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It's Batman's 85th anniversary this month so BFI IMAX presents Christopher Nolan's trilogy films on analogue format. I jumped at a chance to watch The Dark Knight for the first time in 70mm IMAX. It is the only Nolan film shot in the format that I haven't seen before. It was quite a treat, scratches and all. It has barely aged, to be honest, and looks even more impressive when experienced as intended. As most Nolan movies, you better on the big picture (literally!) as the details don't always add up. But it was a lot of fun, think we can even call it a classic now. Karol

Watched Phenomena by Dario Argento last night. This man was bonkers but, as trashy as they are, I can't resist his movies. They are really distinctive. Karol

The Fury (OST) Aliens (OST) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Director's Edition) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Karol

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I watched Godzilla Minus One last night. It was really, really good. I get it might feel bit too dour for some on places but you can't deny it packs an emotional punch. Proves that only Japanese know how to make these things work, even when they ape certain Hollywood tropes. Not much of a score though. Katol

It might have been my favourite episode of the show so far. Karol

I tried to watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey last night but switched it off. There are nice elements here and there but I find it hard to enjoy. It looks so fake, often like a video game cutscene. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage (to lesser extent) do what they can but the whole thing feels like a reanimated corpse. To add insult to injury, Howard Shore's music feels awkwardly stitched together. It's better enjoyed on album and the whole film best forgotten. Magic is not there at all. Karol

Recent legal troubles? Karol

I suppose it's not a bad thing there is a new OST for casual folk, the 1999 one was always disappointing. We already have the complete score, even in SACD and every other format, so there is very little to be added to this subject. I see no reason to complain. Karol

The Cloverfield Paradox The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Egyptian Hellboy Gods of Egypt Tale of a Lake Shazam! Karol

Hmm, maybe it will be embossed at least? I live for embossed covers. Karol

Taschen are finally releasing a "budget" £100 version of Rinzler's massive book on the making of The Shining. The first collector's edition was £1500!!! I am glad I will be finally able to own this, it's supposed to be his magnum opus. Other making of books from the writer are truly superb. The whole thing is 1400 pages! Karol

It definitely too long, I will you that. Karol

I really like both sets. 😀 Karol

It crossed my mind too. Bear's own Nature's Reclamation. Would be neat! karol

One of my absolute favourite moments so far this season is the choral passage that opens Forgiveness Takes An Age on the season album (0:00-1:44). I am looking forward to finding out what this passage underscores: Karol

They do announce things regardless of the day of the week, weekend or not. I would expect something today. Karol

It feels more intuitive, somehow. Karol

I actually prefer using a console controller as remote to usual one. Karol

I agree. There's probably about 15 minutes if really grating material on the album. The entire 10-minute climactic newborn sequence is one of them, sadly. But remove all that, along with few more additional tracks, and you end up with a pretty solid 40 minutes. @Thor your playlist is pretty much spot on. 😀 Karol

NIMH is gorgeous. I hope one day we get a truly complete release. Karol

I've watched the three episodes last night. They were OK, although it sometimes feels more like G.R.R. in tone rather than J.R.R. Bear McCreary does some really heavy lifting in order to try bridge those two worlds. It is entertaining enough although I am trying not to think too much about what is happening. It's like The Hobbit fanfic all over again, both overstuffed and, for the lot of it, hilariously thin. But I am not hating anything. Karol

That would make sense. It's what happened with the first season. The only difference was those episode albums were only available on Amazon's own streaming service initially. Karol

Do we know why only episode 2 is available to purchase digitally? Karol

That's really great, definitely something I'm interested in. Hopefully, that means both Atlantis and The Treasure Planet might be coming as well. Karol