hosted gave us one of the greatest Eurovision moments of all time. No pressure for 2024, guys...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The One Show at Eurovision
9/5/2023 edition
10/5/2023 edition
11/5/2023 edition
12/5/2023 edition
13/5/2023 edition: Eurovision Countdown
As you might guess from the title, BBC One's early evening magazine programme The One Show has been in Liverpool all week to cover Eurovision. I didn't realise how much coverage they'd given it — I assumed it would be little bits here and there, but actually it dominated each episode, with only an interview or short feature per episode deviating. So I caught up on all of that earlier today.
It's not just me who's spent most of the day in a Eurovision bubble, though: the actual BBC One schedule dedicated 8 hours to Eurovision-related programming throughout the afternoon & evening! It began with a repeat of last week's Ultimate Guide, there was then a repeat of last year's Weakest Link tie-in special, followed by new tie-in editions of Pointless Celebrities and The Hit List. So, mostly themed specials of game shows, then. I decided to skip all of that (I did have some other things to do), but joined for The One Show countdown to the main event.
[Watch the countdown (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another more-than-healthy pile of new arrivals this week, almost all brand-new releases (to be exact, almost half of these titles have been out for a while, but they were bundled in a preorder with something that's out next week, so my copies have only just turned up).
Also in this batch: 4K releases of the two 1970s Musketeers films, upgrading a BD doublepack. I massively enjoyed those films when I first saw them a few years ago (I checked: it was 2011. Twelve years ago is my idea of "recently"), so looking forward to revisiting them in 4K.
Number of titles in collection: 3,086 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,057 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 257 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,583 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,783 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 315 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,052 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader, when it's time for a running time update — but I'm massively behind in adding all my recent acquisitions to my database, so it's gonna require a rather large amount of work on my part to get that figure ready. Don't be surprised if the post is delayed...
Another more-than-healthy pile of new arrivals this week, almost all brand-new releases (to be exact, almost half of these titles have been out for a while, but they were bundled in a preorder with something that's out next week, so my copies have only just turned up).
Also in this batch: 4K releases of the two 1970s Musketeers films, upgrading a BD doublepack. I massively enjoyed those films when I first saw them a few years ago (I checked: it was 2011. Twelve years ago is my idea of "recently"), so looking forward to revisiting them in 4K.
Number of titles in collection: 3,086 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,057 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 257 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,583 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,783 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 315 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,052 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader, when it's time for a running time update — but I'm massively behind in adding all my recent acquisitions to my database, so it's gonna require a rather large amount of work on my part to get that figure ready. Don't be surprised if the post is delayed...
Friday, 12 May 2023
TV
Eurovision: Everyone's a Winner
Well well well, #1 was a surprise... but only because I'd forgotten it was a Eurovision song. Ever since the song in question started getting a lot of radio play, I thought it seemed familiar. I assumed it was very similar to something I couldn’t place; I never expected the answer to be “it finished 20th on Eurovision last year”. Wonders will never cease.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Well well well, #1 was a surprise... but only because I'd forgotten it was a Eurovision song. Ever since the song in question started getting a lot of radio play, I thought it seemed familiar. I assumed it was very similar to something I couldn’t place; I never expected the answer to be “it finished 20th on Eurovision last year”. Wonders will never cease.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
TV
Eurovision Song Contest: Liverpool 2023
Semi-Final 1
Watching the Eurovision semis for the first time ever. Glad I did, because it was quite the show.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Semi-Final 1
Watching the Eurovision semis for the first time ever. Glad I did, because it was quite the show.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 8 May 2023
TV
Eurovision Welcomes the World
Eurovision's almost here! Hooray! I've never watched the semi-finals before, but I'm considering going all-in on it this year. We'll see.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Have I Got News for You
65x04 (5/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Eurovision's almost here! Hooray! I've never watched the semi-finals before, but I'm considering going all-in on it this year. We'll see.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Have I Got News for You
65x04 (5/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 7 May 2023
TV
The Coronation Concert
Nearly skipped this — it doesn't have the historical weight of the coronation itself, and these kinds of concerts can be mediocre shows of "who could we book?" But, actually, I'm glad I did, because there were various highlights worth seeing — the Shakespeare collaboration; the drone light shows; the Muppets are always fun. Altogether, worth the time.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Nearly skipped this — it doesn't have the historical weight of the coronation itself, and these kinds of concerts can be mediocre shows of "who could we book?" But, actually, I'm glad I did, because there were various highlights worth seeing — the Shakespeare collaboration; the drone light shows; the Muppets are always fun. Altogether, worth the time.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No regular reviews at 100Films.co.uk again this week, but yet another new month has begun, and so there was the monthly review...
