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A Quick Birthday Tribute To One Of Hollywood’s Greatest – And First – “Scream Queens” – Fay Wray (1907-2004)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 15, 2013
Fay Wray was born on September 17, 1907, marking today as the 106th anniversary of her birth. She is, of course, best known as the girl who screamed her way into the heart of a giant ape. Of course, King Kong was far from Ms. Wray’s only role, nor was it even her first or only horror/thriller read more
Site Note: Two Upcoming Blogathons I’ll Be Participating In
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 15, 2013
Some of you may have noticed a couple of new images in the sidebar to the left. Both of them are promotional images for blogathons I’ll be participating in during October and November. The first one is the Hammer Halloween Blogathon which is being hosted by the Classic Film and TV Cafe. That o read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #011: CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982) Part Two
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #011: CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982) Part Two
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Top 250 Tuesday: #080 – Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 10, 2013
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Sergio Leone‘s Once Upon a Time in the West. For a longer introduction and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll read more
If Miley Cyrus Had Been Alive 100 Years Ago… – Afgrunden (1910)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 10, 2013
…then her “erotic” grinding with Robin Thicke might have looked something like this: Yeah, actually, probably not, since Asta Neilsen actually has a body with a figure to work with and clearly understands more about true eroticism than Ms. Cyrus likely ever will. Kids these days&# read more
Top 250 Tuesday: #078 – Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 10, 2013
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Sergio Leone‘s Once Upon a Time in the West. For a longer introduction and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll read more
If Miley Cyrus Had Been Alive 100 Years Ago… – Afgrunden (1910)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 10, 2013
…then her “erotic” grinding with Robin Thicke might have looked something like this: Yeah, actually, probably not, since Asta Neilsen actually has a body with a figure to work with and clearly understands more about true eroticism than Ms. Cyrus likely ever will. Kids these days&# read more
Sunday Classic Trailer Picks 002: The Old Dark House (1963)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 8, 2013
Trailers can really either be very good or very bad. They can often do a disservice both to the movie they are touting by completely misselling it, or giving away too much. What I’m wanting to focus on here, though, are trailers for classic movies that get it right. Those that really leave you read more
Sunday Classic Trailer Picks 002: The Old Dark House (1963)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 8, 2013
Trailers can really either be very good or very bad. They can often do a disservice both to the movie they are touting by completely misselling it, or giving away too much. What I’m wanting to focus on here, though, are trailers for classic movies that get it right. Those that really leave you read more
This Japanese Poster For John Ford’s The Searchers (1956) May Be Just As Beautiful As The Film Itself
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 6, 2013
And that’s saying a lot. Oh, and yes, I will be covering the movie, which is number 7 on the Sight and Sound Top 250 list in an upcoming Top 250 Tuesday entry before too long. And just for good measure, for those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here’s the trailer: Related read more
This Japanese Poster For John Ford’s The Searchers (1956) May Be Just As Beautiful As The Film Itself
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 6, 2013
And that’s saying a lot. Oh, and yes, I will be covering the movie, which is number 7 on the Sight and Sound Top 250 list in an upcoming Top 250 Tuesday entry before too long. And just for good measure, for those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here’s the trailer: read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #010: CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982) Part One
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 5, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Here It Is! The Arresting First Trailer For The New RoboCop Remake!
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 5, 2013
Do we really NEED a new RoboCop reboot? Probably not. But this actually meets most of my criteria for such a thing. It’s been long enough since the original, the technology available can definitely be a benefit to the new film, and it looks like the film makers actually have something to say w read more
Old Time Radio Thursdays – #010: CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982) Part One
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 5, 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 robots to promote the top records o read more
Here It Is! The Arresting First Trailer For The New RoboCop Remake!
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 5, 2013
Do we really NEED a new RoboCop reboot? Probably not. But this actually meets most of my criteria for such a thing. It’s been long enough since the original, the technology available can definitely be a benefit to the new film, and it looks like the film makers actually have something to say w read more
Top 250 Tuesday: #144 – Blow-Up (1966)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 3, 2013
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Michaelangelo Antonioni‘s Blow-Up. For a longer introduction and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be watchin read more
Top 250 Tuesday: #144 – Blow-Up (1966)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 3, 2013
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Michaelangelo Antonioni‘s Blow-Up. For a longer introduction and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be watchin read more
Sunday Classic Trailer Picks: Psycho (1960)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 1, 2013
I’ve been promising some new weekly features, and here is the first of them. Trailers can really either be very good or very bad. They can often do a disservice both to the movie they are touting by completely misselling it, or giving away too much. What I’m wanting to focus on here, tho read more
Turner Classic Movies Once Again Proves Itself To Be The Place To Look For Fascinating Movie Programming
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 1, 2013
Wow. There’s really not much more that can be said about this, Unfortunately I don’t personally get TCM as part of my cable package, but if there were ever something that would convince me to upgrade, this would be it. http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2013/08/30/dvr-red read more