Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

  • LAMBCAST #201: TIMECOP MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 20, 2014 at 0:22 CET · Blogathons, Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, Podcasts · 1 Comment
    LAMBCAST #201: TIMECOP MOTM


    Jean Claude Van Damme! Time travelling! Kicking things! This month’s Movie of the Month champion is not what you’d necessarily call a “good” film, but it certainly provoked an entertaining discussion covering the career of JCVD, the ramifications of time travel and whether or not the same matter can share the same space (it can… but it can’t).…

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  • LAMBScores: The Long Walk to Wall Street

    by Shane Slater · Jan 18, 2014 at 2:47 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · 6 Comments
    LAMBScores: The Long Walk to Wall Street


    Christmas day is always crowded at the box office and unsurprisingly it brings films with lots of big names in Hollywood. We’ve got 5 new releases for you and the names attached to them include: Martin Scorsese, Idris Elba, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Keanu Reaves. Find out below what the lammies thought of The Wolf of Wall Street, Mandela: Long Walk to...

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  • The Festival Experience: Enjoy Sundance 2014 at Home

    by Shala · Jan 15, 2014 at 5:14 CET · Featured, Features · No Comments
    The Festival Experience: Enjoy Sundance 2014 at Home

    Hey, its Shala from Life Between Films with more festival info for you. Sundance 2014 is set to take over Park City, Utah this week, this year with 121 feature films representing 37 countries with 54 first-time filmmakers. While you may not be able to attend in person, there are a number of ways that you can experience the festival from wherever you are:…

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  • LAMBScores: Inside Llewyn Davis: The Legend Continues

    by Shane Slater · Jan 11, 2014 at 1:48 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Inside Llewyn Davis: The Legend Continues


    This week we have a pair of very different comedies for you. First up we have the melancholy of the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. On the other side, we have the highly anticipated sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Find out what the lammies thought of these films and be sure to check out the forums as well.

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  • Announcing Foreign Chops #19: Best of the 2000s

    by Robert Gannon · Jan 10, 2014 at 18:56 CET · Chops and Scores, Featured, Foreign Chops · 1 Comment
    Announcing Foreign Chops #19: Best of the 2000s

    Robert from Sketchy Details here to kick off the a new year of Foreign Chops with a look back at the best films of the century so far. What do you think are the best foreign films released since January 2000? We’re looking for your reviews, editorials, retrospectives, interviews, commentaries, and more focusing on what you think are the best of the best films from around the world.

    You can send up to five links per site (not per...

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  • LAMBScores: Saving American Banks from Desolation

    by Shane Slater · Jan 4, 2014 at 1:54 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Saving American Banks from Desolation


    We’ve got a trio of major releases this week and they’re sure to result in some interesting reviews. First, David O. Russell teams up with some old friends for his latest ensemble dramedy American Hustle. Next, Disney/Mary Poppins gets the biopic treatment with Saving Mr. Banks. To top it off, we also have the 2nd installment in the prolonged...

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  • Foreign Chops #18: Germany

    by Robert Gannon · Jan 3, 2014 at 21:11 CET · Chops and Scores, Featured, Foreign Chops · No Comments
    Foreign Chops #18: Germany

    Robert from Sketchy Details back with another edition of Foreign Chops. To kick off the New Year, we took a look at German cinema. There is no overlap again for two months running, meaning a diverse array of films to read about.

    Asphalt
    Martin Teller’s Movie Reviews

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
    Movies Silently

    The Death of Maria Malibran
    Martin...

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  • LAMBScores: Out of the Furnace

    by Shane Slater · Dec 28, 2013 at 0:36 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Out of the Furnace


    Christian Bale stars in a pair of holiday releases and this week we feature the first of them on the LAMBScores – Out of the Furnace. This moody drama follows his character in the search for his missing brother in Rust Belt Americana. Find out what your fellow lammies thought of this film below and don’t forget to head on over to the forums.

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  • THE MOTM FOR JANUARY 2014 WILL BE…

    by Dylan · Dec 25, 2013 at 23:25 CET · Blogathons, Featured, Features, MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    THE MOTM FOR JANUARY 2014 WILL BE…

    Once again, the MOTM feature proves that all good things come to those who wait.  Of course, your definition of “good things” may differ from someone else’s.  Namely, Dan Heaton’s, whose championing of Timecop has now finally paid off with its selection as the MOTM, beating out Joel’s selection of Runaway Train.  (Apparently, Joel is persona non grata when it comes to MOTM film selections,...

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  • LAMBScores: Frigid Old Lady

    by Shane Slater · Dec 20, 2013 at 23:48 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Frigid Old Lady


    This week’s LAMBScores features a pair of female-driven films. The first is the Disney musical Frozen, featuring the voice talents of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. The other is the drama Philomena, starring Dame Judi Dench. They were both well-received by the major critics, but how well did they fare with the lammies? Find out below and...

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  • MOTM/LAMBCAST #196: COCKTAIL

    by Dylan · Dec 18, 2013 at 5:29 CET · Blogathons, Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, Podcasts · No Comments
    MOTM/LAMBCAST #196: COCKTAIL

    I don’t know if it’s a slight against the film or not, but this is the entirety of the IMDb summary of our most recent Movie of the Month, Cocktail:

    A talented New York bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.

    If you’re a normal movie blogger at all, you’re probably wondering why and how this film came to be the Movie of the Month.  For the...

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  • Announcing Foreign Chops #18: Germany

    by Robert Gannon · Dec 17, 2013 at 15:19 CET · Chops and Scores, Featured, Features, Foreign Chops · 1 Comment
    Announcing Foreign Chops #18: Germany

    Robert from Sketchy Details announcing a new edition of Foreign Chops. This time around, we’re going to look at the films of Germany.

    Germany has had a viable film industry almost as long as the United States, only with a more fragmented history. There are very clear period coinciding with history that constantly reinvented what German cinema was. Counting the years where East and West Germany were divided, the country has been...

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