And, as an addendum to that, all the stuff I didn't watch in April...
More, perhaps, next Sunday. If not then next month, eh?
And, as an addendum to that, all the stuff I didn't watch in April...
More, perhaps, next Sunday. If not then next month, eh?
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
As discussed last time (aka "the day before yesterday"), although this update comes hot on the heels of the last one, it still represents a full week's worth of new additions to my collection... it's just that everything here arrived yesterday morning, is all.
The main contingent is a ten-title order from the US that I placed way back in March and expected to arrive almost a whole month ago now. Well, better late than never.
Number of titles in collection: 3,079 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,050 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 255 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,572 [up 16]
Number of films: 3,774 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 314 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,051 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
As discussed last time (aka "the day before yesterday"), although this update comes hot on the heels of the last one, it still represents a full week's worth of new additions to my collection... it's just that everything here arrived yesterday morning, is all.
The main contingent is a ten-title order from the US that I placed way back in March and expected to arrive almost a whole month ago now. Well, better late than never.
Number of titles in collection: 3,079 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,050 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 255 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,572 [up 16]
Number of films: 3,774 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 314 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,051 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 6 May 2023
TV
The Coronation of TM King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The Preparation
The Coronation
The Celebration
A Day to Remember
More history, innit?
[Watch it all (again) on iPlayer.]
The Preparation
The Coronation
The Celebration
A Day to Remember
More history, innit?
[Watch it all (again) on iPlayer.]
Fiction
On His Majesty's Secret Service by Charlie Higson
Chapters 1–2
My copy of this much-anticipated new Bond novel (novella, really) turned up today — better than some people, I hear, because Amazon have predicted delivery dates weeks in the future, even for preorders. Shame, especially as it actually starts on May 4th, the release day. Well, so the marketing emphasised — that's actually a flashforward, with the main action beginning back in March. Probably for the best — the coronation tie-in plot could already be a bit gimmicky, so not actually leaning into a "read it in real-time" gimmick as well is good.
Chapters 1–2
My copy of this much-anticipated new Bond novel (novella, really) turned up today — better than some people, I hear, because Amazon have predicted delivery dates weeks in the future, even for preorders. Shame, especially as it actually starts on May 4th, the release day. Well, so the marketing emphasised — that's actually a flashforward, with the main action beginning back in March. Probably for the best — the coronation tie-in plot could already be a bit gimmicky, so not actually leaning into a "read it in real-time" gimmick as well is good.
Friday, 5 May 2023
TV
The Eve of the Coronation
Well, I half watched it — had it on while I did other things. It's history, innit?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Well, I half watched it — had it on while I did other things. It's history, innit?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Well, "every week" has gone slightly out the window this time: this update should've been posted last Saturday, but I've been too busy to work out the additions (the final result may look simple, but there were a few "am I replacing that DVD?" issues to consider), and so it's gradually slipped until it's almost a full 7 days late. I'm sure no one cares — I could just post a new update tomorrow and be done with — but, well, I care. A little bit.
So, here's the final update for April — only about 15 hours short of being an entire week late compared to its usual posting time. But nothing new arrived in that time, so it's still accurate to last Saturday. But a bunch of stuff is going to arrive tomorrow morning, so I still intend to post another "weekly" update over the weekend. Yeah, I buy too much stuff...
Number of titles in collection: 3,068 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,039 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 253 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 7,556 [up 14]
Number of films: 3,762 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 313 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,046 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Well, "every week" has gone slightly out the window this time: this update should've been posted last Saturday, but I've been too busy to work out the additions (the final result may look simple, but there were a few "am I replacing that DVD?" issues to consider), and so it's gradually slipped until it's almost a full 7 days late. I'm sure no one cares — I could just post a new update tomorrow and be done with — but, well, I care. A little bit.
So, here's the final update for April — only about 15 hours short of being an entire week late compared to its usual posting time. But nothing new arrived in that time, so it's still accurate to last Saturday. But a bunch of stuff is going to arrive tomorrow morning, so I still intend to post another "weekly" update over the weekend. Yeah, I buy too much stuff...
