
URL: http://assembleinsert.blogspot.com/
Site Name: Assemble Insert
Categories: Reviews, Japanese Film
Rating: PG-13
What is the main focus of your site?
Reviews of Japanese films, past and present.
Sep 30, 2010
LAMB #718 - Assemble Insert
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PLUG: The Movie Snob
Looking forward to hearing from you all on the posts. I am sure there will be some disagreements along the way.
REMEMBER, we kick off on October 1st with #31…
Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details (what, when, where, and a link, for starters) - I'll handle the rest.
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LAMB #717 - Surrender to the Void
URL: http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/
Site Name: Surrender to the Void
Categories: Reviews, General, Classic Film, Classic Albums
Rating: R
What is the main focus of your site?
To profile old and new films along with albums (old and new) along with various essays on films, music, and other pieces of art.
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PRESS RELEASE: Attack of the Vegan Zombies
Sincerely,
Jim Townsend
Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details (what, when, where, and a link, for starters) - I'll handle the rest.
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Labels: Attack of the Vegan Zombies, PR, Press Release
Sep 29, 2010
LAMB #716 - The Scorching Prawn

URL: http://www.scorchingprawn.com/
Site Name: The Scorching Prawn
Categories: Reviews, General, Classic Film
Rating: PG-13
What is the main focus of your site?
To give digestible, succinct reviews to the masses. Also, Scorching Prawn is aimed at becoming a blogging community, accepting entries from all.
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The Sortable Table of LAMBs is complete!
With many, many thanks to both Travis of The Movie Encyclopedia and Jess of Insight Into Entertainment, who did a lot of repetitive Excel work for me, I present to you the completed Sortable Table of LAMBs!
I've added a new nav button in the left sidebar for it (yes, the nav buttons in general need an overhaul, and soon). Details on what the table is can be found by clicking it or the link above. I hope to keep this puppy up-to-date frequently, as I think it's a really useful tool for everyone.
Enjoy!
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Classic Chops: September 29th
Site Name: Bill’s Movie Emporium
Review: Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, 1964)
Submitted by: Cinema Sights
Site Name: Notes of a Film Fanatic
Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
Submitted by: Notes of a Film Fanatic
Site Name: Screen Insight
It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
Submitted by: Screen Insight
Site Name: The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of
Great Title Sequences #1
Submitted by: The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of
Site Name: Does Writing Excuse Watching?
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (Criterion)
Submitted by: Does Writing Excuse Watching?
Classic Chops enthusiastically welcomes any essay or post you’ve composed on a film classic—and even though I originally set the criterion at films released in 1965 and before, I have “cheated” a little and included films after that date that I don’t think too many people would dispute are “classics.” Just remember, send your submissions to classicchops@gmail.com by next Tuesday (October 5) at 6:00pm EDT…and any questions, comments, suggestions and offers of appliances to be hauled away should be addressed to that same e-mail address as well. Until next time…see you at the movies!
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Sep 28, 2010
LAMB #715 - Monday Night Films
[Editor's Note: This site's url is no longer functioning. A moment of silence please...]


