Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 5, 2015

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 3, 2015

There are times while I’m researching these posts that I am completely caught off guard by something that will turn up. That’s what happened while I was looking for information for today’s post on Dan Rowan and Dick Martin’s Laugh-In. As a matter of fact, it happened twice. L   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 3, 2015

Last time I mentioned that the cornpone comedy Hee Haw was heavily influenced by Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, (generally referred to simply as Laugh-In) so it seemed only fitting this week to take a look at the original show itself. I suppose I’d never really given the name of the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 29, 2015

Yep, it’s been awhile, but it’s finally time to renew our voyage through the most recent Sight and Sound Top 250 Movies of All Time list, this time around, it’s #156 on the list, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. And as always I’ll note that for those just joining us, you   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 27, 2015

To say that I am not a fan of Black Friday could really be the definition of the word “understatement”. I’m not going to get into all the reasons for that here, because if you feel the same way I do, then you already understand most of them, and if...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 26, 2015

Not long ago I posted about Quentin Tarantino’s plans to mount a 70mm “roadshow version” of his upcoming film The Hateful Eight. Now he’s put together a video featurette with some of his stars and some of the people behind the movie showcasing and explaining the decisions and   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 23, 2015

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 21, 2015

I’m working on an article about exploitation movies that will probably hit this page sometime late next week depending on the Thanksgiving holiday, etc., but I thought just for fun in the meantime I’d throw a few trailers up for some of these grindhouse “classics” for your we   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 19, 2015

I’m not sure that I really loved the TV show Hee Haw when I was a kid, or whether I just remember it that way through a nostalgic haze. Either way, it was definitely a Saturday night staple here in my Nashville home. One thing I was surprised to find...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 17, 2015

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 15, 2015

There’ve been two bits of Quentin Tarantino news recently related to his upcoming movie The Hateful Eight that I felt were worth commenting on. First of all, The New York Times reports that Tarantino and The Weinsein Company have spent the past year and a half working to open the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 10, 2015

Yep, Marvel/Netflix have released one more trailer for Jessica Jones just in case you needed a bit more convincing at this point. But really, if you are a fan of what they did with Daredevil, do you? Or, for that matter if you weren’t a fan of it, or don’t...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 7, 2015

I’m reminded of those old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials: “You got your comedy in my horror!” “You got your horror in my comedy!” It’s two great tastes that go great together. It’s Ash vs Evil Dead! I may have just found my favorite new horror m   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 6, 2015

I’m really trying not to get too psyched too early for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but every time we get a new trailer, especially one like this new international trailer which has so much new footage, it’s kind of hard to suppress that “Oh, heck yeah, this is going...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 5, 2015

Ah, Christmas. Usually you have to spend Christmas Day with people that you at least have to pretend that you love. Or at least like. Or are willing to tolerate. That’s one of my theories about why theaters tend to be packed on the day. Because once the presents are...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 5, 2015

Well, apparently Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland made enough money for Disney to go ahead with a sequel, Alice Through The Looking Glass, although is time around it’s not Burton in the director’s chair. This time the task falls to James Bobin, though it’s obviously based on   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 5, 2015

The past couple of weeks in this space we’ve looked at the Dan Curtis produced made for television movies The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler, topping the Halloween celebration off with a look last week at the TV series that sprang from them. I’d originally planned for that to...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 4, 2015

It’s not so much that these posters for Star Wars: The Force Awakens are disappointing in and of themselves. As far as they go, they’re perfectly fine examples of what most of the studios are releasing nowadays to promote their films. But that’s kind of the point: they’re pre   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on November 2, 2015

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on October 31, 2015

***Spoiler Alert*** Yeah, I’m going to go ahead and throw the spoiler tag up here because I’d be willing to bet that very few of you have ever seen this movie, or have even heard of it, and – not to give too much away here – you really should....   read more