Archive for the ‘Periodic Features’ Category

  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Foreign Language Film

    by Dylan · Jan 31, 2009 at 18:41 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Foreign Language Film

    Editor’s note: Welcome to the third of a 24-part series dissecting the 81st Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please click the tag following the post. Thank you, and...

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  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Animated Feature

    by Dylan · Jan 30, 2009 at 20:00 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · 2 Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Animated Feature

    Editor’s note: Welcome to the second of a 24-part series dissecting the 81st Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please just click on the tag following the post. Thank you, and...

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  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Cinematography

    by Dylan · Jan 29, 2009 at 21:23 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · 4 Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars – Best Cinematography

    Editor’s note: Welcome to the first (!) of a 24-part series dissecting the 81st Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please just click on the tag following the...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Top 10 Films of the Year

    by Dylan · Jan 29, 2009 at 17:12 CET · LIONs for LAMB · 8 Comments
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Top 10 Films of the Year

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    This is the final post for this year’s LION Awards. I’d like to thank the 59 voters who took part – a sharp jump from the 16 or so that we had last year. I look forward to over 100 next year.

    I think that this year’s choices are an excellent...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Actor

    by Dylan · Jan 28, 2009 at 16:49 CET · LIONs for LAMB · 3 Comments
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Actor

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    Before we get started, I just want to say that I highly recommend clicking on the Lion-O picture and reading his intro for full comedic effect. Thanks.

    Our seventh award for presentation is for Best Actor. There were a total of 55 votes, and what resulted was a dead...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Actress

    by Dylan · Jan 28, 2009 at 0:00 CET · LIONs for LAMB · 1 Comment
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Actress

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    Our sixth award for presentation is for Best Actress. There were a total of 50 votes, and the result is our second tie of the awards show. The winners, with 8 votes each…Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road and Anne Hathaway for Bride Wars, er,...

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  • Devours update

    by Dylan · Jan 27, 2009 at 15:25 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    Devours update

    Here are the assignments for The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2009. If you see your name listed below, please start and finish your analysis as soon as possible! I’ve moved up the planned starting date one day to two days from now, Thursday, January 29th. Doing so will make this a once-a-day event, with 24 days and 24 categories running until the Best Picture article is posted on February 21, the day before the 81st Annual...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Worst Films of the Year

    by Dylan · Jan 26, 2009 at 15:35 CET · LIONs for LAMB · 6 Comments
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Worst Films of the Year

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    Our fifth “award” for presentation is for the Worst Films of the Year. There were a total of 50 voters, some who placed votes for five films, while others named just their top two or three stinkers. Here, we honor the top five vote-getters.

    Counting down,...

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  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2009 update 3

    by Dylan · Jan 25, 2009 at 19:58 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · No Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2009 update 3

    All spots filled! If you’d like to be on the alternates/backup list, feel free to email me. Official lineup to be posted early this week.

    Thanks to all that volunteered!…

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  • The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2009 update 2

    by Dylan · Jan 24, 2009 at 0:33 CET · LAMB Devours the Oscars · 2 Comments
    The LAMB Devours the Oscars 2009 update 2

    Updated: Saturday, 6:30 PM (new information below in green)

    I have lots of good news and a little bad news. Let’s start with the good…

    First off, judging by the poll to your left, there should be at least 29 people (not counting me) that are up for our Oscars event, 17 of which are dangerously psyched about it. I was thrilled to see those results.

    Better news: I received a number of emails within days of...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Supporting Actor

    by Dylan · Jan 23, 2009 at 16:55 CET · LIONs for LAMB · No Comments
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Supporting Actor

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    Our fourth award for presentation is for Best Supporting Actor. There were a total of 54 votes, and as you might expect, it was a blowout. The runner-up, with four votes…Robert Downey, Jr. for Tropic Thunder.


    And the no-doubt-about-it winner,...

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  • The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Supporting Actress

    by Dylan · Jan 22, 2009 at 16:17 CET · LIONs for LAMB · 2 Comments
    The 2nd Annual LION Awards…Best Supporting Actress

    The votes have been cast, the independent accounting firm of Fletch & Fletch has been consulted, and the time has come for the LIONs to be handed out.

    Just yesterday, I told you that today’s award would be for Best Supporting Actor. For reasons I’m not at liberty to disclose at this time, I’m going to have to call an audible.

    Our third award for presentation is for Best Supporting Actress. There...

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