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Q: What Is Film Noir? A: Watch These Two Documentaries And Find Out
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 21, 2014
I’ll be honest, I love a good film noir. As a matter of fact, I often love a bad film noir. Yeah, it’s just kind of that way. We all have those genres which we are willing to give more leeway to than others, I suppose. So what exactly is it that makes a particular movie a “black mo read more
This Truly Is A Concise History of the Origins of Cinema, And That’s A Good Thing.
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 19, 2014
This not-quite thirty minute long feature is pretty much exactly what it sets out to be: A Concise History of the Origins of Cinema. It maps (literally) the many advancements that came together to bring us a short yet well constructed history, going the shadow puppet plays of early China through to read more
Now That’s A Trail! – Yep, It’s Another New Godzilla Trailer!
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 19, 2014
Just a few of notes about this new trailer: 1) We’ve seen the shot with the “path of destruction trail” before, and I’m really hoping that it means we’re also going to get a return of Mothra* in this flick, too. After all, we already know that there’s going to be read more
Top 250 Tuesday #006 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 18, 2014
Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #006 on the list, Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey. 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 read more
In Anticipation Of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, A Quick Look Back At An Earlier Incarnation
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 14, 2014
I was reminded of these the other day in a completely different context, but seeing how popular the Marvel Super-hero movies have been of late, and considering that cineplexes nationwide are going to be overrun by Cap fans with the release on April 4th of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I thoug read more
I am mad as hell and i wont take it anymore talk about network,a review of a gem
Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Posted by Joey on Mar 12, 2014
Network https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest A trenchant satire of “trash TV,” Network seems to grow only more relevant with each passing year.in the year 2014 it seems very much more socially connected to our times. It seems almost every network has reality tv show. Ho read more
The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance!
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 10, 2014
The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or read more
The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance!
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 10, 2014
The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or read more
A Serious Mistake
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Mar 6, 2014
Earlier this week, the Oscars aired and being the cinephile I am, I
dutifully watched it as I do every year. This year’s ceremony did something
that I absolutely loved—they honored the 75th anniversary of THE
WIZARD OF OZ. As I’ve stated before, OZ is my absolute favor read more
Some Women Are Worth Killing For, Others… – Here’s The First Full Trailer For Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 6, 2014
I found the first Sin City to be a quirky, highly stylized little thriller, though I also know quite a few people who didn’t like it for the exact same reasons I did. Either way, if this trailer is any indication, you’ll already know whether you want to spend more time there, because the read more
A Quick Note About Old Time Radio Thursdays
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 4, 2014
Just a quick note for fans of my Old Time Radio Thursday posts. Obviously, when I first put up the posts I make sure that the links in them all work. However, as time goes by, various things happen, and some of the videos disappear. Also, it seems lately that one of the most prolific uploaders of th read more
Why LITTLE WOMEN (1933) is a very big deal
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Mar 2, 2014
Why LITTLE WOMEN (1933) is a very big deal
Labels:
Andrew Britton,
Anne Edwards,
Charlotte Chandler,
George Cukor,
Joan Bennett,
Little Women (1934),
Me (autobiography)
“There’s one thing George and I agree on. Actually, we agree on almost everything. I don’t kno read more
12 Years a Slave
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 27, 2014
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a New York
State-born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold
into slavery. He worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve
years before his release.
Based on Solomon
NorthupR read more
Coming Soon: Roman à clef
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 26, 2014
According to J.E. Luebering of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a roman à clef ("novel with a key") is a work of fiction that has "the extraliterary interest of portraying well-known real people more or less thinly disguised as fictional characters." This tradition apparently began in 17th-century Franc read more
Coming Soon: Roman à clef
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 26, 2014
According to J.E. Luebering of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a roman à clef ("novel with a key") is a work of fiction that has "the extraliterary interest of portraying well-known real people more or less thinly disguised as fictional characters." This tradition apparently began in 17th-century Franc read more
Victor McLaglen, in a Jeep or: a 4 by Ford. McLaglen, Boxer, Actor and a Squire of the Hollywood Landscape
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 25, 2014
Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more
Victor McLaglen, in a Jeep or: a 4 by Ford. McLaglen, Boxer, Actor and a Squire of the Hollywood Landscape
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 25, 2014
Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac 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
Syndromes and a Century
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 19, 2014
Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
The film is a tribute
to the director's parents and is divided into two parts, with the characters
and dialogue in the second half essentially the same as the first, but the
settings and outcome of the stories different. The first part is read more
Autumn Leaves, a Season Worth Celebrating Anytime, a Film of Uncommon Beauty.
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 15, 2014
Autumn Leaves is a Soaper, not a frilly or floral soap but more in the lines of a deep cleaning-cleanser made for grimy, greasy hands; this is a quintessential Joan Crawford vehicle, affording her many strong scenes, and allowing ample room for her larger than life personality. I assume many read more