TV

His Dark Materials
1x03 The Spies
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 17
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

His Dark Materials
1x02 The Idea of North
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Jojo Rabbit (2019)
[#145 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
[#144 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

this week on 100 Films

Just 1 new review was published to 100 Films in a Year this week...


Little Monsters (2019)

Strumming a ukulele in her yellow sundress as she communicates with children on their level, Miss Caroline screams “Manic Pixie Dream Girl”. Fortunately, in the hands of Oscar-winner Nyong’o, there’s more to her than that, be it her savvy handling of Dave (clearly the latest in a long line of lustful dads) or wielding a spade to fight the undead. That sentiment perhaps extends to the film as a whole: it may be constructed from familiar building blocks, but its peppered with enough little moments of freshness

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Two new titles this week; an adjustment to the total number of discs (which I somehow totally messed up last week); and the monthly running time update.

Number of titles in collection: 2,268 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,125 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,143 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 37 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 5,898 [down 3]
Number of films: 2,631 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,649 [no change]
Number of short films: 675 [up 1]

Total running time of collection (approx.):
431 days, 9 hours, and 55 minutes.
(Up 8 hours and 56 minutes from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

Films

Judy & Punch (2019)
[#143 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Woman in Stall (2018)
[#142a in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

TV

University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 16
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

And Then We Danced (2019)
[#142 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Spooning (2019)
[#141b in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Terra (2019)
[#141a in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Films

Filmfarsi (2019)
[#141 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

My Theatre (2019)
[#140a in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Films

La Belle Époque (2019)
[#140 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Films

Harriet (2019)
[#139 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

TV

His Dark Materials
1x01 Lyra's Jordan
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

I was away last week and forgot to get the post setup; but as there was only one new addition, and it was a fairly straight DVD-to-BD upgrade, its changes would've been barely noticeable anyhow.

Though they're even less noticeable after one of this week's additions -- something complicated that turned up last minute, hence this update being late (not that anyone cares). That was the Batman Beyond Blu-ray set, which upgrades the series DVD but, in the UK release, doesn't include the movie on Blu-ray (despite how it was advertised). So, I've kept my uncut US DVD of the movie (for now -- I intend to upgrade to a standalone BD version later), and the six-disc BD series set replaces the nine-disc DVD series set -- which means that, despite adding four new titles this week, overall there's a drop in the number of discs.

Number of titles in collection: 2,266 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,125 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,141 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 37 [up 1]

Number of discs in collection: 5,901 [down 1]
Number of films: 2,629 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 8,649 [no change]
Number of short films: 674 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

this week on 100 Films

Only 1 new post at 100 Films in a Year this week...


FilmBath Festival – Opening Night

FilmBath is a local festival giving local people a chance to see previews ahead of general release; films that have already been released but didn’t make it to one of Bath’s cinemas; and smaller, interesting movies that might be difficult to see at all outside a festival. The opening night kicked off the festival with a double bill of the first of those, including an exciting late addition to the lineup — so late it didn’t even make the brochure... I saw both films, and I’ll write full reviews nearer their wide releases, but for the time being here are some thoughts.

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

Films

Little Monsters (2019)
[#138 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

Pleased to Eat You! (2019)
[2nd watch]

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
[#137 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

TV

The Graham Norton Show
26x07 (8/11/19 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Have I Got News For You
58x04 (1/11/2019 edition)
58x05 (8/11/2019 edition)
[Watch the 1/11 and 8/11 editions (again) on iPlayer.]

University Challenge
2019/20 Episode 15
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Would I Lie To You?
13x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
[#136 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

The Report (2019)
[#135 in 100 Films in a Year 2019]

TV

The Graham Norton Show
26x06 (1/11/19 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Articles

I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain.
by Martin Scorsese (from the New York Times)

This Scorsese fella is a clever and insightful chap. I think he'll go far.

TV

Comedians Giving Lectures
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on UKTV Play.]

Would I Lie To You?
13x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]