Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on September 9, 2015

Yeah, I really am trying to get caught up on writing about some of these. This time around, it’s #43 on the list, Bily Wilder’s Some Like It Hot. And as always I’ll just note that for those just joining us, you can find a full introduction to what the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on September 2, 2015

***Spoiler Warning*** Yes, once again, I’m writing about a 50+ year old movie, but to me that doesn’t matter. As I’ve noted before, if you’ve never seen the film, it’s a new movie to you, and there are certain twists in the plot that I will be discussing that you...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on September 1, 2015

Finally, it’s time for a return to my look at movies on Sight and Sound’s most recent Top 250 All-Time Greatest Films list. Yes, it’s been awhile since we’ve visited the list, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been watching them, just that I’ve had other   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 30, 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 August 27, 2015

I know that I said I would be following up the last Classic Television Thursday post with more on the Amos and Andy TV show, and I will be in a couple of weeks, but I decided that could wait a little bit when, during a discussion with one of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 12, 2015

So despite the critical drubbing and the box office failure of their new Fantastic Four movie, Fox says they remain “committed to these characters”. Fine. While I would prefer to see them let the rights revert back to Marvel so that we could see what their home studio could do...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 8, 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 August 5, 2015

My daughter Hannah just happened to be with me when I decided to check out the first episode of MTV’s new Scream television series. We both enjoyed it, but we both decided before watching any more of it she should get “caught up” by watching the original Scream movies. Fortunately,   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 1, 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 July 30, 2015

Today, of course, a character like the Frito Bandito likely wouldn’t be allowed to be a commercial spokesman, because he would be considered racist. However, back in the day… Oh, and if the voice in that commercial sounds familiar, it’s because yes, it is the ever-popular and extr   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 30, 2015

So coming off a couple of weeks where we looked a classic television shows from the 70s, I thought we’d go a bit of a different route for the next couple of weeks and head much further back, to a show that began on radio in the 1920s, but ran...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 29, 2015

***SPOILER WARNING! Yeah, the movie is almost 50 years old, but as I’ve often noted, if you haven’t seen it before, then it might as well have come out yesterday. Plus, it’s not one of those that’s well enough known that the plot twists (and there are a few) would...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 28, 2015

***Spoiler Warning!!! This article deals with the very end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, So if you haven’t seen it yet and plan to, I advise you to turn back now. Seriously, I’m literally dealing with the last shot in the movie (no, not the mid-credit Easter egg, but the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 26, 2015

There are a number of reasons that I decided to start this particular blog. Soldier in the Rain is one of them. Now don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here. This is one of those movies that until a relatively short while ago I had never even heard of, and I’m...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 25, 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 July 23, 2015

Last week, we took a look at Maude, one of the classic Norman Lear series from the 70s, and I thought today I’d do a follow-up featuring another of Mr. Lear’s classic sitcoms, Sanford and Son. Originally based on the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son, it didn’t take long for...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 23, 2015

While we’re celebrating the 70s in the regular Classic TV Thursday posts, I thought I’d throw in this classic commercial for Coke. Trust me, gang, you really don’t get much more early 70s than this. It was an earworm before anybody’d even thought of the word “earworm&#8   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 18, 2015

I know, I’ve been away for awhile and I kind of left you all hanging without posting the last chapter of Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. Well, better late than never, right? And, for those of you who may be just joining us, or who just want to catch up,...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 16, 2015

Y’know, it’s kind of odd to think about the shows that I grew up with as “classic” TV shows, but of course since they’re now around 40 years old, I guess they do qualify. After all, to today’s generation they’re as much ancient history as the shows from the   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 16, 2015

Ask your grandparents, kids.   read more