Number of titles in collection: 3,068 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,039 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 253 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 7,556 [up 14]
Number of films: 3,762 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 313 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,046 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x03 (28/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x03 (28/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 1 May 2023
Films
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — Extended Edition (2003/2004)
[5th or so watch]
[#34 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Perfect way to spend a Bank Holiday weekend: a Lord of the Rings film each day, all in 4K quality. As I said about Fellowship, the lack of grain only bothered me a few times, while several bits looked extra-spectacular thanks to the HDR colours.
[5th or so watch]
[#34 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Perfect way to spend a Bank Holiday weekend: a Lord of the Rings film each day, all in 4K quality. As I said about Fellowship, the lack of grain only bothered me a few times, while several bits looked extra-spectacular thanks to the HDR colours.
Sunday, 30 April 2023
Films
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers — Extended Edition (2002/2003)
[5th or so watch]
[#33 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I go back and forth on my feelings about Two Towers almost every time I watch it. No doubt it has phenomenal bits — some of my most favourite lines, shots, scenes, and characters from the entire trilogy are to be found here. But I’ve often found it to be, overall, a bit of a slog — a film that takes a long time to get going, and which frequently undermines its own flow by doing things like intercutting the phenomenal Helms Deep battle with the deathly-dull Entmoot. Even when I try to mentally prepare myself for that unevenly slow pace, it still sometimes grates. Well, for whatever reason, this is one of the times it didn’t. So that’s nice.
[5th or so watch]
[#33 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I go back and forth on my feelings about Two Towers almost every time I watch it. No doubt it has phenomenal bits — some of my most favourite lines, shots, scenes, and characters from the entire trilogy are to be found here. But I’ve often found it to be, overall, a bit of a slog — a film that takes a long time to get going, and which frequently undermines its own flow by doing things like intercutting the phenomenal Helms Deep battle with the deathly-dull Entmoot. Even when I try to mentally prepare myself for that unevenly slow pace, it still sometimes grates. Well, for whatever reason, this is one of the times it didn’t. So that’s nice.
Saturday, 29 April 2023
Films
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — Extended Edition (2001/2002)
[5th or so watch]
[#32 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I haven't watched Lord of the Rings since before Covid? Huh — seems like it would've been the perfect thing for lockdown. Mind you, so would the Godfather trilogy, which I've been meaning to rewatch for about 20 years, and I haven't done that either, so...
Part of the reason for the delay was waiting for the 4K versions, then waiting for them to do the 4K release properly, which never happened, so then waiting for the 4K release to be on sale... Finally, I'm there. Worth it? On balance, yeah. The way it’s been scrubbed of grain was occasionally noticeable and disappointing, but overall it looked fab, especially the HDR grade.
[5th or so watch]
[#32 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I haven't watched Lord of the Rings since before Covid? Huh — seems like it would've been the perfect thing for lockdown. Mind you, so would the Godfather trilogy, which I've been meaning to rewatch for about 20 years, and I haven't done that either, so...
Part of the reason for the delay was waiting for the 4K versions, then waiting for them to do the 4K release properly, which never happened, so then waiting for the 4K release to be on sale... Finally, I'm there. Worth it? On balance, yeah. The way it’s been scrubbed of grain was occasionally noticeable and disappointing, but overall it looked fab, especially the HDR grade.
Friday, 28 April 2023
Music
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
[2nd watch]
Almost four years later, the promised rewatch — yes, from my Blu-ray copy this time. Still a great show; probably Minchin's best all-round one to date.
[2nd watch]
Almost four years later, the promised rewatch — yes, from my Blu-ray copy this time. Still a great show; probably Minchin's best all-round one to date.
Thursday, 27 April 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x47 Week 10: Tuesday
6x48 Week 10: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x47 Week 10: Tuesday
6x48 Week 10: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Fiction
Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
Chapter 19
I started reading this in February 2022 with the intention of finishing it well before Horowitz's third (and final) Bond novel came out in May 2022 — but here we are in bloomin' April 2023, basically a whole year later than I'd intended to finish. And now there's another Bond novel on the horizon (Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service, out in nine days), which set me a new deadline (I want to read that as soon as I get it).
And it's not as if I have a mass of the novel left to go, just 54 pages (now 45). I despair of myself; I really need to devote more time to reading.
Chapter 19
I started reading this in February 2022 with the intention of finishing it well before Horowitz's third (and final) Bond novel came out in May 2022 — but here we are in bloomin' April 2023, basically a whole year later than I'd intended to finish. And now there's another Bond novel on the horizon (Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service, out in nine days), which set me a new deadline (I want to read that as soon as I get it).
