The 1% Club
2x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Murder, They Hope
2x01 Can't See the Blood for the Trees
Having enjoyed the previous 'movies' and series, I somehow missed that this was on last year. Catching up now (obviously) before there's a new special at Christmas.
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Podcasts
The Empire Spoiler Special Film Podcast
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ft. Christopher McQuarrie Part Three
As if these weren't divided up enough already (in terms of recording, this is Day Two Part One (with at least one, but possibly two or even three, more parts to come)), I only listened to the first hour or so of this 2½-hour edition — not because it's not good (it's excellent), that's just how my time management worked out.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ft. Christopher McQuarrie Part Three
As if these weren't divided up enough already (in terms of recording, this is Day Two Part One (with at least one, but possibly two or even three, more parts to come)), I only listened to the first hour or so of this 2½-hour edition — not because it's not good (it's excellent), that's just how my time management worked out.
Monday, 28 August 2023
Podcasts
The Empire Spoiler Special Film Podcast
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ft. Christopher McQuarrie Part One & Part Two
Since 2018 and the last time the Empire podcast + McQ dived deep into a Mission, they've spun off their "spoiler specials" into its own podcast — and made that subscription only, grr. But these are so good that I've paid up so I can listen to 'em. The sheer length (5½ hours across these first two parts, with at least two more to come) means it can get a little rambling, going off on tangents here, there and everywhere rather than being laser-focused on the filmmaking, but that's kinda fun in its own way too. And when it really gets down to the meat of it, it's as super-insightful as ever.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ft. Christopher McQuarrie Part One & Part Two
Since 2018 and the last time the Empire podcast + McQ dived deep into a Mission, they've spun off their "spoiler specials" into its own podcast — and made that subscription only, grr. But these are so good that I've paid up so I can listen to 'em. The sheer length (5½ hours across these first two parts, with at least two more to come) means it can get a little rambling, going off on tangents here, there and everywhere rather than being laser-focused on the filmmaking, but that's kinda fun in its own way too. And when it really gets down to the meat of it, it's as super-insightful as ever.
Sunday, 27 August 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x100 Week 22: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x100 Week 22: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
All the Old Knives (2022)
Urge to Kill (1960)
[#64 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Urge to Kill (1960)
[#64 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
DVD Extras
Murder on the Orient Express Special Features
Several of the featurettes (on Agatha Christie, on Poirot, and one that generally covered the making of the film), plus the deleted scenes with commentary (by director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green), and about the first half of the main film commentary (by the same contributors). Not truly in-depth stuff, but all interesting enough.
Several of the featurettes (on Agatha Christie, on Poirot, and one that generally covered the making of the film), plus the deleted scenes with commentary (by director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green), and about the first half of the main film commentary (by the same contributors). Not truly in-depth stuff, but all interesting enough.
Saturday, 26 August 2023
TV
Leverage
5x12 The White Rabbit Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x98 Week 22: Wednesday
6x99 Week 22: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x12 The White Rabbit Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x98 Week 22: Wednesday
6x99 Week 22: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Greatest Days (2023)
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
At one point I thought there was going to be nothing to report this week... but then I placed a couple of orders, of course, and they turned up quickly (one thanks to Amazon Prime, one just speedily from the US).
Number of titles in collection: 3,140 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,112 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 280 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,679 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,849 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 338 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,624 [up 6]
Number of short films: 1,069 [up 2]
And there'll definitely be more next week, with a couple more sale pickups that should arrive, plus a few new releases direct from the label that (almost-)definitely will (on time rather than early, what shocking behaviour!) See you then, faithful reader.
At one point I thought there was going to be nothing to report this week... but then I placed a couple of orders, of course, and they turned up quickly (one thanks to Amazon Prime, one just speedily from the US).
Number of titles in collection: 3,140 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,112 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 280 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,679 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,849 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 338 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,624 [up 6]
Number of short films: 1,069 [up 2]
And there'll definitely be more next week, with a couple more sale pickups that should arrive, plus a few new releases direct from the label that (almost-)definitely will (on time rather than early, what shocking behaviour!) See you then, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 August 2023
TV
Death in Paradise
11x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x97 Week 22: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
11x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x97 Week 22: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 24 August 2023
TV
Death in Paradise
11x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x95 Week 21: Friday
6x96 Week 22: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
11x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x95 Week 21: Friday
6x96 Week 22: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x93 Week 21: Wednesday
6x94 Week 21: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x93 Week 21: Wednesday
6x94 Week 21: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
TV
Leverage
5x11 The Low Low Price Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x91 Week 21: Monday
6x92 Week 21: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x11 The Low Low Price Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x91 Week 21: Monday
6x92 Week 21: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 21 August 2023
TV
Death in Paradise
11x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x89 Week 20: Thursday
6x90 Week 20: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
11x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x89 Week 20: Thursday
6x90 Week 20: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 20 August 2023
TV
Leverage
5x10 The Frame-Up Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x88 Week 20: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x10 The Frame-Up Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x88 Week 20: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 19 August 2023
TV
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
[2nd watch]
This is one of those things that's not really TV (though it has been shown on TV) but is not really a film either (it's a filmed live show, which I watched on Blu-ray), so where should I list it? Well, it's here now; and whatever it is, it's very good.
Leverage
5x09 The Rundown Job
This is listed as episode 10 on IMDb, but comes up as episode 9 on Amazon Prime. Seems the pair were originally broadcast on the same night, with this one first, so it's IMDb that's wrong in this case.
More interestingly, it felt like a backdoor pilot for a spinoff, or possibly a new direction in season 6: Nate and Sophie not only don't appear, they aren't even mentioned; while Eliot becomes team leader due to his military connections as he, Hardison and Parker take down a would-be terrorist. It's more like a low-budget 24 or something than a regular heist-based episode of Leverage. I was fully expecting to check the IMDb trivia and learn it was intended as such a relaunch, but there's nothing there — which is almost weirder.
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x87 Week 20: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
[2nd watch]
This is one of those things that's not really TV (though it has been shown on TV) but is not really a film either (it's a filmed live show, which I watched on Blu-ray), so where should I list it? Well, it's here now; and whatever it is, it's very good.
Leverage
5x09 The Rundown Job
This is listed as episode 10 on IMDb, but comes up as episode 9 on Amazon Prime. Seems the pair were originally broadcast on the same night, with this one first, so it's IMDb that's wrong in this case.
More interestingly, it felt like a backdoor pilot for a spinoff, or possibly a new direction in season 6: Nate and Sophie not only don't appear, they aren't even mentioned; while Eliot becomes team leader due to his military connections as he, Hardison and Parker take down a would-be terrorist. It's more like a low-budget 24 or something than a regular heist-based episode of Leverage. I was fully expecting to check the IMDb trivia and learn it was intended as such a relaunch, but there's nothing there — which is almost weirder.
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x87 Week 20: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
Marriage of Convenience (1960)
[#61 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Marriage of Convenience (1960)
[#61 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three new additions this week, between them representing my regular kinds of purchases: a newly released title (in 4K); a preorder direct from the label that's turned up a couple of weeks early; and a cheap catalogue title.
Number of titles in collection: 3,138 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,110 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 278 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,674 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,847 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 338 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,624 [up 6]
Number of short films: 1,067 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Three new additions this week, between them representing my regular kinds of purchases: a newly released title (in 4K); a preorder direct from the label that's turned up a couple of weeks early; and a cheap catalogue title.
Number of titles in collection: 3,138 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,110 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 278 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,674 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,847 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 338 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,624 [up 6]
Number of short films: 1,067 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 18 August 2023
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