Archive for the ‘Periodic Features’ Category

  • Brutally Blunt Blog Blustering #46: His Eyes Were Watching Movies

    by Rachel · Jan 3, 2011 at 18:51 CST · Blog Blustering · 5 Comments
    Brutally Blunt Blog Blustering #46: His Eyes Were Watching Movies

    It’s Blusterin’ Time!

    And remember: Blustering should be a two-way street; if you’ve asked to be blustered, you better be a blusterer.

    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’ll do is list a site; you’re asked to critique it. But here’s the catch: to induce the...

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  • Poll Results; New Poll

    by Rachel · Dec 27, 2010 at 3:07 CST · New Poll · 2 Comments
    Poll Results; New Poll

    Well, it looks like there was more Bruce Willis than George C. Scott (or whoever stars in your favorite version of A Christmas Carol) being watched by the LAMBs this week. Hopefully it was after all the kids went to bed.

    Since 2010 is drawing to a close, what did you think of this year’s films in general. LIONs for LAMBs will be coming up soon, probably the end of January, so this is just a teaser poll.…

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  • REMINDER – Pitch the LAMB: Family and the Holidays

    by Courtney · Dec 19, 2010 at 17:00 CST · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
    REMINDER – Pitch the LAMB: Family and the Holidays
    Hello, CS here reminding you about the latest edition of our Pitch the LAMB series.

    Movie Genre: Family and the Holidays Examples of the Genre: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; Home for the Holidays; Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights; A Christmas Story; Die Hard; Christmas with The Kranks; It’s A Wonderful Life; Home Alone; Four Christmases; Jingle All the Way; Elf, The Family Stone; Bad...

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  • LAMB Casting: Forrest Gump (VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!)

    by AndrewEncore · Dec 16, 2010 at 1:22 CST · Lamb Casting · 1 Comment
    LAMB Casting: Forrest Gump (VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!)
    Andrew (from Encore’s World & Film & TV) here with the latest in LAMB Casting. I sent out missives (not really) asking you to recast Forrest Gump, the 1994 megahit. It’s not really an actors’ flick – but there’s a quintet of roles that has all the melodrama for any interested thespian to sink their teeth into. Which of the following would make the best re-imagining?

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  • Poll Results; New Poll

    by Rachel · Dec 13, 2010 at 15:01 CST · New Poll · 10 Comments
    Poll Results; New Poll
    It turns out you guys don’t want to change a thing. So the monthly Leaderboard will continue to be determined by traffic sent to the LAMB and the various weekly Chops will continue as normal. However, that also means the 32 of you who voted to keep Chops alive should be the ones flooding Jason and Ivan’s inboxes with submissions, unless that was just Jason voting from 32 different computers.

    So now for the obligatory holiday film...

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  • LAMB Leaderboard Updated for November!

    by Rachel · Dec 6, 2010 at 18:35 CST · LAMB Leaderboard · No Comments
    LAMB Leaderboard Updated for November!

    For the third month in a row, Where Danger Lives sits at the top of the leaderboard. Congrats!

    We had six new/returning entrants to the board and we’re down to only 10% of the board  having the generic LAMB banner! Almost there!

    Speaking of LAMB Banners, five new ones added to the Gallery/random banner widget. The new ones hanging proudly are for: Via Margutta 51, Inspired Ground, My Film Habit, True Classics: The ABCs...

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  • Pitch the LAMB: Family and the Holidays

    by Courtney · Dec 4, 2010 at 20:56 CST · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
    Pitch the LAMB: Family and the Holidays
    Hello, CS here with the latest edition of our Pitch the LAMB series.

    Movie Genre: Family and the Holidays Examples of the Genre: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; Home for the Holidays; Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights; A Christmas Story; Die Hard; Christmas with The Kranks; It’s A Wonderful Life; Home Alone; Four Christmases; Jingle All the Way; Elf, The Family Stone; Bad Santa; Miracle on...

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  • Reminder: (LAMB) Casting Forrest Gump

    by AndrewEncore · Dec 3, 2010 at 17:12 CST · Lamb Casting · No Comments
    Reminder: (LAMB) Casting Forrest Gump

    Forrest is waiting for you to recast his movie!

    This is Andrew from Encore’s World of Film & TV, reminding you to send in your ideas for a recasting of the 1994 hit Forrest Gump. Just send me your thoughts on who should play the main characters: Forrest Gump (originally Tom Hanks); Jenny Curan (originally Robin Wright Penn), Lt. Dan Taylor (originally Gary Sinise), Private Benjamin...

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  • Brutally Blunt Blog Blustering #45: The Reeltime Report

    by Rachel · Nov 27, 2010 at 18:07 CST · Blog Blustering · 6 Comments
    Brutally Blunt Blog Blustering #45: The Reeltime Report

    It’s Blusterin’ Time!

    And remember: Blustering should be a two-way street; if you’ve asked to be blustered, you better be a blusterer.

    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’ll do is list a site; you’re asked to critique it. But here’s the catch: to induce the...

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  • Pitch the LAMB: Mystery

    by Courtney · Nov 22, 2010 at 1:46 CST · Pitch the LAMB · 1 Comment
    Pitch the LAMB: Mystery

    Hello, CS here with the submissions for our latest edition of the Pitch the LAMB series. Big thanks to those who took the time to send in a pitch. Before we get to the three pitches, here is a reminder of the movie genre and words/phrases:

    Movie Genre: Mystery

    10 words/phrases to get you started:

    Odd time of night to be making house calls… You’re holding back Ricardo…...

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  • Poll Results; New Polls

    by Rachel · Nov 18, 2010 at 13:31 CST · LAMB Chops, LAMB Leaderboard, New Poll · 3 Comments
    Poll Results; New Polls

    In the last poll, Dylan asked if members would be interested in a blog mentoring program geared toward new LAMB members who’ve just started their sites and need a little extra support and advice in the beginning. More details can be found in the last poll post. There was a fair amount of interest for both the mentor role and the rookie role, so if anyone would like to head up this program, please email me here. Since this would be a new...

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  • LAST CALL: Pitch the LAMB

    by Courtney · Nov 16, 2010 at 17:00 CST · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
    LAST CALL: Pitch the LAMB

    Hello, CS here remindering you that today is the deadline to submit your pitches for our latest edition of the Pitch the LAMB series.

    Movie Genre: Mystery Examples of the Genre: The Maltese Falcon; Memento; Dirty Harry; The Pink Panther, Se7en, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Charade, L.A. Confidential, Murder on the Orient Express; The Conversation; Rear Window; Blue Velvet; The Fugitive; The Big Lebowski; In...

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