URL: http://mondaynightfilmblog.wordpress.com/
Site Name: Monday Night Films
Categories: Reviews, General, Editorials, Lists
Rating: PG-13
What is the main focus of your site?
My site focuses more on features than reviews, with plenty of lists, polls, and opinion pieces.
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Labels: dead lambs, Monday Night Films, new LAMB
March to Box Office Madness 2010 Final Results
We have a winner! Some six months later, the spring/summer box office season can finally be declared finished, and with it, the March to Box Office Madness 2010 game.
It was a tight race all the way down to the wire, but our winner, with 65 points (out of a possible 76) is Justin G., who topped the "record" for total points (I say "record" because this is only the second year of the game) of 64 points by last year's winner, Wayne (of Reel Whore). (Wayne ended this year tied for 14th with 49 points.) Bringing up the rear, with an impossible 10 points, was Clarabela, who obviously will need a partner next year (sorry, I had to call you out - it takes talent to score that low in this game!).
As it happens, I got 2nd place with 62 points, but since I was one of the prize-givers for 2nd place (see below), I'm going to defer. The prize I was scheduled to give to the 2nd place winner will be added to the 1st place booty; likewise, I'll ask Wayne to transfer his 2nd place offering to the 3rd place player, Neil A, who tallied 60 points. I will be in touch with all prize winners and offerers in the next few days to co-ordinate efforts.
First place:
* From Rachel of Rachel's Reel Reviews, a $25 gift certificate to a large movie theater chain (one in the area of the winner),
* From Joshua of The Discordic Adventures of Fnord, a set of five DVDs, including A Nightmare on Elm Street (Limited Special), My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and Revolver.
Second Place:
* From me, the standard DVD of your choosing (up to $19.99) from Amazon, (going to the first place winner)
* From Wayne, a set of two DVDs, Transformers and Spider-Man 3. As Wayne stated, "Both of those should be appropriate since they are summer box office breakers." (going to the third place winner)
Third Place:
* From This Guy of This Guy Over Here, "If I finish my eBook by then, I'll be happy to throw that in the pool of prizes... value will be $4.99 haha... but that's a big IF,"
* From me, a brand new t-shirt of insignificant value.
To view the final bracket in PDF form, click here (or if you wish to save, do a "Save Target As"): http://blogcabins.webs.com/march2madnessmaster2010final.pdf
Here are the complete and final standings; if you think I've made an error, be sure to let me know within three (3) days of this post. Due to the possibility of an error, prizes will not be sent until such time has passed. Click here to read all about the game.
Finally - THANKS FOR PLAYING! I look forward to doing it again next year.
| NAME | TOTAL |
| Justin G. | 65 |
| Dylan | 62 |
| Neil A. | 60 |
| T.L. bugg | 57 |
| Joshua R. | 57 |
| Lindsay S. | 55 |
| Fitz | 53 |
| Keith | 52 |
| This Guy Over Here | 51 |
| Luke T. | 51 |
| Ruben | 51 |
| JacksSmirkingRevenge | 50 |
| Dodge This! | 50 |
| Nick | 49 |
| Wayne | 49 |
| Jess | 48 |
| Andy H. | 47 |
| Matt N. | 47 |
| John B. | 47 |
| Alex S. | 47 |
| Scott K. | 46 |
| Sebastian G. | 44 |
| Mike M. | 43 |
| Daniel | 43 |
| BD79 | 41 |
| Travis M. | 40 |
| Linda S. | 40 |
| Jason S. | 38 |
| R.D. P. | 37 |
| Rachel | 37 |
| Scot N. | 37 |
| Joaquin | 35 |
| Kid Vegas | 34 |
| Vancetastic | 33 |
| Aiden R. | 32 |
| Andrew K. | 32 |
| Michaël P. | 30 |
| Clarabela | 10 |
All box office data from Box Office Mojo.
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LAMB #714 - Oh By Jingo! Oh By Gee!

URL: http://byjingobygee.blogspot.com//
Site Name: Oh By Jingo! Oh By Gee!
Categories: Reviews, General, Classic Film
Rating: G
What is the main focus of your site?
The main focus of my blog is information on silent stars and reviews of silent films.
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LAMB Chops: September 28th

Site: jdbrecords
The City of Your Final Destination (Review)
Submitted By: jdbrecords
Site: Cold Fusion Video Reviews
I Am Legend (2007)
Submitted By: Cold Fusion Video Reviews
Site: Via Margutta 51
Proust Questions Answered by Classic Actors
Submitted By: Does Writing Excuse Watching?
Site: Pick 'n' Mix Flix
Lebanon
Submitted By: Bitchin' Film Reviews
Site: TheMovie411
Superman - Christopher Nolan Reboot 2012
Submitted By: TheMovie411
If YOU want to send in a Chop, here's what you do:
1. If you or the site/blog you read is a LAMB (or in the queue to be one), send in the Chop to weeklylambchops@gmail.com using this format:
Site Name:
Post Title:
Link:
Submitted By:
2. Have them sent in by midnight Monday night, EST.
3. There is an All Horror version called the Bloody Chops. It's the same thing except its with horror sites/blogs. The same rules apply except you send those to bloodychops@gmail.com and have them sent in by midnight Friday night EST.
4. Still confused? Check out the FAQ/Guide here or leave a comment and we'll be happy to help.
Thanks to everyone who sent stuff in!
-Jason
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Sep 27, 2010
LAMB #713 - Iverson Movie Ranch

