Archive for the ‘Blogathons’ Category

  • Director’s Chair: Marjane Satrapi and Jafar Panahi

    by Tony Cogan · Nov 27, 2016 at 13:53 CET · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Marjane Satrapi and Jafar Panahi

    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to show all the reviews I’ve been sent for the films of the Director’s in this months Director’s Chair. Now I knew that choosing Iranian directors would give me a lower number of reviews sent, I promise you that the next run of Director’s Chair will feature more recognisable directors. With that said, here are the reviews for the films of Marjane Satrapi and Jafar...

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  • LAMBCAST #348 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 17, 2016 at 0:33 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #348 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE MOTM

    It’s Movie of the Month time again on the Lambcast, and for the month of November we’re looking at a largely forgotten 1945 Agatha Christie adaptation, And Then There Were None, which sees 10 strangers summoned to a secluded island by a mystery host, only to find themselves killed off one by one.

    Newcomer Sean Homrig championed the film, and was joined by Jeanette Ward, Lindsay Street and regular host Jay...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Jafar Panahi and Marjane Satrapi

    by Tony Cogan · Nov 14, 2016 at 22:35 CET · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Jafar Panahi and Marjane Satrapi

    Deadline: 26/11/2016

    Send Emails To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Hello everyone, just a quick reminder that there’s still time to send in posts for this months Director’s Chair feature on the films of Iranian directors Jafar Panahi and Marjane Satrapi. For a reminder of what films you can cover, go back to my original post here. I look forward to reading your posts.…

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  • Vote for December 2016’s Movie of the Month! Christmas Special!

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 8, 2016 at 23:10 CET · Featured, MOTM, Poll · 4 Comments
    Vote for December 2016’s Movie of the Month! Christmas Special!

    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 Thin Man (1934) [Howard Casner, Rantings and Ravings]

    Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) [Kristen Lopez, Journeys in Classic Film]

    White Christmas (1954) [Darren Bolton, Blueprint Review]

    Little...

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  • The Movie of the Month for November 2016 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 1, 2016 at 13:50 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for November 2016 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    It was another tight race this month for three contenders who presumably did a great deal of championing for their films. Ex Machina did well, and Timecrimes almost took it, so Kristen Lopez and Jason Soto should certainly be inclined to try again some other month, but the winning film for November is… And Then There Were None.…

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Jafar Panahi and Marjane Satrapi

    by Tony Cogan · Oct 31, 2016 at 20:32 CET · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Jafar Panahi and Marjane Satrapi

    Send Entries By: 26th November 2016

    Send Entries To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to announce the directors that will be featured for the Director’s Chair feature and this month, we’ll be doing another month of highlighting non-English/American directors. This month, we’ll be highlighting two directors from Iran, directors who both, in...

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  • Director’s Chair: John Carpenter

    by Tony Cogan · Oct 30, 2016 at 19:33 CET · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: John Carpenter

    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to collate all the responses you gave me for the Halloween edition of Director’s Chair focusing on the films of John Carpenter. Thanks to everyone who sent in pieces for me to feature, it was great looking through all of them. With that out of the way, here are the features on Carpenter’s films.

    Dark Star:

    Surrender to the Void...

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  • Lambcast #343 Carry On Screaming MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Oct 13, 2016 at 0:31 CEST · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 1 Comment
    Lambcast #343 Carry On Screaming MOTM

    It’s October, so once again the Lambcast is devoting most of the month to horror, starting out with another horror-themed Movie of the Month and, as is tradition, it went in a completely unexpected direction as this week we’re talking about the 1966 British “classic” Carry On Screaming.

    Joining Jay Cluitt is Carry On… superfan Rebecca Sharp and bemused newbie Kristen Lopez to discuss the...

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  • Vote for November 2016’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Oct 11, 2016 at 14:58 CEST · Featured, MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for November 2016’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:

    And Then There Were None (1945) [Sean Homrig, The 1001 Movie Podcast]

    Life Is Beautiful (1997) [Nicole Ayers, The Madlab Post]

    Good Will Hunting (1997) [Darren Lucas, Movie Reviews 101]

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: John Carpenter

    by Tony Cogan · Sep 26, 2016 at 19:35 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: John Carpenter

    Deadline: 29th October 2016

    Send Entries To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Hello everyone. It’s once again time to introduce the director that will be covered for the month in Director’s Chair and, considering that it’s Halloween this month, I can think of no better person to cover for this month than John Carpenter. Being involved in numerous aspects of the film industry, not...

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  • Director’s Chair: Nick Park, Henry Selick and Jan Svankmajer

    by Tony Cogan · Sep 25, 2016 at 20:01 CEST · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Nick Park, Henry Selick and Jan Svankmajer

    Hello everyone, once again it’s time to reveal your thoughts on the directors I’ve chosen for this month. This month, I decided to do a triple selection of directors, all involved in stop motion, to celebrate the release of Kubo and the Two Strings, those directors all representing different styles of stop motion, the directors being Nick Park, Henry Selick and Jan Svankmajer. Didn’t get many responses for this month but I...

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  • Lambcast #339 Cool Hand Luke MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Sep 18, 2016 at 1:50 CEST · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 1 Comment
    Lambcast #339 Cool Hand Luke MOTM

    Just because Jay is away, doesn’t mean the show can’t go on! And this week it’s time for the latest Movie of the Month, looking at the great Cool Hand Luke!

    Kristen Lopez takes her first turn in the hosting chair, and is joined by Richard Kirkham, Jess Manzo, Jeanette Ward and the movie’s champion Joe Guiliano to discuss whether Cool Hand Luke truly is a “guy’s movie”,...

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