Archive for December, 2016

  • Lambscores: Jackie, Elle & More!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 30, 2016 at 11:34 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: Jackie, Elle & More!

    There’s a selection of smaller films for you this week, as the only major release was Jackie, but a bunch of others have now earned enough reviews for qualification. Therefore, here’s what the LAMB community also has to say about Elle, Under the Shadow, Bleed For This and Denial:


    Under the Shadow
    LAMB Average: 4.14 (7 sites)

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  • LAMBCAST: #354 Whatcha Been Watchin’ Lately

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 28, 2016 at 14:36 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, Podcasts, WBWL · No Comments
    LAMBCAST: #354 Whatcha Been Watchin’ Lately

    The holiday season is a busy old time of year for many of us, and here at the Lambcast it’s no exception. However we know our listeners demand content on a weekly basis, so here’s an episode we prepared earlier. It’s the traditional “filler” show of Whatcha Been Watchin’ Lately, however as usual it went onto some ludicrous tangents, and proves once again that the greatest film discussions can come from the...

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  • The Movie of the Month for January 2017 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 28, 2016 at 12:25 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for January 2017 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    In the past few years January’s Movie of the Month has traditionally been something of a cult choice – this hasn’t been planned, it’s just how it worked out – with the likes of TimeCop. Southland Tales and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins taking the crown, but for 2017 the options were all a little more well...

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  • The winner of the Christmas Movie Draft is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 24, 2016 at 21:03 CET · Poll · 1 Comment
    The winner of the Christmas Movie Draft is…

    On the latest draft show of the Lambcast, Jay competed against Richard, Dylan, Audrey and Todd to build the best team of Christmas movies. You’ve all been voting on the teams, and now it’s time to reveal the results, and for the Christmas Movie Draft the winner is… Richard!

    His varied team of A Christmas Story, It’s A Wonderful Life, Love Actually, Krampus and Arthur...

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  • Lambscores: Allied, Moana

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 23, 2016 at 19:33 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: Allied, Moana

    Two films this week, one a strong contender for the Best Animated Feature awards, and the other a film that looked promising early on, but sadly received enough lacklustre reviews to discount it from many of the big prizes. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about Moana and Allied:

    Moana
    LAMB Average: 3.81 (16 sites)
    Gorgon Reviews (5)
    The Movie...

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  • Christmas Chops

    by Todd Liebenow · Dec 23, 2016 at 2:14 CET · Chops and Scores, LAMB Chops · No Comments
    Christmas Chops

    Here’s an early Christmas gift for all of you…a bunch of reviews of Christmas themed movies from the LAMB community. Now, you can be the judge of whether or not these all qualify as Christmas movies. We just asked for reviews of any film the even remotely has something to do with Christmas. Enjoy, and be on the lookout for more chances to submit your stuff!

    Coog’s Movie Reviews:
    Iron Man 3
    Kiss...

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  • LAMB #1886 – The Movie Night Group’s Guide to Classic Film

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 22, 2016 at 15:20 CET · New LAMB · No Comments
    LAMB #1886 – The Movie Night Group’s Guide to Classic Film

    Site name The Movie Night Group’s Guide to Classic Film Site URL http://movienightgroup.blogspot.com/ Twitter Handle @hwest112 Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/patricia.gallagher Categories Reviews
    Classic Film Site Rating G What is the main focus of your site? Hollywood films, 1929-1968, though we occasionally do a more recent film. What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In...

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  • LAMBCAST #353 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS PODCAST

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 22, 2016 at 8:39 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, New Release, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #353 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS PODCAST

    Fear not dear listeners, we’ve found something more important to do a show on than another week of Christmas movies, there’s a new Star Wars film out!

    Jay Cluitt was joined for a discussion on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Rebecca Sharp, Robert Zerbe, Jeanette Ward, DJ Valentine and Heather Baxendale. They covered everything from their favourite characters to how it fits into the expanded...

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  • Lambscores: Nocturnal Loving By The Sea

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 16, 2016 at 14:22 CET · LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    Lambscores: Nocturnal Loving By The Sea

    We’re well and truly knee-deep in awards season right now, so it must be time for the cinemas to fill up with dramas, and there’s three in store for you this week. They all sound pretty solid, and there’s thirteen different 5-star reviews amongst the round-up today! Here’s what the LAMB community has to say about Loving, Nocturnal Animals and Manchester By The Sea:

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  • LAMBCAST #352 BATMAN RETURNS MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 15, 2016 at 0:46 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 2 Comments
    LAMBCAST #352 BATMAN RETURNS MOTM

    A giant rubber duck! Zombie cat gnawing! Penguin pall-bearers! It’s almost Christmas, so we’re of course talking about Batman Returns!

    Jay Cluitt was joined for the latest Movie of the Month by Bubbawheat, Jess Manzo and Richard Kirkham, to dig into this “festive” film.

    Also on the show: Rants and Raves of the Week and a couple of games of Last Lamb Standing.

    Here’s what the...

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  • Vote for January 2017’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 14, 2016 at 10:39 CET · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for January 2017’s Movie of the Month!

    It’s time to vote for the next Movie of the Month! You can vote at the bottom of the page. but first here’s the list of candidates:

    The Maltese Falcon (1941) [Howard Casner, Rantings and Ravings]

    The Man Who Would Be King (1975) [Richard Kirkham, Kirkham A Movie A Day]

    Groundhog Day (1993) [Todd Liebenow, Forgotten Films]

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz

    by Tony Cogan · Dec 11, 2016 at 23:51 CET · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz

    Send Emails To: [email protected]

    Deadline: 31st December 2016

    Hello everyone, just a quick reminder that I’m looking for anything that you’ve written or done podcasts for for any films from directors Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz. For a quick reminder of the films you can cover, go back to the original post here. Look forward to reading your reviews.…

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