The Return of the Chops!

Hey everybody! Now that the Oscars is over, all the Chops will return this week! So send in your regular LAMB Chops to weeklylambchops@gmail.com and send in your Horror Chops to bloodychops@gmail.com. I'll start the chops next week, starting with Tuesday's LAMB Chops. So send them in!
-Jason

If You Go Vote, I'll Quit Posting Reminders for the LIONs

These guys want you to know you only have four more days to vote in the 4th Annual LIONs for LAMBs Awards, so do that now by clicking here!

(If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please click on the LIONs tag below.)

Another LIONs for LAMBs Reminder

You only have 11 days left to vote in the 4th Annual LIONs for LAMBs. So far there are only 20 voters. We have over 800 members. I suck at math, but even I know that percentage is way low.

You don't have to vote in every question (though I wish you would), but at least give your Top 10...please. Thanks to the 20 who have voted, of course. The rest of you follow this link to vote:

http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/512874

LIONs for LAMBs Reminder

Don't forget to vote in the 4th Annual LIONs for LAMBs poll. Voting goes on through 2/11/11. The only category you have to vote in is the Top 10 Films, but the rest are for funsies.

VOTE!!!

LAST CALL: Natalie Portman/LAMB Acting School

CS here reminding you that today is the deadline to send in your submissions for our latest LAMB Acting School 101! Each month we will highlight a different actor/actress whose performances, for better or worse, have left a mark on the cinematic landscape. This month we look at...Natalie Portman

What we need from you:

• Articles on her best performances
• Articles on the her worst performances
• General thoughts (e.g. random articles, top ten lists, artwork, etc)
• Links to podcasts where you have discussed her work
• Reviews of the films the actress has starred in
• Any material you have written in the past on this actress

Once you have the material posted on your blog, send the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. As always multiple submissions are encouraged. The deadline for submissions is today.

REMINDER - Pitch the LAMB: Family and the Holidays

Hello, CS here reminding you about the latest edition of our Pitch the LAMB series.

Movie Genre: Family and the Holidays

Examples of the Genre: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; Home for the Holidays; Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights; A Christmas Story; Die Hard; Christmas with The Kranks; It’s A Wonderful Life; Home Alone; Four Christmases; Jingle All the Way; Elf, The Family Stone; Bad Santa; Miracle on 34th Street; The Ref .

10 words/phrases to get you started:

1. There is something you should know about my family...
2. Why does the tree smell like the sewer?
3. Drunk Santa
4. I thought you got the gift for dad.
5. Uncle Joe
6. You always preferred Michelle over me, mother!
7. Turkey
8. The mall is closing in an hour!
9. Cousin Francis is a...
10. I think the dog just ate Mable’s...

As always, your job is to come up with an idea for a film using some of the words/phrases listed above. Once you have a plot idea, post it on your blog in any fashion you choose (e.g. plot synopsis, excerpt of a script, fictional trailer, fictional film review, movie poster, etc.) and email the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. Simple as that! The deadline for submissions is Thursday December 30, 2010.

REMINDER - LAMB Acting School 101: Natalie Portman

CS here reminding you about our latest LAMB Acting School 101! Each month we will highlight a different actor/actress whose performances, for better or worse, have left a mark on the cinematic landscape. This month we look at...Natalie Portman

What we need from you:

• Articles on her best performances
• Articles on the her worst performances
• General thoughts (e.g. random articles, top ten lists, artwork, etc)
• Links to podcasts where you have discussed her work
• Reviews of the films the actress has starred in
• Any material you have written in the past on this actress

Once you have the material posted on your blog, send the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. As always multiple submissions are encouraged. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday December 28, 2010.

Reminder: (LAMB) Casting Forrest Gump

Forrest is waiting for you to recast his movie!

This is Andrew from Encore's World of Film & TV, reminding you to send in your ideas for a recasting of the 1994 hit Forrest Gump. Just send me your thoughts on who should play the main characters: Forrest Gump (originally Tom Hanks); Jenny Curan (originally Robin Wright Penn), Lt. Dan Taylor (originally Gary Sinise), Private Benjamin Bufford (originally Mykelti Williamson) and Mrs. Gump (originally Sally Field).

           
Send me your ideas to dangerous.liaison231(@)yahoo.com (remove parentheses) with Forrest in the title...

REMINDER: Bloody Chops

Let's try to get the Bloody Chops back on track. Send in your horror related Chops to bloodychops@gmail.com by midnight tonight, EST.

Thanks!
-Jason

LAST Call: LAMB Acting School 101

CS, of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind, here reminding you that today is the last day to submit your articles, reviews, etc. for this month's LAMB Acting School 101 on Jack Nicholson!

What we need from you:

• Articles on the actor's best performances
• Articles on the actor's worst performances
• General thoughts on the actor
• Podcast, artwork, etc.
• Reviews of the films the actor has starred in

Once you have the article, review, etc. posted on your blog, send the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. As always multiple submissions are encouraged. Today is the deadline for submissions!

REMINDER: LAMB Chops

Just a reminder to send in those LAMB Chops for tomorrows post! You have until midnight tonight (EST) to send them in! Email them to weeklylambchops@gmail.com

Also, Bloody Chops SHOULD return on Saturday, so send in those horror related Chops by midnight Friday night (EST) to bloodychops@gmail.com.

Thanks!
-Jason

LAST CALL: Pitch the LAMB

Hello, CS here remindering you that today is the deadline to submit your pitches for our latest edition of the Pitch the LAMB series.

