Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

Officially, this is the last international trailer before the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May. There’s a lot more Goblin in there, and again, a lot more focus on character development which is a good thing, I think. Though since various sources are calling this the Empire Strikes...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

A few caveats: Yes, this does seem to be legit, and from Marvel, though the first source I was going to link to seems to have disappeared, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this one didn’t, too. Obviously, If I find a better, or possibly more stable one, I’ll link...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

This not-quite thirty minute long feature is pretty much exactly what it sets out to be: A Concise History of the Origins of Cinema. It maps (literally) the many advancements that came together to bring us a short yet well constructed history, going the shadow puppet plays of early China...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

Just a few of notes about this new trailer: 1) We’ve seen the shot with the “path of destruction trail” before, and I’m really hoping that it means we’re also going to get a return of Mothra* in this flick, too. After all, we already know that there’s going to...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

Officially, this is the last international trailer before the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May. There’s a lot more Goblin in there, and again, a lot more focus on character development which is a good thing, I think. Though since various sources are calling this the Empire Strikes...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 19, 2014

A few caveats: Yes, this does seem to be legit, and from Marvel, though the first source I was going to link to seems to have disappeared, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this one didn’t, too. Obviously, If I find a better, or possibly more stable one, I’ll link...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 18, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #006 on the list, Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 18, 2014

Of course, it’s only a teaser, but if this trailer is any indication, it looks like this translation of the classic Peanuts characters to the big screen may actually work. I usually find these expansions rather dreary and unnecessary affairs, but if there were ever characters that should work   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 18, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #006 on the list, Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 18, 2014

Of course, it’s only a teaser, but if this trailer is any indication, it looks like this translation of the classic Peanuts characters to the big screen may actually work. I usually find these expansions rather dreary and unnecessary affairs, but if there were ever characters that should work   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 14, 2014

I was reminded of these the other day in a completely different context, but seeing how popular the Marvel Super-hero movies have been of late, and considering that cineplexes nationwide are going to be overrun by Cap fans with the release on April 4th of Captain America: The Winter Soldier,...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 14, 2014

I was reminded of these the other day in a completely different context, but seeing how popular the Marvel Super-hero movies have been of late, and considering that cineplexes nationwide are going to be overrun by Cap fans with the release on April 4th of Captain America: The Winter Soldier,...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 13, 2014

The New York Times is reporting today that Hal Douglas passed away this past Friday as a result of complications of pancreatic cancer. The name is one that is unfortunately not very likely known, though his voice spoke to generations of movie-goers. Hal Douglas, you see, was one of the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 13, 2014

The New York Times is reporting today that Hal Douglas passed away this past Friday as a result of complications of pancreatic cancer. The name is one that is unfortunately not very likely known, though his voice spoke to generations of movie-goers. Hal Douglas, you see, was one of the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 12, 2014

A friend of mine (thanks, Edith!) sent me a link to this article on Cracked today. It’s entitled 4 Reasons This New Movie Is Everything Wrong With Hollywood, and is actually in response to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter which details the sale of a movie entitled Winter’s   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 12, 2014

A friend of mine (thanks, Edith!) sent me a link to this article on Cracked today. It’s entitled 4 Reasons This New Movie Is Everything Wrong With Hollywood, and is actually in response to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter which details the sale of a movie entitled Winter’s   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 10, 2014

Just a quick note about the blog as the week begins: This is probably going to be another of those weeks without a whole lot of material posted. In particular, there won’t be a Top 250 Tuesday, nor a Thursday Old Time Radio post (though the Saturday Double Feature and...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 10, 2014

Just a quick note about the blog as the week begins: This is probably going to be another of those weeks without a whole lot of material posted. In particular, there won’t be a Top 250 Tuesday, nor a Thursday Old Time Radio post (though the Saturday Double Feature and...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 6, 2014

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 6, 2014

I found the first Sin City to be a quirky, highly stylized little thriller, though I also know quite a few people who didn’t like it for the exact same reasons I did. Either way, if this trailer is any indication, you’ll already know whether you want to spend more...   read more