The Queen
Part 5 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla? [final episode]
...and today is that day. Felt almost like Part Two of the last episode, this one.
[Watch it (again) on 4oD or SeeSaw.]
You Have Been Watching
2x07 Kids' TV
I was going to mention a couple of quotes from this episode, or maybe add a screencap, but in the end there was just too much hilarity to choose from. So just watch it. All of it. Go on, you've earnt it.
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Monday, 31 May 2010
Websites
Ultra Culture
Normally this would go under Articles, but this is my new favourite film blog (that I've discovered today) so there's too much to share. Check out the Daily Mail-satirising post on The Killer Inside Me, for example, or the analysis of The Twilight Saga in Promotional Photos and Amanda Seyfried's career in promotional photos.
I was made aware of this blog thanks to Edgar Wright's twitter, where he mentioned the post Our 10 favourite bits from the second Scott Pilgrim trailer. I like numbers 3, 4, 7, 9, and, of course, 8.
Normally this would go under Articles, but this is my new favourite film blog (that I've discovered today) so there's too much to share. Check out the Daily Mail-satirising post on The Killer Inside Me, for example, or the analysis of The Twilight Saga in Promotional Photos and Amanda Seyfried's career in promotional photos.
I was made aware of this blog thanks to Edgar Wright's twitter, where he mentioned the post Our 10 favourite bits from the second Scott Pilgrim trailer. I like numbers 3, 4, 7, 9, and, of course, 8.
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Films
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
[#56 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Read the 100 Films review here.
[#56 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Read the 100 Films review here.
this week on 100 Films
3 new feature-film reviews were posted to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
Coraline (2009)
Seraphim Falls (2006)
Taken (2008)
Also this week, 2 reviews of shorts were posted...
Pixels (2010)
The World of Tomorrow (1998)
More next Sunday.
Coraline (2009)
it’s scary. Very scary, in places. For much of the film there’s a beautiful creepy atmosphere, enhanced by drifting fog and skewed camera angles, but towards the end — when the full truth of the Other Mother is revealed — it’s not just kids who are likely to be freaked out. Dark themes and situations abound
Seraphim Falls (2006)
It’s centred neatly around Neeson chasing Brosnan, but the encounters they have along the way are increasingly bizarre. It’s readily apparent that there’s some Meaning and Subtext here, but I’m not sure if one has to process this to appreciate the film — it’s a still a chase movie (of sorts) after all.
Taken (2008)
remember Man On Fire? The Tony Scott/Denzel Washington one. Well, replace Washington with Neeson and Dakota Fanning’s character with “his daughter” and you’ve more or less got it. Taken is practically a remake, only in Europe, with a happier ending, and an hour shorter. It’s also not as good
Also this week, 2 reviews of shorts were posted...
Pixels (2010)
The plot is simple: characters and graphics from old 8-bit computer games escape and run riot over New York City. We’re talking Space Invaders firing on real streets, Tetris blocks crashing onto buildings... For people of A Certain Age it’s an explosion of nostalgia, but everyone can be impressed by the CGI on display.
The World of Tomorrow (1998)
In comparison to its big brother, nearly every shot is exactly duplicated in the final film. Most don’t look much more primitive here. The resolution’s lower, it’s perhaps a bit jagged round the edges, and it’s in deliberately dirtied black and white rather than the glowing sepia-hued colour of the feature, but it shows the concept worked.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 29 May 2010
TV
Doctor Who
31x09 Cold Blood
Well, that was an ignominious end. Even Adric got better than that!
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Eurovision Song Contest: Oslo 2010
The UK's rubbish entry deserved to come last, but Belarus deserved better and Denmark (as well as some others) deserved less.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
31x09 Cold Blood
Well, that was an ignominious end. Even Adric got better than that!
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Eurovision Song Contest: Oslo 2010
The UK's rubbish entry deserved to come last, but Belarus deserved better and Denmark (as well as some others) deserved less.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Friday, 28 May 2010
TV
The Mentalist
2x15 Red Herring
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Queen
Part 4 The Enemy Within
One day I'll finish watching this series...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD or SeeSaw.]
2x15 Red Herring
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
The Queen
Part 4 The Enemy Within
One day I'll finish watching this series...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD or SeeSaw.]
DVD Extras
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
Brief but informative making-of featurette from the Knowing Blu-ray. Ironically, I only watched it because it was short, yet it felt like there was lots more to say about the film's production. I suppose that's what the director's commentary is for.
Brief but informative making-of featurette from the Knowing Blu-ray. Ironically, I only watched it because it was short, yet it felt like there was lots more to say about the film's production. I suppose that's what the director's commentary is for.
Articles
FlashForward finale: Did advance planning do more harm than good for the show? by Lynette Rice
(from Hollywood Insider at EW.com)
Steampunks gather for Great Exhibition by Mark Ward
(from BBC News)
It's funny how older stories sometimes turn up in BBC News' "most popular" list, like this rather cool one from the end of March.
