CS, of Big Thoughts from a Small Mind, here with all the submissions for our LAMB Acting School 101 feature on Kate Winslet. Huge thanks to all the sites that took the time to send in their posts.

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

Lindsay, the editor-in-chief of French Toast Sunday, includes Heavenly Creatures’ Juliet Hulme in her list of Kate’s 5 best roles.

Andrew from Encore’s World of Film & TV looks at five Oscar roles that would suit Winslet perfectly.

Stevee, of Cinematic Paradox, provides 5 reasons why she loves Kate Winslet.

Andy Buckle’s Film Emporium’s own Andy offers up his list of the top 5 Winslet performances.

Mette, of Lime Reviews and Strawberry Confessions, views Kate Winslet as a role model and inspiration.

Steven from Surrender to the Void list Kate Winslet’s top ten performances.

Jenny, of Big Thoughts from a Small Mind, celebrates Kate Winslet’s birthday by looking at some of her memorable roles.

Flixchatter’s Ruth thinks Winslet is an actor who is a surprisingly good singer.

Never Too Early Movie Predictions examines upcoming films featuring Kate Winslet that may receive Academy Award love.

Shane from Film Actually talks about three scenes involving Winslet that he enjoys.

Over at I Luv Cinema, Iba provides a fan appreciation piece on Winslet.

Caroline from Let’s Go to the Movies has films starring Winslet in both part one and part two of her lists of tragic love stories.

Over at Anomalous Material, Nick shares his own top ten list of Winslet’s best performances.

Candice of Reel Talk believes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the top movies of the decade.

I Luv Cinema considers Winslet an actress to watch no matter how crappy the movie. Winslet also makes the sites list of ten favourite debuts.

Evan, the brains behind The Buzz, highlights the magic of Kate Winslet.

Nick considers Titanic’s Rose to be of one the most important characters in his movie-going life. Rose is also included in Nick’s favorite movie scene in the rain.

Speaking of scenes in the rain, Ruth shares some of Jane Austin’s beautiful rain scenes. Ruth also offers up a chat-worthy thespian piece on Kate Winslet.

Big Thoughts from a Small Mind questions which is better: Kate Winslet or Cate Blanchett?

Revolutionary Road makes Caroline’s list of Anti-Valentine’s Day films. Caroline also includes Kate Winslet in her features on whether a woman can be more successful than her partner in Hollywood? and movie characters she has related too.

Reviews

Finding Neverland
Bill’s Movie Emporium
Surrender to the Void

Little Children
Commenntary Track
Rambling Film
Marshall and the Movies
Big Thoughts from a Small Mind

The Reader
Bill’s Movie Emporium
Rambling Film
Cinema Romantico
Flixchatter
Let’s Go to the Movies

Heavenly Creatures
Rambling Film
I Luv Cinema
Net-Flixation
Cinema Romantico
Andy Buckle’s Film Emporium
Cinematic Paradox
Defiant Success

Mildred Pierce
The Hollywood Review
Surrender to the Void
Lord of the Films

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Cinema Romantico
Defiant Success

A Kid in King Arthur’s Court
Surrender to the Void
Wide Screen World

Revolutionary Road
Reel Talk
Commentary Track
Marshall and the Movies
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Let’s Go to the Movies
Radiator Heaven
Defiant Success

Romance & Cigarettes
Surrender to the Void

Sense & Sensibility
Surrender to the Void

The Life of David Gale
Dan the Man’s Movie Review

The Holiday
Cinema Romantico

Titanic
Matt’s Film Reviews
Lord of the Films

Hamlet
Flixchatter

Quills
Defiant Success

Contagion
Reel Talk
Duke and the Movies
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Andy Buckle’s Film Emporium
Lord of the Films
Eternity of Dream
Never Too Early Movie Predictions
Defiant Success

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be Don Cheadle! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB. or email your suggestion to bigthoughtsmallmind@hotmail.com.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS, of Big Thoughts From a Small Mind, here with all of the submissions for our Cary Grant edition of LAMB Acting School 101! Huge thanks to all the sites that took the time to send in their posts.

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

Anna, the heart and soul of Defiant Success, ponders which modern actors could play Grant in a biopic?

Brandie from True Classic examines how Cary Grant plays with the boundaries of sexuality and gender in screwball comedy.

