Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

  • LAMBCAST #356 EX MACHINA MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 11, 2017 at 14:56 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #356 EX MACHINA MOTM

    It seems very fitting that the show upon which we discussed Ex Machina, a film about the testing and issues involved with Artificial Intelligence, was fraught with so many technical difficulties. Dropped guests, lost connections and dying batteries led to one of the more eventful recordings, and that can mean only one thing – more outtakes!

    Jay Cluitt was joined by the film’s champion, Kristen Lopez, along with Nick...

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  • Vote for February 2017’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 9, 2017 at 14:42 CET · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for February 2017’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:

    The Palm Beach Story (1942) [Howard Casner, Rantings and Ravings]

    Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) [Daniel Lackey, Lackey Writes About Film]

    Yellow Submarine (1968) [Tony Cogan, Coogs Reviews]

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  • Lambscores: Christine Sloane’s Office Land

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 6, 2017 at 15:14 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: Christine Sloane’s Office Land

    It’s the first LAMBScores of the new year! We’re still of course looking at films from 2016, so there’s still time for these films to make it onto the leaderboard, which is exactly what has happened! Check out what the LAMB community has to say about Christine, Miss Sloane, Office Christmas Party and La La Land:


    La La Land
    LAMB...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Asif Kapadia

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 2, 2017 at 19:43 CET · Director's Chair · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Asif Kapadia

    Deadline: 28th January 2017

    Send Features To: [email protected]

    Hello everyone and welcome to the new year of Director’s Chair. Last year, the focus went to directors who have mostly done narrative films, this month however, I wanted to expand the style of films being covered and look at a director best known for making documentaries and I can think of no director better to...

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  • Director’s Chair: Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 2, 2017 at 1:01 CET · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz

    Hello everyone and Happy New Year, it’s time again to provide links to all of the features you sent to me for the December Christmas/Muppet themed Director’s Chair, looking at the films of Jim Henson, Brian Henson and Frank Oz. I won’t waste any time stalling, here are the links you have all sent me.

    Jim Henson

    The Great Muppet Caper

    The...

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  • Lambscores: Jackie, Elle & More!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 30, 2016 at 11:34 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: Jackie, Elle & More!

    There’s a selection of smaller films for you this week, as the only major release was Jackie, but a bunch of others have now earned enough reviews for qualification. Therefore, here’s what the LAMB community also has to say about Elle, Under the Shadow, Bleed For This and Denial:


    Under the Shadow
    LAMB Average: 4.14 (7 sites)

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  • The Movie of the Month for January 2017 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 28, 2016 at 12:25 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for January 2017 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    In the past few years January’s Movie of the Month has traditionally been something of a cult choice – this hasn’t been planned, it’s just how it worked out – with the likes of TimeCop. Southland Tales and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins taking the crown, but for 2017 the options were all a little more well...

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  • Lambscores: Allied, Moana

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 23, 2016 at 19:33 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    Lambscores: Allied, Moana

    Two films this week, one a strong contender for the Best Animated Feature awards, and the other a film that looked promising early on, but sadly received enough lacklustre reviews to discount it from many of the big prizes. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about Moana and Allied:

    Moana
    LAMB Average: 3.81 (16 sites)
    Gorgon Reviews (5)
    The Movie...

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  • Christmas Chops

    by Todd Liebenow · Dec 23, 2016 at 2:14 CET · Chops and Scores, LAMB Chops · No Comments
    Christmas Chops

    Here’s an early Christmas gift for all of you…a bunch of reviews of Christmas themed movies from the LAMB community. Now, you can be the judge of whether or not these all qualify as Christmas movies. We just asked for reviews of any film the even remotely has something to do with Christmas. Enjoy, and be on the lookout for more chances to submit your stuff!

    Coog’s Movie Reviews:
    Iron Man 3
    Kiss...

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  • Lambscores: Nocturnal Loving By The Sea

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 16, 2016 at 14:22 CET · LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    Lambscores: Nocturnal Loving By The Sea

    We’re well and truly knee-deep in awards season right now, so it must be time for the cinemas to fill up with dramas, and there’s three in store for you this week. They all sound pretty solid, and there’s thirteen different 5-star reviews amongst the round-up today! Here’s what the LAMB community has to say about Loving, Nocturnal Animals and Manchester By The Sea:

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  • LAMBCAST #352 BATMAN RETURNS MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 15, 2016 at 0:46 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 2 Comments
    LAMBCAST #352 BATMAN RETURNS MOTM

    A giant rubber duck! Zombie cat gnawing! Penguin pall-bearers! It’s almost Christmas, so we’re of course talking about Batman Returns!

    Jay Cluitt was joined for the latest Movie of the Month by Bubbawheat, Jess Manzo and Richard Kirkham, to dig into this “festive” film.

    Also on the show: Rants and Raves of the Week and a couple of games of Last Lamb Standing.

    Here’s what the...

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  • Vote for January 2017’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 14, 2016 at 10:39 CET · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for January 2017’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:

    The Maltese Falcon (1941) [Howard Casner, Rantings and Ravings]

    The Man Who Would Be King (1975) [Richard Kirkham, Kirkham A Movie A Day]

    Groundhog Day (1993) [Todd Liebenow, Forgotten Films]

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