The Wheel
3x05 Episode 5
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Films
Avatar (2009)
[2nd watch]
[#86 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
First time seeing it since the cinema, almost exactly 13 years ago. It's quite good, donchaknow.
[2nd watch]
[#86 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
First time seeing it since the cinema, almost exactly 13 years ago. It's quite good, donchaknow.
Radio
The Confessional
1x00 The Confession of David Tennant
Read about the new series of this in the Radio Times and, the BBC being what it is nowadays, was able to jump back in time to listen to this old episode (the pilot, I guess) with David Tennant, because it's always nice to hear him being interviewed.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
1x00 The Confession of David Tennant
Read about the new series of this in the Radio Times and, the BBC being what it is nowadays, was able to jump back in time to listen to this old episode (the pilot, I guess) with David Tennant, because it's always nice to hear him being interviewed.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Thanks mainly to postal delays, I had a mindbogglingly ginormous 31 titles on my list of things that might arrive this week — a mix of delayed stuff (some of which should've arrived two or even three weeks ago), stuff that was due now (things arriving on time seemed doubtful, all things considered), and stuff which might've turned up a little early (seems laughable now, but under normal circumstances...) In the end, the actual number of titles I received was 11 — a more-than-solid (certainly above average) number in isolation, but it does mean there were 20 titles that didn't arrive.
One that did was the second season of classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray. The nine-story box set should replace six DVD releases (a couple of them are two-story box sets), but, due to special features being joggled around (so I'm keeping DVDs until the extras turn up elsewhere), in my collection it only replaces... one. Ha! We're very nearly halfway through the Blu-ray range now, and I'm still hanging on to loads of DVDs for the odd extra here and there. I imagine, as we get into the second half, it's eventually going to swing the other way — you know, a six-story set will actully knock out eight or nine DVDs due to finally including missing extras, that kind of thing. I hope so, anyway...
Another upgrade this week was Casablanca to 4K. I was unsure about getting it, because the Blu-ray copy I have is already suitably lavish, there were no new special features, and the jump in picture quality didn't look that huge. But then Amazon had it on a time-limited offer and, well, I caved. I got the 3-disc "ultimate edition" with exclusive bonus disc so that it could replace my current copy (which also has that bonus disc)... but that one is so nicely presented — mainly thanks to a large-format 64-page art book — that, for now at least, I'm keeping both. Which means I could've saved a few quid and just got the regular 4K edition, as it's only the 4K disc I need if I'm keeping both. I should've reminded myself how nice my current copy was before I hit that "buy" button...
Number of titles in collection: 2,976 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,937 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 217 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,357 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,582 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 296 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,491 [up 46]
Number of short films: 1,024 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thanks mainly to postal delays, I had a mindbogglingly ginormous 31 titles on my list of things that might arrive this week — a mix of delayed stuff (some of which should've arrived two or even three weeks ago), stuff that was due now (things arriving on time seemed doubtful, all things considered), and stuff which might've turned up a little early (seems laughable now, but under normal circumstances...) In the end, the actual number of titles I received was 11 — a more-than-solid (certainly above average) number in isolation, but it does mean there were 20 titles that didn't arrive.
One that did was the second season of classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray. The nine-story box set should replace six DVD releases (a couple of them are two-story box sets), but, due to special features being joggled around (so I'm keeping DVDs until the extras turn up elsewhere), in my collection it only replaces... one. Ha! We're very nearly halfway through the Blu-ray range now, and I'm still hanging on to loads of DVDs for the odd extra here and there. I imagine, as we get into the second half, it's eventually going to swing the other way — you know, a six-story set will actully knock out eight or nine DVDs due to finally including missing extras, that kind of thing. I hope so, anyway...
Another upgrade this week was Casablanca to 4K. I was unsure about getting it, because the Blu-ray copy I have is already suitably lavish, there were no new special features, and the jump in picture quality didn't look that huge. But then Amazon had it on a time-limited offer and, well, I caved. I got the 3-disc "ultimate edition" with exclusive bonus disc so that it could replace my current copy (which also has that bonus disc)... but that one is so nicely presented — mainly thanks to a large-format 64-page art book — that, for now at least, I'm keeping both. Which means I could've saved a few quid and just got the regular 4K edition, as it's only the 4K disc I need if I'm keeping both. I should've reminded myself how nice my current copy was before I hit that "buy" button...