Over at The Great Movie Project, Alan highlights a few of Cary Grant’s most memorable films

At Lets Go to the Movies, Caz explains why everyone wants to be Cary Grant.

Lesya from Eternity of Dream lists her favoriteCary Gant and Katherine Hepburn pairings.

Caroline, the brains behind Garbo Laughs, explores the curious friendship between Cary Grant and Richard Scott.

Jill, of the blog Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence points out why Cary Grant is a style icon.

Forever Classics’ own Meredith highlights the films that Cary Grant made with Alfred Hitchcock.

Brandie also provides a pictorial essay of Grant’s best comedic roles.

Caz list An Affair to Remember’s Terry McKay as a character she would love to be for a day.

Caroline offers up a delightful recording of Cary Grant singing…sort of.

Jill gives the book Good Stuff a read. The book was written by Cary Grant’s daughter, Jennifer, and offers insight into Cary Grant’s personal life.

Reviews

The Philadelphia Story
Big Thoughts From a Small Mind
Defiant Success
True Classics

Bringing Up Baby
Film Forager
True Classics
Defiant Success
Just Plain Something

North by Northwest
Defiant Success
Spectacular Cinema
True Classics

His Girl Friday
Cinematic Paradox
Defiant Success
Spectacular Cinema

An Affair to Remember
Defiant Success
Spectacular Cinema
True Classic
Let’s Go to the Movies

Charade
Eternity of Dream
Blame Mame
Spectacular Cinema
Defiant Success
Lets Go to the Movies
Forever Classics

Operation Petticoat
Defiant Success

Gunga Din
Defiant Success

Arsenic and Old Lace
Cinema Sights
Film Forager
Defiant Success

Notorious
Spectacular Cinema
True Classics

Suspicion
Film Forager

Sylvia Scarlett
Film Forager

Holiday
True Classic

None But the Lonely Heart
True Classics

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
True Classics
Let’s Go to the Movies

This is the Night
Hollywood Revue

Blonde Venus
Hollywood Revue

Hot Saturday
Hollywood Revue

Only Angels Have Wings
Cinema Sights
Hollywood Revue
Lindsay’s Movie Musings

She Done Him Wrong
Hollywood Revue

Penny Serenade
Garbo Laughs

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Movie Projector

My Favorite Wife
Blame Mame

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be Kate Winslet! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB. or email your suggestion to bigthoughtsmallmind@hotmail.com.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS, of Big Thoughts From a Small Mind, here with all of the submissions for our Meryl Streep edition of LAMB Acting School 101! Huge thanks to all the sites that took the time to send in their posts.

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

On the Frankly, My Dear podcast, Whitney and Scott discuss Streep’s performance in the film Defending Your Life.

Caz, the head of Let’s Go to the Movies, uses Meryl Streep as one of the many examples when questioning if women can be more successful than their husbands/partner in Hollywood?

Toby from Blah Blah Blah Gay questions Streep’s Academy Award history. Was Streep robbed? Or is she simply another Marisa Tomei?.

Over at The Great Movie Project, Alan highlights which Meryl Streep films you should see and which you should avoid.

Jenny, of Big Thoughts From a Small Mind, celebrates Meryl Streep’s birthday by looking at some of her memorable roles.

Over at Movie Mania, Brandon ranks Meryl Streeps tops amongst the 2002 Supporting Actress nominees.

Lesya from Eternity of Dream conducts a Film Arcorstic session on Meryl Streep’s name.

Candice of Reel Talk believes Julie and Julia is a must when planning a Thanksgiving film marathon.

Movie Mania’s, Brandon and a few other bloggers rate Meryl Streep’s performance in It’s Complicated.

Rich, the brains behind Wide Screen World, wonders when Meryl will get her third Oscar?

