Model Shop (1969)
[#106 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]
Introduced by Quentin Tarantino, in conversation with film expert Kim Morgan, as part of a series of films (dubbed the "Swinging Sixties Movie Marathon") that have been selected by QT because they have some bearing on his latest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is out in the UK next week. There's another instalment on the Sony Movie Channel every night this week, with two on Saturday and Sunday. (This is a package they've sold worldwide, which contains ten films, but we're only getting nine in the UK, I presume for rights reasons.)
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Monday, 5 August 2019
TV
Beecham House
1x05 Episode 5
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch episodes five and six (again) on the ITV Hub.]
University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x05 Episode 5
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch episodes five and six (again) on the ITV Hub.]
University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 4 August 2019
this week on 100 Films
A new month began on Thursday, so it was once again time for 100 Films in a Year to look back at the month that was...
And it was also the time of the month when I turn my attention to the small screen...
And there was 1 new film review, too...
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
More next Sunday.
And it was also the time of the month when I turn my attention to the small screen...
And there was 1 new film review, too...
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
it's pretty heavy on the environmental messaging. I seem to remember that was all viewed as being kinda-loony eco stuff back when the film came out. Now, of course, acceptance of those views is much wider, and what the film has to say seems a little obvious. Though we’re still destroying the planet, so I guess we’ve not learned that much in the three decades since.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 3 August 2019
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week’s additions are a new release in 3D and a DVD-to-UHD upgrade. The latter is Black Hawk Down, which apparently didn’t even look that great on Blu-ray, while the 4K release is stunning, so leaping from DVD to 4K should provide a very nice improvement indeed. (Not that I’ve watched the DVD since about 2002...)
Number of titles in collection: 2,241 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,131 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,110 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 32 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 5,829 [up 3]
Number of films: 2,573 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,637 [no change]
Number of short films: 671 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week’s additions are a new release in 3D and a DVD-to-UHD upgrade. The latter is Black Hawk Down, which apparently didn’t even look that great on Blu-ray, while the 4K release is stunning, so leaping from DVD to 4K should provide a very nice improvement indeed. (Not that I’ve watched the DVD since about 2002...)
Number of titles in collection: 2,241 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,131 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,110 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 32 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 5,829 [up 3]
Number of films: 2,573 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,637 [no change]
Number of short films: 671 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 2 August 2019
Thursday, 1 August 2019
TV
Agatha Raisin
1x06 The Day the Floods Came [2nd watch]
1x07 Witch of Wyckhadden [2nd watch]
Beecham House
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
1x06 The Day the Floods Came [2nd watch]
1x07 Witch of Wyckhadden [2nd watch]
Beecham House
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
TV
Agatha Raisin
1x04 The Potted Gardener [2nd watch]
Year of the Rabbit
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
I hope this comes back for a second series -- it was great fun, and it ended on a tantalising tease for more.
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
1x04 The Potted Gardener [2nd watch]
Year of the Rabbit
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
I hope this comes back for a second series -- it was great fun, and it ended on a tantalising tease for more.
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
Monday, 29 July 2019
TV
Have I Got News For You
56x06 (9/11/18 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]
How to Break into the Elite
Not necessarily what it sounds like. Rather than some kind of twisted self-help guide, it was an insightful look at how big a (negative) role class still places in the hiring practices of wealthy companies.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Twilight Zone
1x07 The Lonely
University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Year of the Rabbit
1x04 Episode 4
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
56x06 (9/11/18 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]
How to Break into the Elite
Not necessarily what it sounds like. Rather than some kind of twisted self-help guide, it was an insightful look at how big a (negative) role class still places in the hiring practices of wealthy companies.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Twilight Zone
1x07 The Lonely
University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Year of the Rabbit
1x04 Episode 4
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
Films
The Lion King (2019)
[#103 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
[#102 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2019 #7
+ a featurette about the movie's filming locations, which also included interesting info about how some shots were achieved.
[#103 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
[#102 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2019 #7
+ a featurette about the movie's filming locations, which also included interesting info about how some shots were achieved.
Sunday, 28 July 2019
this week on 100 Films
After my holidays, I also returned to 100 Films in a Year this week...
Il blogger prodigo
And posted 4 new reviews, in one handy post...
Review Roundup
More next Sunday.
Il blogger prodigo
Buongiorno, dear readers — the prodigal blogger has returned! (“Prodigal” being a word I’ve here misused, as I’m sure many of us do, thanks to that Biblical story. Though as it actually means “spending money freely and recklessly”, anyone who’s seen the size of my unwatched DVD and Blu-ray collection might consider it fitting after all.)Read more here.
And posted 4 new reviews, in one handy post...
Review Roundup
Featuring...Read more here.
- American Assassin
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
- Wild Strawberries
- Yes Man
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 27 July 2019
Films
Die Another Day (2002)
[4th or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2019 #21. I wasn't sure if I should count this -- I didn't join it until a little way in, and there were parts I only half watched. But I counted Skyfall under similar circumstances last year, so here it is.
[4th or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2019 #21. I wasn't sure if I should count this -- I didn't join it until a little way in, and there were parts I only half watched. But I counted Skyfall under similar circumstances last year, so here it is.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one new addition this week, but it's my first 3D + 4K Ultra HD combo pack, so that's exciting. I wish they'd do more of those. It's also time for the monthly running time update, though that's only noteworthy for its smallness: it's the lowest month-on-month increase in 9 months.
Number of titles in collection: 2,240 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,132 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,108 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 31 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 5,826 [up 3]
Number of films: 2,571 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 8,637 [no change]
Number of short films: 671 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
427 days and 10 minutes.
(Up 16 hours and 11 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one new addition this week, but it's my first 3D + 4K Ultra HD combo pack, so that's exciting. I wish they'd do more of those. It's also time for the monthly running time update, though that's only noteworthy for its smallness: it's the lowest month-on-month increase in 9 months.
Number of titles in collection: 2,240 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,132 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,108 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 31 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 5,826 [up 3]
Number of films: 2,571 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 8,637 [no change]
Number of short films: 671 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
427 days and 10 minutes.
(Up 16 hours and 11 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 July 2019
TV
Agatha Raisin
1x00 The Quiche of Death [2nd watch]
With series 2 finally having aired in the UK, we're doing a bit of a catch-up before watching it.
The Twilight Zone
2x26 Shadow Play
After an unintentional break (I last watched an episode over 2 months ago), I'm resuming my potted viewing of the best-regarded episodes of this seminal sci-fi anthology.
1x00 The Quiche of Death [2nd watch]
With series 2 finally having aired in the UK, we're doing a bit of a catch-up before watching it.
The Twilight Zone
2x26 Shadow Play
After an unintentional break (I last watched an episode over 2 months ago), I'm resuming my potted viewing of the best-regarded episodes of this seminal sci-fi anthology.
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
TV
Peston
5x27 (24/7/2019 edition)
Apparently it was an "historic day" (that's what the newscasters kept saying, anyway), so I ended up watching a bunch of news coverage and topping it off with ITV's political discussion show.
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Year of the Rabbit
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
5x27 (24/7/2019 edition)
Apparently it was an "historic day" (that's what the newscasters kept saying, anyway), so I ended up watching a bunch of news coverage and topping it off with ITV's political discussion show.
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Year of the Rabbit
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch the entire series (again) on All 4.]
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