Last week, along with the Who Are LAMB? survey announcement (still going on, by the way - if you haven’t participated, please do via this link), I put a call out to any and all LAMBs that produce/partake in a podcast. The goal is twofold: 1) promote those sites/people that are doing a podcast and 2) compile a handy, one-stop list (to be published every other week, or every week if popular and full enough) for potential listeners. If nothing else, it was an entirely selfish thought: I’m interested in film/pop culture podcasts, and I’d rather start by listening to the opinions of my fellow LAMBs than just find a random podcast.

So, here’s your first roundup. I understand that it might get a bit confusing with all of the links, but I wanted to give one to the LAMB site that you’re familiar with, their podcast home (if different from their usual site, and a link to their latest podcast. If you are a podcaster, see below for instructions on what to send me in the future for best results (i.e. so I don’t get anything wrong).

LAMB: All Things Kocinski
Podcast name/host site link: Cine-Rama
Latest episode (and short description, if given): It’s all things pop culture related, but it’s mostly movie related (i.e. our last episode was about Twin Peaks the series).

LAMB: The Cynical Blog
Podcast name/host site link: The Film Cynics
Latest episode (and short description, if given): Interview with Richard Hatch of Battlestar Galactica and Ice Age 3

LAMB: Entertain Me
Podcast name/host site link: The Simon and Jo Show
Latest episode (and short description, if given): This week we discuss, more formally, Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox with Richard Bourne and Jo and Simon discuss the latest installment of Saw - Saw VI. Finally we discuss the crazy prices of cinemas across the country - from Telford to Birmingham, From Shrewsbury to London!

LAMB: Popcorn N Roses
Podcast name/host site link: Subject: CINEMA
Latest episode (and short description, if given): “Screen Screams: I Want My Mummy!”

LAMB: The 8th Circuit
Podcast name/host site link: Circuitcast
Latest episode (and short description, if given): This week it’s all about the money as we discuss Left 4 Dead 2, DLC, and microtransactions vs subscriptions.

LAMB: natsukashi
Podcast name/host site link:
Latest episode (and short description, if given): Nightbreed with Simon Bamford

That does it for the premier roundup. To get your podcast listed in the next roundup (whether you’re included above or not), please send me the following when you’ve published your next show:

* Your LAMB site name and link,
* The name of your podcast and it’s indexed home page, if different from above, and
* A link to your latest episode, along with a short description, if desired.

Send this info with the subject of “Podcast Roundup,” or simply click here.

As promised…Plugs.

* El Gringo from He Shot Cyrus is hosting the My Best Post blog-a-thon between today, October 3rd and October 5th. Here’s what he had to say about it:

“Everyone should participate because you’ve already written your post!

Pick your BEST post, the one you’re most proud of, and send me the link between the 3rd and the 5th. I’ll post the link and everyone can start checking out each other’s goods.

Full details can be found at: He Shot Cyrus, which is where the shindig will be going on.”

* LAMB VP of Production Nick (of Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob) has a blog-a-thon in the works. Here’s the details:

“It’s going to be the Saw Blog-A-Thon. It’ll start the Monday of the week the next one comes out, and one review will be posted a day (in other words, Saw on Monday, Saw II on Tues, Saw III on Wednesday, and Saw IV on Thursday). Then, after I see Saw V on Friday, I’ll post a review for it then.

However, I want a bit more participation, as I know not everybody is as big into the series as I am…and some people might even…*gasp*…have different opinions. So what I plan on doing is giving my review, then linking to anybody else’s review for each respective movie and start off by saying whether or not it’s a positive, negative, or neutral review (much like the LAMB MOTM). That way, I get in my review, and everybody else who wants to participate in my blog-a-thon will get links to their posts, as well. It’ll be a smorgasbord of reviews!

So if anybody is interested, I would need all reviews in by October 19, because the movie comes out on the 24, and the post for Saw goes up on the 20th. Nick can be reached here.

* Rob of Natsukashi just has this for you:

“I would like to invite any bloggers who are interested in participating in recalling a film from their past for Natsukashi, if they are so interested.”

Here’s the About page for Natsukashi with more details.

* Cinema Viewfinder will be providing coverage of the 46th New York Film Festival. Author Tony Dayoub was invited to cover it, and will have reviews, press conferences, and possibly some interviews up daily. The Festival started on 9/26 and continues to 10/12.

That’s right - the LAMB has a presence at the NYFF!

* If you’re lucky (unlucky), you’ve been visited by a commenter that goes by the name of “EVIL CLOWN” (his caps, not mine). What you might not have figured out is that it is none other than our own Piper of Lazy Eye Theater, which has undergone a transformation similar to that of it’s author’s. Here, I’ll let him tell you:

“Lazy Eye Theatre has gone through a terrible and painful transformation and is now Evil Eye Theatre. Stop by every day for new and increasingly wicked posts.”

* New York ain’t the only place the LAMB is at. We’ve gone international. Here’s the word from Colleen:

“Its Vancouver International Film Fest time, and Marina from Row Three and myself, Colleen from 353review have been covering the festival.

Approximately 40+ films to be reviewed between the to of us, plus podcasts, interviews with directors…etc.”

* Like Hitchcock? You’re in luck - Shawn of Deadpan is running a marathon of Alfred’s work, with guest bloggers and all. Here’s the post that kicks it off.

* Finally, Marilyn at Ferdy on Films, etc. will begin her annual coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival, which runs October 16-29. Look for pre-festival reviews to start Sunday, October 11, and continue through to the end. There might be some special-event coverage as well.

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I guess the pressure is on me to cover the Phoenix Film Festival next year. Where are our French LAMBs to cover Cannes?

Thanks for all plugs, guys and gals.

URL: http://natsukashi.wordpress.com/
Site Name: Natsukashi
Categories: Reviews, nostalgia, horror, fantasy, action, podcast, general.
Rating: PG-13

What is the main focus of your site?
We review films that we have seen as children, though now through the eyes of an adult: Same Movie, Same Person, Different Perspective. Analyze how much nostalgia has influenced our perception of the film. We have to have at least a 10-year distance of viewing the film, for films that we have seen repeatedly throughout the years tend to grow with us.

What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In other words, what, if anything, are you trying to get out your blog?
Fun, surprising experiences with film and how we can watch the same exact movies and have them mean something completely new to us as we age.

Do you prefer an interactive ‘community’ for your blog or are you the teacher and your readers are the students?
I think we are all students. The films are unchanged.

How long have you been movie blogging for, and how frequent do you post updates to your site?
Personally, I have been blogging for three years, this site for about seven months. We usually update two or three times a month.

Name up to three of your favorite movies (and no more).
This is like Sophie’s Choice, man (no, that’s not one of my selections,
either). Star Wars (the REAL first one). Singin’ in the Rain, Fight
Club.

How did you hear about the LAMB?
Through posters on my site.

Any additional comments, or give yourself an interview question that’s not listed above.
I have reviewed films (usesoapfilm.wordpress.com), started a film festival (rehobothfilm.com), taught film (dtcc.edu) and really love every aspect of it and how its shaped my life. I enjoy the power of film and its importance to our society and culture.