Reviews

The Hours
Defiant Success
Foolish Blatherings

The Deer Hunter
Surrender to the Void
Defiant Success
Let’s Go to the Movies

Doubt
Big Thoughts From a Small Mind
Insight into Entertainment
Commentary Track
Let’s Go to the Movies
Foolish Blatherings
Inspired Ground
The Late, Late Show

Postcards from the Edge
Let’s Go to the Movies

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Defiant Success
Marshall and the Movies
Foolish Blatherings
Let’s Go to the Movies

Angels in America
Insight into Entertainment

She-Devil
The Late, Late Show

Manhattan
Defiant Success
Insight into Entertainment

It’s Complicated
Reel Talk
The Late, Late Show
Film Gurl
Let’s Go to the Movies
Marshall and the Movies
Insight into Entertainment

A Prairie Home Companion
Surrender to the Void

Prime
Inspired Ground

Adaptation
Marshall and the Movies
Inspired Ground

Music of the Heart
Marshall and the Movies
Foolish Blatherings

The Devil Wears Prada
Inspired Ground

The Bridges of Madison County
Passion for Film
Let’s Go to the Movies

Mamma Mia!
Foolish Blatherings
Inspired Ground
Insight into Entertainment
Let’s Go to the Movies

Silkwood
Eternity of Dream

Evening
Insight into Entertainment

Death Becomes Her
Inspired Ground

Out of Africa
Insight into Entertainment

Julie & Julia
Film Gurl
Le Mot du Cinephilaque
The Late, Late Show
Commentary Track
Insight into Entertainment
Reel Talk
Marshall and the Movies
Foolish Blatherings
Inspired Ground
Let’s Go to the Movies

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be Cary Grant! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB. or email your suggestion to bigthoughtsmallmind@hotmail.com.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS, of Big Thoughts From a Small Mind, here with all of the submissions for our Willem Dafoe edition of LAMB Acting School 101! Huge thanks to all the sites that took the time to send in their posts

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

Steven, from Surrender to the Void, offers up what he thinks are Willem Dafoe’s10 best performances.

Over at The Couch Potato Club, Josh highlights his 5 favorite Willem Dafoe roles.

Evan, of The Buzz: Movie Reviews, considers Shadow of the Vampire to be Dafoe’s best performance ever.

Toby of Blah Blah Blah Gay lists Willem Dafoe’s notable performances.

Reviews

The Last Temptation of Christ
Foolish Blatherings

Shadow of the Vampire
Commentary Track
Forced Viewing

Spider-Man
The Great Movie Project
Surrender to the Void

Platoon
Dan the Man’s Movie Review

Finding Nemo
Foolish Blatherings

The English Patient
Defiant Success
Dan the Man’s Movie Review

Antichrist
Big Thoughts From a Small
Foolish Blatherings
Surrender to the Void

Inside Man
Foolish Blatherings
Dan the Man’s Movie Review

The Boondock Saints
Saturday Night Screening
Foolish Blatherings

The Boondock Saints II
Dan the Man’s Movie Review

Daybreakers
Commentary Track
Foolish Blatherings
Big Thoughts From a Small Mind
Dan the Man’s Movie Review
The Late, Late Show

Born on the Fourth of July
Foolish Blatherings

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Surrender to the Void
Defiant Success

Speed 2: Cruise Control
Saturday Night Screening

eXistenZ
Wide Screen World

Manderlay
Surrender to the Void

American Psycho
Forced Viewing (review # 1)
Forced Viewing (review # 2)
Forced Viewing (review # 3)

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Foolish Blatherings

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Late, Late Show

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be Meryl Streep! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB. or email your suggestion to bigthoughtsmallmind@hotmail.com.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS, of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind, here with all of the submissions for our Elizabeth Taylor edition of LAMB Acting School 101! Huge thanks goes out to all the sites that took the time to send in their posts

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

Over at Cinema Fanatic, Marya has a nice piece on the roles Elizabeth Taylor received Oscar nominations for.

Anna, from Defiant Success, weighs the pros and cons of three actresses who could play Elizabeth Taylor on the big screen.

Java Bean Rush, of Java’s Journey, examines Taylor’s fashion in the film Elephant Walk .

Encore’s World of Film & TV own Andrew lists Elizabeth Taylor’s Top 5 performances.

