Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 21, 2014

After spending quite a bit of time delving into what is known as the Golden Age of Radio, I finally decided it was time to take a break from that, which left this Thursday posting slot open. (I do like having certain regular features here on the blog to intersperse...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 19, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #138 on the list,  Nicolas Roeg‘s Don’t Look Now. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 19, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #138 on the list,  Nicolas Roeg‘s Don’t Look Now. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 18, 2014

Okay, let me go ahead and admit up front that the headline up above is – in the best internet tradition – at least slightly misleading. No, the acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa never made a top 100 films list. As his daughter, Kazuko Kurosawa states, “My father always sai   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 29, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #196 on the list,  Tobe Hooper‘s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 29, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #196 on the list,  Tobe Hooper‘s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 24, 2014

No, I haven’t read the book Fifty Shades of Grey, nor do I plan to. However, I know a lot of people will be wanting to see this when it comes out next year. Like I said, I haven’t read the book, and of course, at this point I have...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 24, 2014

This table was compiled by the good folks over at The Beat and shows what we know about the upcoming Marvel, DC, Disney, Pixar, etc. movies beginning with Avengers 2 and moving forward as we head into Comic-con. Of course, there are likely to be a number of changes made...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 24, 2014

No, I haven’t read the book Fifty Shades of Grey, nor do I plan to. However, I know a lot of people will be wanting to see this when it comes out next year. Like I said, I haven’t read the book, and of course, at this point I have...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 24, 2014

This table was compiled by the good folks over at The Beat and shows what we know about the upcoming Marvel, DC, Disney, Pixar, etc. movies beginning with Avengers 2 and moving forward as we head into Comic-con. Of course, there are likely to be a number of changes made...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 15, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,  Monte Helllman‘s Two-Lane Blacktop. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 15, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,  Monte Helllman‘s Two-Lane Blacktop. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 14, 2014

One of the more interesting aspects of the current Planet of the Apes series (though it’s more troublesome in a way with the first movie than the latest, where the conflicts are as much intra-species as they are inter-) is that in many ways the audience is asked to side...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 14, 2014

One of the more interesting aspects of the current Planet of the Apes series (though it’s more troublesome in a way with the first movie than the latest, where the conflicts are as much intra-species as they are inter-) is that in many ways the audience is asked to side...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 13, 2014

“Police Squad! was cancelled because the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it.” Supposedly that’s the reason given by then ABC Entertainment president Tony Thomopoulos in 1982 for the cancellation of the TV show Police Squad! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the s   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 13, 2014

“Police Squad! was cancelled because the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it.” Supposedly that’s the reason given by then ABC Entertainment president Tony Thomopoulos in 1982 for the cancellation of the TV show Police Squad! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the s   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 1, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,  Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 1, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,  Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on June 26, 2014

Yeah, it’s been a fairly quiet week here on the blog, mainly due to my trying to catch up on some stuff offline and also trying to get some longer more original posts ready, rather than simply feeding you the latest trailers and what-not. However, I did want to take...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on June 26, 2014

Yeah, it’s been a fairly quiet week here on the blog, mainly due to my trying to catch up on some stuff offline and also trying to get some longer more original posts ready, rather than simply feeding you the latest trailers and what-not. However, I did want to take...   read more