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Just A Quick Reminder
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 3, 2018
No new feature post today, but I i want to take just a moment to remind you that the best way to keep up with all of the goings on and new posts here at Durnmoose Movie Musings is through our Facebook page and Twitter feed. There you will find updates whenever a new post goes up, along with other sh read more
Say “Cheese” 001 – The Hanged Man (1974)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 2, 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
The Moose Returns
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 1, 2018
Last year was… let’s say… interesting in a number of ways to say the least.I won’t get into all that’s been going on here, but unfortunately, one of the ways that “interesting” has translated has been “not much blogging”, something I’m dete read more
(Un)Happy Public Domain Day 2018
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 1, 2018
It’s certainly not the way I’d like to celebrate my return to movie blogging, nor the way I would love to ring in the New Year, but here we are. Yep, once again, in what has become an annual tradition, it’s time to not celebrate Public Domain Day. What’s Public Domain Day? Simply put, read more
Let These Carnivorous Mermaids Lure You In – The Lure (2016)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 23, 2017
The Lure (Córki dancingu), a 2016 film from first-time Polish director Agnieszka Smoczyńska, played at Sundance and Fantastic Fest late last year, and has been picked up for distribution by Janus Films with a scheduled February 1 opening at the IFC Center. Here’s a description of the film: read more
This Is Why We Need To Maintain A Good Relationship With The Russians – Guardians (2017)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 16, 2017
The final trailer has dropped for the upcoming Russian film Guardians, which looks very much like it may be their answer to Marvel’s The Avengers, except for one thing: from all reports it has a sense of fun and flair that might put it more in the category of Guardians of the Galaxy or Deadpoo read more
Saturday Double Feature: Suicide Squad (2016) And…
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 14, 2017
Hey! It’s Saturday. That means it’s time to pair up another couple of films for a Saturday Double Feature. I’m cheating a little bit this week, since today’s feature movie has already finished it’s theatrical run, but since it’s just come out on disk in the past f read more
Throwback Thursday – The Fighting Lady (1944)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 12, 2017
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 “Throwb read more
Saturday Double Feature: Arrival (2016) And…
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 7, 2017
Yep, I’ve decided it’s time for the return of what used to be a regular feature here on the blog, the Saturday Double Feature. The idea here is simple: take a movie that’s currently in theaters and pair it with one from the past to crate an interesting double bill. In the previous read more
Neo-Nazis vs Skull-Faced People – John Carpenter Sets The Record Straight On They Live (1988)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 6, 2017
I know that a lot of how you “read” a movie and how you interpret both its contents and its intent comes from what you bring to it. A lot of times what one takes away from viewing a film is very dependent upon what you want to see there in the first place. And sometimes there are valid i read more
Throwback Thursday – Horse Feathers (1932)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 5, 2017
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 “Throwb read more
Sight and Sound Top 250 #185 – Paris, Texas (1984)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 3, 2017
As we finally get back to our trip through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Movies of All Time list, we come to #185, Wim Wenders’s Paris, Texas. And as always I’ll note that for those just joining us, you can find a full introduction to what the Sight and Sound Top 250 list is, and a look at read more
(Un)Happy Public Domain Day – 2017 Edition
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 1, 2017
So what do the founder of the Surrealist movement, a star of the silent film era, the Japanese author behind the popularization of Buddhism in the West, two female writers at the heart of the Modernist scene, and one of the “fathers of science fiction” have in common this year? If you guessed that read more
Throwback Thursday – The Outlaw (1943)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 29, 2016
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 “Throwb read more
A Very Special Time Of Night – The Midnight Special
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 26, 2016
On August 19, 1972 a special program appeared on NBC urging younger voters to get out and vote in the upcoming presidential election. Sponsored by Chevrolet, the special feature live acts performing their own music, something rather unique at the time since, like many appearances by acts on TV today read more
Saturday Double Feature – Pete’s Dragon (2016) and…
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 24, 2016
Yep, it’s the return of what use to be a regular feature here on the blog, the Saturday Double Feature. the idea is to pair a movie that is out in theaters now with one from the past. The reason for the pairing can vary – sometimes it will be pretty obvious, for instance if the movie in read more
Anime Entryway – They Were 11 (1986)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 22, 2016
I don’t write much about anime here, simply because I don’t watch that much of it nowadays. However, back in the 90s, when it was seeing its first real American boom thanks to a home video market that was desperate for all kinds of content, I did watch quite a bit and found a lot to like read more
Quickie Review – Haunter (2013)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 4, 2016
Every once in a while I’ll be scrolling through my queue on Netflix or Hulu and run across a movie that I don’t really remember putting on there but know there must have been a reason. Sometimes it turns out to be who is in it, sometimes it’s because it’s one that is suggeste read more
The Return Of The Epic? – Ben-Hur (2016)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Aug 14, 2016
So a “featurette” focusing largely on the chariot race has been released to promote the upcoming Ben-Hur movie. I’ll admit I’m looking forward to this, largely because I’m curious how Hollywood is going to handle this kind of epic historical film today. Of course, a bi read more
Throwback Thursday – More Nero Wolfe
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jul 28, 2016
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 “Throwb read more