LAMB of the Month
Hello fellow bloggers, I trust that the world of blogging is treating you well? I have to admit that it has certainly put a little smile on my ugly moosh. Now, this isn’t a post that I’m used to delivering but I hope it’s something that I will be doing on a regular basis. It may also seem like small potatoes to some but it leaves me with such a warm feeling all over that I could sit and hug myself all day.
If truth be told, I was getting a little burned out with my blog as regular activity and input over the last month or so began to get on top a bit. Since the beginning of October I’ve been involved in my very good friend Ruth’s Blogathon from her site FlixChatter called “Small Roles Big Performances“. After that, I continued to deliver several, consistent film reviews and right through the month I managed to keep it going. I was involved in a couple of fun and interesting collaborations with another friend, Eric, who runs The IPC with his suggestion of a “double-take” on films like “Escape from New York” and “Leon“. Throughout all this, I was still (somehow) able to watch and compile my own personal work for Marked Movies and deliver reviews on an eclectic mix of genres; Horror isn’t something I’d normally be drawn too but I even attempted that and my good friend and colleague Michael who runs the site It Rains… You Get Wet seen it fit to include me in his excellent post Halloween Sundries on the Eve. Over at Head In A Vice, I’ve also been involved in Tyson’s enticing and forthcoming discussion of a certain movie (that I won’t disclose at present) involving four different bloggers. Yes, it’s been a busy month and I could go on and on here but ultimately I’m trying to shed some light onto the ultimate movie site that entices all of us bloggers. Yes… I’m speaking of “The Lamb” (The Large Association of Movie Blogs). If you haven’t heard of it… you should’ve! If you aren’t a member of it… you should be! Quite simply, it’s all under the watchful eye of film enthusiasts like ourselves and, in not so many words, a big thanks goes out to the man with the plan, the eye in the sky, Joel Burman, who has seen it fit to bestow me with Lamb of Month.
I can’t thank Joel enough and it’s little moments of recognition like this that make all the time and effort worthwhile. You can follow Joel personally on twitter @joelburman. Also, a big thank you goes out to everyone who’s been stopping by my site and taking the time to comment and include me in their own sites. I may have missed some people out here and for that I apologise but you all know who you are anyway. Thanks again. Onwards and upwards my friends.
Mark
MARKED MOVIES 
November 7, 2012 at 1:38 pm
“Iām trying to shed some light onto the ultimate movie site that entices all of us bloggers.”
I may quote you on this. hahaha
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November 7, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Quote away Joel. š Many thanks again my friend. It couldn’t have come at a better time. I worked like a maniac throughout October.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Congratulations! The attention is well delserved. You’re really a wonderful teamplayer who brightens up this little world of ours.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Very kind words Jessica. Thank you! It’s great to know that I’m not alone in my film obsessions and that this little world of ours is alive and thriving.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Glad to see my “shocked Lamb” is still alive and making its way around the net. LOL. š
Congrats Mark!
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November 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm
LOL. Yeah, I was going to ask beforehand about using that little pic but I knew you wouldn’t mind bro. Thanks man.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Congratulations, Mark. It’s well deserved. And thank you so much the link share, my friend.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Thank you Michael. You’re welcome on the linkage my man. Without writers like yourself in the blogging world, things wouldn’t be the same.
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November 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I hope you don’t stay burned out. You rock it THE MOST.
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November 7, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Haha Thanks man. Kind words indeed. Yeah, I’ll get back in the game but I’m going to slow down for a bit. My second wind will come though.
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November 7, 2012 at 3:05 pm
I presume this is some kind of typo on Joel’s behalf??……. š
If anyone deserves it that isnt me its you Mark. Congrats buddy, keep up the great work and thanks for mentioning my site. š
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November 7, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Maybe Joel swung by your site and noticed all my magnificent contributions Tyson? Maybe he realised that your site would not be the same without my input? š Either way, thanks my man. Much appreciated and your welcome on the link. You deserve at least that.
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November 7, 2012 at 3:59 pm
LOL. Maybe thats what happened. Maybe I would be nothing without you. But lets hope we never find out until I drain your site dry of reviews at least š
I deserve more your right, since I mentioned you on my birthday post no less. And did a post dedicated solely to you and the Daily Lamb…….. Damn I’m too good to you š
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November 7, 2012 at 6:53 pm
LOL. Drain away my friend. Drain away! What’s mine is yours.
