Archive for the ‘Periodic Features’ Category

• LAMB Casting: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  by AndrewEncore · May 9, 2010 at 20:54 CDT · Lamb Casting · No Comments
  
  This is Andrew from Encore’s World of Film & TV with another entry of LAMB Casting. This week we’re going back in time…but like the entries for Doubt and A Streetcar Named Desire, you’ve got a little simple – only four characters to cast. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a massive success in 1966, nominated for every single category at the time (save for Original...

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• REMINDER – Pitch the LAMB: Slice and Dice

  by Courtney · May 5, 2010 at 2:07 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
  

  Hello, CS here reminding you about the latest edition of Pitch the LAMB.

  Movie Genre: Slasher Film Examples of the Genre: Psycho, Child’s Play, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, House of 1000 Corpses, Friday the 13th, Haute Tension, Prom Night, House of Wax, Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, American Psycho.

  10 words/phrases to get you...

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• LAMB Casting The Colour Purple: Results

  by AndrewEncore · Apr 29, 2010 at 14:48 CDT · Lamb Casting · 1 Comment
  
  This is Andrew from Encore’ s World of Film & TV with your long overdue results for the latest episode of LAMB Casting.        La Mot du Cinephiliaque – Michael chooses: Halle Berry (Celie); Jamie Foxx (Albert Johnson); Loretta Devine (Shug Avery); Queen Latifah (Sofia); Thandie Newton (Nettie Harris); Morgan Freeman (Old Mister); Don Cheadle (Harpo Johnson); Beyonce Knowles (Squeak); Forrest...

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• Pitch the LAMB: Slice and Dice

  by Courtney · Apr 18, 2010 at 23:15 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
  

  Hello, CS here bringing you the latest edition of Pitch the LAMB.

  Movie Genre: Slasher Film Examples of the Genre: Psycho, Child’s Play, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, House of 1000 Corpses, Friday the 13th, Haute Tension, Prom Night, House of Wax, Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, American Psycho.

  10 words/phrases to get you started:...

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• LAMB Casting: The Color Purple

  by AndrewEncore · Apr 11, 2010 at 18:28 CDT · Lamb Casting · No Comments
  
  This is Andrew from Encore’s World of Film & TV with another entry in LAMB Casting. Along with The Turning Point (1977), The Color Purple (1985) holds the unenviable prize of having the most Oscar nominations without winning – 11. For the last episode of LAMB Casting I asked you to cast the Spielberg classic. The five responses were all quite interesting, one more than another. They choices were: ENTRY...

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• Pitch the LAMB: Parents Just Don’t Understand

  by Courtney · Apr 1, 2010 at 2:51 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · 1 Comment
  

  Hello, CS here with the March submissions for Pitch the LAMB. I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all who participated. Each pitch was unique and could easily be made into a film. Before we get to the pitches, here is a quick reminder of the genre and words/phrases:

  Movie Genre: Coming-of-Age 10 words/phrases to get you started: Working  He’s going to kill...

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• REMINDER: Pitch the LAMB (Deadline March 30th)

  by Courtney · Mar 27, 2010 at 15:24 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
  

  Hello, CS of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind here to remind you all about the March edition of Pitch the LAMB. 

  Helpful Tips: Do not over think it. Keep your pitch simple and have fun with it. If you are stuck on what to write, take three or four items from the words/phrases list and try to weave them into a sentence. If you are still stuck, try coming up with a a random title for the film. As we have...

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• REMINDER: Pitch the LAMB

  by Courtney · Mar 22, 2010 at 19:36 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · 2 Comments
  

  Hello, CS of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind here to remind you all about the March edition of Pitch the LAMB. 

  Helpful Tips: Do not over think it. Keep your pitch simple and have fun with it. If you are stuck on what to write, take three or four items from the words/phrases list and try to weave them into a sentence. If you are still stuck, try coming up with a a random title for the film. As we have...

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• LAMB Casting: The Colour Purple

  by AndrewEncore · Mar 20, 2010 at 22:51 CDT · Lamb Casting · 3 Comments
  
  Hey there, this is Andrew from Encore’s World of Film & TV with a new episode of LAMB Casting. It’s a special episode of sorts this week. The year is 1985 and the film is question is The Colour Purple, but instead of just recasting it we’re casting a musical version. The Colour Purple has transferred to Broadway with success and there have been whispers of bringing it back to the stage a la...

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• REMINDER: Pitch the LAMB

  by Courtney · Mar 15, 2010 at 23:46 CDT · Pitch the LAMB · 3 Comments
  

  Hello, CS of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind here to remind you all about the March edition of Pitch the LAMB. 

  Helpful Tips: Do not over think it. Keep your pitch simple and have fun with it. If you are stuck on what to write, take three or four items from the words/phrases list and try to weave them into a sentence. If you are still stuck, try coming up with a a random title for the film. As we have...

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• LAMB Casting Doubt: The Results

  by AndrewEncore · Mar 13, 2010 at 22:10 CST · Lamb Casting · 7 Comments
  
  When Doubt came out in 2008 the panel was pretty much split down the middle, it seemed. Half seemed to love Meryl’s Aloysius giving it endless best of citations and the other half hated using Cherry Jones apparently atypical incarnation. I’ve never seen the lovely Jones on stage, so I can’t accredit the latter. I wasn’t too fond of Streep in Doubt. She was fine, but I hated her take on the character. In fact as someone...

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• Pitch the LAMB: Parents Just Don’t Understand

  by Courtney · Mar 3, 2010 at 17:00 CST · Pitch the LAMB · No Comments
  

  Hello, CS here with the March edition of Pitch the LAMB. Last month’s Pitch the LAMB was all about thinking big, this month we will keep it simple.

  Movie Genre: Coming-of-Age

  Examples of the Genre: The Graduate, Zombieland, Almost Famous, The Goonies, Big, Heavenly Creatures, Rushmore, Sixteen Candles, Stand By Me, An Education, Ghost World, To Sir With Love, Y tu mamá...

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