URL: http://iversonmovieranch.blogspot.com/
Site Name: Iverson Movie Ranch
Categories: Classic Film, Westerns, Serials
Rating: G
What is the main focus of your site?
Movie locations, specifically the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif., the most widely filmed outdoor location in movie history.
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PLUG: Cinema Steve
In November, legendary assassins will be lurking in the shadow-filled corners of Cinema Steve and the associated blogs Shades of Gray, Terror Titans, Watching the Detectives, and Movies You Should (Die Before You) See when the Nine Days of the Ninja Blogathon strikes like a throwing star to the forehead!
All the posts revealing posts about these secretive Magicians of Death will be indexed in a post in this space. It would be extra Ninjalicious, however, if the masked marauders showed up not just on my blogs but in other places on the web.
If you would like to participate in the Nine Days of the Ninja Blogathon, all you have to do is send me a link [Editor's Note: head to the link above to do so] to a ninja-centric post you make between November 1 - November 9, 2010, and I will link to it from the index post here. If you let me know of your intention to participate ahead of time, I will post a link to the blog where the post will appear. (The same is true if you help promote Nine Days of the Ninja by putting the logo and the top of the post along with a link to this post.)
And have no fear. While Ninjas may be lurking everywhere, there is no proof that they killed David Carradine to protect their hidden ways. Screw your courage to the sticking post, and join me in shedding light upon the Ancient Ninja Secrets!
Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details (what, when, where, and a link, for starters) - I'll handle the rest.
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Fletch
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12:49 PM
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Labels: Cinema Steve, Plugs, PR
Clash of the Lambs: Ridley Scott
The board it set! The pieces are moving! Let there be blood!!!
What it is LAMBs!! Sebastian from Films From the Supermassive Black Hole here with a brand new feature. In the tradition of the gladiators, boxers, and Lamb Action Hero, I present Clash of the Lambs! Every week, I pit character against character, and leave it to you to decide the victor! What's that? You cheer for blood? By jove, you'll have it!
For this inaugural edition of Clash of the Lambs, I am throwing three characters into the ring! They all hark from films directed by one, Ridley Scott! There is a clear favorite in the mix, but the other two prove to be more than formidable opponents!
Fighter 1: Maximus Decimus Meridius
Fighter 2: Balian of Ibelin
Raised unaware of his true heritage and potential, Balian was just a humble blacksmith. That is until the day his father, a great knight in the Crusades comes and takes him on a journey to the Holy Land. Once there, he quickly gains notoriety thanks to his acceptance of Muslims and his almost stupid levels of bravery! The man led a charge against a force far greater than his to give the citizens of a city time to get within its walls! That's a righteous man if ever I've seen one! He successfully conducted the defense of Jerusalem against an enormous Saracen force, and managed to seduce Eva Green during all of this! Skilled with a broadsword, on foot and on horse, and with the ability to rally the dejected and disheartened soldiers of Jerusalem to fight, the thing that gives Balian an edge is his understanding of his enemies! He never underestimates them! A smart enemy is sometimes the most dangerous!
Fighter 3: Robin Hood
Though he begins his story as a lowly, but incredibly skilled archer in the army of King Richard, Robin Hood, upon returning home to England, takes up the mantle as the countries defender against tyranny, oppression, the French, and Mark Strong! He is instrumental in rallying the divided forces of England under one flag, and leading them to glorious victory! He then starts his campaign against the corrupt politicians that rule the country! Extremely skilled with a bow and arrow, he's no slouch when it comes to sword play! He doesn't posses the leadership skills of Maximus or the smarts of Balian, but what he does have is the speed and agility of a true killer! He and his merry men can easily ambush you before you have even the slightest clue where they are! Though he's new to the party, Maximus and Balian will have their hands full contending with him!
Before the battle commences, I have a request for all you LAMBs! Let's not make this a popularity contest! Think it over! Who would actually win in this battle if all three characters were thrown into a pit, given their choice weapons, and turned on each other? They all have their strengths! They all have their weaknesses! Sound good? Faaaaaaaantastic!
Alright then! The crowd is going wild! The trumpets are wailing! What's that? I'm being told that the contestants are ready to begin! Let's make it happen!
3! 2! 1! FIGHT!!
By the way, if you have a particular match up that you would like to see featured, don't be a coy little sheep! Sound off! Write up a comment for all the world to see, or if you're feeling private, send me an e-mail at sebguts10@yahoo.com.
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Labels: Clash of the Lambs, Films From the Supermassive Black Hole, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Robin Hood
Sep 26, 2010
Poll results; new poll
With every September comes a new NFL season, and with it, hordes of people that obsess over it, and probably just as many that wish it would just go away, as it becomes a part of life that's difficult to evade (if you were trying to). The intersection of movies and sports isn't one that I find a ton of people crossing, and on top of that, the LAMB is, of course, an international organization while the NFL is undeniably American, so I was curious as to what percentage of members care about it. My ulterior motive: potentially setting up a LAMBs-only fantasy football league next year. Obviously, I wouldn't want to put up a bunch of posts about it as that would alienate the majority of members, but it's good to know anyhow.
The LAMBcast celebrates its first birthday this week: how are we doing? Here's your chance to anonymously rate us, or anonymously admit to having never listened (how dare you!).
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8:08 PM
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LAMB #712 - Suspend Your Disbelief

