Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 22, 2014

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 22, 2014

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 21, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #035 on the list, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. 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 January 21, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #035 on the list, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. 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 January 20, 2014

He has that rare quality, which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing. He has the brooding eye which excites expectation and he has also a quite unrivaled power of disguise. My only criticism of the films...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 20, 2014

He has that rare quality, which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing. He has the brooding eye which excites expectation and he has also a quite unrivaled power of disguise. My only criticism of the films...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 16, 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 January 16, 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 January 14, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #239 on the list, Robert Weine‘s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 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 January 14, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #239 on the list, Robert Weine‘s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 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 January 12, 2014

This is my contribution to the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon. The CMHP Blogathon will be running over the next three days, and the idea behind it is that each participant will take a year in classic movie history and post something in relation to that year. The blogathon is...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 12, 2014

This is my contribution to the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon. The CMHP Blogathon will be running over the next three days, and the idea behind it is that each participant will take a year in classic movie history and post something in relation to that year. The blogathon is...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 9, 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 January 9, 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 January 7, 2014

For those of us of a certain age, Kung Fu Theater was a great way to pass an otherwise empty Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and one of the signs that it was going to be a good one was this opening because it was a sign that the flick that...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 7, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #178 on the list, Georges Melies‘s A Trip To The Moon. 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 January 7, 2014

For those of us of a certain age, Kung Fu Theater was a great way to pass an otherwise empty Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and one of the signs that it was going to be a good one was this opening because it was a sign that the flick that...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 7, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #178 on the list, Georges Melied‘s A Trip To The Moon. 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 January 2, 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 January 2, 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