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Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #88: Bronson

Caitlin
October 16th, 2011 / 1001plus, Bronson, Cinema Sights, Duke and the Movies, LAMB MOTM, LAMBcast, Man I Love Films, Movies Blogs, Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob, podcasts

Tom Hardy has been acting in high-profile films since the early 2000s (Black Hawk Dawn, Star Trek: Nemesis), but it wasn’t until 2008 when he made a name for himself, first in Guy Ritchie’s “comeback” film RockNRolla, and subsequently in the film of the day, Bronson. The sixth film from Danish director Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive) is, well…have a look at the plot synopsis from IMDb, as it might be the most concise the story can be told as::

“In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and ‘Charles Bronson,’ his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture.”

First up, the links! Thanks to all of the LAMBs that sent in their posts for this edition of the MOTM (great turnout this month!).

* Andy Buckle’s Film Emporium
* Big Thoughts From a Small Mind
* Bonjour Tristesse
* Cinematic Paradox
* Dear Film
* Dirty with Class
* Duke and the Movies
* Films From the Supermassive Black Hole
* French Toast Sunday
* Movie Reviews by Tom Clift
* Spooky Bloggery
* Surrender to the Void
* The Movie Encyclopedia

It’s also time to vote on next month’s movie. I’ve included many of the choices from last month, but swapped a few out to keep it interesting. You have one week to vote.

As we do every month, the LAMBcast is tied in with the MOTM. This time, we bickered and bantered and nitpicked and - wouldn’t ya know it - had the most disparity in opinions on an MOTM film that we’ve we had yet. Suffice it to say that Bronson is quite the divisive film. On hand were host Dylan and his co-host Nick, as well as James, Sam, and Steve.

Also on tap:

* Rants and 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!

The next Movie of the Month will be…

Caitlin
October 3rd, 2011 / Bronson, LAMB MOTM, Movies Blogs


The poll results are in - thank you to the 71 voters who took part. The next MOTM will be Bronson (how perfectly coincidental, hot on the heels of the superhot Drive). Here’s what needs to go down from here:

* The first thing you need to know is that October 15th is the big day. Sorry for the short turnaround this time, but a) it’s a newer film, so many have probably seen it already, and b) it’s on Netflix Streaming, so no excuses!

* You have two weeks to watch the flick (if you haven’t already) and to write up something, then send me the link (dylan at manilovefilms.com) to either what you write or something previously written. If you’re planning on doing the former, please hold the post in draft until the 15th (you can send a link prior if you have the capability to do so).

* On October 8th, we’ll be recording our MOTM-themed episode of the LAMBcast, where we’ll dissect and discuss Bronson. If you’d like to get in on it, there’s still an open spot (and maybe more, as some of the participants are tentative at this point - keep an eye out at the LAMB Forums to for the future shows schedule.


* On the 15th, the LAMBcast will be posted, as well as all of the links to anything written. In addition, I’ll include a poll to decide what the next MOTM flick will be. If you have suggestions, leave them in the comments here I have a bunch of suggested films, so no more needed at this point. I typically drop off the films that receive the lowest percentage of votes. That poll will run for a week, and then there’ll be 3-4 weeks until the next event, and so on.

Here are the final results of the poll:


* Bronson, Big Trouble in Little China, Slap Shot, and Timecrimes will be removed from the next poll, leaving three spots open for new suggestions.

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