URL: http://syd-film-blog.blogspot.com/
Site Name: Suspend Your Disbelief
Categories: Reviews, General, Editorials, Humor, Classic Film, Lists
Rating: PG-13
What is the main focus of your site?
I have been writing film reviews for years but now with my blog I am branching out into all sorts of movie-related features, editorials, lists and more. I tend to focus mainly on British and Hollywood but I also venture further afield occasionally. I hope my geeky love of films is infectious.
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7:22 PM
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LAMB #711 - The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion

URL: http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/
Site Name: The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion
Categories: Reviews, General, News, Classic Film, Early Cinema, Silent Movies
Rating: G
What is the main focus of your site?
My blog servers as a medium for my rambling observations on movies, books, history, transit, obsolete technology, baseball, and anything else that crosses my mind.
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3:49 PM
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Labels: new LAMB, The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion
LAMBcast #40: Summer 2010 Wrap-up
Kai, James, Nick, Dylan and long-ago LAMBcaster Paul put a bow on the films of the summer of 2010. Highs, lows, and everything in between. Also on tap:
* Listener Feedback
* LAMB of the Week: Japan Cinema
* Trailer Talk: The Fighter
* Last LAMB Standing (x2)
For the LAMB of the Week, we take a look at Japan Cinema:
If you'd like your site to be a future LAMB of the Week, hit me up via email and I'll add you to the queue.
If you're interested, you too can be a LAMBcaster - we love new blood! For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums. Music provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod's Incompetech website. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service. The LAMBcast loves feedback, too. Either here in the comments section or to blogcabins@yahoo.com or to our Facebook page. Also, we're on iTunes, and would still love a review, even if it's a bad one.
Thanks for listening!
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Labels: Careful With That Blog Eugene, Cinema Sights, Japan Cinema, LAMBcast, podcasts, Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob, The Fighter, The List
Sep 25, 2010
LAMB #710 - ReelBad

URL: http://reel-bad.blogspot.com
Site Name: ReelBad
Categories: Reviews, Humor, Horror, Classic Film, Martial Arts Films
Rating: R
What is the main focus of your site?
I write humorous editorials about the (sometimes enjoyable, sometimes excruciating) bad movies that I'm always watching.
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8:26 PM
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LAMB Casting My Best Friend's Wedding: The Results
Ryan (aka Univarn) of A Life in Equinox: A Movie Lover's Journal, strangely enough, leads with Anne Hathaway. (Why are people so drawn to her?) I’m willing to forgive Jonathan Rhys Myers for From Paris With Love and I’d like to see what he’d do with a comedy like this (he’s so often playing those intense, broody types). I’ve never been able to appreciate Kirsten Bell (never saw an episode of Veronica Mars) but she appears to have the innocent charm necessary for Kimberly and the underrated Lee Pace seems like a brilliant choice for George.
Ruben of My Floating Red Couch takes the cast and turns it Latino. Paz Vega earns the role of Julianne Potter with Jay Hernandez as Michael. I like the idea of changing the cast’s ethnicity and both Hernandez and Vega seem like good fits for their character. Really, I like Ruben’s idea of Christina Aguilera as the neurotic Kimberly; though I may be alone on that. And, of course, Javier Bardem as George seems a bit too good to be true.
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1:10 PM
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Bloody Chops: September 25th

