Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on June 7, 2018

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 7, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 19, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on April 27, 2015

Not quite halfway through The Parallax View, the film loses its footing. Director Pakula keeps the audience a good three car lengths from not just the action of the film–with long shots in Panavision–but also understanding the action of the film. Parallax even goes so far to introduce p   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 18, 2014

“Fella you don’t know what this story means” The first shot and we know where we are. We’ve been here before. It’s Seattle. The occasion is a Fourth of July parade honoring Senator Charles Carol. Any viewer paying attention knows something fishy is a foot and in perhaps   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 18, 2014

“Fella you don’t know what this story means” The first shot and we know where we are. We’ve been here before. It’s Seattle. The occasion is a Fourth of July parade honoring Senator Charles Carol. Any viewer paying attention knows something fishy is afoot and in perhaps   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 21, 2013

I’m not sure exactly why I decided last night’s movie would be 1974’s The Parallax View, or even when I put it in my Netflix queue. Still, there it was, and since I was in a kind of “what the heck” mood, I decided to give it a go. Coming...   read more