Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 1, 2014

Yep, it’s the first of January, and time to celebrate all of those great books, stories, characters, films, recordings, and everything else that enters the Public Domain today. So what new treasures are on tap to enter the P.D. this year? Well, according to The Center for the Study of the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 1, 2014

Yep, it’s the first of January, and time to celebrate all of those great books, stories, characters, films, recordings, and everything else that enters the Public Domain today. So what new treasures are on tap to enter the P.D. this year? Well, according to The Center for the Study of the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 31, 2013

One of the biggest surprises of the past couple of years was The Raid: Redemption, a Taiwanese film that quickly took it’s place as one of my favorite straight-up all-out non-stop here’s-how-you-do-it action flicks of all time. This year, we’re going to get the sequel, The Raid 2:   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 31, 2013

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #229 on the list,Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz. 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 December 31, 2013

One of the biggest surprises of the past couple of years was The Raid: Redemption, a Taiwanese film that quickly took it’s place as one of my favorite straight-up all-out non-stop here’s-how-you-do-it action flicks of all time. This year, we’re going to get the sequel, The Raid 2:   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 31, 2013

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #229 on the list,Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz. 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 December 29, 2013

In answer to the question in the headline, I’d say “probably not”. However, according to this article and Box Office Mojo (where the figures come from) Storage 24, which was directed by Johannes Roberts and stars Noel Clarke, Colin O’Donoghue and Antonia Campbell-Hughes was t   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 29, 2013

In answer to the question in the headline, I’d say “probably not”. However, according to this article and Box Office Mojo (where the figures come from) Storage 24, which was directed by Johannes Roberts and stars Noel Clarke, Colin O’Donoghue and Antonia Campbell-Hughes was t   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 23, 2013

Just wanted to put up a quick post to mote that due to all the busyness of the holiday week, the regular features will not be appearing this week. (Though there may be a couple of posts along the way if I can get them finished up in a relatively...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 23, 2013

Just wanted to put up a quick post to mote that due to all the busyness of the holiday week, the regular features will not be appearing this week. (Though there may be a couple of posts along the way if I can get them finished up in a relatively...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 19, 2013

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 December 19, 2013

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 December 18, 2013

One of the cinematic surprises of 2011 for genre fans was just how good Rise of the Planet of the Apes turned out to be. And I’m pleased to say that now that we’re getting our first looks at next year’s sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, it...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 18, 2013

One of the cinematic surprises of 2011 for genre fans was just how good Rise of the Planet of the Apes turned out to be. And I’m pleased to say that now that we’re getting our first looks at next year’s sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, it...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 17, 2013

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #229 on the list,Leo McCarey‘s Marx Brothers vehicle Duck Soup. 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 December 17, 2013

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #229 on the list,Leo McCarey‘s Marx Brothers vehicle Duck Soup. 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 December 15, 2013

As we approach the return of the world’s greatest detective in one of his latest incarnations – the BBC’s Sherlock, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson – it seems perhaps appropriate to take a look at his earliest film   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 15, 2013

As we approach the return of the world’s greatest detective in one of his latest incarnations – the BBC’s Sherlock, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson – it seems perhaps appropriate to take a look at his earliest film   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 12, 2013

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 December 10, 2013

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #065 on the list, Charles Laughton‘s The Night of the Hunter. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if...   read more