LAMBcast #98: Melancholia

Stunning visuals. Parent/child dynamics. A controversial director pulling an award-winning performance out of his lead. An end result that received wildly divergent reactions from viewers, from the many claiming "masterpiece" to the perhaps-not-quite-as-many screaming "terrible!"

Oh, and Melancholia is probably like The Tree of Life in any number of other ways as well. Bet you saw that coming a mile away, not unlike a certain large blue planet that was hiding behind the sun. (Did you see that one coming, too? Ok, I'll stop.)

Anyway, the LAMBcasters took to discussing Lars von Trier's latest film, which basically amounted to Dylan, Nick, Alan and newcomer Joanna teating it apart while Brian defended it to the hilt. It might not have been that bad, but I think that's how Brian felt, anyway.

Also on tap:

* Rants of the Week
* Raves of the Week
* Last LAMB Standing



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 dylan@manilovefilms.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!

LAMBcast #96: The Muppets

I say every week that the LAMBcast loves having new blood on the show, and I mean it. This week, we get two more newbies to the show, in the form of Brian of DearFilm.net and Dan of Fog's (that's pronounced 'foges') Movie Reviews. In the coming weeks, we'll have even more, including (le gasp) some more women! You guys keep getting interested in the show, we'll keep finding ways to get you all in.

This week, we take a very deep look at the new Muppet movie. Keep an ear out for Dan's very exuberant entrance to the show. Also on hand were host Dylan and Fredo.

Also on tap:

* Rants of the Week
* Raves of the Week
* Last LAMB Standing



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 dylan@manilovefilms.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!

LAMB #1137 - Dear Film

URL: http://dearfilm.net/
Site Name: Dear Film
Categories: Reviews, News, Editorials, Lists
Rating: PG-13

What is the main focus of your site?
My site is primarily focused on movie reviews with a personal twist - the reviews take the form of personal letters to the film.

What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In other words, what, if anything, are you trying to get out your blog?
My goals are to become a professional movie reviewer for a paper or major film site, or to have my site become the primary destination for film buffs of all stripes. I want to be known, to be part of the film culture conversation.

Do you prefer an interactive community for your blog or are you the teacher and your readers the students?
Interactivity is the cornerstone of my blog model. My reviews/letters are an interaction directly with the film, and I expect defenders and detractors to respond in equal measure.

How long have you been movie blogging for, and how frequent do you post updates to your site?
This site has been up for about 11 months, and while we have had our slow periods, we generally try to post three to four times a week.

Name up to three of your favorite movies (and no more).
The Page Turner
The Thin Red Line
13 Tzameti

How did you hear about the LAMB?
I heard about LAMB through a tweet by manilovefilms.

Any additional comments, or give yourself an interview question that's not listed above.
What inspired me to begin blogging?

I watched a particularly bad movie that I felt I had to address. So oddly enough, it was my love of film galvanized by a film I hated that made me begin blogging.