Vera
4x01 On Harbour Street
Adapted from the novel Harbour Street. Your guess as to why they tweaked the title is as good as mine.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Comics
Batman Eternal #3-4 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, John Layman, Jason Fabok & Dustin Nguyen with Ray Fawkes & Tim Seeley
Five writers and two artists (not to mention all the colourists, letterers, etc) tell another 3.3% of this year-(or-more)-long Bat-story.
Five writers and two artists (not to mention all the colourists, letterers, etc) tell another 3.3% of this year-(or-more)-long Bat-story.
Monday, 5 May 2014
TV
24
8x15 6:00AM - 7:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x16 The Party
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x13 Bass Player Wanted
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
8x15 6:00AM - 7:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x16 The Party
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x13 Bass Player Wanted
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Sunday, 4 May 2014
TV
24
8x14 5:00AM - 6:00AM
Castle
3x19 Law and Murder
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [5th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 5th or so watch]
In what feels like the blink of an eye (actually 8½ months), ten years have passed, and Friends is over once again. Until the next time...
8x14 5:00AM - 6:00AM
Castle
3x19 Law and Murder
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [5th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 5th or so watch]
In what feels like the blink of an eye (actually 8½ months), ten years have passed, and Friends is over once again. Until the next time...
this fortnight on 100 Films
Due to a basic mistake, I forgot to post a 100 Films in a Year update last week... so here's a double one!
Firstly, as it was May a couple of days ago, it's time to look back at April. This month's top five is my favourite movies from 1986. You can read why by clicking through.
Next, two new reviews were published in the past fortnight... well, in the past week, actually. Anyway, they were:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Solomon Kane (2009)
And finally, new to the new blog were:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Mulan (1998)
More next Sunday.
Firstly, as it was May a couple of days ago, it's time to look back at April. This month's top five is my favourite movies from 1986. You can read why by clicking through.
Next, two new reviews were published in the past fortnight... well, in the past week, actually. Anyway, they were:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
For my 800th review, it's the film Sight & Sound swiftly decided was the greatest of all time, and almost as swiftly changed their mind about.Read more here.
Solomon Kane (2009)
The style is a fantasy-horror mash-up, recalling everything from the 1982 Conan to Witchfinder General, and plenty more besides. That’s not to say its a rip-off of those movies, or even some kind of cobbled-together reference-fest, but rather that its roots and inspirations are discernible. There’s some creepy creatures and sequences, but also a more-than-requisite amount of swordfightingRead more here.
And finally, new to the new blog were:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
how does a 480-page, densely written, intricately plotted crime novel, spanning seven years and “no fewer than four and perhaps as many as a dozen major crimes”, translate into a two-and-a-quarter-hour film? With more than a few surprises, as it turns out, because the apparently minor changes near the film’s start turn out to be the proverbial pebble in a pond: their ripples spread so far that, by the second half, not even a reader who can remember the many details of the novel’s complex plot will know for sure what’s coming.Read more here.
Mulan (1998)
The thing that stands out is how very Americanised it is. That’s nothing new for Disney, but it feels a little odd these days. When we’re so used to increased attempts at appropriate cultural reverence from Hollywood movies, it’s almost uncomfortable to hear such American accents from clearly Chinese characters.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 3 May 2014
TV
24
8x13 4:00AM - 5:00AM
...aaaaand there it is.
Elementary
2x20 No Lack of Void
Friends
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x02 The Lion and the Rose
The whole point of starting this now was that I wouldn't be behind and wouldn't get spoiled -- watching one per week on a four week delay isn't going to solve that, is it? Time to start catching up, then. This is The Big One so far this season, which I won't discuss for fear of spoiling someone else. Still, I understand there'll be plenty more surprises to come...
8x13 4:00AM - 5:00AM
...aaaaand there it is.
Elementary
2x20 No Lack of Void
Friends
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x02 The Lion and the Rose
The whole point of starting this now was that I wouldn't be behind and wouldn't get spoiled -- watching one per week on a four week delay isn't going to solve that, is it? Time to start catching up, then. This is The Big One so far this season, which I won't discuss for fear of spoiling someone else. Still, I understand there'll be plenty more surprises to come...
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A couple of Doctor Who DVD upgrades last week and this mean... my Who collection is finally completely complete! Well, except for the last couple of Matt Smith episodes that have yet to see a box set / Special Edition re-release, and the one classic story they're taking forever to get round to. But that's not my fault, is it.
Of course, because they're upgrades, the only footprint last week was an extra disc, and this week not even that. (I also got a few new Blu-rays, hence the increases.)
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A couple of Doctor Who DVD upgrades last week and this mean... my Who collection is finally completely complete! Well, except for the last couple of Matt Smith episodes that have yet to see a box set / Special Edition re-release, and the one classic story they're taking forever to get round to. But that's not my fault, is it.
Of course, because they're upgrades, the only footprint last week was an extra disc, and this week not even that. (I also got a few new Blu-rays, hence the increases.)
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 2 May 2014
TV
24
8x12 3:00AM - 4:00AM
Halfway and... boom, there goes CTU! Mark it off your "Things That Always Happen in a Season of 24" bingo card, people. How long before we find out there's a mole?
Friends
10x15 The One Where Estelle Dies [5th or so watch]
Have I Got News For You
47x04 (25/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
8x12 3:00AM - 4:00AM
Halfway and... boom, there goes CTU! Mark it off your "Things That Always Happen in a Season of 24" bingo card, people. How long before we find out there's a mole?
