The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x05 Day 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Top Gear
16x03 (6/2/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Films
Zodiac: Director's Cut (2007)
[#16c in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. I watched the theatrical cut of Zodiac as #64 in 2008 (on 25th September, to be precise; getting on for 2½ years ago -- Christ, time flies!) This Director's Cut adds around five minutes of footage, which in this case isn't enough to earn it a new number.
[#16c in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. I watched the theatrical cut of Zodiac as #64 in 2008 (on 25th September, to be precise; getting on for 2½ years ago -- Christ, time flies!) This Director's Cut adds around five minutes of footage, which in this case isn't enough to earn it a new number.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
TV
Fast and Loose
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How TV Ruined Your Life
1x02 The Lifecycle
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
No Ordinary Family
1x06 No Ordinary Visitors
It was all going so well, until the dramatically implausible final few minutes. If only awkward people had such total personality changes so easily in real life.
Yes Minister
2x02 Doing the Honours
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How TV Ruined Your Life
1x02 The Lifecycle
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
No Ordinary Family
1x06 No Ordinary Visitors
It was all going so well, until the dramatically implausible final few minutes. If only awkward people had such total personality changes so easily in real life.
Yes Minister
2x02 Doing the Honours
Films
Panic Room (2002)
[#16b in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 3rd watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This is another 'lesser Fincher', and yet still a fantastic little thriller.
[#16b in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 3rd watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This is another 'lesser Fincher', and yet still a fantastic little thriller.
Articles
Boyle's Frankenstein to screen in cinemas by Simon Reynolds
(from Digital Spy)
I just hope they release it on DVD (preferably, Blu-ray) as the chances of my making it to one of the screenings is very slim, and to both nigh impossible -- and it's the same for plenty of other interested viewers too, I'm sure, not least those seeing the play only once who'd like to see it 'the other way round', as t'were.
Don't Look Now named best British film by Mayer Nissim
(from Digital Spy)
Well there's an unusual choice then.
(from Digital Spy)
I just hope they release it on DVD (preferably, Blu-ray) as the chances of my making it to one of the screenings is very slim, and to both nigh impossible -- and it's the same for plenty of other interested viewers too, I'm sure, not least those seeing the play only once who'd like to see it 'the other way round', as t'were.
Don't Look Now named best British film by Mayer Nissim
(from Digital Spy)
Well there's an unusual choice then.
Monday, 7 February 2011
TV
Due South
2x12 Some Like It Red [2nd watch]
BBC Two didn't show episode 11, Starman, due to tennis overrunning, but rather than just do the sensible thing -- show it in the next Due South slot -- they just skipped it and kept going. Common sense, sadly, does not prevail.
Episodes
1x04 Episode Four
While I enjoyed this from the outset, I feel it improves as it goes on.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
2x12 Some Like It Red [2nd watch]
BBC Two didn't show episode 11, Starman, due to tennis overrunning, but rather than just do the sensible thing -- show it in the next Due South slot -- they just skipped it and kept going. Common sense, sadly, does not prevail.
Episodes
1x04 Episode Four
While I enjoyed this from the outset, I feel it improves as it goes on.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Films
Fight Club (1999)
[#16a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 4th or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week with another of my favourite-ever films. He really does show amazing consistency at being an outstanding filmmaker.
True Grit (1969)
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
[#16a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 4th or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week with another of my favourite-ever films. He really does show amazing consistency at being an outstanding filmmaker.
True Grit (1969)
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Films
The Game (1997)
[#15a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 3rd or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This isn't Fincher's best film, but it might be his most underrated. I really like it anyway.
Monkey Business (1952)
[#15 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
[#15a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 3rd or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This isn't Fincher's best film, but it might be his most underrated. I really like it anyway.
Monkey Business (1952)
[#15 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
this week on 100 Films
No new reviews were posted to 100 Films in a Year this week. Oh dear.
There was the January update, though. Plus the news that reviews from my David Fincher Week viewing begin tonight, so keep your eyes open for them.
More -- all Fincher films, I should imagine -- next Sunday.
There was the January update, though. Plus the news that reviews from my David Fincher Week viewing begin tonight, so keep your eyes open for them.
More -- all Fincher films, I should imagine -- next Sunday.
Saturday, 5 February 2011
TV
Not Going Out
4x05 Fireworks
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Primeval
4x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Some answers, lots unresolved -- exactly what you'd expect from the middle finale of a series that's shot two seasons back-to-back.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
QI
8x09 House and Home (extended repeat)
So, this is the last of the XL episodes that BBC Two skipped last November for no apparent reason. Shiny.
While I'm glad they've shown them, I do wish they'd done it first time round -- funny though QI is, I'd rather just watch the extended edition than the regular and extended. Though they add 15 minutes -- half as much material again -- it does tend to disappear amongst all the stuff I half-remember.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Yes Minister
2x01 The Compassionate Society
4x05 Fireworks
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Primeval
4x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Some answers, lots unresolved -- exactly what you'd expect from the middle finale of a series that's shot two seasons back-to-back.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
QI
8x09 House and Home (extended repeat)
So, this is the last of the XL episodes that BBC Two skipped last November for no apparent reason. Shiny.
While I'm glad they've shown them, I do wish they'd done it first time round -- funny though QI is, I'd rather just watch the extended edition than the regular and extended. Though they add 15 minutes -- half as much material again -- it does tend to disappear amongst all the stuff I half-remember.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Yes Minister
2x01 The Compassionate Society
Films
Se7en (1995)
[#14a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 7th or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This is one of my favourite films, though I haven't watched it for about 2¼ years -- not that that's unusual for me. Plus, this is the first time I've watched it on Blu-ray. I'd comment on the image quality, but as this is published I'm actually still watching it...
[#14a in 100 Films in a Year 2011; 7th or so watch]
Continuing my David Fincher Week. This is one of my favourite films, though I haven't watched it for about 2¼ years -- not that that's unusual for me. Plus, this is the first time I've watched it on Blu-ray. I'd comment on the image quality, but as this is published I'm actually still watching it...
Friday, 4 February 2011
TV
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.]
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.]
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.
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