And it's not as if I have a mass of the novel left to go, just 54 pages (now 45). I despair of myself; I really need to devote more time to reading.
Monday, 24 April 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x02 (21/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x02 (21/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 23 April 2023
Saturday, 22 April 2023
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After a quiet few weeks, hoo boy, did lots drop through my letterbox this week! It's a combination of long-held preorders and caving to a bunch of stuff in sales (including two Arrow titles, two 4K titles, and four Eureka Westerns).
And all of that just in time to be included in the latest monthly running time update, too.
Number of titles in collection: 3,058 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,029 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 249 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,542 [up 18]
Number of films: 3,752 [up 16]
Number of additional cuts: 311 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
537 days, 8 hours, and 58 minutes.
(Up 2 days and 9 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
After a quiet few weeks, hoo boy, did lots drop through my letterbox this week! It's a combination of long-held preorders and caving to a bunch of stuff in sales (including two Arrow titles, two 4K titles, and four Eureka Westerns).
And all of that just in time to be included in the latest monthly running time update, too.
Number of titles in collection: 3,058 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,029 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 249 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,542 [up 18]
Number of films: 3,752 [up 16]
Number of additional cuts: 311 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
537 days, 8 hours, and 58 minutes.
(Up 2 days and 9 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 April 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x01 (14/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x01 (14/4/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Sunday, 16 April 2023
Films
Clerks II (2006)
[#29 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ the five-minute intro by writer-director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier. Like the extras on the first Clerks, they chat to camera in a wide-ranging ramble that's only sometimes about the film or the disc. That's their style; it's fine
[#29 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ the five-minute intro by writer-director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier. Like the extras on the first Clerks, they chat to camera in a wide-ranging ramble that's only sometimes about the film or the disc. That's their style; it's fine
Saturday, 15 April 2023
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This month's additions include Masters of Cinema's Early Murnau box set — something I've had half an eye on since it came out, but I already owned most of its contents on DVD. But now it's going out of print (it's already sold out on their website), so I finally snapped it up. That results in some shenanigans below, what with it being a single release containing three discs and five films that replaces three titles containing four discs and four films.
Number of titles in collection: 3,048 [down 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,019 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 246 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,524 [no change]
Number of films: 3,736 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This month's additions include Masters of Cinema's Early Murnau box set — something I've had half an eye on since it came out, but I already owned most of its contents on DVD. But now it's going out of print (it's already sold out on their website), so I finally snapped it up. That results in some shenanigans below, what with it being a single release containing three discs and five films that replaces three titles containing four discs and four films.
Number of titles in collection: 3,048 [down 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,019 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 246 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,524 [no change]
Number of films: 3,736 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 14 April 2023
Audio Drama
Hell Cats
1x07 The Lost Lady of New Providence
1x08 The Pirate Code
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
1x07 The Lost Lady of New Providence
1x08 The Pirate Code
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
Thursday, 13 April 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x45 Week 9: Friday
6x46 Week 10: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x45 Week 9: Friday
6x46 Week 10: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Comics
2000 AD #2305
Didn't realise it had been almost a month since my last issue. I've had a busy, distracted few weeks!
Didn't realise it had been almost a month since my last issue. I've had a busy, distracted few weeks!
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
TV
Leverage
5x03 The First Contact Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x43 Week 9: Wednesday
6x44 Week 9: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x05 Boardroom Politics
2x06 Old Scores [season finale]
5x03 The First Contact Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x43 Week 9: Wednesday
6x44 Week 9: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x05 Boardroom Politics
2x06 Old Scores [season finale]
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
TV
Ghosts
4x07 It's Behind You [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x41 Week 9: Monday
6x42 Week 9: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x03 Drinking Games
2x04 Cicada
4x07 It's Behind You [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x41 Week 9: Monday
6x42 Week 9: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x03 Drinking Games
2x04 Cicada
Monday, 10 April 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x40 Week 8: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Part 1 (of 3)
Part 2 (of 3)
Part 3 (of 3)
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
6x40 Week 8: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Part 1 (of 3)
Part 2 (of 3)
Part 3 (of 3)
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Sunday, 9 April 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x01 Last Stop
2x02 From Upshott with Love
6x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
2x01 Last Stop
2x02 From Upshott with Love
Films
Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960)
[#26 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Swallows and Amazons (2016)
[#26 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Swallows and Amazons (2016)
Saturday, 8 April 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x37 Week 8: Tuesday
6x38 Week 8: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x37 Week 8: Tuesday
6x38 Week 8: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one addition this week — a brand-new release on 4K, Babylon. Most of the new releases I buy nowadays are from boutique labels and, for whatever reason, they seem to favour releasing towards the end of the month, so expect plenty more in the next couple of weeks. Indeed, my current list of preorders totals 23 more titles before April ends.