Friends
10x15 The One Where Estelle Dies [5th or so watch]
Have I Got News For You
47x04 (25/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 1 May 2014
TV
24
8x11 2:00AM - 3:00AM
Arrow
2x18 Deathstroke
There's still five episodes left this season! Either they've got a lot of plans, or it's going to get really strung out...
Friends
10x14 The One with Princess Consuela [5th or so watch]
8x11 2:00AM - 3:00AM
Arrow
2x18 Deathstroke
There's still five episodes left this season! Either they've got a lot of plans, or it's going to get really strung out...
Friends
10x14 The One with Princess Consuela [5th or so watch]
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
TV
24
8x10 1:00AM - 2:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x15 Operation: Broken Feather
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
10x13 The One Where Joey Speaks French [5th or so watch]
8x10 1:00AM - 2:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x15 Operation: Broken Feather
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
10x13 The One Where Joey Speaks French [5th or so watch]
Films
Solomon Kane (2009)
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The UK TV premiere of this is on Film4 at 9pm on Thursday. Consequently, look for a review here from about 1pm.
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The UK TV premiere of this is on Film4 at 9pm on Thursday. Consequently, look for a review here from about 1pm.
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
TV
24
8x09 12:00AM - 1:00AM
Castle
3x18 One Life to Lose
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x12 The One with Phoebe's Wedding [5th or so watch]
8x09 12:00AM - 1:00AM
Castle
3x18 One Life to Lose
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x12 The One with Phoebe's Wedding [5th or so watch]
Monday, 28 April 2014
TV
24
8x08 11:00PM - 12:00AM
I thought they'd reached the end of another plot already... but no, not quite yet. Though they are burning through sub-villains with great speed -- I mean, Jack and co have already taken down not one but two supposedly-major Russian crime operations!
Friends
10x11 The One Where the Stripper Cries [5th or so watch]
I've said before that the occasionally-reviled late-era Friends actually contains some of its all-time-classic episodes, and this is a case in point.
The Guess List
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
8x08 11:00PM - 12:00AM
I thought they'd reached the end of another plot already... but no, not quite yet. Though they are burning through sub-villains with great speed -- I mean, Jack and co have already taken down not one but two supposedly-major Russian crime operations!
Friends
10x11 The One Where the Stripper Cries [5th or so watch]
I've said before that the occasionally-reviled late-era Friends actually contains some of its all-time-classic episodes, and this is a case in point.
The Guess List
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 27 April 2014
TV
24
8x06 9:00PM - 10:00PM
8x07 10:00PM - 11:00PM
All About TWO
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Friends
10x09 The One with the Birth Mother [5th or so watch]
10x10 The One Where Chandler Gets Caught [5th or so watch]
How I Met Your Mother
9x12 The Rehearsal Dinner
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
8x06 9:00PM - 10:00PM
8x07 10:00PM - 11:00PM
All About TWO
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Friends
10x09 The One with the Birth Mother [5th or so watch]
10x10 The One Where Chandler Gets Caught [5th or so watch]
How I Met Your Mother
9x12 The Rehearsal Dinner
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Saturday, 26 April 2014
TV
24
8x05 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Friends
10x08 The One with the Late Thanksgiving [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x01 Two Swords
Wait, what's this -- more GoT already? Yes, well, with one major event already having happened -- and been widely discussed all over the internet & everywhere else -- and with many more promised by Those In The Know for later in the season, I decided that, for my own sake, I should forgo my normal year-long wait for the Blu-ray release and just enjoy the series at the same time as everyone else. I'll only have the whole damned thing spoiled if I don't.
The Mentalist
6x17 Silver Wings of Time
Well that was disappointingly obvious.
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
8x05 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Friends
10x08 The One with the Late Thanksgiving [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x01 Two Swords
Wait, what's this -- more GoT already? Yes, well, with one major event already having happened -- and been widely discussed all over the internet & everywhere else -- and with many more promised by Those In The Know for later in the season, I decided that, for my own sake, I should forgo my normal year-long wait for the Blu-ray release and just enjoy the series at the same time as everyone else. I'll only have the whole damned thing spoiled if I don't.
The Mentalist
6x17 Silver Wings of Time
Well that was disappointingly obvious.
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Comics
Nemo: Heart of Ice by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
A spin-off from / aside to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Captain Nemo's daughter as introduced to us in Century Vol.1. Moore's taken a break from ongoing League storytelling for a trilogy of these more-or-less-standalone tales: the second was released last month, the third is due... sometime. Considering Moore and O'Neill have managed one a year of late, hopefully in March 2015, and we can have League Vol.IV in 2016.
Heart of Ice is a slighter, more straightforward story than we're used to from League books (especially the last two), which makes it kind of refreshing: it's a clean adventure yarn, not an intricate and disturbing puzzle (though it's disturbing in places, naturally). Nonetheless, it's still packed with obscure allusions, making this guide not essential but worthwhile.
A spin-off from / aside to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Captain Nemo's daughter as introduced to us in Century Vol.1. Moore's taken a break from ongoing League storytelling for a trilogy of these more-or-less-standalone tales: the second was released last month, the third is due... sometime. Considering Moore and O'Neill have managed one a year of late, hopefully in March 2015, and we can have League Vol.IV in 2016.
Heart of Ice is a slighter, more straightforward story than we're used to from League books (especially the last two), which makes it kind of refreshing: it's a clean adventure yarn, not an intricate and disturbing puzzle (though it's disturbing in places, naturally). Nonetheless, it's still packed with obscure allusions, making this guide not essential but worthwhile.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Number of titles in collection: 1,665 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 466 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,158 [up 2]
Number of films in collection: 1,791 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Number of titles in collection: 1,665 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 466 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,158 [up 2]
Number of films in collection: 1,791 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
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