What do you call six guys gathered around a microphone?

Wait, don’t answer that. I made an exception and went beyond our normal (unwritten) 3-5 person rule when I got a message out of the blue from longtime veteran LAMBcaster Big Mike, who joined me, Nick, Jason, and newbies Kai and James for a jam-packed show. It was high time for another “What Have You Randomly Seen Lately?” show, so we run the gamut on everything from Predators to Dr. Giggles to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to Pin and everything in between, I think. After the LLS and Trailer Talk-free Pixar eps, those segments make their triumphant return as well. Hell of a show if I do say so my damn self.

Just be prepared for a bit of raunch, a lot of swearing, and a lot of laughs.

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.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

Also, we’re still on iTunes, and would still love a review, even if it’s a bad one. Thanks for listening!

FYI: I started a dedicated Facebook page for the LAMBcast. I’ll still post something here when a new episode is released, but if you’re looking for a central place for commentary, suggestions, complaints, etc., go here (and LIKE it!).

After a few weeks off, the LAMBcast has returned, with an enthusiastic discussion of the lone film that’s been worthy of being enthusiastic about to hit theaters in recent weeks, Kick-Ass. Ob board was host Nick Jobe, along with Mike Mendez and Mr. Last LAMB Standing himself, Travis McCollum. Listen up as the gents dissect the Matthew Vaughn flick, briefly discuss some trailers, including the revolting Human Centipede (which Travis has had the misfortune of already seeing), as well as not one or two but three games of 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.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.” And hey - while you’re on iTunes, why don’t you go ahead and either rate the LAMBcast or write a review of it. Better yet, do both! It’ll help us get noticed by the overlords at Apple and earn worldwide fame…or something like that.

Back so soon? Yes, we LAMBcasters have been a busy group lately, haven’t we?

We now present you with a “special” episode in which we count down some of our favorite foreign (language) films (our primary language being English…kind of). I think I can safely say that of all the LAMBcasts yet, this is the one you don’t want to miss. On hand were a gang of fools, from Nick Jobe to Mike Mendez to Jason Soto to This Guy and myself. We laughed, we cried, we broadened our horizons. That’s followed up by a couple games of Last LAMB Standing and some Trailer Talk, in which we discussed Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the epic Weird Al biopic.

It should also be noted that this one’s a bit bluer than usual, so use those headphones if there be kids around.

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.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.” And hey - while you’re on iTunes, why don’t you go ahead and either rate the LAMBcast or write a review of it. Better yet, do both! It’ll help us get noticed by the overlords at Apple and earn worldwide fame…or something like that.

Oh, and Happy April Fool’s Day.

We take a detour from our normal single topic episode to discuss three tidbits of movie news/controversies, going from the Twilight saga to Tim Burton to Repo Men. On hand are host Dylan Fields, as well as Nick Jobe, Mike Mendez and Travis McCollum. That’s followed up by a couple games of Last LAMB Standing and some Trailer Talk.

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.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.” And hey - while you’re on iTunes, who don’t you go ahead and either rate the LAMBcast or write a review of it. Better yet, do both! It’ll help us get noticed by the overlords at Apple and earn worldwide fame…or something like that.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the twenty-sixth of a 33-part series dissecting the 82st Academy Awards, brought to you by the Large Association of Movie Blogs and its assorted members. Every day leading up to the Oscars, a new post written by a different LAMB will be published, each covering a different category of the Oscars. To read any other posts regarding this event, please click the tag following the post. Thank you, and enjoy!

By Big Mike of Big Mike’s Movie Blog.

heart wrenching, heavy, humorous, that combines comedy and drama, scope and introspection, romantic, yet real.

Up In The Air is such a film.