(from Hollywood Insider at EW.com)
Steampunks gather for Great Exhibition by Mark Ward
(from BBC News)
It's funny how older stories sometimes turn up in BBC News' "most popular" list, like this rather cool one from the end of March.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Two Complete Series box sets this week mean the usual small changes to title-totals, but big shifts in terms of discs and TV episodes. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,175 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,088 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 87 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 2,884 [up 40]
Number of films in collection: 1,239 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,045 [up 129]
Statistic of the week:
Number of Masters of Cinema DVDs/BDs in collection:
31
(36% of MoC titles)
Normally I'd tie a stat like this to a new purchase, but, no, I just had the idea. Though I also just ordered Tabu, so that kinda counts.
(Also, note that while MoC have 101 films numbered in their collection, some titles contain multiple numbers (e.g. the Lubitsch box set is #94-99). Re-counting just titles brings their total down to 86, which is the number used above so as to match my other collection stats. Out of their 101 film, I own 41, or 40.6%. In case you cared.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Two Complete Series box sets this week mean the usual small changes to title-totals, but big shifts in terms of discs and TV episodes. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,175 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,088 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 87 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 2,884 [up 40]
Number of films in collection: 1,239 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,045 [up 129]
Statistic of the week:
Number of Masters of Cinema DVDs/BDs in collection:
31
(36% of MoC titles)
Normally I'd tie a stat like this to a new purchase, but, no, I just had the idea. Though I also just ordered Tabu, so that kinda counts.
(Also, note that while MoC have 101 films numbered in their collection, some titles contain multiple numbers (e.g. the Lubitsch box set is #94-99). Re-counting just titles brings their total down to 86, which is the number used above so as to match my other collection stats. Out of their 101 film, I own 41, or 40.6%. In case you cared.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
TV
The Graham Norton Show
7x07 (24/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Luther
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
7x07 (24/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Luther
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
Evangelion Movie Beats Blu-ray Records in Japan by Juan Calonge
(from Blu-ray.com)
(from Blu-ray.com)
anime feature film Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance sold 195,000 Blu-ray Discs in Japan, easily beating the first-day sales record for a Blu-ray release in that country (which previously belonged to Michael Jackson's This Is It with 122,000 copies). Over 60% of the total disc sales of this title came from the Blu-ray version.Nice news. Now I just hope for a speedy Western release, as the first film was so good.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
TV
FlashForward
1x21 Countdown
It's quite hard to feel any sympathy for the breakdown of Dem & Zoe's engagement, considering she's been an unlikeable pussy-whipping bitch throughout. Good riddance to her, in fact. Indeed, FlashForward routinely fails on all emotional fronts -- the supposedly moving scene between Mark and Charlie was a particularly weak and over-sentimental example in my opinion.
Still, only one more ep to go, and then we'll have all the answers we're ever going to have.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
You Have Been Watching
2x06 (20/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
1x21 Countdown
It's quite hard to feel any sympathy for the breakdown of Dem & Zoe's engagement, considering she's been an unlikeable pussy-whipping bitch throughout. Good riddance to her, in fact. Indeed, FlashForward routinely fails on all emotional fronts -- the supposedly moving scene between Mark and Charlie was a particularly weak and over-sentimental example in my opinion.
Still, only one more ep to go, and then we'll have all the answers we're ever going to have.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
You Have Been Watching
2x06 (20/5/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Films
Insomnia (1997)
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Swedish original of the Al Pacino/Robin Williams/Chris Nolan film, which I watched almost exactly a year ago. Slightly weird coincidence there then.
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2010]
Swedish original of the Al Pacino/Robin Williams/Chris Nolan film, which I watched almost exactly a year ago. Slightly weird coincidence there then.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
TV
Outnumbered
3x06 Programme 6 [season finale]
A more low-key series-closer than Outnumbered usually does, I thought. Good news that they show no signs of stopping though -- I miss it already.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wallander [Swedish]
2x05 Cellisten (aka The Cellist)
One of the more interesting things about Wallander is how it can do an episode about the Russian mafia, featuring car bombs and multiple murders, and still feel resolutely low-key. It has a knack for making the improbable feel almost real.
3x06 Programme 6 [season finale]
A more low-key series-closer than Outnumbered usually does, I thought. Good news that they show no signs of stopping though -- I miss it already.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wallander [Swedish]
2x05 Cellisten (aka The Cellist)
One of the more interesting things about Wallander is how it can do an episode about the Russian mafia, featuring car bombs and multiple murders, and still feel resolutely low-key. It has a knack for making the improbable feel almost real.
Music
Mind Heist by Zack Hemsey
The lovely music from the third Inception trailer, written especially for it. Beautifully Dark Knight-y. One 'review' of the trailer described this track thusly:
Yup.
You can listen to it streamed here. It's available to buy once the film's out, but if you're A Bit Naughty you can actually download that stream. But you didn't hear that from me.
The lovely music from the third Inception trailer, written especially for it. Beautifully Dark Knight-y. One 'review' of the trailer described this track thusly:
and the music...the way it grates into your head, into your nerves, it puts you on edge while simultaneously making you feel that this is the most important movie of the year and that the stakes are so high in this, how can you not go see it?
Yup.
You can listen to it streamed here. It's available to buy once the film's out, but if you're A Bit Naughty you can actually download that stream. But you didn't hear that from me.
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