Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

  • The Movie of the Month for September 2021 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Aug 31, 2021 at 11:47 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for September 2021 is…

    The August MOTM has just been released, but it’s September tomorrow so we need to move right along to the next movie of the month! The poll was only open for a week this time, but we still had a whole heap of votes cast for your winning movie, and for September we’ll be tackling our first martial arts film in the MOTM dojo. That’s right, the Movie of the Month for September 2021 is… Enter the...

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  • Vote for September 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Aug 23, 2021 at 14:31 CDT · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for September 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    It’s time to vote for the next Movie of the Month! As usual the winning film will have a Lambcast episode dedicated to it. September’s poll is theme-less, and there’s only a week of voting so get on it! So without further ado, here are your five options:

    Paths of Glory (1957) [Aaron Neuwirth, The Code is...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Leos Carax

    by Tony Cogan · Aug 9, 2021 at 8:33 CDT · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Leos Carax

    Send Entries To: [email protected]

    Deadline: 5th September 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce who the featured director for August on Director’s Chair will be and this month the focus is on Leos Carax.

    Carax got his start working on shorts and doing work as a film critic before moving into feature films with Boy Meets Girl. The film helped to...

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  • Director’s Chair: Mike Leigh

    by Tony Cogan · Aug 8, 2021 at 15:25 CDT · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Mike Leigh

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the pieces sent to me on the films of Mike Leigh. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Secrets and Lies

    Blueprint: Review

    Topsy-Turvey

    Blueprint: ReviewLife vs Film

    Vera Drake

    Movierob

    Mr Turner

    Citizen CharlieSobriety Test Movie...

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  • LAMBCAST Extra Portion #52: Acting School 101 – Michael Shannon

    by Rob · Aug 7, 2021 at 20:00 CDT · Acting School, Blogathons, Features · 1 Comment
    LAMBCAST Extra Portion #52: Acting School 101 – Michael Shannon

    Happy Birthday to both Jay Cluitt and Michael Shannon!!!!

    As you should already know by now, Michael Shannon is our actor of the month in the Acting School 101 feature, being hosted by me, MovieRob. Alongside the monthly blogathon held here on the LAMB site, I will also be hosting a monthly podcast episode devoted to the actor and their roles, and wouldn’t you know it but that’s this very show...

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  • Acting School 101 – August 2021 Introduction – Michael Shannon

    by Rob · Aug 4, 2021 at 12:30 CDT · Acting School, Blogathons, Features · No Comments
    Acting School 101 – August 2021 Introduction – Michael Shannon

    Welcome Back Students!

    Rob from MovieRob here!

    I think that this series is a great way to get a look at what the members of the Lamb community think about the work of some of the most prolific actors/actresses who have been entertaining us all for so many years.

    I plan to try and focus on an actor or actress every month who has a birthday in that given calendar month.

    Obviously, there are thousands upon...

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  • Acting School 101 – July 2021 – Tom Cruise

    by Rob · Aug 3, 2021 at 12:30 CDT · Acting School, Blogathons, Features · No Comments
    Acting School 101 – July 2021 – Tom Cruise

    This month’s Acting School 101 teacher was Tom Cruise.

    We received a total of 307 reviews for 43 films that Cruise had parts in. Plus 3 general posts about his life and work.

    That’s quite an impressive amount.

    Let’s see what the members of the LAMB community thought of Tom Cruise’s career:

    General (3)

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  • The Movie of the Month for August 2021 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Aug 2, 2021 at 12:27 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for August 2021 is…

    It’s August! Another month, another Movie of the Month poll to determine our chosen film of focus for the next four-and-a-bit weeks. This year we’ve introduced a new special category for August, films predominantly not in the English language. A wide variety of nine films were submitted, votes were cast, and now it’s time to announce the winner. The Movie of the Month for August 2021 is… The Orphanage (El...

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  • Vote for August 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Jul 19, 2021 at 0:16 CDT · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for August 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    It’s time to vote for the next Movie of the Month! As usual the winning film will have a Lambcast episode dedicated to it, and for August we’re introducing a new special month category, films not in the English language. So without further ado, here are your nine options:

    Police Story (1985) [Todd Liebenow,...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Mike Leigh

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 12, 2021 at 12:33 CDT · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Mike Leigh

    Send Entries To: [email protected]

    Deadline: 7th August 2021

    Hello everyone, it’s time to reveal who the featured director for July will be and this month I’ve decided to go with Mike Leigh.

    Now Leigh got his start on the stage, working on plays at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham and the Royal Shakespeare Company, adapting one of his plays, Bleak...

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  • Director’s Chair: Julie Taymor

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 11, 2021 at 12:32 CDT · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Julie Taymor

    Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features sent to me on the films of Julie Taymor. Thank you to everyone who wrote pieces on her films. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

    Titus

    Movierob

    Frida

    Movierob

    The Glorias

    Matthew Liedke on FilmPaul’s Trip to the MoviesThe MN Movie Man

    Come back tomorrow for the announcement...

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  • LAMBCAST Extra Portion #51: Acting School 101 – Tom Cruise

    by Rob · Jul 6, 2021 at 5:00 CDT · Acting School, Blogathons, Features · No Comments
    LAMBCAST Extra Portion #51: Acting School 101 – Tom Cruise

    As you should already know by now, Tom Cruise  is our actor of the month in the Acting School 101 feature, being hosted by me, MovieRob. Alongside the monthly blogathon held here on the LAMB site, I will also be hosting a monthly podcast episode devoted to the actor and their roles, and wouldn’t you know it but that’s this very show here!

    I was joined by Justin Gott from The Rambling Ramblers Podcast to...

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