Archive for the ‘Blogathons’ Category

  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Derek Jarman

    by Tony Cogan · May 15, 2016 at 19:30 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Derek Jarman

    Submission Deadline: 28th May 2016

    Send articles to: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Just a quick reminder to everyone that there are 2 weeks left to send in anything you’ve made about the films of Derek Jarman. For a reminder of both the rules of Director’s Chair and on the films of Derek Jarman, take a look back at the original post here. Hope to see some more reviews of...

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  • Vote for June 2016’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · May 12, 2016 at 0:40 CEST · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for June 2016’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 are the candidates and their champions:

    Sweet Smell of Success (1957) (Will Slater, Exploding Helicopter)

    The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) (MovieRob, MovieRob)

    The Towering Inferno (1974) (Jay Cluitt, Life Vs Film)

    Purple...

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  • The Movie of the Month for May 2016 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Apr 28, 2016 at 17:10 CEST · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for May 2016 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    Another Movie of the Month poll with a very eclectic mix of films that almost went in many different directions. In the end there were just a handful of votes between the top four movies, but of course there can only be one winner and for the month of May we’ll be talking about… Labyrinth.…

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  • Movie of the Month Round-up: The Godfather Trilogy

    by Jay Cluitt · Apr 28, 2016 at 14:41 CEST · Featured, MOTM · 1 Comment
    Movie of the Month Round-up: The Godfather Trilogy

    Normally by now you might have expected an episode of the Lambcast to have dropped on the Movie of the Month, which for April is The Godfather Trilogy. Unfortunately we’ve had some scheduling issues over on the show, and as yet have been unable to get together to record the show. We’re still planning on releasing a show as soon as we can, but with the end of the month just around the corner and May’s Movie of the...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Derek Jarman

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 25, 2016 at 20:22 CEST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Derek Jarman

    Send Entries To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Deadline: 28th May 2016

    I said back in the post I did announcing the return of this feature that I would be highlighting more obscure and offbeat directors during my tenure running this feature and I feel that no director exemplifies this more than Derek Jarman. Starting off as a set designer, most notably working on Ken Russell’s The Devils,...

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  • Director’s Chair: Kenneth Branagh

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 24, 2016 at 19:04 CEST · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Kenneth Branagh

    So my first run on Director’s Chair has finished. Despite not getting as many reviews as I would like, I still think this has been a success, considering that this hasn’t been a feature for the past 3 years. I hope that this is a good starting point for future directors I’ll highlight. So without further ado, here are the reviews for Kenneth Branagh’s films that I received.…

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  • Vote for May 2016’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Apr 12, 2016 at 14:30 CEST · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for May 2016’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 are the candidates and their champions:

    Five Easy Pieces (1970) (David Baruffi, David Baruffi’s Entertainment Views and Reviews)

    The Towering Inferno (1974) (Jay Cluitt, Life Vs Film)

    Picnic at Hanging Rock (Christopher Saunders, Nothing...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Kenneth Branagh

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 10, 2016 at 18:09 CEST · Director's Chair, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Kenneth Branagh

    Submission Deadline: 23rd April 2016

    Send Articles To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Just a quick reminder that there is still time to send in posts for the Director’s Chair feature on Kenneth Branagh. For a reminder of the rules of Director’s Chair and the films you can cover, take a look back at the original post here.

    One thing I have to say though, there was a mistake I...

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  • Director’s Chair Returns: Kenneth Branagh Announcement

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 27, 2016 at 11:57 CEST · Director's Chair · 3 Comments
    Director’s Chair Returns: Kenneth Branagh Announcement

    Submission Deadline: 23rd April 2016

    Send Articles To: directorschairlamb@gmail.com

    Hey everyone, it’s Tony Cogan from Coogs Reviews here, bringing back a long overdue feature. It has been 3 years since the last edition of The Director’s Chair, it’s about time for a comeback. With me at the helm, the choices of directors are not always going to be the biggest names, I am going...

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  • The Movie of the Month for April 2016 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 20, 2016 at 21:25 CET · MOTM · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for April 2016 is…

    The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

    Once a year we mix up the Movie of the Month by throwing the curve ball of a franchise special, and now is the time for 2016’s. Eleven different franchises were submitted, which just with October 2015 proved far too many and ended up diluting the vote somewhat, with the ultimate victor ending up just 2 votes ahead of it’s nearest competitor. Regardless, there was...

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  • LAMBCAST #311 MOTM: THE WICKER MAN

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 7, 2016 at 19:11 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #311 MOTM: THE WICKER MAN

    Well dunk your Hobnobs and butter your crumpets, it’s time for the most British episode of the Lambcast ever.

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  • Vote for April 2016’s Movie of the Month! Franchise Special!

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 6, 2016 at 10:54 CET · MOTM, Poll · No Comments
    Vote for April 2016’s Movie of the Month! Franchise Special!

    It’s time to vote for the next Movie of the Month, and this time it’s another franchise special! You can vote at the bottom of the page. but first here are the candidates and their champions:

    George Romero’s … of the Dead Series (Daniel Lackey, The Nightmare Gallery)

    Night of the Living Dead [1968], Dawn of the Dead [1978], Day of the Dead [1985],...

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