Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

  • Director’s Chair: Brad Bird

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 2, 2018 at 22:08 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair: Brad Bird

    Deadline: 28th July 2018

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    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the director that will be highlighted for July this year and, for the release of Incredibles 2, I thought it was time to cover the films of Brad Bird.

    Now Bird, like many of his fellow filmmakers at Pixar, learnt his trade at the California Institute of the Arts after being...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Miloš Forman

    by Tony Cogan · May 29, 2018 at 0:55 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · 6 Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Miloš Forman

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    Deadline: 30th June 2018

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the director I’m going to be highlighting for June and this month I thought it would be right to dedicate this month to the memory of one of the most influential directors of the past 50 years, Miloš Forman.

    Forman’s early life was one of hardship, his parents...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Lynne Ramsay

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 2, 2018 at 15:47 CEST · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Lynne Ramsay

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    Deadline: 28th April 2018

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the director that will be featured for this months Director’s Chair and, to tie into the release of You Were Never Really Here, the director this month will be Lynne Ramsay.

    Born in Glasgow in 1969, Ramsay got her start in the mid-90s, after graduating from the...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Ava DuVernay

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 5, 2018 at 23:57 CET · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Ava DuVernay

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    Deadline: 31st March 2018

    Hello everyone and welcome to the announcement of this months featured director for Director’s Chair. For this month, to celebrate the release of A Wrinkle in Time, I thought now was the time for Ava DuVernay to be highlighted for Director’s Chair.

    Now DuVernay started out her career in the film industry...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Guillermo Del Toro

    by Tony Cogan · Feb 5, 2018 at 6:53 CET · Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Guillermo Del Toro

    Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the director that will be featured for this month’s Director’s Chair and, seeing how there is a lot of buzz around him due to awards season, I thought now would be the right time to cover the films of Guillermo Del Toro.

    Now the films of Del Toro run in a wide variety of tones, styles and languages, but there are always consistent elements within all films, not only aesthetic...

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  • The winner of the Harrison Ford Movie Draft is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Sep 25, 2017 at 9:04 CEST · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    The winner of the Harrison Ford Movie Draft is…

    A few weeks ago on the Lambcast we held a Harrison Ford Movie Draft, to celebrate the upcoming release of Blade Runner 2049. On the show, Jay, Richard, Aaron, David and Heather competed to assemble the best team of movies featuring Harrison Ford, and now it’s time to announce the winner, but you can still go back and listen to that show here.

    Despite joining the draft just moments before we began the podcast due to...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Steven Soderbergh

    by Tony Cogan · Aug 18, 2017 at 13:49 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Steven Soderbergh

    Deadline: September 2nd 2017

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    Hello everyone, just sending out a reminder that I’m still looking for pieces by you on the work of Steven Soderbergh, along with a quick announcement of a change for this month. Since I was delayed in putting up this reminder, along with allowing more time for you to send in any pieces you’ve done on Logan...

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  • The Film Pasture Podcast: Top 5 Women Directors

    by The Vern · Jul 13, 2017 at 7:17 CEST · Film Pasture, Podcasts, Uncategorized · No Comments
    The Film Pasture Podcast: Top 5 Women Directors

     


    The Vern is reunited with cohost Kristen Lopez for a brand new episode of The Film Pasture Podcast.  They are joined by fellow film critic and now a screenwriter, Ruth Maramis to talk about top 5 women directors.  Ruth runs the site FlixChatter and  is the writer of a brand new short film that is about love lost set in the world of theater called Hearts Want.  You can help support...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Akira Kurosawa

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 3, 2017 at 18:22 CEST · Uncategorized · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Akira Kurosawa

    Deadline: 29th July 2017

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    Hello everyone, it’s time again to announce the director that will be featured for Director’s Chair. This month, after having watched Ran for my June Blind Spot, I feel that Akira Kurosawa would be a good choice for Director’s Chair.

    Now, Akira Kurosawa is one of the key figures responsible for...

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  • Director’s Chair: Richard Linklater

    by Tony Cogan · Jul 2, 2017 at 17:28 CEST · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Richard Linklater

    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to show off all of the posts that you have sent me for the films of Richard Linklater. I got a good amount of links this month and I thank everyone who sent in features of Linklater’s films. With that said, here are the posts:

    It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books:

    Surrender to the Void

    Slacker:

    Surrender to the Void Life...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Richard Linklater

    by Tony Cogan · May 29, 2017 at 13:21 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Richard Linklater

    Deadline: 1st July 2017

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    Hello everyone, it’s time again to reveal the director that will be highlighted for Director’s Chair and, since School of Rock was recently featured as Movie of the Month, I think now would be a perfect time to cover one of my favourite directors, Richard Linklater.

    Now the early films of Richard Linklater...

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  • Director’s Chair: Lana and Lily Wachowski

    by Tony Cogan · May 29, 2017 at 12:22 CEST · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Lana and Lily Wachowski

    Hello everyone, it’s time again to show off the reviews I received for the films, this time for the Wachowski sisters. Sorry there wasn’t a reminder this month, issues with both the Lamb site and on my end prevented me from being able to do it in time. With that said, here are the reviews on the films of the Wachowskis.

    Bound:

    Movierob The Vern’s Video Vortex

    The...

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