Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

  • Director’s Chair: Shane Black

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 14, 2019 at 16:19 CST · Blogathons, Director's Chair, Featured, Periodic Features · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair: Shane Black

    Here’s all the posts submitted for December’s Director’s Chair on Shane Black! Apologies for the delay, we had some technical issues, but here they are for your perusal!

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang:

    Cinematic CornerDefiant SuccessLife Vs FilmLambcastMorgan on MediaMovie Reviews 101MovieRobTips From Chip

    Iron Man 3:

    A Constant Visual Feast An Online Universe ...

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  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2019 – 1st Annual LAMB Oscar Nomination Prediction Contest

    by Rob · Jan 13, 2019 at 12:30 CST · Featured, LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2019 – 1st Annual LAMB Oscar Nomination Prediction Contest

    Hey everyone,

    We at the LAMB decided to start a new annual competition for predicting Oscar nominations. (We will also be doing an Oscar Pool.) This year’s nominees will be announced on 22 Jan, so let’s get started with the rules:

    The rules are quite simple:

    1. This contest is open to any interested bloggers.
    2. To submit your predictions: Fill out this form with your predictions for the 21...

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  • Lambscores: Aquaman, Bumblebee, Second Act, Welcome to Marwen, Mary Poppins Returns, The Favourite, Mary Queen of Scots

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 11, 2019 at 23:43 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    Lambscores: Aquaman, Bumblebee, Second Act, Welcome to Marwen, Mary Poppins Returns, The Favourite, Mary Queen of Scots

    It’s the penultimate Lambscores of 2018, and as such we’re elbow-deep in both awards- and family blockbuster season, so there’s plenty of both for your perusal today. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about Aquaman, Bumblebee, Second Act, Welcome to Marwen, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots and The Favourite:

    The...

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  • LAMBCAST #461 TALK TO HER MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 10, 2019 at 17:55 CST · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #461 TALK TO HER MOTM

    Pedro Almodóvar has made some incredible films, but this is the first time we’re exploring his work on the Lambcast. January’s Movie of the Month is Talk To Her, a gripping and powerful story of two hospitalised women and the men who care for them.

    Jay and Richard were joined by the film’s champion, Rebecca Sharp, as well as Jessica Manzo and a Lambcast newcomer, Marya Gates. Also on tap: Rants, Raves...

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  • Vote for February 2019’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 6, 2019 at 18:23 CST · Featured, MOTM, Poll · 3 Comments
    Vote for February 2019’s Movie of the Month!

    Just like last August, we’re doing something a little different for February’s Movie of the Month. In fact, every other month will be themed in some way. As we celebrated Jay’s birthday in August last year, so this year we’re celebrating Richard’s birthday, and as such he has selected the range of films to choose for February’s Movie of the Month. The poll is at the bottom of the page, but first here are...

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  • LAMBCAST Extra Portion #21: Acting School 101 – Jan ‘Reminder Post’

    by Rob · Jan 6, 2019 at 12:30 CST · Acting School, Featured, Podcasts · 2 Comments
    LAMBCAST Extra Portion #21: Acting School 101 – Jan ‘Reminder Post’

    As you should already know by now, Rosamund Pike  is our actor of the month in the newly-revived 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 Simon  from the Moustache Movie News to discuss all...

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  • Lambscores: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Mortal Engines, The Mule

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 4, 2019 at 15:23 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 2 Comments
    Lambscores: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Mortal Engines, The Mule

    Three films this week. There’s The Mule and Mortal Engines, fine, but also Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, aka the third-highest rated film of 2018 according to the LAMB community! To say I couldn’t be happier that this film is getting ranked so highly would be a lie, as somehow it’s still being beaten by the thoroughly average A Star is Born, but I’ll just be happy that so many...

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  • Lambscores: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 28, 2018 at 14:25 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The problem with films being released directly to Netflix is they’re easy to forget when it comes to compiling these amalgamated posts, hence why we’re a little late getting to the round-up for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. It wasn’t completely forgotten though, so here’s what the LAMB community had to say about the latest offering from the brothers Coen:

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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  • The Movie of the Month for January 2019 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 27, 2018 at 9:17 CST · Featured, MOTM, MOTM Champions · 1 Comment
    The Movie of the Month for January 2019 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    It’s almost a tradition at this point that January’s Movie of the Month winner is a film that’s, for some reason or another, deemed not great by most people. There have been exceptions, but just like with American cinemas January could be seen as a kind of dumping ground for films people don’t necessarily want to watch. Not so for January 2019! This...

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  • LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie Final Results!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 24, 2018 at 22:44 CST · Featured, LAMBracket, LAMBracket Christmas · 1 Comment
    LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie Final Results!

    The further this tournament has gone, the closer the results have been, but this has gotten ridiculous. The final results, between Die Hard and The Muppet Christmas Carol, were separated by just five votes. Richard and Simon both campaigned heavily, and some other LAMB members got involved too across Twitter and Facebook (due to an emergency and a technical issue the final could not be posted on Instagram), but of course...

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  • LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie – THE FINAL

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 23, 2018 at 9:11 CST · Featured, LAMBracket, LAMBracket Christmas, Periodic Features, Uncategorized · No Comments
    LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie – THE FINAL

    From December 1st until Christmas Eve, here on the LAMB, we’ll be determining what is the BEST Christmas movie of all time. We’ve asked you all which films are the main contenders, and twenty-four of you replied with your choices, which will bauble battle it out for seasonal supremacy. It’s a head-to-head, single elimination tournament, so whichever film wins today moves onto the next round. However, here is not...

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  • LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie Semi-Final 2 Results

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 23, 2018 at 9:10 CST · LAMBracket, LAMBracket Christmas · No Comments
    LAMBracket: Best Christmas Movie Semi-Final 2 Results

    It was another close semi-final, this time between Home Alone and The Muppet Christmas Carol, but this time Kevin McCallister tried one trick too many, failing to impale Fozzie with a nail in the foot, hit Sam the Eagle in the face with a paint can, light the Swedish Chef’s hat on fire or cover Gonzo with glue and feathers (although something tells me he’d be into that). No, the Muppets took this one, so...

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