The BFG (2016)
[#51 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
+ all the Blu-ray's special features
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Monday, 3 April 2017
Sunday, 2 April 2017
this week on 100 Films
A new month has begun this weekend, which means it was time for 100 Films in a Year to look back at the old one...
Additionally, 4 brand-new reviews were published this week...
Don't Breathe (2016)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
More next Sunday.
Additionally, 4 brand-new reviews were published this week...
Don't Breathe (2016)
Don’t Breathe is perhaps the movie equivalent of a theme park attraction: designed to thrill you and scare you during its brief duration, not withstand plot and character scrutiny when dissected afterwards.Read more here.
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
this iteration of Ghost in the Shell creates a new narrative, but builds it out of liberally repurposed imagery, sequences, character traits, and more from the popular 1995 anime adaptation and its sequel, and apparently from the Stand Alone Complex TV series too... Though to say “new narrative” is something of a kindness because, intricacies aside, the story isn’t new at all.Read more here.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
with technical advancements that aren’t necessarily beneficial, grander but less memorable action sequences, and less coherent thematic underpinnings, it’s clear that Hollywood doesn’t have the monopoly on sequel-y sequels.Read more here.
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
the mix of battle rap, comic grotesques, ultra violence, gratuitous nudity, more barmy notions than you can shake a stick at, and probably the kitchen sink too, makes it possibly the most batshit-crazy movie I’ve ever seen.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 1 April 2017
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three new additions this week, though the disc count goes down because one's a three-disc Blu-ray set that replaces a seven-disc DVD set.
Number of titles in collection: 1,953 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,189 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 764 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 5,009 [down 1]
Number of films: 2,157 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 7,687 [no change]
Number of short films: 530 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Three new additions this week, though the disc count goes down because one's a three-disc Blu-ray set that replaces a seven-disc DVD set.
Number of titles in collection: 1,953 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,189 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 764 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 5,009 [down 1]
Number of films: 2,157 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 7,687 [no change]
Number of short films: 530 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 31 March 2017
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Films
Black Dynamite (2009)
[#47 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
[#48 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
[#47 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
[#48 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
TV
Broadchurch
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
Catching up.
[Watch episodes three and four (again) on the ITV Hub.]
The Crown
1x02 Hyde Park Corner
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
Catching up.
[Watch episodes three and four (again) on the ITV Hub.]
The Crown
1x02 Hyde Park Corner
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Articles
The Disc at 20: Packaged Media Resonates in a Digital Age
by Stephanie Prange & Erik Gruenwedel (from Home Media Magazine)
"a staggering 93 percent of movie buyers are still active in the disc format today" ... "For the last 10 years, people have been saying there are two years left in DVD and it’s going to drop off a cliff. Here we are 10 years later and it is still going strong" ... "The DVD business is going to be around a lot longer than people think. It’s still a massive business for us. It’s not going away" ...
"The desire for ownership is strong, and many consumers who value ownership — those who are collectors of movies, television shows, and special-edition packages — and gift-givers prefer the disc format. We anticipate that will continue to be the case for the foreseeable future, meaning the future of the disc remains shiny."
by Stephanie Prange & Erik Gruenwedel (from Home Media Magazine)
"a staggering 93 percent of movie buyers are still active in the disc format today" ... "For the last 10 years, people have been saying there are two years left in DVD and it’s going to drop off a cliff. Here we are 10 years later and it is still going strong" ... "The DVD business is going to be around a lot longer than people think. It’s still a massive business for us. It’s not going away" ...
"The desire for ownership is strong, and many consumers who value ownership — those who are collectors of movies, television shows, and special-edition packages — and gift-givers prefer the disc format. We anticipate that will continue to be the case for the foreseeable future, meaning the future of the disc remains shiny."
Monday, 27 March 2017
Sunday, 26 March 2017
TV
Line of Duty
2x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
Who Dares Wins
9x11 (25/3/17 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
Who Dares Wins
9x11 (25/3/17 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100 Films
3 brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
Cold in July (2014)
Demolition (2015)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Finally, my second 100 Favourites series came to an end with both my top 10...
...and, of course, some statistics:
That's it for 100 Favourites, but there'll be more reviews next Sunday.
Cold in July (2014)
People often call for more originality in their stories, then criticise a film like this for jumping around in genre and tone. Personally, I didn’t think it changed much in either. The plot is far from straightforward — twists take the story in unexpected directions with each act (if not even more often) — but as a whole it remains a neo-noir crime thriller.Read more here.
Demolition (2015)
Jake Gyllenhaal is a high-flying banker struggling with the grief of his wife’s death by taking his life apart — literally — in this slightly strange dramaRead more here.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Master movie spoofer Mel Brooks’ penultimate work as director was this riff on the Robin Hood legend... Although generally regarded as one of Brooks’ lesser movies, its deeply silly style ticklesRead more here.
Finally, my second 100 Favourites series came to an end with both my top 10...
...and, of course, some statistics:
That's it for 100 Favourites, but there'll be more reviews next Sunday.
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