George Clooney turns in what may be the best performance of his career as Ryan Bingham, career transition counselor. His job title is pure euphemism as Bingham is a hired gun brought in from the outside by companies forced to do mass layoffs. Bingham’s matter of fact attitude about his work belies his entire outlook on life. He forsakes his sparsely furnished apartment in the Midwest to spend most of his life on the road, on the job and, of course, up in the air. He moonlights as a motivational speaker, sharing his philosophies with like minded business types, truly believing in every word of his speeches, imploring them to leave unnecessary attachments by the wayside. He streamlines his personal life as effectively as his daily routine, cutting back on baggage, personal or otherwise, and finds comfort in airport lounges, business suites and the exclusivity of frequent flier miles. But, his comfort zone is threatened when a young ingenue, Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), is hired on by his company to take the business into the future. Her plan to cut costs and fire people face to face over a computer monitor will ground Bingham permanently and he finds himself taking her on the road with him as they attempt to learn about each other’s methods and prove themselves more effective. They learn from each other, share their personal ambitions, like Ryan’s goal of ten million frequent flier miles and form a bond that is the emotional core of the movie. Along the way, Bingham finds a like spirit in the form of Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga) who shares his lifestyle, life experiences and through their similarities, Bingham begins to look more at himself. He solicits her counsel when Natalie is heartbroken, he takes Alex to his sister’s wedding and when he gets the call that he doesn’t need to travel anymore, he wants her to be part of his new life.

Based on the novel of the same name by Walter Kirn, writer/director Jason Reitman pushed through the flashes of brilliance he displayed in Thank You For Smoking and Juno, by crafting a story that is much more subdued and serious, but without sacrificing the warmth and humor that is his family hallmark. He skillfully moves the action around the main force of Clooney while constantly keeping the story heading forward to it’s ambiguous conclusion. The performances from the three leads are impressive enough to garner them all Oscar nominations, as feat accomplished by such films as The Philadelphia Story, The Graduate and Raging Bull. The supporting cast is peppered with familiar face Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Zach Galifinakis and Danny McBride as well as using real people recently laid off from their jobs at the time of filming. That human touch, that sense of connection the audience feels to the characters, the world they live in and how closely it resembles our own, guided by Reitman and embodied by Clooney is what helps make Up In The Air the best picture of the year.

Hello LAMBs! This is Nick of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob (and supposed Veep of the LAMB). I know it’s been a while since I’ve hosted an event of relevance here (not including the LAMBcast), but I felt it was time for a change.

So what do we have?

I introduce to you… LAMBTrax, where we make good fun of “bad” movies… as the movie’s playing! Fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000? Or perhaps the more recent RiffTrax (of the same people)? Well… I apologize for our poor-man’s version, but hey… we tried.

And who is we?

I was joined by fellow LAMBs…

*Mike Mendez of Big Mike’s Movie Blog
*Travis McCollum of The Movie Encyclopedia

And together we, very amateurishly, decided to riff on a movie.

And what is this movie?

We decided (OK, so we started with my choice) to go with the great Ben Affleck masterpiece… Paycheck!

So what do you need to do?

Well, you can subscribe via our PodOmatic site here. You could also subscribe via iTunes. Or you could just listen to us at the bottom of this post. But, of course, you’ll need a copy of the movie, as well. Before you start playing the LAMBTrax, have the DVD set to the main menu with the volume at a bearable level (so to hear us and the movie). During our audio, we’ll give you a tone (a bleating lamb) to signal you to hit play. Make sure to hit play right when the tone goes and not wait for the end of the tone, or else you’ll be out of sync with the audio.

Now, this being our first attempt, it’s a bit rough. Obviously, we learned from our mistakes and learned from each other for future episodes. Our jokes start off slow, but eventually pick up… because, hey, we don’t want to hit y’all with a wallop of awesome right from the get-go, right? You’d probably die of a heart attack or something. And our timing is a bit rough (I believe all 3 of us started at different times, so for a little while at the beginning of the movie, some of the jokes might not match up with what’s on the screen. But not for long, as we all pretty much re-sync with each other within the first 10 minutes or so).

All that being said, it was a totally fun experience, and I think we made a great first episode. If you have Paycheck, or can get a hold of a copy, please sit back, relax, and listen to three guys make fun of it for 2 hours.

And talk a lot about balls.

Note: LAMBTrax has been brought to you by Coke. Enjoy!

As previously mentioned, the last time we recorded a LAMBcast, it was meant to cover Avatar followed by our best of 2009, plus all of the usual goodies. Well, we just couldn’t contain ourselves, and despite the bladder-straining time it took to record the whole thing, we soldiered on for nearly three total hours (pre- and post-recording). So we did what needed to be done: split the ginormous episode in two.

In this episode (part two), we unleash our personal Top 10s on the world in a round robin fashion. Be sure to stick around after the show ends for an ultimatum for Nick that will have him second-guessing his decision for years to come (note: that might be an exaggeration). This episode was hosted by Mike Mendez of Big Mike’s Movie Blog.

