Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x17 Full Boyle
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Castle
3x21 The Dead Pool
3x22 To Love and Die in L.A.
Game of Thrones
4x04 Oathkeeper
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Sunday, 11 May 2014
TV
Pointless Celebrities
6x09 Eurovision Special
Or, according to the BBC's blurb, "a special celebrity crime edition" (no really, go check it out). But it was actually a Eurovision-themed one, including Pointless' very own entry, Nul Points.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
6x09 Eurovision Special
Or, according to the BBC's blurb, "a special celebrity crime edition" (no really, go check it out). But it was actually a Eurovision-themed one, including Pointless' very own entry, Nul Points.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100 Films
Three new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, all under one banner...
Tom Conway as the Falcon, Part III
A summary, linking to the following reviews:
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
Also, new to the new blog...
The New World (2005)
More next Sunday.
Tom Conway as the Falcon, Part III
A summary, linking to the following reviews:
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
I’m not sure whether to give in San Francisco points for its intricate storyline or admonish it for being so darn confusing. At least it makes for a different kind of mystery from the usual whodunnit styling of the seriesRead more here.
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
It’s darker than usual fare for the series, bordering on the noir-ish. There’s still the usual Falcon charm and comedic antics of Goldie to lighten the mood, but they feel bolted on to the core of a slightly grimmer taleRead more here.
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
a terribly generic title for a film that isn’t the series’ very best, but is a solid upper-end instalment. They’re mostly quite formulaic films, but Adventure gets the mix right with some good sequences and gags.Read more here.
Also, new to the new blog...
The New World (2005)
Slowly paced and beautifully photographed, this is about as far from Disney’s telling of the story as you could get. This is not a bad thing, as the pace and photography combine to make for a serene unravelling of story and mood.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 10 May 2014
TV
Eurovision Song Contest: Copenhagen 2014
For various reasons, turned this on just in time for the final two acts, so only watched those, the interval performances, and the voting. Yep, the voting. On the bright side, means I can fastforward it when I go back for the rest of the performances.
Also, that I didn't hear the winner until it was performed at the end. I quite liked it though -- very '90s Bond theme.
[Watch it (again) soon on iPlayer.]
For various reasons, turned this on just in time for the final two acts, so only watched those, the interval performances, and the voting. Yep, the voting. On the bright side, means I can fastforward it when I go back for the rest of the performances.
Also, that I didn't hear the winner until it was performed at the end. I quite liked it though -- very '90s Bond theme.
[Watch it (again) soon on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Nothing to mention this week. There will definitely be a couple next week, though, along with a running time update (feels like no time at all since the last one!), so that's nice.
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [no change]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Nothing to mention this week. There will definitely be a couple next week, though, along with a running time update (feels like no time at all since the last one!), so that's nice.
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [no change]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 May 2014
TV
The Graham Norton Show
15x06 (9/5/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Have I Got News For You
47x06 (9/5/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 6 Il Riccio, Capri [finale]
Yes, I skipped from episode one to six. It wasn't really deliberate. It is quite good though, so I should go back and fill in the rest.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
15x06 (9/5/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Have I Got News For You
47x06 (9/5/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 6 Il Riccio, Capri [finale]
Yes, I skipped from episode one to six. It wasn't really deliberate. It is quite good though, so I should go back and fill in the rest.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 8 May 2014
TV
24
8x17 8:00AM - 9:00AM
Arrow
2x19 The Man Under the Hood
Which in passing introduces some of the supporting cast for forthcoming spin-off show The Flash. Unfortunately, they seem intensely irritating. Otherwise, pretty good stuff.
Game of Thrones
4x03 Breaker of Chains
How I Met Your Mother
9x14 Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra
This was the episode that got accused of racism. Either it was severely edited for the UK, or people got their knickers in a twist over literally nothing.
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
8x17 8:00AM - 9:00AM
Arrow
2x19 The Man Under the Hood
Which in passing introduces some of the supporting cast for forthcoming spin-off show The Flash. Unfortunately, they seem intensely irritating. Otherwise, pretty good stuff.
Game of Thrones
4x03 Breaker of Chains
How I Met Your Mother
9x14 Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra
This was the episode that got accused of racism. Either it was severely edited for the UK, or people got their knickers in a twist over literally nothing.
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
19x04 Minuet in Hell Part Four
Thank crikey that's over! Something good next, I hope.
19x04 Minuet in Hell Part Four
Thank crikey that's over! Something good next, I hope.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
TV
24
8x16 7:00AM - 8:00AM
It won't be clear until the next episode, but this seems to make the end of Story Arc #2. That said, Arc #1 was actually part of Arc #2, we just didn't see that until a little later -- so really, the whole season has been Arc #1 until now. That pleases me. Plenty of other things about this season don't, but that does.
Castle
3x20 Slice of Death
8x16 7:00AM - 8:00AM
It won't be clear until the next episode, but this seems to make the end of Story Arc #2. That said, Arc #1 was actually part of Arc #2, we just didn't see that until a little later -- so really, the whole season has been Arc #1 until now. That pleases me. Plenty of other things about this season don't, but that does.
Castle
3x20 Slice of Death
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
TV
Vera
4x01 On Harbour Street
Adapted from the novel Harbour Street. Your guess as to why they tweaked the title is as good as mine.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
4x01 On Harbour Street
Adapted from the novel Harbour Street. Your guess as to why they tweaked the title is as good as mine.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Comics
Batman Eternal #3-4 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, John Layman, Jason Fabok & Dustin Nguyen with Ray Fawkes & Tim Seeley
Five writers and two artists (not to mention all the colourists, letterers, etc) tell another 3.3% of this year-(or-more)-long Bat-story.