Number of titles in collection: 2,976 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,937 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 217 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,357 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,582 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 296 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,491 [up 46]
Number of short films: 1,024 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
20x07 (4/11/2021 edition)
20x08 (11/11/2021 edition)
20x09 (25/11/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
20x07 (4/11/2021 edition)
20x08 (11/11/2021 edition)
20x09 (25/11/2021 edition)
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Cyber City Oedo 808
by Jonathan Clements (from All the Anime Blog)
So, I'm selling my copy of Cyber City Oedo 808 to buy the newly remastered version that's out in March. Sadly, the new edition loses the 50-page booklet (in favour of some art cards — yawn! It also loses the soundtrack CD, but I've already ripped that), so I've read it before selling it off. There's an interview with John Wolskel, who wrote the series' UK scripts, and Rory McFarlane, who composed new music for the UK dubs. Both quite interesting. The main piece is a history/analysis article, which is available in full online — linked above, obv.
It's a shame the new edition doesn't include the booklet — much more to my interest than some sodding art cards (which most boutique label releases seem to come with nowadays; they must be cheap to produce). But at least I've read it once; and, to be honest, most of my Blu-ray booklets don't even get read that often.
by Jonathan Clements (from All the Anime Blog)
So, I'm selling my copy of Cyber City Oedo 808 to buy the newly remastered version that's out in March. Sadly, the new edition loses the 50-page booklet (in favour of some art cards — yawn! It also loses the soundtrack CD, but I've already ripped that), so I've read it before selling it off. There's an interview with John Wolskel, who wrote the series' UK scripts, and Rory McFarlane, who composed new music for the UK dubs. Both quite interesting. The main piece is a history/analysis article, which is available in full online — linked above, obv.
It's a shame the new edition doesn't include the booklet — much more to my interest than some sodding art cards (which most boutique label releases seem to come with nowadays; they must be cheap to produce). But at least I've read it once; and, to be honest, most of my Blu-ray booklets don't even get read that often.
Thursday, 8 December 2022
Films
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
[#85 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #11
Considering I often struggle to watch any kind of film on a work night nowadays, attempting a 3-hour-10-minute one might seem foolhardy. The secret ingredient: it's in two parts, so I could stop halfway if needed. I also made sure to start with plenty of time, just in case — and I'm glad I did, because I watched the whole thing in one sitting (well, okay, I did have a little break at the intermission) because it's brilliant.
[#85 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #11
Considering I often struggle to watch any kind of film on a work night nowadays, attempting a 3-hour-10-minute one might seem foolhardy. The secret ingredient: it's in two parts, so I could stop halfway if needed. I also made sure to start with plenty of time, just in case — and I'm glad I did, because I watched the whole thing in one sitting (well, okay, I did have a little break at the intermission) because it's brilliant.
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
21x04 (14/10/2022 edition)
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition) [2nd watch]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
21x04 (14/10/2022 edition)
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition) [2nd watch]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 4 December 2022
TV
Mock the Week
21x03 (7/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x00 Happy New Year from David Tennant & Michael Sheen
Somehow I missed that this short seasonal special existed when it came out last year. Better late than never, eh? Plus I'm intending to catch the third series on BritBox over Christmas, so now's as good a time to catch up as any.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
21x03 (7/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x00 Happy New Year from David Tennant & Michael Sheen
Somehow I missed that this short seasonal special existed when it came out last year. Better late than never, eh? Plus I'm intending to catch the third series on BritBox over Christmas, so now's as good a time to catch up as any.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Films
Quatermass 2 (1957)
[#83 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I'd been thinking about watching one of the three-hour films I have left on my Blindspot list today. In the end, I only had time for one of the shortest films I could find on my "series I'm in the middle of" list. Ho hum.
[#83 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I'd been thinking about watching one of the three-hour films I have left on my Blindspot list today. In the end, I only had time for one of the shortest films I could find on my "series I'm in the middle of" list. Ho hum.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
Would you Adam and Eve it, we're already into the final month of the year! And that means it was time for 100Films.co.uk's usual look backs at last month, starting with the general November review...