Mike was joined by fellow LAMBs:

* Tom Clift of Plus Trailers,

* Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob,

* Travis McCollum of The Movie Encyclopedia,

* and Dylan Fields of Blog Cabins.

Join us either as a listener or as a fellow podcaster! For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can listen by playing it in the widget in the left sidebar; if you’d like to add it to your site (you would), click the “Add to my page” link. Also, you can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.” And hey - while you’re on iTunes, who don’t you go ahead and either rate the LAMBcast or write a review of it. Better yet, do both! It’ll help us get noticed by the overlords at Apple and earn worldwide fame…or something like that.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we’d love to hear them.

For the latest edition of the LAMBcast, we had hoped to talk about a little film called Avatar, followed by our lists of the Best of ‘09, but it was just too much to handle for one podcast. So we did what needed to be done: split the ginormous episode in two.

In this episode (part one), we strap in and dissect James Cameron’s blockbuster, along with a game of Last Man Standing and the longest edition of Trailer Talk ever to be unleashed. Stay tuned in the coming days for part two, where we rattle off each of our ten best for last year, along with an ultimatum for Nick that will have him second-guessing his decision for years to come (note: that might be an exaggeration). Both episodes are hosted by Mike Mendez of Big Mike’s Movie Blog.

For these episodes, Mike was joined by fellow LAMBs:

* Tom Clift of Plus Trailers,

* Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob,

* Travis McCollum of The Movie Encyclopedia,

* and Dylan Fields of Blog Cabins.

Trailers discussed (there are too many to embed each one; instead, I give you links):

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Death at a Funeral
The Karate Kid
Cop Out
Hot Tub Time Machine
Knight and Day
Date Night
Valentine’s Day
Inception
The Bounty Hunter
Repo Men
Kick-Ass (red band)

Join us either as a listener or as a fellow podcaster! For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can listen by playing it in the widget in the left sidebar; if you’d like to add it to your site (you would), click the “Add to my page” link. Also, you can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.” And hey - while you’re on iTunes, who don’t you go ahead and either rate the LAMBcast or write a review of it. Better yet, do both! It’ll help us get noticed by the overlords at Apple and earn worldwide fame…or something like that.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we’d love to hear them.

The LAMBcast is back in its full form, and back with a full slate of five hosts. The featured discussion this time out is none other than the supposed “last great movie star,” Mr. George Clooney, who (in case you’ve been living under a rock in a cave) might have three films out at your local theater next month when Up in the Air opens, joining The Men Who Stare at Goats and his vocal contribution to The Fantastic Mr. Fox. We dissect his career, from The Facts of Life to Batman & Robin and everything in between. Also on tap: some Trailer Talk and a game of Last Man Person Standing.

In it, I was joined by fellow LAMBs:

* Tom Clift of Plus Trailers
* Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob,
* Mike Mendez of Big Mike’s Movie Blog, and
* Alex Kittle of Film Forager.

Trailers discussed:

I hope you’ll join us, either as a listener or, if you’re interested, as a fellow podcaster. For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums.

As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

You can listen by playing it in the widget in the left sidebar; if you’d like to add it to your site (you would), click the “Add to my page” link. Also, you can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.”

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we’d love to hear them.

Zombies invaded the third edition of the LAMBcast. Also on tap was a little Last Man Standing, some Trailer Talk and more.

In it, I was joined by four of your fellow LAMBs:

* Tom Clift of Plus Trailers,
* Mike Mendez of Big Mike’s Movie Blog,
* Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob, and
* Jason Soto of Invasion of the B Movies.

I hope you’ll join us, either as a listener or, if you’re interested, as a fellow podcaster. For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums.

Here’s a sampling of what we learned this time out:

* I still can’t say “Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob” without slipping up - though I got through it once this time.

* When it comes to intelligent, intellectual debate, Nick is king.

* Mike shamed himself further amongst the geek squad by virtue of having seen neither 28 Days/Weeks Later…, yet acquitted himself later, as usual.

* As usual, the music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

Additional sites mentioned during the podcast:

* Matte Havoc

You can listen by playing it in the widget in the left sidebar; if you’d like to add it to your site (you would), click the “Add to my page” link. Also, you can find us on iTunes; just go to the Podcasts section and search for “LAMBcast.”

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we’d love to hear them.