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Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #68: Oldboy

Fletch
May 16th, 2011 / A Life in Equinox, Blog Cabins, Insight Into Entertainment, Invasion of the B Movies, LAMB MOTM, LAMBcast, Movies Blogs, Oldboy, Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob, The List, podcasts

The voters in our last MOTM poll overwhelmingly selected Oldboy as this month’s film, and it’s not hard to see why. Chan-wook Park’s genre-spanning 2003 film shockingly was not an instant classic, but has become more than a cult icon in the eight years since its release, climbing the IMDb Top 250 (it currently sits at #97) and, more importantly, becoming more and more known as one of the quintessential Asian films of the new century.

For those unfamiliar with it, the plot synopsis from IMDb:

“An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, Oh Dae-Su soon finds out that his kidnapper has a greater plan for him and is set onto a path of pain and suffering in an attempt to uncover the motive of his mysterious tormentor.”

First up, the links! Thanks to all of the LAMBs that sent in their posts for this edition of the MOTM. Be sure to check out the varied opinions on this controversial film:

* 1001plus
* Blog Cabins
* Bonjour Tristesse
* Can’t Explain
* Cinema Sights
* CultureSnob.net
* Cut the Crap Movie Reviews
* Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews
* Film Forager
* Furious Cinema
* Japan Cinema
* A Life In Equinox
* Reverie in Words
* Surrender to the Void

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 into the MOTM. We had a jam-packed show with six participants for our MOTM-theme, with Nick, Jason, Kai, Jess, Univarn and Dylan on board. Bonus: there’s a SHOCKER of an announcement given by a couple of the participants. You won’t believe it when you hear it!

Also on tap:

* (An epic) Rants of the Week
* Trailer Talk: Conan the Barbarian
* 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 blogcabins@yahoo.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!

MOTM Reminder/Update

Fletch
May 14th, 2011 / LAMB MOTM, Movies Blogs, Oldboy, incessant reminders


I posted this on Facebook, but wanted to put the note up here as well: due to scheduling conflicts, the MOTM blog-a-thon (and the posting of the MOTM-themed LAMBcast) will be happening on Monday rather than today. The good news - this gives you more time to get your posts/reviews of Oldboy in!

Send all links to blogcabins@yahoo.com. Thanks!

The next Movie of the Month will be…

Fletch
April 29th, 2011 / LAMB MOTM, Movies Blogs, Oldboy


The poll results are in - thank you to the 58 voters who have made Oldboy the next MOTM. Here’s what needs to go down from here:

* First thing you need to know is that May 14th is the big day.

* You have a little over two weeks (sorry, this post is a couple days late) to watch the flick if you haven’t already, and to write up something, then send me the link (blogcabins@yahoo.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 14th (you can send a link prior if you have the capability to do so).

* On May 7th, we’ll be recording our MOTM-themed episode of the LAMBcast, where we’ll dissect and discuss Oldboy. I’d offer you a spot on that show, but it’s already filled up! (For info about future shows, head over to the LAMB Forums to claim your spots.)


* On the 14th, 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 (though I imagine I’ll include most of the films from this last poll that received a good percentage of the votes). That poll will run for a week, and then there’ll be three weeks until the next event, and so on.

Here are the final results of the poll:

* Oldboy, Basket Case, Midnight Run, and Being There will be removed from the next poll, leaving four spots for new suggestions.

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