It was over two years ago (5th March 2021) that I first posted a compilation of those films, tv programmes and books under a heading of Film Studies. Things have moved on since then and I now have a considerable amount of new material on this blog, together with a huge list of more sources that I have found. Let's start with updating those from that original list.
Mark Kermode
It started with Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema posted on 25th January 2021. This was followed by Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets posted on 17th December 2021. I used to listen most Friday afternoons to "Kermode and Mayo Film Review" on BBC Radio. They have now left the BBC and have their own podcast "Kermode and Mayo's Take". Will try to find time to listen.
The Directors on Sky Arts
At the time of my previous post on Film Studies, we were up to Series 7 of these programmes on Sky Arts. All seventy episodes are summarised on this blog starting on the 17th August 2022. After a long break, I missed Series 8 after we changed from Sky TV to BT and NOW TV. So without Sky's catch up service, I will have to upgrade to NOW TV's Entertainment to find what is missing.
David Thomson
Previously I listed those four books on cinema by David Thomson and where they are reviewed on this blog. Since then I have reviewed How to Watch a Movie on 22nd March 2023 and his New Biographical Dictionary of Film on 20th October 2023.
There are four other books that I shall purchase at some point: The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood, Acting Naturally, Suspects and The Fatal Alliance.
In that last post, I had just acquired David Thomson's Have You Seen ...?, his compilation of 1000 films. I posted an introduction on 9th December 2002 and eight parts of three movies each on 9th and 23rd December 2022, and the 17th February, 16th March, 28th March, 9th June, 1st of August and 12th September of this year. Many more to see.
Inside Cinema Shorts
Last time I mentioned there were 53 episodes on BBC iPlayer. there are now 96. Each is only about 15 minutes long. I will start to watch them sometime.
Life Cinematic
Previously, I had just found this series on BBC4. These short programmes were then reviewed here 17th July 2021. Edith Bowman talked to Sam Mendes, Edgar Wright, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Sofia Coppola.
3DD PRODUCTIONS ON SKY ARTS
Discovering Film on Sky Arts
There are now so many series about movies from 3DD Productions. For example, there is a series called Discovering Film, most of which has a complete episode on one actor or actress. There is no way I can watch these as there are just so many. One hundred and sixty two so far!
There are also programmes I missed called Discovering Horror (2019) Discovering Dance (2018), Discovering Romance (2018), Discovering Royalty on Film (2022), Discovering Westerns on Film (2021), Discovering Christmas Film (2018). I will have to wait to see if they are shown again, or upgrade our NOW subscription to include Entertainment (£9.99 a month) where Sky Arts have a huge collection of these programmes on demand.
But I have seen Discovering Science Fiction on Film that I posted on 2nd May 2022. Then The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years I did see and posted on 27th September 2023. I am recording The Art of Film with Ian Nathan and Dracula Unearthed. However, Sky Arts has already shown Stars of the Silver Screen (2019) and Icons of Our Time (2018).
Classic Movies on Sky Arts
I have watched and reviewed the first series. The Third Man (6th September 2023), The Lady-killers (17th September 2023), Brighton Rock (20th September 2023), The Graduate (4th October 2023), Ran (18th October 2023), and Terminator 2 (20th October 2023)
Great Film Composers: Music of the Movies on Sky Arts
These have been reviewed on this blog as follows. The Birth of the Film Score (28 January 2020), The 1930s and The Father of Film Music (30th January 202), The 1940s:The Golden Age (7th February 2020), The 1950s: A New Dawn (10th February 2020), The !960s Part1, The 1960s Part 2 (19th February 2020, The 1970s Part 1 (20March 2020), The 1970's Part 2 (8th May 2020), The !980s Part 1 (28th May 2020), The !980s Part 2 (3rd June 2020), The 1990s (10th June 2020) and The 2000s (22nd June 2020).
The following series have only been part recorded:
The Movies on Sky Arts
Three episodes of the twelve recorded. Not yet seen.
Film Noir on Sky Arts
Two of three episodes recorded. Not yet seen.
Classic Literature and Cinema
All three episodes recorded. Not yet seen.
The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years
This seems to be the first in a new series about British Cinema. On this Blog 27th September 2023.
That's it for Sky Arts and 3DD productions.
ON THIS BLOG
Blog Postings
All the World's a Screen 12th April 2022
Anne Dudley: The Sound of Cinema 22nd April 2022
Songs from the Movies 9th February 2023
My Favourite Christmas Movies 17th December 2021
My First Movies 16th May 2021
Film Night
Films seen during the Covid pandemic and reviewed on 19th April 2020, 10th May 2020, 12th June 2020 and 24th August 2020.
Movies at Home
More films seen on DVD and reviewed on 1st August 2008, 14th August 2019, 3rd August 2020, 30th October 2020, 23rd November 2020, 1st January 2021, 2th January 2021, 24th February 2021, 18th March 2021, 7th April 2021, 13th April 2021, 12th May 2021 and 21st May 2021.
Foreign Movies and the Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted
Whether seen at the Rex, on DVD or on TV, I will be finding these reviews on this Blog.
Postings for the Rex I have found so far are on 31st March 2014, 17th April 2014, 1st April 2019, 29th June 2020, 3rd November 2020, 2nd September 2022, 14th September 2023.
There are lots of foreign films for sale on rarewaves.com.
The Films of Pedro Almodóvar
DVD's seen and posted on this blog on 8th July 2020, 24th July 2020, 26th August 2020, 31st August 2020. Then films seen at the cinema: Parallel Mothers (3rd February 2022, Pain and Glory (11th September 2019 and The Skin I Live In (13th September 2011).
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick at The Design Museum Posted 9th August 2019
The Directors on Sky Arts Posted 2nd April 2020
A Clockwork Orange seen again at the cinema - see post 23rd September 2021.
A DVD Collection: Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, Eyes Wide Shut, A Life in Pictures.
OTHER WORK IN PROGRESS
Films seen at the cinema on this blog
I will need to trawl through all my posts and list those films I have reviewed. They started on 30th January 2007 with Black Book and Babel, having made my way to Milton Keynes as the Odeon in Aylesbury has a very limited choice of movies. Hence my season ticket for Cineworld in Hemel Hempstead.
Films seen at the cinema before the start of this blog
I have saved nearly all my tickets for films at the cinema starting in May 1996. I have just started making a list.
I could also list those I can remember seeing before then.
Newspaper cuttings
Some while ago I started a file of cuttings from newspapers and magazines. All need to be indexed.
Films to see
Those from David Thomson's Have You Seen ...? (see above) and others including Bad Timing (1980), Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), Contempt (1963), Mother (2009), Official Competition (2021) and Ran (1985), Three Colours Trilogy (found my DVD of this collection).
Scene by Scene on BBC iPlayer
There looks to be eight of this series on iPlayer starting with Donald Sutherland and then Janet Leigh.
So plenty to keep me occupied. Where to start is the only problem.
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