The poll results are in – thank you to the 54 voters who have made The Long Kiss Goodnight the next MOTM. Here’s what needs to go down from here:
* The first thing you need to know is that August 20th is the big day.
* You have just about four weeks to watch the flick if you haven’t already, and to write up something, then send me the link (dylan at manilovefilms.com) to either what you write or something...
Welcome to the first of what I hope to be several resurrected features here at the LAMB. Invasion of the Lambs is a screenshot game that stopped short after 16 installments almost two years ago, but certainly not from lack of interest. It will now be a regular Saturday feature.
It’s quite simple, but I’ll let Dylan’s original description explain:
Many sites have screencap quizzes, but how many are invaded by...
Man, I Love Films
The Critical Movie Critics
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Marshall and the Movies
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Fanatical About Films
Surrender to the Void
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Temple of Reviews
Sam Watches Movies
Not Just Movies
Average LAMBScore out of five, rounded to nearest half-LAMB: (12 sites)
It’s Blusterin’ Time!
If you’re new to this feature or need a refresher, click the label at the bottom of this post and see the first few posts. Otherwise, here are the basics:
What I do is list a site; you critique it. But here’s the catch: to induce the most honest reactions, don’t leave the comment using your normal alias/login – instead, go anonymous, and be as brutally honest (or...
It seems most of us take scores from sites like Rotten Tomatoes into consideration for what films to watch, but they’re not the absolute deciding factor, which is what I assumed. I was surprised at the 27% who ignore them completely.
Next, I want to know what your thoughts are on the recent Netflix price change. It seems to be a mixed bag of anger and apathy. What say you? Will you be keeping with Netflix all the way, dropping...
Andrew here with the results for the latest round of LAMB Casting. I actually got on email from one of the participants in this month’s competition, so I suppose my lateness speaks for itself. On to the casts…
All About Eve is a fine encapsulation of classic cinema, and all six LAMB Casters did some interesting things with the recasting.
Shane of Film Actually gave us this...
Veteran LAMBcaster James was pushing hard for The Third Man to be the next MOTM for a few months now, and he finally got his way. The 1949 drama starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles is regularly included on lists of the best noir films and was voted in 1999 as the best British film of the 20th century by the BFI.
For those unfamiliar with it, the plot synopsis from IMDb:
“An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly...
Ticker Talks Film
Let’s Go To The Movies
Duke & The Movies
The Great Movie Project
Rambling Film
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Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
The Morning Thunder Buffalo
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The Critical Movie Critics
The Incredible Suit
Commentary Track
Not Just Movies
Marshall and the Movies
The Soap...
It’s Blusterin’ Time!
If you’re new to this feature or need a refresher, click the label at the bottom of this post and see the first few posts. Otherwise, here are the basics:
What I do is list a site; you critique it. But here’s the catch: to induce the most honest reactions, don’t leave the comment using your normal alias/login – instead, go anonymous, and be as brutally honest (or...
Reminder: The LAMBcast/MOTM blog-a-thon extravaganza for The Third Man happens this Saturday! Send your links for posts/reviews to [email protected] by 6:00 AM Pacific on Friday the 15th (I need them a bit early as I’ll be on the road this weekend and will have to get it all ready prior to leaving).
Also – if you have any suggestions for movies that you want to get on the poll for future MOTMs, get them in...
Alright everybody, the moment you all been waiting for! The winner of the first LAMB Photoshop challenge is:
Russell of ManicMoviegoer.com Congratulations! Everybody want a second chance? Here’s your new theme:Thanks to Anna, from the blog Defiant Success, for suggesting Streep be this month’s featured subject.
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