Fast and Loose
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Graham Norton Show
8x14 (28/1/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Just Good Friends
2x06 Pregnant?
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x04 Day 4
Just as the mystery was looking solved, it all gets more complicated. Which is for the best, really, as there's 16 episodes to go.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Top Gear
16x02 (30/1/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Friday, 4 February 2011
Films
Alien³: Special Edition (1992/2003)
[#14 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Beginning my David Fincher Week.
I watched the theatrical cut of Alien³ for the first time as part of 100 Films 2009; this cut extends the film by half an hour, changing it significantly enough for me to count it with a new number.
[#14 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Beginning my David Fincher Week.
I watched the theatrical cut of Alien³ for the first time as part of 100 Films 2009; this cut extends the film by half an hour, changing it significantly enough for me to count it with a new number.
Articles
Fiver rebrands as 5*, acquires new shows by Naomi Rainey
(from Digital Spy)
"In a competitive marketplace, you need strong brands that jump out of the EPG, and the rebranding of Fiver as 5*, combined with exciting new shows, provides us with a distinctive channel."From a half-decent pun on a recognisable phrase, to a name that makes viewers think "how do I say that?"? Oh yes, what superior rebranding. Whoever's in charge of this clearly isn't much cop at their job -- I mean, have you seen Channel 5's new logo? It's awful. (Never mind the fact that "Five" was a catchier name than "Channel 5" and seemed like sensible rebranding to me.) Old TV dramas/films did better fake logos than that, and they were always implausibly tackily cheap-looking.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Network's Gerry Anderson celebration sale (which ended on Monday, sorry) produces significant jumps across the board this week -- not least to TV episodes! All that is topped up by two new releases and two other titles, making a lovely boost just in time for this month's running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 1,264 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,100 [up 4]
Of which Blu-rays: 163 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 3,159 [up 23]
Number of films in collection: 1,339 [up 5]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,660 [up 115]
And this week is a running time update, so...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
225 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 16 hours, and 9 minutes from last time.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Network's Gerry Anderson celebration sale (which ended on Monday, sorry) produces significant jumps across the board this week -- not least to TV episodes! All that is topped up by two new releases and two other titles, making a lovely boost just in time for this month's running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 1,264 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,100 [up 4]
Of which Blu-rays: 163 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 3,159 [up 23]
Number of films in collection: 1,339 [up 5]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,660 [up 115]
And this week is a running time update, so...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
225 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 16 hours, and 9 minutes from last time.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
TV
10 O'Clock Live
1x02 (27/1/11 edition)
It does feel a bit daft watching a topical news show a whole week late...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Due South
2x10 We Are the Eggmen [2nd watch]
How I Met Your Mother
6x07 Canning Randy
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
1x02 (27/1/11 edition)
It does feel a bit daft watching a topical news show a whole week late...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Due South
2x10 We Are the Eggmen [2nd watch]
How I Met Your Mother
6x07 Canning Randy
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Articles
Premier League TV football choice 'upheld' by EU advice by Bill Wilson
(from BBC News)
An article about football? What?! But no, this has a point, and potentially a wider relevance to other entertainment like film, books and music. I would try to summarise it, but you may as well just read it.
Russell T. Davies 'may leave Torchwood' by Morgan Jeffery
(from Digital Spy)
Well now, this could be interesting...
Why Americans Don't Play Superheroes by Borys Kit
(from Heat Vision at The Hollywood Reporter)
Following all the recent controversy over the casting of a Brit as Superman -- in the wake of so many other non-Americans being cast as US superheroes -- THR's Heat Vision blog looks at why this might be (albeit briefly; though split over two pages for maximum confusion). As one star's agent says, "I hate to say it: They’re better actors".
(from BBC News)
An article about football? What?! But no, this has a point, and potentially a wider relevance to other entertainment like film, books and music. I would try to summarise it, but you may as well just read it.
Russell T. Davies 'may leave Torchwood' by Morgan Jeffery
(from Digital Spy)
Well now, this could be interesting...
Why Americans Don't Play Superheroes by Borys Kit
(from Heat Vision at The Hollywood Reporter)
Following all the recent controversy over the casting of a Brit as Superman -- in the wake of so many other non-Americans being cast as US superheroes -- THR's Heat Vision blog looks at why this might be (albeit briefly; though split over two pages for maximum confusion). As one star's agent says, "I hate to say it: They’re better actors".
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
TV
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x03 Day 3
Answers seem close at hand... though with 17 episodes still to go, I imagine they really aren't.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
No Ordinary Family
1x05 No Ordinary Quake
Yes Minister
1x07 Jobs for the Boys [season finale]
Still. So. True.
1x03 Day 3
Answers seem close at hand... though with 17 episodes still to go, I imagine they really aren't.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
No Ordinary Family
1x05 No Ordinary Quake
Yes Minister
1x07 Jobs for the Boys [season finale]
Still. So. True.
Radio
Life at 24 Frames a Second
Part 9 The Last Flight
As if this series wasn't personalised enough, the poorly-acted female 'character' he's added to talk to in the last few episodes is just bizarre.
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 9 The Last Flight
As if this series wasn't personalised enough, the poorly-acted female 'character' he's added to talk to in the last few episodes is just bizarre.
