Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 11, 2013

Ok, I’m sorry, maybe it’s just me, but for some reason I just can’t look at this new poster for the next Hunger Games installment: without flashing way back to this seminal album cover: Yeah, I know, but what can I say?   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 11, 2013

Ricky Jay has long been a particular hero of mine, so to say that I’m looking forward to this documentary about him is something of an understatement And in the meantime, if you want to see him in a feature film, I highly recommend David Mamet’s 1987 feature House of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 9, 2013

*** SPOILER WARNING*** This is one of those movies that I really can’t write about it the way that I want to without giving away/talking about the ending, so if you haven’t seen it, or plan to soon, you might want to skip this one and come back to it...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 9, 2013

*** SPOILER WARNING*** This is one of those movies that I really can’t write about it the way that I want to without giving away/talking about the ending, so if you haven’t seen it, or plan to soon, you might want to skip this one and come back to it...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 4, 2013

Roger Ebert, american film critic. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There are a lot of things that I could say about the passing of Roger Ebert, and there are many words that others will write. But perhaps in this case the most elegant and eloquent thing to do is to let the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 4, 2013

Roger Ebert, american film critic. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There are a lot of things that I could say about the passing of Roger Ebert, and there are many words that others will write. But perhaps in this case the most elegant and eloquent thing to do is to let the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 2, 2013

Just a quick heads-up for folks who are interested in pre-code movies and the early days of film censorship: the good folks over at Movie Morlocks have posted a really good article giving a basic primer on Will Hays and his role in setting up what became known as the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 2, 2013

Just a quick heads-up for folks who are interested in pre-code movies and the early days of film censorship: the good folks over at Movie Morlocks have posted a really good article giving a basic primer on Will Hays and his role in setting up what became known as the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 1, 2013

Is this movie a joke? Well, yeah. But that doesn’t mean it’s not real. Okay, let’s go ahead and get this out of the way at the top. Yes, today is April 1st. Yes, in America it is April Fool’s Day. And yes, this post is my offering to that...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on April 1, 2013

Is this movie a joke? Well, yeah. But that doesn’t mean it’s not real. Okay, let’s go ahead and get this out of the way at the top. Yes, today is April 1st. Yes, in America it is April Fool’s Day. And yes, this post is my offering to that...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 31, 2013

Just a quick post for today. this unauthorized 1907 adaptation of Lew Wallace’s famous novel Ben Hur is notable not only for being the first filmed version of the story, but also because it led to the studio being sued for copyright infringement by the author’s estate. The suit ultimatel   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 31, 2013

Just a quick post for today. this unauthorized 1907 adaptation of Lew Wallace’s famous novel Ben Hur is notable not only for being the first filmed version of the story, but also because it led to the studio being sued for copyright infringement by the author’s estate. The suit ultimatel   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 28, 2013

Al Pacino (Photo credit: Martin McKenna) In some ways, it’s become something of a joke. There are certain actors who lose themselves so deeply into a movie role that you lose sight of the actor and see nothing but the character. These are the actors who tend to get the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 28, 2013

Al Pacino (Photo credit: Martin McKenna) In some ways, it’s become something of a joke. There are certain actors who lose themselves so deeply into a movie role that you lose sight of the actor and see nothing but the character. These are the actors who tend to get the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 26, 2013

Cover of The Incredible Shrinking Man While looking at various things while working on a write-up about a recent viewing of the 1957 film version of novelist/screenwriter Richard Matheson’s The Incredible Shrinking Man (which, due to a number of factors may not actually get posted until tomorr   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 26, 2013

Cover of The Incredible Shrinking Man While looking at various things while working on a write-up about a recent viewing of the 1957 film version of novelist/screenwriter Richard Matheson’s The Incredible Shrinking Man (which, due to a number of factors may not actually get posted until tomorr   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 25, 2013

Shhh… we’re looking for a… well, yeah, one of those.. Just a quick post today for those who think that the horror-comedy genre began with Scream, or worse, the Scary Movie series. The truth is, the first horror comedy was likely preceded by only a few weeks or months by...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 25, 2013

Shhh… we’re looking for a… well, yeah, one of those.. Just a quick post today for those who think that the horror-comedy genre began with Scream, or worse, the Scary Movie series. The truth is, the first horror comedy was likely preceded by only a few weeks or months by...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 21, 2013

Some pictures don’t really need more words: Am I doing it right, Mr. Hitchcock?   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 21, 2013

A fresh new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness has just hit the interwebs, and it looks great: But wait, did you notice the Easter Egg hidden in it?  If not, go back and take another look… you’ll probably want to go full screen to try to find...   read more