Reviews

Father of the Bride
The Lady Eve’s Reel Life
Defiant Success
Eternity of Dream

A Place in the Sun
Wide Screen World
Defiant Success
The Best Picture Project

Lassie Come Home
Eternity of Dream

The Last Time I Saw Paris
True Classics

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque
Defiant Success
The Best Picture Project
True Classics

Giant
Just Chick Flicks
The Best Picture Project

Cleopatra
The Best Picture Project

Ivanhoe
The Best Picture Project

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Commentary Track
Defiant Success
The Best Picture Project
True Classics

National Velvet
True Classics

Suddenly, Last Summer
Foolish Blatherings
Defiant Success
Eternity of Dream
True Classics

The Mirror Crack’d
Defiant Success

BUtterfield 8
The Hollywood Revue

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Cinema Gonzo

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be announced soon! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS here with all of the wonderful submissions for our LAMB Acting School 101 on Gary Oldman. As always, a huge thanks goes out to all the sites that took the time to send in submissions.

Articles, Podcasts, Artwork, and Lists

In episode 38 of the Reel Insight podcast, Jess and Rachel discuss their top three and bottom three Gary Oldman films.

Ruth, the FlixChatter guru, features Oldman in her ”Chat-Worthy Thespian” series. She also makes a great case on why it is a crime that Gary Oldman does not have an Oscar.

Over at Suspend Your Disbelief, Emma names her five favourite Oldman good guy roles as well as her five favourite bad guy roles.

Katie from Just Plain Something see Oldman as the only shining light when breaking down the Red Riding Hood trailer.

Rachel’s Reel Reviews own Rachel examines some of the Good, Bad, and a whole lot of Ugly in between that makes up Gary Oldman’s body of work.

Christian over at All Things Kocinski focuses on four characters that exemplifies Oldman’s versatility.

Sean, the brains behind Spooky Sean’s Sinful Bloggery, uses this screenshot from Dracula to ponder whether Gary Oldman was the best Dracula ever?

Emma points out the many onscreen deaths of Gary Oldman.

Flickers’ Dave provides a list of Oldman’s five best performances.

Dylan of Blog Cabins highlights nine Oldman-inspired pieces of artwork.

Emma provides a nice profile of Oldman’s career and includes five pieces of trivia on the actor.

Reviews

The Book of Eli
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Suspend Your Disbelief

The Dark Knight
Surrender to the Void
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind
Defiant Success

State of Grace
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

Romeo is Bleeding
Net-Flixation

Sid & Nancy
Wide Screen World
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Surrender to the Void
Defiant Success

Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Surrender to the Void
Suspend Your Disbelief

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Surrender to the Void
Suspend Your Disbelief

Rain Falls
Suspend Your Disbelief

Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Surrender to the Void

The Fifth Element
Suspend Your Disbelief

Batman Begins
Defiant Success
Surrender to the Void

Léon (The Professional)
Foolish Blatherings
Suspend Your Disbelief

True Romance
Foolish Blatherings

A Christmas Carol
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind

JFK
Defiant Success

Air Force One
Suspend Your Disbelief

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be Elizabeth Taylor! If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS here bringing you all of the submissions for our LAMB Acting School 101 on Natalie Portman. As always, a huge thanks goes out to all the sites that took the time to send in submissions.

Articles, Podcasts, and Lists

In episode 25 of the Reel Insight podcast, Jess and Rachel discuss the Natalie Portman films they loved and the ones they hated.

Can Natalie Portman win an Oscar? This is the question that Jason of The Entertainment Junkie ponders.

Steve from Surrender to the Void ranks Natalie Portman’s best and worst films.

Over at Bitchin’ Film Reviews, Natalie makes Blake’s list of hottest movie strippers.

Reel Whore’s Wayne not only thinks Portman is badass but also gives her The Hump no. 1 honours.

Karen of Reel Artsy offers up some posters and trailers for a few upcoming Natalie Portman films.

Andrew, the brains behind Encore’s World of Film & TV, provides a semi-retrospective of Portman’s work.

Marshall from Marshall and the Movies openly declares his love for Natalie Portman.

Reviews

Beautiful Girls
Surrender to the Void
Radiator Heaven

Brothers
Dan the Movie Man’s Reviews
Bitchin’ Film Reviews
Film Gurl
Marshall and the Movies
Insight Into Entertainment
Movies and Other Things

Cold Mountain
Surrender to the Void

Closer
Foolish Blatherings
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
Surrender to the Void
Marshall and the Movies
Dan the Movie Man’s Reviews

Eve
Surrender to the Void

Everyone Says I Love You
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind

Free Zone
Surrender to the Void

Garden State
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
Yong’s Movies and Thoughts
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Marshall and the Movies

