Feels like forever since we’ve had one of these, no?
A serial killer horror-comedy period piece…in the wrong hands, American Psycho might have been a nightmare all its own. But director Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol), who also adapted the screenplay of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, delivered a pop culture postcard complete with one of the all-time great breakout roles in Christian Bale’s...
Not sure where the debate from last month went when it came to the choices for this MOTM. Sure, none of these are quite as beloved as The Princess Bride, but I think the central argument is still there. On the surface, we have a polished, widely seen, mostly-regarded-as-a-classic film in American Psycho (long a film blogger favorite) versus three less-loved, less-widely known films in White Men Can’t Jump,...
It was billed as an epic showdown and, for the most part, it turned out that way. Two potential Champions have each been throwing out a certain film for several months now, so we decided to do something unique for the MOTM poll. Jason Soto of Your Face has been tossing out Primer and Nick Powell of The Cinematic Katzenjammer has been throwing out The Princess Bride. The idea was this: A Loser Goes Home...
I don’t want to say that MOTM poll winner Justin (of Man, I Love Films) did anything improper to not only win the poll but destroy the competition (especially since he’s a friend of mine and writes for my site), but let’s just say that the reaction to his choice of film and the amount of reactions from LAMB members didn’t exactly substantiate the pick. And yet, it’s not as though we on the LAMBcast came up...
I don’t know what to tell you, but this contest was over before it started. Not sure what Justin of Man, I Love Films used to bribe people, but it worked (and he assured me that his campaigning was all “legit”). Identity destroyed the field from about two hours into the polling all the way through the end, winning with over 40% of the vote. As such, Justin becomes the latest Champion and has won a...
I could easily lead off with some joke about how abstract Last Year at Marienbad is or how much I want to play Nim or what those people standing there like mannequins might have been thinking the whole time this film was made, but frankly, I think we did enough of that on the podcast (see below). Suffice to say, Marienbad is a strange, interesting, boring, mysterious, exciting, beautiful, bizarre film…often times all...
It started off as a tight race between all five films, but it didn’t take long for two to break from the pack. In the end, the pick from Brian Roan of Dear Film, 1961′s Last Year at Marienbad, took home the prize (see poll results below). As such, Brian becomes the latest Champion and has won a chair in the LAMBcast in which we’ll discuss the film, and the hosting rights to the MOTM segment (more...
The Princess Bride? Watchmen? Dawn of the Dead? Big films, you might say? Night of the Comet can’t hear you. Kristen chose this barely-seen apocalyptic zombie sci-fi-comedy and it tore up the competition. The question is, is it underseen/underloved or justly forgotten?
Before we get to the links, here’s the IMDb summary for the film, for those that aren’t familiar with...
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There’s currently some talk going on over at the LAMB Forums (and previously on Twitter) in regards to what works or doesn’t work (or what should work or shouldn’t work) as it pertains to the voting for the Movie of the Month. As it just so happens, one of the key points being made is about the existing popularity of films, how films like The Princess Bride or...
They say the sixth time’s the charm, right? Proof that perseverance pays off, Ryan Fernand of Lord of the Films submitted Children of Men to the MOTM poll once again for December and it finally paid off. Then, after all that time, it wasn’t even close, as his choice had more than twice as many votes as the next closest film. The 2006 sci-fi drama starring Clive Owen was pretty much universally loved by critics and movie...
It was another patented two-horse race for the MOTM. It seems all of these end up that way, as a handful of films will open up an early lead, but as time goes on, people change votes and/or only vote for one of the top dogs, knowing that votes for the others won’t go anywhere (hey, that sounds like the American political system!). Anyway, it was a close race between The Princess Bride and Licence to Kill,...
Cirque Du Cinema said:
Haha, Ok, I probably could have tried harder on that one. One movie that I can't stand and that I walked out on in the cinema is 'Norbit'. Movies that are made PURELY for a few bucks at box office just shouldn't be made!
LAMB #1560 – Cirque Du Cinema
mauricem1972 said:
Welcome to the LAMB. It's fascinating that you can't think of one movie you hate.
LAMB #1560 – Cirque Du Cinema
Jessica said:
Hey there! You've been a frequent and wonderful commenter in our part of the blogosphere for quite a while now so it feels as if you're already a longtime member. Nevertheless: welcome!
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Will said:
Thanks! No worries, I didn't think it was personal. In fact, I forget to send in my links so often that I first questioned my own memory of sending in the link, thinking it may have been a dream. :)
MOTM/LAMBCAST #167: AMERICAN PSYCHO
Mark Walker said:
Yay! Welcome aboard Georgina. Nice to see you finally make it.
LAMB #1558 – Filmspot
Dylan said:
Terribly sorry, Will! I made a bit of a clerical error when I was putting in the links. If it makes you feel any better, one other link was left out. Both remedied now. :D
MOTM/LAMBCAST #167: AMERICAN PSYCHO
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