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
TV
Due South
2x09 The Edge [2nd watch]
The Magicians
1x05 Episode 5 [season finale]
I've mostly enjoyed this series, all things considered. More please.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The South Bank Show
37x07 Judi Dench Revisited
Yes Minister
1x06 The Right to Know
2x09 The Edge [2nd watch]
The Magicians
1x05 Episode 5 [season finale]
I've mostly enjoyed this series, all things considered. More please.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The South Bank Show
37x07 Judi Dench Revisited
Yes Minister
1x06 The Right to Know
Monday, 31 January 2011
TV
Just Good Friends
2x05 Farewell Holiday
The Tudors
4x01 Moment of Nostalgia
It's been almost a year and a half since the BBC aired the previous series of The Tudors; so long, in fact, that this final season has already developed episode titles, which usually only show up months after broadcast on iTunes/DVDs for whatever reason.
2x05 Farewell Holiday
The Tudors
4x01 Moment of Nostalgia
It's been almost a year and a half since the BBC aired the previous series of The Tudors; so long, in fact, that this final season has already developed episode titles, which usually only show up months after broadcast on iTunes/DVDs for whatever reason.
Radio
Hollywood
Part 2 The Prequel [final episode]
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Life at 24 Frames a Second
Part 7 The Look of Love
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 2 The Prequel [final episode]
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Life at 24 Frames a Second
Part 7 The Look of Love
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Game of Thrones: Five reasons HBO series may be a royal success by Amy Ratcliffe
(from Hero Complex at Los Angeles Times)
This does look rather good. I believe it's due to be on Sky 'A Bunch Of Programmes We Nicked From Other Channels', so I guess I'll download it when it begins Stateside.
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (vocals) Composed by John Barry for Goldfinger (1964) by Michael Caine
(from Old Hollywood)
That's what they've called it, but the actual contents are an excerpt from Michael Caine's autobiography, What's It All About?, detailing how he was staying with composer John Barry (who, in case you missed the news, died yesterday) when he finished the theme for Goldfinger. It's an excellent anecdote. Somehow, I don't think the stars of today will have such stories to tell in 40 years' time.
(from Hero Complex at Los Angeles Times)
This does look rather good. I believe it's due to be on Sky 'A Bunch Of Programmes We Nicked From Other Channels', so I guess I'll download it when it begins Stateside.
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (vocals) Composed by John Barry for Goldfinger (1964) by Michael Caine
(from Old Hollywood)
That's what they've called it, but the actual contents are an excerpt from Michael Caine's autobiography, What's It All About?, detailing how he was staying with composer John Barry (who, in case you missed the news, died yesterday) when he finished the theme for Goldfinger. It's an excellent anecdote. Somehow, I don't think the stars of today will have such stories to tell in 40 years' time.
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Films
Bolt (2008)
[#11 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
The Four Musketeers (1974)
[#12 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
[#11 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
The Four Musketeers (1974)
[#12 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Radio
Life at 24 Frames a Second
Part 6 If It Moves, Shoot It
Beginning the second (and final) week of David Thomson's very personal guide to the movies. Just in case you'd forgotten what this was.
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 6 If It Moves, Shoot It
Beginning the second (and final) week of David Thomson's very personal guide to the movies. Just in case you'd forgotten what this was.
[Listen (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
2011 Preview: Sequels - Now, More Than Ever by Brandon Gray
(from Box Office Mojo)
This year will see more sequels (including prequels and spin-offs) released than ever before. And the number isn't even complete because, for whatever reason, it doesn't including the new The Thing, which is definitely a prequel (despite what the article says, this has been readily confirmed for yonks).
Henry Cavill Is The New Superman by James White
(from Empire)
He's a Brit! And was up for it last time! So there you go.
Your Guide To Disney's 50 Animated Features by Helen O'Hara & others
(from Empire)
With Disney's 50th official animated film, Tangled, now in UK cinemas, here Empire provide a guide to all of 'em. Rather good it is too, even if you might disagree with some of their opinions.
(from Box Office Mojo)
This year will see more sequels (including prequels and spin-offs) released than ever before. And the number isn't even complete because, for whatever reason, it doesn't including the new The Thing, which is definitely a prequel (despite what the article says, this has been readily confirmed for yonks).
Henry Cavill Is The New Superman by James White
(from Empire)
He's a Brit! And was up for it last time! So there you go.
Your Guide To Disney's 50 Animated Features by Helen O'Hara & others
(from Empire)
With Disney's 50th official animated film, Tangled, now in UK cinemas, here Empire provide a guide to all of 'em. Rather good it is too, even if you might disagree with some of their opinions.
this week on 100 Films
Just 1 new review was posted to 100 Films in a Year this week, and it was...
Saw VI (2009)
Also, if you haven't read it already, don't forget the interview with me about 100 Films at The Clapper Bored.
More next Sunday.
Saw VI (2009)
probably the best Saw movie since the first... takes on a political dimension by tackling the thorny issue of American health insurance. It hardly presents a well-considered and in-depth debate, true, but the “evils of the insurance business” angle is a welcome motivation and adds something to both the plot and the denouement.
Also, if you haven't read it already, don't forget the interview with me about 100 Films at The Clapper Bored.
More next Sunday.
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