Number of titles in collection: 3,049 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,017 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 246 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,524 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,734 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one addition this week — a brand-new release on 4K, Babylon. Most of the new releases I buy nowadays are from boutique labels and, for whatever reason, they seem to favour releasing towards the end of the month, so expect plenty more in the next couple of weeks. Indeed, my current list of preorders totals 23 more titles before April ends.
Number of titles in collection: 3,049 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,017 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 246 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,524 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,734 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,045 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 April 2023
Thursday, 6 April 2023
TV
Death in Paradise
11x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Treason
Part 1 (of 5)
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on Netflix.]
11x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Treason
Part 1 (of 5)
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on Netflix.]
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
TV
Doctor Who
2x34 The Death of Doctor Who
2x35 The Planet of Decision
aka The Chase Parts Five and Six.
Back in February, when I popped in The Collection: Season 2 - Disc 3 to watch the first part of The Rescue, I didn't intend to stick with season 2 for so long. I'd wanted to watch The Romans, and decided I may as well first watch the preceding two-parter that introduced Vicki; and when I realised The Web Planet came next, it seemed about time that I finally watched such an infamous story. Then I noticed I was within shouting distance of (a) the earliest Dalek story I'd not seen, which (b) was also Ian and Barbara's exit, and so it seemed only right to continue to that point. If I hadn't, I would've just gone off and found some other stories I'd not seen to watch next, so it may as well be these ones.
But now, I'm at the end of that. There is only one more story in season 2, The Time Meddler, but I only watched that fairly recently (almost three years ago, in fact, but that's "recent" in my perception of time), so I won't watch it again right now. But I might only skip ahead by one, because the season 3 premiere was Galaxy 4, and I've not watched the animated reconstruction of that yet...
2x34 The Death of Doctor Who
2x35 The Planet of Decision
aka The Chase Parts Five and Six.
Back in February, when I popped in The Collection: Season 2 - Disc 3 to watch the first part of The Rescue, I didn't intend to stick with season 2 for so long. I'd wanted to watch The Romans, and decided I may as well first watch the preceding two-parter that introduced Vicki; and when I realised The Web Planet came next, it seemed about time that I finally watched such an infamous story. Then I noticed I was within shouting distance of (a) the earliest Dalek story I'd not seen, which (b) was also Ian and Barbara's exit, and so it seemed only right to continue to that point. If I hadn't, I would've just gone off and found some other stories I'd not seen to watch next, so it may as well be these ones.
But now, I'm at the end of that. There is only one more story in season 2, The Time Meddler, but I only watched that fairly recently (almost three years ago, in fact, but that's "recent" in my perception of time), so I won't watch it again right now. But I might only skip ahead by one, because the season 3 premiere was Galaxy 4, and I've not watched the animated reconstruction of that yet...
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
TV
Doctor Who
2x32 Flight Through Eternity
2x33 Journey Into Terror
aka The Chase Parts Three and Four. Plenty of six-parters are known for padding out their middle section, but I’m not sure any other ever did it so obviously as this.
2x32 Flight Through Eternity
2x33 Journey Into Terror
aka The Chase Parts Three and Four. Plenty of six-parters are known for padding out their middle section, but I’m not sure any other ever did it so obviously as this.
Sunday, 2 April 2023
TV
Doctor Who
2x31 The Death of Time
aka The Chase Part Two. In which time does not die, but a Dalek does say, "well, see to it!" Funny old show.
2x31 The Death of Time
aka The Chase Part Two. In which time does not die, but a Dalek does say, "well, see to it!" Funny old show.
Audio Drama
Hell Cats
1x04 The Price of Freedom
1x05 Three is a Crowd
Now that this has settled into being a drama about pirates (as opposed to the first couple of episodes, which were setup and backstory), it's more or less exactly what I wanted it to be (i.e. piratical adventures) and pretty darn enjoyable. No offence to audio drama as a medium, but I imagine it would make a fun TV show (I probably ought to get round to Black Sails, eh?)
