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Old Time Radio Thursdays – #031: Destination Freedom (1948 – 1950)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 20, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Throwing A Wet Blanket On A Blazing Saddle – It’s The Pilot For The Unsold Black Bart TV Series (1975)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 20, 2014
Why? Really, just… why? Why try to spin a TV show out of a hit comedy film like Blazing Saddles when you can’t use any of the elements that made to film so original and funny? And why am I sharing it with you now? I’ll admit, most of the time I would file this kind of thing under t read more
Hope For The Best, Dread The Worst – Here’s The New Trailer For Showtime’s Penny Dreadful
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 17, 2014
I suspect Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful is one of those shows that’s going to either be very very good or very very bad. Of course, the worst thing it could be is simply boring. I’m really hoping that the characters will be given some room to breathe and take on a life (or in read more
Hope For The Best, Dread The Worst – Here’s The New Trailer For Showtime’s Penny Dreadful
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 17, 2014
I suspect Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful is one of those shows that’s going to either be very very good or very very bad. Of course, the worst thing it could be is simply boring. I’m really hoping that the characters will be given some room to breathe and take on a life (or in read more
For Your Valentine’s Day Viewing – Some Like It Hot (1959)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 14, 2014
You’ve got Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and of course, Marilyn Monroe. You’ve got a slick script by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. You’ve also got Wilder at his directorial best. You’ve got a great soundtrack, including Marilyn singing “I Want To Be Loved By You” read more
For Your Valentine’s Day Viewing – Some Like It Hot (1959)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 14, 2014
You’ve got Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and of course, Marilyn Monroe. You’ve got a slick script by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. You’ve also got Wilder at his directorial best. You’ve got a great soundtrack, including Marilyn singing “I Want To Be Loved By You” read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #030: The Story Lady (1945)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Sometimes Being Unforgiven Can Be Beautiful, Too – Here’s The New UK Trailer For Yurusarezaru Mono, The Japanese Unforgiven Remake
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
I wrote about this before, back when it was opening in Japan. Yurusarezaru Mono is a Japanese remake of the 1992 Academy Award-winning (including Best Picture and Best Director) film Unforgiven which starred and was directed by Clint Eastwood. Now we’ve finally got a new trailer for the film, read more
As Beautiful As Its Star – Here’s the New UK Trailer For Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
Okay, let’s just be completely honest here: If you saw Scarlett Johansson standing by the side of the road hitchhiking, you’d stop to pick her up. Of course, if you knew she was an alien who intended to have sex with and then kill you for some unknown reason? Yeah, you’d still pick read more
Just A Quick Note About Today’s OTR Thursday Post
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
I just wanted to send out a quick update for those who follow the blog by e-mail and may have clicked through earlier to check out today’s Old Time Radio Thursday post on The Story Lady. Unfortunately, it appears that in the time that I originally wrote that post and today the videos that I ha read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #030: The Story Lady (1945)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Sometimes Being Unforgiven Can Be Beautiful, Too – Here’s The New UK Trailer For Yurusarezaru Mono, The Japanese Unforgiven Remake
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
I wrote about this before, back when it was opening in Japan. Yurusarezaru Mono is a Japanese remake of the 1992 Academy Award-winning (including Best Picture and Best Director) film Unforgiven which starred and was directed by Clint Eastwood. Now we’ve finally got a new trailer for the film, read more
As Beautiful As Its Star – Here’s the New UK Trailer For Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
Okay, let’s just be completely honest here: If you saw Scarlett Johansson standing by the side of the road hitchhiking, you’d stop to pick her up. Of course, if you knew she was an alien who intended to have sex with and then kill you for some unknown reason? Yeah, you’d still pick read more
Just A Quick Note About Today’s OTR Thursday Post
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2014
I just wanted to send out a quick update for those who follow the blog by e-mail and may have clicked through earlier to check out today’s Old Time Radio Thursday post on The Story Lady. Unfortunately, it appears that in the time that I originally wrote that post and today the videos that I ha read more
Top 250 Tuesday #075 – The Third Man (1949)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 11, 2014
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #075 on the list, Carol Reed’s The Third Man. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be read more
Top 250 Tuesday #075 – The Third Man (1949)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 11, 2014
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #075 on the list, Carol Reed’s The Third Man. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be read more
Pierced By Harvey Scissorhands – Will We Get To See An Uncut Snowpiercer After All? Only If We’re Lucky
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 10, 2014
I haven’t written much about Jong Boon-Ho’s Snowpiercer, because I’ve been waiting to see how all of the off-screen, behind-the-scenes machinations played out. Okay, here’s the short version of the story so far: Snowpiercer is the latest film from acclaimed Korean director Bo read more
Pierced By Harvey Scissorhands – Will We Get To See An Uncut Snowpiercer After All? Only If We’re Lucky
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 10, 2014
I haven’t written much about Jong Boon-Ho’s Snowpiercer, because I’ve been waiting to see how all of the off-screen, behind-the-scenes machinations played out. Okay, here’s the short version of the story so far: Snowpiercer is the latest film from acclaimed Korean director Bo read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #029: The Adventures of Superman (1940-1951) Part Four
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 6, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #029: The Adventures of Superman (1940-1951) Part Four
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 6, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more