...and concluding with the list of films I failed to watch last month:
Additionally, on Thursday the results of the new once-a-decade Sight & Sound poll were revealed, so I wrote up a piece about that (to accompany the 2012 one from a couple of weeks ago)...
And I even published some reviews, too...
2022 | Week 34
More next Sunday.
...and concluding with the list of films I failed to watch last month:
Additionally, on Thursday the results of the new once-a-decade Sight & Sound poll were revealed, so I wrote up a piece about that (to accompany the 2012 one from a couple of weeks ago)...
And I even published some reviews, too...
2022 | Week 34
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Winter Guest (1997)
- Repeat Performance (1947)
- Carousel (1956)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 3 December 2022
TV
Pointless Celebrities
16x01 BBC Centenary Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x01 Episode 1
3x02 Episode 2
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
16x01 BBC Centenary Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
3x01 Episode 1
3x02 Episode 2
3x03 Episode 3
3x04 Episode 4
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Podcasts
The Stack
537 ‘Sight & Sound’s greatest films of all time
Really interesting interview with Mike Williams, the editor of Sight & Sound, about the 2022 edition of their once-a-decade poll.
[Listen to it (again) on Monocle.]
537 ‘Sight & Sound’s greatest films of all time
Really interesting interview with Mike Williams, the editor of Sight & Sound, about the 2022 edition of their once-a-decade poll.
[Listen to it (again) on Monocle.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I should've had loads to report this week, but a combination of postal strikes and their resultant strain on courier services seems to be holding up almost all of my (many) deliveries. Under normal circumstances, I think I'd've been talking about there being 15 new titles this week; instead, there's only three — including a DVD-to-4K upgrade for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, meaning the overall increase is just two.
No matter. At some point these delayed orders are probably going to pour in all at once, possibly with other stuff that hasn't even shipped yet. Any huge leaps aren't cancelled, merely delayed. Or possibly spread thin. We'll see.
Number of titles in collection: 2,967 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,928 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 214 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,336 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,576 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 295 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,445 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,019 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I should've had loads to report this week, but a combination of postal strikes and their resultant strain on courier services seems to be holding up almost all of my (many) deliveries. Under normal circumstances, I think I'd've been talking about there being 15 new titles this week; instead, there's only three — including a DVD-to-4K upgrade for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, meaning the overall increase is just two.
No matter. At some point these delayed orders are probably going to pour in all at once, possibly with other stuff that hasn't even shipped yet. Any huge leaps aren't cancelled, merely delayed. Or possibly spread thin. We'll see.
Number of titles in collection: 2,967 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,039 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,928 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 214 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,336 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,576 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 295 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,445 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,019 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 1 December 2022
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Films
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
[#81 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #10
[#81 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #10
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Films
Manhunter (1986)
[#80 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #10
[#80 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #10
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Titles continue to filter in from that list of 15 — though they've not all turned up yet (the post is being weird at the minute, and not just because of strikes), and I'm ordering more stuff, plus more stuff I preordered is coming out, so it's getting diluted/increased. Anyway, there are four additions to report this week, including a couple of multi-film sets that make for some big increases...
Number of titles in collection: 2,965 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,925 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 212 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,332 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,575 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 294 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,019 [up 2]
Also, last week I pushed the monthly running time update back to this week. It still took me time to figure it all out, though, which is why this post is several days later than normal. For what it's worth, it still only counts as far as last Saturday, with stuff that turned up since being held back for the next count.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
523 days, 9 hours, and 43 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 10 hours, and 22 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Titles continue to filter in from that list of 15 — though they've not all turned up yet (the post is being weird at the minute, and not just because of strikes), and I'm ordering more stuff, plus more stuff I preordered is coming out, so it's getting diluted/increased. Anyway, there are four additions to report this week, including a couple of multi-film sets that make for some big increases...
Number of titles in collection: 2,965 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,925 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 212 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,332 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,575 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 294 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,019 [up 2]
Also, last week I pushed the monthly running time update back to this week. It still took me time to figure it all out, though, which is why this post is several days later than normal. For what it's worth, it still only counts as far as last Saturday, with stuff that turned up since being held back for the next count.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
523 days, 9 hours, and 43 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 10 hours, and 22 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Monday, 28 November 2022
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