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
1x04 The Price of Freedom
1x05 Three is a Crowd
Now that this has settled into being a drama about pirates (as opposed to the first couple of episodes, which were setup and backstory), it's more or less exactly what I wanted it to be (i.e. piratical adventures) and pretty darn enjoyable. No offence to audio drama as a medium, but I imagine it would make a fun TV show (I probably ought to get round to Black Sails, eh?)
[Listen to it (again) on Audible.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No film reviews on 100Films.co.uk again this week, but it is the start of a new month, meaning a look back at the one just passed...
...including all the things I failed to watch during it...
More next Sunday, maybe.
...including all the things I failed to watch during it...
More next Sunday, maybe.
Saturday, 1 April 2023
TV
Doctor Who
2x30 The Executioners
aka The Chase Part One. Only the third-ever Dalek story, and the oldest one I've not seen. A few thoughts about the episode itself on Letterboxd.
The Wheel
3x11 Episode 11
3x12 Episode 12 [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x30 The Executioners
aka The Chase Part One. Only the third-ever Dalek story, and the oldest one I've not seen. A few thoughts about the episode itself on Letterboxd.
The Wheel
3x11 Episode 11
3x12 Episode 12 [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Six new additions this week, although four of them were upgrades. Second Sight's long-awaited 4K release of George A. Romero's Martin doesn't usurp the old Arrow DVD from my collection because that has unique special features, but elsewise, I switched out 88 Films' BD of Dragons Forever for their 4K release, and their older BD of Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin for a remastered one (I've never seen either film, but I got a good discount); plus StudioCanal's 4K reissue of The City of Lost Children turned up a few days early. That's a title I've owned on DVD and Blu-ray, and now 4K, but never actually seen. More fool me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,048 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,016 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 245 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,522 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,733 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [up 14]
Number of short films: 1,045 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Six new additions this week, although four of them were upgrades. Second Sight's long-awaited 4K release of George A. Romero's Martin doesn't usurp the old Arrow DVD from my collection because that has unique special features, but elsewise, I switched out 88 Films' BD of Dragons Forever for their 4K release, and their older BD of Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin for a remastered one (I've never seen either film, but I got a good discount); plus StudioCanal's 4K reissue of The City of Lost Children turned up a few days early. That's a title I've owned on DVD and Blu-ray, and now 4K, but never actually seen. More fool me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,048 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,016 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 245 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,522 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,733 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 308 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [up 14]
Number of short films: 1,045 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 31 March 2023
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Films
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
[2nd watch]
[#22 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Posted some extended thoughts on Letterboxd.
[2nd watch]
[#22 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Posted some extended thoughts on Letterboxd.
Sunday, 26 March 2023
Films
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
[3rd watch]
[#21 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Posted some extended thoughts on Letterboxd.
[3rd watch]
[#21 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Posted some extended thoughts on Letterboxd.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Eight new additions this week, but a mix of upgrades keeps the final tally lower. The big one was Doctor Who season 9, which (for the time being) removes two DVDs (it'll be more once some special features turn up on future releases). I also upgraded John Wick 1 and 2 to 4K, so that's two BDs replaced by a 4K set. And I upgraded Red Eye right from DVD (which I only bought, cheap, a decade ago, because a Blu-ray wasn't forthcoming and I wanted to rewatch it. That disc has never entered a player) to its new 4K release (I will rewatch it this time! I will!)
Anyway, that means that, despite this veritable pile of new stuff sat next to me ony my desk, the net change to titles is only +3.
Number of titles in collection: 3,045 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,013 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 242 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,514 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,730 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 307 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,575 [up 16]
Number of short films: 1,044 [up 1]
All of which has happened just in time for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
535 days, 8 hours, and 49 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 12 hours, and 37 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Eight new additions this week, but a mix of upgrades keeps the final tally lower. The big one was Doctor Who season 9, which (for the time being) removes two DVDs (it'll be more once some special features turn up on future releases). I also upgraded John Wick 1 and 2 to 4K, so that's two BDs replaced by a 4K set. And I upgraded Red Eye right from DVD (which I only bought, cheap, a decade ago, because a Blu-ray wasn't forthcoming and I wanted to rewatch it. That disc has never entered a player) to its new 4K release (I will rewatch it this time! I will!)
Anyway, that means that, despite this veritable pile of new stuff sat next to me ony my desk, the net change to titles is only +3.
Number of titles in collection: 3,045 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,032 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,013 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 242 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,514 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,730 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 307 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,575 [up 16]
Number of short films: 1,044 [up 1]
All of which has happened just in time for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
535 days, 8 hours, and 49 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 12 hours, and 37 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
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