You have been as equally generous to me too though. I have to admit it. Getting a mention on your Birthday post was special. It touched me… Really! Also, a post dedicated solely to me was a grand gesture sir. That’s why I had to mention you on receipt of this recent accolade š
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November 7, 2012 at 7:14 pm
We are both too kind & generous!! š
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November 7, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Just two all round good guys man! What else can be said really? Diamond geezers š
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November 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Well I guess you could say I was prescient in knowing when to jump your blog when it’s hot. I really only post on two blogs, yours and Ruth’s so I hope that’s a compliment in and of itself. Let’s face it, I’m probably one of the harshest, most opiniated critics of film on these blogs but despite that I really love the back and forth of the dialogue… even when we disagree it’s nice to get a different, well informed point of view. The older I get it becomes harder to find peers in the world of movies like you, Ruth, Ted S, jackdeth72, etc. Also it’s nice to get a world perspective on film from you and Ruth. Sometimes we Americans really do think were the center of the
worlduniverse. LOL.One More Kiss is up next. If anyone else can’t find it check this link out: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/one_more_kiss. That’s the only place I could find it.
Still working on that post for you…
Cheers my friend on a job well done.
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November 7, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Thanks Dave. It IS a compliment in itself that you only comment on two blogs and mine is one of them. It’s also nice to be mentioned alongside Ruth’s excellent work over there. I enjoy our back and forth comments as well Dave. It’s great to have proper discussions whether we agree or not and I also appreciate you taking on my recommendations wholeheartedly and going out of your way to hunt stuff down. Thanks, as always, man!
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November 7, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Well as far as seeing your recommendations it’s a no brainer. It’s not that often that someone has a recommendation that I haven’t seen or am interested in seeing. The Scottish trilogy you put together was inspired in that I’d already seen all of Bill Forsyth’s, Lynne Ramsay’s and Danny Boyle’s films.
Hey check this out. I was reading up about Ken Loach and came across this on wiki and thought of you: Loach turned down an OBE in 1977. In a Radio Times interview, published in March 2001, he said:
“It’s all the things I think are despicable: patronage, deferring to the monarchy and the name of the British Empire, which is a monument of exploitation and conquest. I turned down the OBE because it’s not a club you want to join when you look at the villains who’ve got it.” Take that Wow! I guess he wasn’t invited to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee earlier this summer. LOL.
Tell me he’s not your new favorite hero.
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November 8, 2012 at 8:01 am
Haha. He is my new favourite hero. I wasn’t aware of this at all Dave. Nice info man. I also love his honesty and reasons for rejecting it. That’s integrity for you. I share these same views and find everything about the monarchy absolutely disgusting. It’s interesting times in Scotland just now. We have a referendum coming and people will be able to vote for Independence in the near future. If it goes to plan then Scotland will be breaking away from the UK and stand on it own.
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November 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm
So you mean all you guys just had to do is get together and vote? So are you for full independence or devo max? (I did some reading) Does Ireland and Wales want this too?
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November 8, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Well, it’s pretty much the Scottish Nationalist Party that’s spearheading it. However, parliament are trying to claim it would be illegal for Scotland to break away and if we did, we wouldn’t survive on our own. I think they’re just afraid because Scotland could actually be a very rich country in terms of oil for example. It’s still very unsure as to how to Scots will vote on it. It might not happen. Personally, I hope it does. No offence to my neighbours but I’ve always wanted independance. I’m not sure about Wales, I think they’ll remain and Ireland is a completely different story. That’s far more complicated over there.
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November 8, 2012 at 3:45 pm
How would it be illegal to sucede? Didn’t Cameron give the OK to have the referendum even though I think he prefers devolution to full succession? I was reading that unfortunately the oil won’t be there forever and that oil beds could start running dry by 2020. It’s an interesting dilema for your country. I can’t say there’s much talk of it here as we mostly focus our attention on The Middle East and Afghanistan and to a lesser extent the juggernaut that is China.
Gotta go but this is certainly an interesting topic Mark.
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November 8, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I don’t think Cameron could say No considering that the conservatives got very few of the Scottish vote during the elections. Scotland have pretty much refused to vote the Tories in again after Margaret Thatcher and her obvious bias against Scotland. Still, despite not voting for them we are still governed by them. Even though Cameron okayed it, I still think he’s worried. I’m not entirely clued up on the legalities of it all but it is being claimed.
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November 8, 2012 at 11:08 pm
“Still, despite not voting for them we are still governed by them.”
Reminds me of that great scene in Python’s The Holy Grail between King Arthur and the peasant lady.
“I am your king!”
“Well I didn’t vote for ya.” LOL.
