Archive for February, 2017

  • Cult Chops Round Up (January) – Kaiju Movies

    by Elwood Jones · Feb 12, 2017 at 18:52 CET · Chops and Scores · No Comments
    Cult Chops Round Up (January) – Kaiju Movies

    “Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres

    Kicking off a new year of Cult Chops, January was all about “Kaiju Movies” a genre which has given us the likes of Godzilla and Gamera and whose influence can still be felt in the likes of Cloverfield...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Richard Curtis

    by Tony Cogan · Feb 12, 2017 at 17:55 CET · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Richard Curtis

    Send Emails To: [email protected]

    Deadline: 25th February 2017

    Hello everyone, just a reminder that I’m still looking for features on the films of Richard Curtis, both films he’s directed and films he’s written. For a reminder of those films, go back to my original post here. I look forward to reading what you send my way.…

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Documentary Feature

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 11, 2017 at 18:09 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · 1 Comment
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Documentary Feature

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    Today, Courtney Small from Cinema Axis and Changing Reels talks us through the nominees for Best Director.

    Will La La Land dance its way to the Best Picture win? Does...

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  • Lambscores: The Bye Bye Man

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 10, 2017 at 14:53 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: The Bye Bye Man

    The January releases haven’t gotten any better this week, folks! Not enough people reviewed either Monster Trucks or Sleepless (can’t say I blame them), which means all we’re left with is The Bye Bye Man, which I’m assuming is either a horror movie or a biopic of Lance Bass. Anyway, here’s what the LAMB community had to say about it:


    The Bye Bye Man

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Actor

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 10, 2017 at 11:29 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Actor

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    Today, Alex Withrow from And So It Begins talks us through the nominees for Best Actor.

    When the Oscar nominations were announced a few weeks ago, it seemed like Casey Affleck was a...

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  • Vote for the winner of the Best Picture Movie Draft!

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 9, 2017 at 23:34 CET · Draft, Featured, Poll · 3 Comments
    Vote for the winner of the Best Picture Movie Draft!

    Oscar season is still in full flow here at the LAMB! Recently on the Lambcast we held a draft show all about Best Picture winners, and now it’s time for you to vote on who made the best team! Listen to the show here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lambcast/episodes/2017-02-08T15_47_53-08_00 Then vote below!…

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Director

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 9, 2017 at 13:02 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Director

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    Today, Matthew Stewart from Simplistic Reviews discussed who he thinks will be going home with the Best Director award.

    Unlike previous Oscar seasons, this year’s crop of...

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  • LAMBCAST #360 Best Picture Winners Draft

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 9, 2017 at 1:14 CET · Draft, Featured, LAMBcast, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #360 Best Picture Winners Draft

    If you’ve been paying any attention to the LAMB site – or the movie world in general – recently, you’ll have noticed we’ve entered Oscar season, so this week on the Lambcast we’re taking a look back at some of the many great (and not-so-great) films to have been awarded that highest of honours, the award for Best Picture, and we’re doing this in the best way we know how, with a movie draft! The poll...

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Picture Nominee: La La Land

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 8, 2017 at 13:57 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Picture Nominee: La La Land

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    For today’s post, Audrey Fox from 1001 Movies and Beyond and Rated M for MacPhail sings her praises of Best Picture nominee La La Land:

    It’s no secret that there are...

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

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 8, 2017 at 0:07 CET · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for March 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:

    Casablanca (1942) [Howard Casner, Rantings and Ravings]

    Mildred Pierce (1945) [David Brook, Blueprint: Review]

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

    Clue...

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Supporting Actress

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 7, 2017 at 14:24 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Supporting Actress

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    Today, Brittani Burnham from Rambling Film talks us through the nominees for Best Supporting Actress.

    In 2014, I got to talk about the supporting actors for LAMB Devours The Oscars....

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  • The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Picture Nominee: Manchester By The Sea

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 6, 2017 at 13:11 CET · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · 3 Comments
    The LAMB Devours The Oscars 2017: Best Picture Nominee: Manchester By The Sea

    Every day until the Oscars ceremony we’ll be highlighting a different category or movie here on the LAMB! Here’s a link to all the posts written so far: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/01/the-lamb-devours-the-oscars-2017-roster.html

    For today’s post, Howard from Rantings and Ravings discusses his thoughts on another Best Picture nominee, Manchester By The Sea:

    The basic premise of writer/director...

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