LAMBs in the Director's Chair
Event #6 co-starring
Jane Campion and
Kathryn Bigelow
March 16th to 18th of 2010
Event #6 co-starring
Jane Campion and
Kathryn Bigelow
March 16th to 18th of 2010
It is the season to get drunk on green beer. Chug a lug, chug a lug, and one more chug a lug! Happy leprechaun day, everyone, and be merry with four leaf clovers and buckets overflowing with gold coins! Oh, and do not forget that it is also day two of the current installment of our LAMBs in the Director’s Chair series. Now that the latest purchase of a Flogging Molly album is blaring on the speakers while you are relaxing with a stein overflowing with green beer or a cup of green tea (gotcha there) there is nothing more enjoyable than reading a few articles and film reviews written by your peers. Hurray! Before delving into the entries for today, I would like to take a moment to point out that Alex from Film Forager was the person who had created the impressionable promotional banner that I had mentioned in the report yesterday. I just had to take a brief moment for the name drop, so thank you for sticking with me for an extra second.
Now where should I begin for today? So many choices for me to select from and there is so little desire for a commitment. Well, if you must insist on beginning with an intriguing editorial from Andy of Fandango Groovers then I believe it will be an excellent place to start. Within the article, he offers a brief amount of trivia and information for several films from Kathryn Bigelow. The timeline of her career is laid out so conveniently for us to read how she has progressed and improved with every film that she has directed. To read the entire editorial article just click on this link here.
One of my all time favorite films that Miss Bigelow has directed would be the 1995 science fiction film Strange Days. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and everyone’s favorite screw up actor Tom Sizemore. Two reviews for the film have been written by the same two people that I have already mentioned earlier. The first review has been written by Alex of Film Forager as she opens up with an admission of confusing Strange Days with a movie about The Doors. I could not blame her for the mix up, really. The other review was written by Andy of Fandango Groovers who considers the film to have aged pretty well. It is an entertaining movie, which I personally would like to recommend to you.
She has been credited with a science fiction film in addition to a horror film with a romantic subplot. Seriously? Yes, it is true that I must segue from Strange Days to Bigelow’s 1987 horror film Near Dark. Is that too far of stretch for genre hopping? I would think it would be strange until you realize that she also is credited with directing a war film that contributed to her winning an Oscar award. Anyway, I am getting distracted from the main point here. There are two reviews for Near Dark that I would like to bring to your attention now. The first review has been written with such colorful descriptions as The Dude, The Douche, and Nathan from Heroes. Trust me when I suggest that you are in for an entertaining ride when you read this roller coaster review from Jason of Invasion of the B Movies. Let us not forget our other contributor for the film who has chosen to use less interesting descriptive language, but that does not imply that his review is of any less importance. Jake of Not Just Movies has offered a unique trip down memory lane as he explains a renewed interest in Bigelow’s films after she recently won an Oscar award for best achievement in directing. Does a film from the early part of her career really stand the test of time? Well, you might want to head on over to Jake’s review of Near Dark to find out.
Okay, it has been promised to everyone that I will be presenting a review for Jane Campion’s film An Angel at My Table before the end of the second day. I should not even dare break a promise to everyone. Making an attempt to receive the Alex P. Keaton Award for Over Achievement we have another submitted review from Jake of Not Just Movies. I applaud the effort of every LAMB member who participates in the LAMBs in the Director’s Chair event, but is also extremely impressed by every single one who has submitted multiple articles. I truly appreciate your effort. Jake has offered us a very detailed and intriguing essay for the 1990 film An Angel at My Table. I applaud his effort at sitting down to watch a two-hour and thirty-eight minute biographical drama. You should really take a moment to read his review by following this link here to see what he has to say about the movie.
All right, tomorrow is going to be a big day for us. There are three films scheduled to present. However, there are nineteen reviews for us to read. Can anyone guess the name of the three films that will appear tomorrow? If not all three titles can be named would you be able to at least name the one film that has garnered the largest number of reviews?
