Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 4, 2018

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 3, 2018

Another Saturday means another Saturday Double Feature! Okay, let’s start with a quick recap of the “rules”, shall we? The basic idea here is to take a movie that is out in theaters now, and pair it up with another movie from the 1980s or before. Sometimes the connection will...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 2, 2018

Just a quick one today for those of you who are fans of last year’s terrific Wonder Woman movie and/or of the hit 70s Wonder Woman television show starring Linda Carter. Back when the classic 1966 Batman TV show was at its height, DC decided to try to expand its...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 1, 2018

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 28, 2018

I actually came to David Mamet’s House of Games a bit sideways. Nowadays, of course, it would catch my eye because of Mamet’s name and my love for his unique style of writing dialogue. However I actually saw House of Games long before I was aware if Mamet as a...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 27, 2018

Some of the most popular posts here recently seem to have been those dealing with Old Time Radio, so I thought maybe it was time to bring back a regular weekly feature on old radio shows. Back when I first started this blog, a regular feature was Old Time Radio...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 26, 2018

And here we are, back again with another look at one of the world’s best movies as designated by the Sight and Sound Top 250 Movies of All Time list. This time around, it’s #013 on the list, Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless. And as always I’ll note that for those...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 25, 2018

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 24, 2018

Hey, it’s Saturday, and that means the return of the Saturday Double Feature! Okay, let’s start with a quick recap of the “rules”, shall we? The basic idea here is to take a movie that is out in theaters now, and pair it up with another movie from the 1980s...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 23, 2018

This past week, DC Comics held a meeting with the American Library Association at which they announced two new imprints within the company – DC Ink and DC Zoom, both of which will be aimed at younger readers than their current main line of comics. One of the interesting announcements...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 22, 2018

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 21, 2018

As a “franchise” Cloverfield certainly has an odd history. The first movie, simply titled Cloverfield, was a found-footage take on the kaiju/giant monster/Godzilla genre. To be honest, although there have been found footage movies that I’ve enjoyed, I wasn’t a fan. Then came   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 20, 2018

Once again we continue our journey through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Movies of All Time list, we come to #228, Pier Paolo Passolinis Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom. And as always I’ll note that for those just joining us, you can find a full introduction to...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 19, 2018

I seem to have been on a bit of a Kurt Russell kick lately. Just recently I wrote about The Mean Season, which starred Russell as a reporter who has to track down and confront a serial killer, and now it’s 1994’s Stargate which also features Russell as Colonel Jack...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 18, 2018

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 17, 2018

It’s Saturday, and that means it’s time for another Saturday Double Feature! Okay, let’s start with a quick recap of the “rules”, shall we? The basic idea here is to take a movie that is out in theaters now, and pair it up with another movie from the 1980s or...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 16, 2018

Get Out is one of those movies that I heard quite a bit about last year, but just never got around to seeing, something I’ve thankfully now remedied. Coming from first time writer and director Jordan Peele, previously best known for the comedy sketch show Key and Peele,, a horror...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 15, 2018

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 14, 2018

This past Christmas my son got me a Mill Creek box set called Awesomely Cheesy Movies. 100 movies on 24 disks, it’s actually a combination of two of their earlier released sets, “The Swinging Seventies”, and “The Excellent Eighties”. For those of you who may not be fam   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 13, 2018

I was having a chat the other day with a friend of mine. It started as a discussion of the new Tom Hanks/Meryl Streep film The Post., but soon moved to other movies about newspapers and reporters. That was when my friend, who used to be a reporter himself, brought...   read more