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November 9, 2012 at 9:31 am
Haha. It is a bit like that. That’s how the Tories seem to see us Scots anyway. We are are the peasants of the land. š
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November 7, 2012 at 3:56 pm
We’ve been “Marked!” — It’s one of the first things that came to mind when reading your name and blog title. š
Congratulations on your LOTM honor!
Be proud, give yourself that long hug, rock on and keep up the good work.
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November 7, 2012 at 6:50 pm
LOL! Thanks Nicole. That’s very nice of you to say. I think I will give myself that little hug now š Thanks for taking the time stop by also. New faces are always welcome.
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November 7, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Congrats Mark, very well deserved man! So honored to be getting a mention, too, much obliged my friend.
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November 7, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Thank you Ruth and your very welcome. It was a month were I put in a lot of work on not only my own site but many others as well. Like I say, I’m a bit burned out but it’s been the most successful month I’ve had in terms of stats and to get this from Joel was just the icing on the cake.
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November 7, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Congratulations, Mark. It’s well earned.
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November 7, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Thank you Morgan. To be honest, I was very surprised but as I’ve said before, these little things make a big difference. It’s all a very time consuming hobby but worth it when places like the Lamb are putting your name out there.
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November 8, 2012 at 10:01 am
Many congrats Mark! Well and truly deserved. Good to see the excellent work you’ve been putting in is paying off. š
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November 8, 2012 at 11:07 am
Thanks Chris. I’ve exhausted myself a bit but I’ll start to catch up on others’ stuff that I’ve missed and then get back to writing again.
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November 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Congratulations Mark! Definitely deserve.
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November 8, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Thank you brother. It’s a nice little achievement that I’m very happy with.
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November 8, 2012 at 7:35 pm
That’s awesome! Way to go, Mark
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November 8, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Thanks Andy! I worked my ass off during October but I think Joel has been very generous. I’m sure others could easily have been chosen but without sounding selfish, I’m glad he chose me. š I can’t thank the man enough. He runs a good show over there and I’m very appreciative of his recognition.
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November 9, 2012 at 2:37 am
Awww, yay!! Congrats! š
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November 9, 2012 at 9:32 am
Thank you Miss Misty! It’s certainly an honour.
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November 10, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Hey Mark,
send your email address to ack_thpt@yahoo.com so I can send you my post. What format do you want it in?” MS Word?
Dave
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November 10, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Hey Dave, I thought I’d sent you it already? No matter! I’ll do it again. In fact, here it is… mr.marakai@yahoo.co.uk.
Unsure of the format though bro, I do all of my blogging through my iPhone. Anything I post on my blog stems from my phone. Send it anyway and I’ll see how it’s appearing. Another thing, I can’t post videos on my site yet as I’m on the cheapskate wordpress deal at the moment. I will upgrade in the future though but it serves my purposes for now.
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June 25, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Dave, did you ever send me that post? I’ve just realised that I have no memory of after checking this post from a while ago. Tell me, I’ve not forgotten about it, man. My memory is hazy.
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November 11, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Nice summary of your Cctober-November activity š Looking forward for that project you mentioned at Head in a Vice. Congrats on being Lamb of the Month! Well deserved!
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November 12, 2012 at 10:16 am
Thanks Fernando. Yeah, Tyson’s project should be up and running quite soon. We are all still in the process of working our stuff out but it’s making progress.
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November 12, 2012 at 12:47 am
Good stuff, Mark. You deserve it. š
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November 12, 2012 at 10:17 am
Thank you very much Thomas. It’s a nice little bit of recognition.
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November 12, 2012 at 2:53 am
Congrats, Mark! Great to see your blog highlighted š
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November 12, 2012 at 10:19 am
Thanks Eric. I’m very happy to receive it. Any publicity is good publicity. š
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November 12, 2012 at 9:25 am
Well done sir, a very deserving award!!
Sorry I havent been around as much as I should lately. I have been busy. I hope you can forgive me!!
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November 12, 2012 at 10:21 am
Thanks Scott. Much appreciated man. Don’t worry about your frequency, I’m guilty of that exact same thing. I’ve not been as active as I’d liked to have been on others’ stuff.
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November 13, 2012 at 9:22 pm
great going Mark! good for you my man!
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November 13, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Thanks a lot Vic. I’m very happy to have received it. I can’t thank Joel enough for the great work he does over at The Lamb.
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November 14, 2012 at 3:21 am
Congrats to you Mark. That is a fine accomplishment
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November 14, 2012 at 9:55 am
Thanks again T. I’m over the moon about it. It’s these little things that make it all worthwhile.
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