Victim: Does Writing Excuse Watching?
Scene of the Crime: You'll Find Out (1940) & Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Killed by: Does Writing Excuse Watching?
Victim: Cut the Crap Movie Reviews
Scene of the Crime: Scream (1996)
Killed by: Cinema Sights
Victim: From Midnight With Love
Scene of the Crime: Midnight Top Five - Horror Sequels/Remakes I Feel Like I Should Try Again
Killed by: Less Than Three Film
Victim: The Horror Digest
Scene of the Crime: Popular Sayings Explained Through Horror Movies
Killed by: Less Than Three Film
If YOU would like to send in a Bloody Chop, whether it be something you wrote or something someone else wrote you can send them in to bloodychops@gmail.com by using the following format:
Site:
Post Title:
Link:
Submitted By:
And have them sent in by midnight Friday night, EST. You can do the same for the regular LAMB Chops but those are sent to weeklylambchops@gmail.com and those need to be in by midnight Monday night, EST. If there's still any confusion, check out Dylan's awesome FAQ post here.
-Jason
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Sep 24, 2010
Catching Up With...Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob
We're back, with episode 2 of Catching Up With, in which I'm joined by Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob.
For those with short memories, this is the micro-podcast in which I interview LAMBs interested in being caught up with. These will generally be in the 10-20 minute range, and I'm hoping that they're a good way to re-spotlight the blogging of longtime members, and serve as an opportunity to put a voice to those bloggers that don't yet podcast. Either way, I'm sure no one would mind having some special attention paid to them again on the main page. I'd prefer to catch up to you all in order of LAMB number (since it wouldn't really be catching up with anyone if they were a brand new LAMB), but that's a totally impossible dream there, so I'll just go first-come, first-served and take it from there.
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As usual, the music is provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod's Incompetech website. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.
Catching Up With... is also on iTunes, so you can subscribe there until your fingers bleed.
Please, share your comments, suggestions, or otherwise, about our guest or the show in general. Thanks!
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7:05 PM
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Labels: Catching Up With..., podcasts, Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob
LAMB #709 - Secure Immaturity
[Editor's Note: This site's url is no longer functioning. A moment of silence please...]


URL: http://secureimmaturity.com/
Site Name: Secure Immaturity
Categories: Reviews, Editorials, Humor, Lists, Geek Nostalgia
Rating: R
What is the main focus of your site?
Just a tad bit off from stream of consciousness, Secure Immaturity exists to review 'old' (relative) films with a geeky or genre bent, television shows that mean something to me (and probably just me), books of interest, and the occasional sports opinion. Less frequently, recently released films will appear as reviewed. Currently there are 124 movie reviews in six different categories and 43 book reviews mixed in with numerous blog entries and random thoughts.
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Labels: dead lambs, new LAMB, Secure Immaturity
LAMBScores: The Last Exorcism and Get Low


thepeoplesmovies
Big Thoughts from a Small Mind

Bitchin' Film Reviews

Terror Titans
The Ludocvico Technique

CinemaObsessed.com
Average LAMBScore out of five, rounded to nearest half-LAMB: (6 sites)

Median LAMBScore:

Submissions for this film are now closed. To submit your rating & review for other new releases, visit the LAMB Forums (must be an existing LAMB to join).
See what our fellow movie lovers at Total Film had to say about The Last Exorcism:



The Dark of the Matinee
Anomalous Material

Film Forager

The Ludovico Technique
The Most Beautiful Fraud in the World
Average LAMBScore out of five, rounded to nearest half-LAMB: (5 sites)

Median LAMBScore:

Submissions for this film are now closed. To submit your rating & review for other new releases, visit the LAMB Forums (must be an existing LAMB to join).
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