Heat
Radiator Heaven

Hotel Chevalier
Surrender to the Void

Léon (The Professional)
Film Forager
Foolish Blatherings

Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
Insight Into Entertainment

My Blueberry Nights
Radiator Heaven
Reel Whore

New York, I Love You
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind
Insight Into Entertainment

The Other Boleyn Girl
My Film Habit
Insight Into Entertainment
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

Paris, Je T’aime
Insight Into Entertainment
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Movie Man’s Reviews

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Insight Into Entertainment

V for Vendetta
Reel Whore
Insight Into Entertainment
Surrender to the Void

Where the Heart Is
Amy-Wong.com Blog

Black Swan
The Smoking Pen
Wide Screen World
For the Love of Movies
Films From the Supermassive Black Hole
Bitchin’ Film Reviews
The Movie Snob
Film Gurl
Foolish Blatherings
My Film Habit
366 Weird Movies
Surrender to the Void
Above the Line
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Movies and Other Things
Encore’s World of Film & TV
Marshall and the Movies

Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be announced in a few days. If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS here with all of the submissions for our LAMB Acting School 101 feature on Jack Nicholson! Big thanks goes out to all the sites that sent in their submissions

Articles, Podcasts, and Lists

Nicholas from Cinema Romantico believes that there is some of Chinatown’s Jake Gittes in all of us. He states that Chinatown “says more about life than any movie ever made!”

Although not a big fan of Nicholson, Andrew over at Encore’s World of Film & TV took time to rate five of Jack’s performances. Guess which one got the highest mark?

Reviews

A Few Good Men
The Best Picture Project
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

About Schmidt
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Surrender to the Void

As Good As It Gets
Above the Line: Practical Movie Reviews
The Best Picture Project

Batman
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

The Bucket List
Insight Into Entertainment

Chinatown
Surrender to the Void
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

The Departed
Foolish Blatherings
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
The Best Picture Project
Surrender to the Void

Easy Rider
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

Five Easy Pieces
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
The Best Picture Project

The Last Detail
Surrender to the Void
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Best Picture Project
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

The Passenger
Surrender to the Void

Prizzi’s Honor
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
The Best Picture Project

The Shining
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

Terms of Endearment
The Best Picture Project

The Terror
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind

Thanks again to all who sent in submissions. Next month’s LAMB Acting School 101 subject will be announced in a few days. If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in this series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB.

Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.

CS here with all the submission for our LAMB Acting School 101 feature on Katharine Hepburn! Thank you to all those who took the time to send in their submissions. Special thanks goes out to Anna from Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile for suggesting that Katharine Hepburn be the subject of this column. If you would like to see your favourite actor/actress highlighted in the LAMB Action School 101 series, be sure to add their name to the list in the forum section of The LAMB.

Articles, Podcasts, and Lists

Clara F, the author of Via Margutta 51, provides a great article that looks at the unrepeatable presence of Katharine Hepburn. Please be sure to check out the audio clips, within the article, of Hepburn discussing life and love.

Over at Four of Them, Ripley ponders who would win a Battle Royal between Katharine Hepburn and Chuck Norris.

Clara M of Just Chick Flicks shares some fantastic Life Lessons from Katharine Hepburn.

Alex adds Katharine Hepburn to Film Forager’s wonderful Movie Sketch Project series with this still from Bringing Up Baby.

Ripley examines how Hepburn’s role in Adam’s Rib redefined how women were viewed in film pre-1970.

Anna takes a quick look at how the Long Day’s Journey Into Night play stacks up against Hepburn’s film adaptation.

Clara M gives a Classic Chick Flicks 101 lesson on the onscreen pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

Reviews

Adam’s Rib
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

Bringing Up Baby
The Movie Projector
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
Just Plain Something

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile

The Lion in Winter
Encore’s World of Film & TV

Little Women
The Best Picture Project

The Philadelphia Story
Big Thoughts From A Small Mind
The Best Picture Project
Life of a Cinephile and Bibliophile
Just Chick Flicks

Stage Door
Film Forager
The Best Picture Project

Summertime
The Hollywood Revue
Encore’s World of Film & TV

Thanks again to all who sent in submissions. Next month LAMB Acting School subject will be announced in a few days. Past actors/actresses featured in this column can be found in the LAMB Acting School 101 Archives.