Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Films

Make Mine Music (1946)
[#160 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]

Plus...

David Lynch Cooks Quinoa (2007)
[#159a in 100 Films in a Year 2020]

"Shia LaBeouf" Live
[Watch it (again) on YouTube]

Both of these are counted as short films on this list on Letterboxd, but I'd argue the Shia LaBeouf one is actually a comedy skit and/or music video. The Lynch one is originally a DVD special feature, but I'm gonna let it count, as much as anything with the purpose of writing about the weirdness of that list on 100 Films.

Monday, 6 July 2020

Films

A Dog's Will (2000)
[#159 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The 8th greatest film of all time according to Letterboxd users.

Sunday, 5 July 2020

TV

Celebrity Mastermind
2019/2020 Episode 5 (of 10)

Elementary
6x20 Fit to Be Tied
6x21 Whatever Remains, However Improbable [season finale]

Jonathan Creek
2x06 Mother Redcap [season finale; 2nd or so watch]
Regarding my ongoing dilemma about how many times I've seen these episodes, the more of the series I watch, the more I suspect I had the first series on VHS and watched it more than once, but only saw the second series onwards when it aired. (Not that this matters to anyone besides me and my weird completism for counting rewatches!)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
[#158 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]

this week on 100 Films

Just 1 new review on 100 Films in a Year this week, but it was a big one...


Hamilton (2020)
it doesn’t feel like a mere stopgap until they film it ‘properly’, nor a “that’ll do” stand-in for a real theatrical performance, but instead like a legitimate experience in its own right. Hamilton is a masterpiece, and getting to see it performed by the original cast in its original staging via a film so carefully and lovingly crafted is an absolute thrill.
Read more here.


It was also the start of a new month, so there was my usual review of the old one...





More next Sunday.

Saturday, 4 July 2020

TV

Agatha Raisin
3x01 The Haunted House

Celebrity Mastermind
2019/2020 Episode 3 (of 10)

Elementary
6x19 The Geek Interpreter

Films

The Princess Bride (1987)
[4th watch]
Rewatchathon 2020 #31

Collection Count

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

This week's only new addition is that missing Red Dwarf series from last week, which means I now own the complete show on Blu-ray. Hurrah. Now just to watch it...

Number of titles in collection: 2,394 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,090 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,304 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 63 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 6,192 [up 2]
Number of films: 2,689 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 174 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,935 [up 6]
Number of short films: 754 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

Friday, 3 July 2020

Thursday, 2 July 2020

TV

Elementary
6x18 The Visions of Norman P. Horowitz

Jonathan Creek
2x04 The Problem at Gallows Gate Part One [2nd or so watch]
2x05 The Problem at Gallows Gate Part Two [2nd or so watch]
[Watch parts one and two (again) on iPlayer.]

Staged
1x05 Ulysses
1x06 The Cookie Jar [season finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

TV

Elementary
6x17 The Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out

Jonathan Creek
2x03 The Scented Room [2nd or so watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Staged
1x03 Who the F#!k is Michael Sheen?
1x04 Bara Brith
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

The Ipcress File (1965)
[#156 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
As part of Blindspot 2020, a leftover from Blindspot 2019.

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

TV

Jonathan Creek
2x02 Time Waits for Norman [2nd or so watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Without a Clue (1988)
[#155 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]

Monday, 29 June 2020

TV

Elementary
6x16 Uncanny Valley of the Dolls

Jonathan Creek
2x01 Danse Macabre [2nd or so watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Staged
1x01 Cachu Hwch
1x02 Up to No Good
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]

Sunday, 28 June 2020

TV

Elementary
6x15 How to Get a Head

Films

The House of Fear (1945)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2020 #30

this week on 100 Films

5 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...


Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Sporadically funny; often dated; with tired and rehashed routines; longer than Alexander Lemtov’s penis; and surprisingly emotional at the end… Actually, maybe The Story of Fire Saga is like Eurovision after all.
Read more here.


The 100-Week Roundup VI
Featuring...
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Full Metal Jacket
- Wind River
- Body of Lies
Read more here.


More next Sunday.

Saturday, 27 June 2020

TV

The Twilight Zone
1x11 And When the Sky Was Opened
1x14 Third from the Sun
+ the audio commentary by TZ expert Marc Scott Zicree & TV producer David Simkins on Third from the Sun