Peter Pan Goes Wrong
[2nd watch]
My parents had this recorded from last year. It's still hilarious on a second viewing. Sadly it's not being repeated for the sake of anyone who missed it.
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Although it's nearly Christmas, and so by rights things should quieten down until after the big day, I haven't played by the rules: there are six additions this week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,070 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,167 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 903 [up 6]
Number of discs in collection: 5,311 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,305 [up 6]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change]
Number of short films: 599 [up 4]
I don't know what I'm getting for Christmas, obviously, but I have a sneaking suspicion next week's update will actually be smaller. We'll see in seven days' time, faithful reader.
Although it's nearly Christmas, and so by rights things should quieten down until after the big day, I haven't played by the rules: there are six additions this week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,070 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,167 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 903 [up 6]
Number of discs in collection: 5,311 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,305 [up 6]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change]
Number of short films: 599 [up 4]
I don't know what I'm getting for Christmas, obviously, but I have a sneaking suspicion next week's update will actually be smaller. We'll see in seven days' time, faithful reader.
Friday, 22 December 2017
Thursday, 21 December 2017
TV
Black Mirror
2x04 White Christmas
While a lot of people seem to go on about how much they love season three's San Junipero, this 2014 Christmas special (the last episode broadcast on Channel 4) is still the highest-rated episode of Black Mirror on IMDb by a solid margin. I'm not sure it is the show's best episode (season one's The Entire History of You takes some beating), but it was very good.
And BBC Four had a Star Wars night...
The Galaxy Britain Built
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
John Williams Film Prom
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x04 White Christmas
While a lot of people seem to go on about how much they love season three's San Junipero, this 2014 Christmas special (the last episode broadcast on Channel 4) is still the highest-rated episode of Black Mirror on IMDb by a solid margin. I'm not sure it is the show's best episode (season one's The Entire History of You takes some beating), but it was very good.
And BBC Four had a Star Wars night...
The Galaxy Britain Built
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
John Williams Film Prom
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
TV
The League of Gentlemen
4x03 Royston Vasey Mon Amour [season finale]
Revivals of once-great comedies can be a mistake -- they're often little more than an exercise in nostalgia -- but this has been really rather good, and gone down very well too. Officially it's a set of 20th anniversary specials rather than a fourth series, but might we see more? I think it would be welcomed.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
4x03 Royston Vasey Mon Amour [season finale]
Revivals of once-great comedies can be a mistake -- they're often little more than an exercise in nostalgia -- but this has been really rather good, and gone down very well too. Officially it's a set of 20th anniversary specials rather than a fourth series, but might we see more? I think it would be welcomed.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Forbidden Planet (1956)
[#172 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
Blindspot 2017 #12. And that completes Blindspot for 2017.
Home Alone (1990)
[2nd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2017 #49. Haven't seen this since I was a kid. I may well have seen it more than once back then, but I wouldn't swear to it.
[#172 in 100 Films in a Year 2017]
Blindspot 2017 #12. And that completes Blindspot for 2017.
Home Alone (1990)
[2nd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2017 #49. Haven't seen this since I was a kid. I may well have seen it more than once back then, but I wouldn't swear to it.
Tuesday, 19 December 2017
Monday, 18 December 2017
Sunday, 17 December 2017
this week on 100 Films
It was time for a TV review this week on 100 Films in a Year...
Plus there were 4 brand-new film reviews...
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
The Terminator (1984)
Your Name. (2016)
More next Sunday.
Plus there were 4 brand-new film reviews...
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
As someone who still feels new to Wes Anderson’s world and is working through his oeuvre in a roundabout fashion, I don’t necessarily disagree with the sentiment that it's a lesser work on Anderson’s CV. If you want to find out what’s so great about Anderson, there are certainly other places to start.Read more here.
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
a kind-of-prequel, kind-of-Part-One to The Darjeeling Limited. It’s probably best remembered for... Natalie Portman’s ass... because oh my God you get to see Natalie Portman’s ass... I don’t know how much it has to offer outside of setting up part of The Darjeeling Limited. Unless you just want to see Natalie Portman’s ass, of course.Read more here.
The Terminator (1984)
The more mediocre movies you see, or even just “quite good” ones, the more you realise how perfect the great ones are — and The Terminator is a great movie. It’s full of superb sci-fi ideas, well-directed action sequences, quotable dialogue, and memorable characters — not least the instantly iconic title role.Read more here.
Your Name. (2016)
If you’ve not heard about Your Name then… well, where have you been for the past year? It was a colossal hit in its native Japan during the back end of 2016, spending 12 weeks at #1 to become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time there... Critical acclaim has followed as it’s been released around the rest of the world too, hailing writer-director Makoto Shinkai as the new Miyazaki. It’s hard to imagination higher praise for an animator... So when I finally sat down to watch it this week it had a bit of weight on its shoulders — at this point it runs the risk of being a victim of its own hype.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 16 December 2017
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Four new acquisitions this week, including a BD-to-BD upgrade. It would've been double that, but the post seems to be slow right now. Wonder why...
Note how the numbers of discs and films are both sitting on the cusp of nice round figures. They won't land there though, because next week all those other titles will turn up and storm past it. Hey-ho.
Number of titles in collection: 2,064 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,167 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 897 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 5,299 [up 9]
Number of films: 2,299 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [up 7]
Number of short films: 595 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Four new acquisitions this week, including a BD-to-BD upgrade. It would've been double that, but the post seems to be slow right now. Wonder why...
Note how the numbers of discs and films are both sitting on the cusp of nice round figures. They won't land there though, because next week all those other titles will turn up and storm past it. Hey-ho.
Number of titles in collection: 2,064 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,167 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 897 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 5,299 [up 9]
Number of films: 2,299 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [up 7]
Number of short films: 595 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 15 December 2017
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
TV
Detectorists
3x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Flash
4x06 When Harry Met Harry...
Insert Name Here
3x04 Paul
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
3x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Flash
4x06 When Harry Met Harry...
Insert Name Here
3x04 Paul
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
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