Once again, our Movie of the Month pick comes from the early 80s – specifically 1982, as discussed on the accompanying LAMBcast, a a banner year for sci-fi films the likes of which we probably won’t see again. The choice this time out is Blade Runner, the Ridley Scott-directed, Harrison Ford-starring ensemble piece that delves into some of man’s largest questions: What does it mean to be human? To have a soul? And how many versions of a film is too many?
As usual, I give you the IMDb summary for the film, for those few unfortunate souls that aren’t familiar with it:
“In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants, human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specialises in terminating replicants. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when six replicants escape from an offworld colony to Earth. “
Now, let’s see what your fellow LAMBs had to say about it. Thanks to all of the LAMBs that sent in their posts for this edition of the MOTM.
* 1001plus
* Cinematic Catharsis
* Cinematic Paradox
* Defiant Success
* Fogs’ Movie Reviews
* GlamAmor
* missemmamm
* Surrender to the Void
* The Stop Button
It’s also time to vote on next month’s movie. Once again, I put out the call for MOTM Champions. The gist is this: I ask for volunteers – people to select a film to be placed on the poll (up to 10 per month, as usual), then promote it on their site, Facebook, Twitter, whatever. Should their film win, they are guaranteed a spot on the LAMBcast episode where we will discuss said film. As a bonus (?), they will also get to host that segment of the show. Also, Joel wanted me to mention that if you happen to campaign for your selection on your blog, he’d be happy to put up a Plug for it on the LAMB.
This month, we had five Champions – the sites are listed along with the films in the poll below. You have one week to vote (and promote your movies!). I’ll be putting out the call for the next MOTM in a few weeks, so stay tuned.
As we do every month, the LAMBcast is tied in with the MOTM. This month, our inaugural Champion Fogs hosted the Blade Runner discussion in which we talked up and down the film, covering (we hope) all of the important themes and talking points and analyzing the various versions of the film. He was joined by host Dylan, as well as Steve and newcomer Max.
Also on tap:
* Rants and Raves of the Week
* Last LAMB Standing
A couple notes:
* Due to the bandwidth issues with Podomatic, I’ve gotten rid of the embeddable player that used to be included with these posts. The show can be found, of course, via iTunes – just do a search for “LAMBcast.” Also, I always post a link to the show on the LAMBcast’s Facebook page, and there’s a player there if you’d like to listen online.
* Shows will eventually make their way to the LAMBcast Archives. If you’d ever like to catch up on back episodes, go there.
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Tags: 1001plus, Blade Runner, Fogs' Movie Reviews, Impassionedcinema, Man I Love Films