Movie Genre: Mystery

Examples of the Genre: The Maltese Falcon; Memento; Dirty Harry; The Pink Panther, Se7en, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Charade, L.A. Confidential, Murder on the Orient Express; The Conversation; Rear Window; Blue Velvet; The Fugitive; The Big Lebowski; In the Heat of the Night; The Usual Suspects.

10 words/phrases to get you started:

1. Odd time of night to be making house calls...
2. You’re holding back Ricardo...
3. Clifford
4. What was the value of the item?
5. Shallow Grave
6. Something smells fishy and it’s not the tuna casserole ...
7. Suspects
8. The clues do not add up...
9. Fingerprints
10. How come there is no body?

As always, your job is to come up with an idea for a film using some of the words/phrases listed above. Once you have a plot idea, post it on your blog in any fashion you choose (e.g. plot synopsis, excerpt of a script, fictional trailer, fictional film review, movie poster, etc.) and email the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. Simple as that! The deadline for submissions is today..

REMINDER: LAMB Acting School 101 - Jack Nicholson

CS, of Big Thoughts From A Small Mind, here reminding you about our latest edition of LAMB Acting School 101! Each month we highlight a different actor/actress whose performances, for better or worse, have left a mark on the cinematic landscape. This month we look at...Jack Nicholson

What we need from you:

• Articles on the actor's best performances
• Articles on the actor's worst performances
• General thoughts on the actor
• Podcast, artwork, etc.
• Reviews of the films the actor has starred in

Once you have the article, review, etc. posted on your blog, send the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. As always multiple submissions are encouraged. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday November 23, 2010.

REMINDER: Pitch The LAMB (Deadline Tuesday November 16th)

Hello, CS here with a reminder about our latest edition of the Pitch the LAMB series.

Movie Genre: Mystery

Examples of the Genre: The Maltese Falcon; Memento; Dirty Harry; The Pink Panther, Se7en, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Charade, L.A. Confidential, Murder on the Orient Express; The Conversation; Rear Window; Blue Velvet; The Fugitive; The Big Lebowski; In the Heat of the Night; The Usual Suspects.

10 words/phrases to get you started:

1. Odd time of night to be making house calls...
2. You’re holding back Ricardo...
3. Clifford
4. What was the value of the item?
5. Shallow Grave
6. Something smells fishy and it’s not the tuna casserole ...
7. Suspects
8. The clues do not add up...
9. Fingerprints
10. How come there is no body?

As always, your job is to come up with an idea for a film using some of the words/phrases listed above. Once you have a plot idea, post it on your blog in any fashion you choose (e.g. plot synopsis, excerpt of a script, fictional trailer, fictional film review, movie poster, etc.) and email the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. Simple as that! The deadline for submissions is Tuesday November 16, 2010.

REMINDER: Pitch the LAMB

Hello, CS here with a reminder about our latest edition of the Pitch the LAMB series.

Movie Genre: Mystery

Examples of the Genre: The Maltese Falcon; Memento; Dirty Harry; The Pink Panther, Se7en, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Charade, L.A. Confidential, Murder on the Orient Express; The Conversation; Rear Window; Blue Velvet; The Fugitive; The Big Lebowski; In the Heat of the Night; The Usual Suspects.

10 words/phrases to get you started:

1. Odd time of night to be making house calls...
2. You’re holding back Ricardo...
3. Clifford
4. What was the value of the item?
5. Shallow Grave
6. Something smells fishy and it’s not the tuna casserole ...
7. Suspects
8. The clues do not add up...
9. Fingerprints
10. How come there is no body?

As always, your job is to come up with an idea for a film using some of the words/phrases listed above. Once you have a plot idea, post it on your blog in any fashion you choose (e.g. plot synopsis, excerpt of a script, fictional trailer, fictional film review, movie poster, etc.) and email the link to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. Simple as that! The deadline for submissions is Tuesday November 16, 2010.

LAST MINUTE REMINDER: LAMB Chops For November 2nd

Yeah it's a bit late. Weird hectic day. Anyway...

You have less than 2 hours to send in your LAMB Chops to weeklylambchops@gmail.com. Be sure to use this format:
Site Name:
Post Title:
Link:
Submitted By:

And a re-reminder, there's no Bloody Chops this Saturday cause I'll be partying it up in my hometown with booze, hookers, strippers, and probably illegal immigrants. It is Indiana afterall. So that'll return NEXT Saturday. But you can still send in your horror-related chops to bloodychops@gmail.com and I'll post them up then.

Later!
-Jason

REMINDER: Huge Bloody Chops For Tomorrow

Hey gang, don't forget to send your Bloody Chops for tomorrow post. I want like 100 links! Let's go all out for Halloween! Send them in to bloodychops@gmail.com by midnight tonight EST.

Thanks!
-Jason

REMINDER: LAMB Chops

Just a reminder to get those regular LAMB Chops in by midnight tonight, EST. Send them to weeklylambchops@gmail.com

Also I want a huge post for the Bloody Chops on Saturday. So send in your HORROR-related chops by midnight Friday night, EST to bloodychops@gmail.com.

Thanks!
-Jason

LAST CALL: LAMB Acting School 101

CS here with a reminder that today is the deadline for submissions for our latest edition of the LAMB Acting School 101! This month we are highlighting the works of Katharine Hepburn

Send the links to your Katharine Hepburn related blog posts to bigthoughtssmallmind@hotmail.com. As always multiple submissions are encouraged. Once again, today is the deadline for submissions!

REMINDER: Bloody Chops

You have until midnight tonight to send in your Bloody Chops. If you have any questions on what that means, check here.

Thanks!
-Jason