Last month the MOTM champion was The Wild Bunch, a testosterone fuelled, bloody classic western. This month you’d find it difficult to find a film more different, as we sat down to discuss the 2012 female-driven a capella romantic comedy, Pitch Perfect.Host Jay Cluitt was joined by first time MOTM…
Robert back again with another national holiday celebration. We’re setting our sights on the cinema of Ireland in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Ireland is responsible for a lot of films you might not even realize, including a long string of popular animated films in the 80s…
The 80s are back in style if this week’s new releases are any indication. Of the four films featured this week, three of them (RoboCop, About Last Night and Endless Love) are remakes of films from the 80s. The other is the high concept fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. Are these…
The internet is full of desperate people with pressing, important questions about the world of film, and the LAMB is just as full of knowledgeable movie-buffs willing to provide intelligent and insightful answers to those problems. Unfortunately, none of these people were available to record the show, so instead host…
Robert back again for another edition of Foreign Chops. This has to be one of the biggest turn outs for Foreign Chops yet. France drew a lot of submissions, but, unsurprisingly, Blue is the Warmest Colour was the most popular title. Check out all the great film writing and hang…
After weeks of speculation, opinions and rumours, the 86th Academy Awards finally took place last night in Hollywood!
We’ve come to the end of this year’s awards and as proof of the excellent year that was 2013, we had a tie in our Top 10 films. As a result, I will now present the Top 11 Films of 2013, as voted on by members of the LAMB: …
Editor’s note: This is part of a 37-part series dissecting the 86th Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Nearly every day leading up to the Oscars, at least one new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. Also, every Best Picture and Best Director nominee gets its own post. To read the other posts regarding this event, please click here. Thank you, and enjoy!
Editor’s note: This is part of a 37-part series dissecting the 86th Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Nearly every day leading up to the Oscars, at least one new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. Also, every Best Picture and Best Director nominee gets its own post. To read the other posts regarding this event, please click here. Thank you, and enjoy!
We’re down to the two biggies! First up is Best Director… 5. Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) – 32 points 4. Spike Jonze (Her) – 62 points 3. Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) – 79 points 2. Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) – 111…