Five writers and two artists (not to mention all the colourists, letterers, etc) tell another 3.3% of this year-(or-more)-long Bat-story.
Monday, 5 May 2014
TV
24
8x15 6:00AM - 7:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x16 The Party
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x13 Bass Player Wanted
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
8x15 6:00AM - 7:00AM
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x16 The Party
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x13 Bass Player Wanted
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Sunday, 4 May 2014
TV
24
8x14 5:00AM - 6:00AM
Castle
3x19 Law and Murder
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [5th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 5th or so watch]
In what feels like the blink of an eye (actually 8½ months), ten years have passed, and Friends is over once again. Until the next time...
8x14 5:00AM - 6:00AM
Castle
3x19 Law and Murder
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [5th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 5th or so watch]
In what feels like the blink of an eye (actually 8½ months), ten years have passed, and Friends is over once again. Until the next time...
this fortnight on 100 Films
Due to a basic mistake, I forgot to post a 100 Films in a Year update last week... so here's a double one!
Firstly, as it was May a couple of days ago, it's time to look back at April. This month's top five is my favourite movies from 1986. You can read why by clicking through.
Next, two new reviews were published in the past fortnight... well, in the past week, actually. Anyway, they were:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Solomon Kane (2009)
And finally, new to the new blog were:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Mulan (1998)
More next Sunday.
Firstly, as it was May a couple of days ago, it's time to look back at April. This month's top five is my favourite movies from 1986. You can read why by clicking through.
Next, two new reviews were published in the past fortnight... well, in the past week, actually. Anyway, they were:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
For my 800th review, it's the film Sight & Sound swiftly decided was the greatest of all time, and almost as swiftly changed their mind about.Read more here.
Solomon Kane (2009)
The style is a fantasy-horror mash-up, recalling everything from the 1982 Conan to Witchfinder General, and plenty more besides. That’s not to say its a rip-off of those movies, or even some kind of cobbled-together reference-fest, but rather that its roots and inspirations are discernible. There’s some creepy creatures and sequences, but also a more-than-requisite amount of swordfightingRead more here.
And finally, new to the new blog were:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
how does a 480-page, densely written, intricately plotted crime novel, spanning seven years and “no fewer than four and perhaps as many as a dozen major crimes”, translate into a two-and-a-quarter-hour film? With more than a few surprises, as it turns out, because the apparently minor changes near the film’s start turn out to be the proverbial pebble in a pond: their ripples spread so far that, by the second half, not even a reader who can remember the many details of the novel’s complex plot will know for sure what’s coming.Read more here.
Mulan (1998)
The thing that stands out is how very Americanised it is. That’s nothing new for Disney, but it feels a little odd these days. When we’re so used to increased attempts at appropriate cultural reverence from Hollywood movies, it’s almost uncomfortable to hear such American accents from clearly Chinese characters.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 3 May 2014
TV
24
8x13 4:00AM - 5:00AM
...aaaaand there it is.
Elementary
2x20 No Lack of Void
Friends
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x02 The Lion and the Rose
The whole point of starting this now was that I wouldn't be behind and wouldn't get spoiled -- watching one per week on a four week delay isn't going to solve that, is it? Time to start catching up, then. This is The Big One so far this season, which I won't discuss for fear of spoiling someone else. Still, I understand there'll be plenty more surprises to come...
8x13 4:00AM - 5:00AM
...aaaaand there it is.
Elementary
2x20 No Lack of Void
Friends
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [5th or so watch]
Game of Thrones
4x02 The Lion and the Rose
The whole point of starting this now was that I wouldn't be behind and wouldn't get spoiled -- watching one per week on a four week delay isn't going to solve that, is it? Time to start catching up, then. This is The Big One so far this season, which I won't discuss for fear of spoiling someone else. Still, I understand there'll be plenty more surprises to come...
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A couple of Doctor Who DVD upgrades last week and this mean... my Who collection is finally completely complete! Well, except for the last couple of Matt Smith episodes that have yet to see a box set / Special Edition re-release, and the one classic story they're taking forever to get round to. But that's not my fault, is it.
Of course, because they're upgrades, the only footprint last week was an extra disc, and this week not even that. (I also got a few new Blu-rays, hence the increases.)
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A couple of Doctor Who DVD upgrades last week and this mean... my Who collection is finally completely complete! Well, except for the last couple of Matt Smith episodes that have yet to see a box set / Special Edition re-release, and the one classic story they're taking forever to get round to. But that's not my fault, is it.
Of course, because they're upgrades, the only footprint last week was an extra disc, and this week not even that. (I also got a few new Blu-rays, hence the increases.)
Number of titles in collection: 1,668 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 469 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 4,161 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,794 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 2 May 2014
TV
24
8x12 3:00AM - 4:00AM
Halfway and... boom, there goes CTU! Mark it off your "Things That Always Happen in a Season of 24" bingo card, people. How long before we find out there's a mole?
Friends
10x15 The One Where Estelle Dies [5th or so watch]
Have I Got News For You
47x04 (25/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
8x12 3:00AM - 4:00AM
Halfway and... boom, there goes CTU! Mark it off your "Things That Always Happen in a Season of 24" bingo card, people. How long before we find out there's a mole?
Friends
10x15 The One Where Estelle Dies [5th or so watch]
Have I Got News For You
47x04 (25/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
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