Archive for the ‘MOTM’ Category

  • The next MOTM will be…

    by Dylan · Jul 3, 2012 at 4:10 CDT · MOTM · 3 Comments
    The next MOTM will be…


    This post comes at least a week late, and for that, I apologize.  You have just two weeks to watch the film, though if it helps at all, it is available to view on Netflix streaming.

    Somehow, some way, Dan Gvozden’s MOTM pick took down some titans.  If you’d asked me to predict The Shape of Things’ finishing place amongst the 10 films in the last MOTM poll, I’m not sure if I’d have guessed it...

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  • MOTM/LAMBcast #119: An American Werewolf in London

    by Dylan · Jun 17, 2012 at 20:09 CDT · MOTM · 1 Comment
    MOTM/LAMBcast #119: An American Werewolf in London

    Released in 1981, An American Werewolf in London was heralded early on for its groundbreaking special effects, which remain the de facto star all these years later.  A simple, stripped-down tale of men and the monsters that they become, it continued writer/director John Landis’ incredible 80s run after Animal House and The Blues Brothers and would lead directly to his working with Michael Jackson on the...

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  • MOTM Reminder: An American Werewolf in London

    by Dylan · Jun 13, 2012 at 16:48 CDT · MOTM · 1 Comment
    MOTM Reminder: An American Werewolf in London


    Reminder: The LAMBcast/MOTM blog-a-thon extravaganza for An American Werewolf in London happens this Sunday! Send your links for posts/reviews to [email protected] by 6:00 AM Pacific on the 17th.

    Thanks!

    ...

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  • Who will be the next MOTM Champion?

    by Dylan · Jun 12, 2012 at 19:30 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    Who will be the next MOTM Champion?
    The first image to come up when Googling “champion”

    It’s almost time for the next MOTM poll, and I need Champions with which to fill it!  Do you have what it takes to be a Movie of the Month Champion?

    Here are the finer details:

    * If your championed film wins, you get to not only appear on that month’s LAMBcast, but to ‘host’ the MOTM segment – explain why you chose the film, what...

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  • The next Movie of the Month will be…

    by Dylan · May 22, 2012 at 23:53 CDT · MOTM · 8 Comments
    The next Movie of the Month will be…


    Well, it’s about time – I finally won one of these polls!  I knew you would come to see my ways eventually.

    Or something like that.

    Anyway, yes, again we had another pretty tight matchup for the poll, with An American Werewolf in London finally knocking off Children of Men (a solid pick that I would have voted for had I not had a horse in the race) to become the next Movie of the Month...

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  • Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #114: Heathers

    by Dylan · May 13, 2012 at 21:27 CDT · LAMBcast, MOTM, Podcasts · 3 Comments
    Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #114: Heathers

    Released in 1988, Heathers was not only a product of its time but perhaps a bit ahead of it as well.  The pitch-black comedy starred Winona Ryder (soon to hit the big time with Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands) and Christian Slater (also early in his career) as a pair of young lovers intent on creating some chaos at their high school.  Although it wasn’t a hit at the time, it was a unique enough vision to gain a...

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  • The next Movie of the Month will be…

    by Dylan · Apr 25, 2012 at 23:11 CDT · MOTM · 4 Comments
    The next Movie of the Month will be…


    We had another tight, tight race for the next Movie of the Month film.  In the end, we set a new record high for votes, shattering the old record of 204 by a whopping 90 votes.  Of course, Joel and I have become aware of a glitch with the Vizu poll site that allows for multiple votes by certain browsers or something, so as much as we like the high vote total, I won’t be using the site again for these purposes.  Still, we...

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  • Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #111: Inglourious Basterds

    by Dylan · Apr 14, 2012 at 14:00 CDT · LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 4 Comments
    Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #111: Inglourious Basterds

    Time for me to eat crow.  From the onset, I wasn’t such a big fan of Inglourious Basterds as a choice for the Movie of the Month – it seeming to be a too recent and too popular film for my particular MOTM tastes.  In the end, the die-hard battle between it and Citizen Kane had me more than supporting it as the eventual choice, and I couldn’t have been more wrong about my preconceptions of it being chosen. ...

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  • Did you realize that you are a Champion in their eyes?

    by Dylan · Apr 10, 2012 at 18:04 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · 1 Comment
    Did you realize that you are a Champion in their eyes?

    Do you have what it takes to be a Movie of the Month Champion?

    Actually, that was somewhat rhetorical, as it doesn’t really take all that much. Anyway, the call is officially out for those interested in championing a film for the next MOTM/LAMBcast.

    Here are the finer details:

    * If your championed film wins, you get to not only appear on that month’s LAMBcast, but to ‘host’ the MOTM segment...

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  • The next Movie of the Month will be…

    by Dylan · Mar 28, 2012 at 18:30 CDT · MOTM · 2 Comments
    The next Movie of the Month will be…


    It was a hotly, hotly contested battle, but in the end, there could be only one.  And that one is Inglourious Basterds.  French Toast Sunday’s MOTM choice took out all comers – including the behemoth that is Citizen Kane – and won the poll with 39% of the 118 votes cast.  Thanks to all that Championed a film and to those that voted, and congrats to FTS!

    Here’s what goes down from...

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  • Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #108: Blade Runner

    by Dylan · Mar 17, 2012 at 22:15 CDT · LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 12 Comments
    Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #108: Blade Runner

     

    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...

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  • Holding out for a Hero Champion

    by Dylan · Mar 10, 2012 at 18:00 CST · MOTM, MOTM Champions · 4 Comments
    Holding out for a Hero Champion

    Do you have what it takes to be a Movie of the Month Champion?

    Actually, that was somewhat rhetorical, as it doesn’t really take all that much.  Anyway, the call is officially out for those interested in championing a film for the next MOTM/LAMBcast.

    Here are the finer details:

    * If your championed film wins, you get to not only appear on that month’s LAMBcast, but to ‘host’ the MOTM segment...

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