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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

TCM is featuring two films starring Gloria Grahame (above) on Sunday. The actor is being portrayed by Annette Bening in the new movie, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). TCM is airing two films from actor Gloria Grahame on Sunday night. Grahame and her career are in the spotlight right now read more

As fate would have it, the first Carole & Co. entry of 2018 deals with the final movie I saw in 2017, Carole Lombard in "True Confession." (Carole is shown with leading man Fred MacMurray and her character's best friend, Una Merkel, who may or may not be faking her faint.)"True Confession" has nearl read more

Is "Brief Moment," from the fall of 1933, the least-known of Carole Lombard's five Columbia films? Perhaps. But this drama co-starring Gene Raymond, adapted from a Broadway play, has some things going for it -- among them a solid script and decent performances by both leads.Now, eBay has three still read more

For a brief spell in the early 1930s, Carole Lombard appeared to be emulating Jean Harlow by making her hair as platinum as possible. (You could argue that peek-a-boo hairstyle was predicting the rise of Veronica Lake, who would gain stardom at the end of the decade.) Now, there's another link of so read more

vt The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas US / 26 minutes / bw / Mark VII, NBC Dir: Jack Webb Pr: Michael Meshekoff Scr: James Moser, Jack Webb Cine: Edward Colman Cast: Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, Wm. Johnstone, June Whitley, Sammy Ogg, Virginia Christine, Rennie McEvoy, Olan Soulé, George Fenneman (voiceov read more

Star Clu Gulager. Charlie Cobb's business card states that he's the Operational Vice President, Western Territory, for Chicago-based Hearthside Security, Inc. In reality, he's a poorly-paid private detective stationed in the Old West. He augments his salary by padding his expense account at every o read more

Star Clu Gulager. Charlie Cobb's business card states that he's the Operational Vice President, Western Territory, for Chicago-based Hearthside Security, Inc. In reality, he's a poorly-paid private detective stationed in the Old West. He augments his salary by padding his expense account at every o read more

The initial inclination for seeing Arnaud Desplechin’s sprawling family drama was the presence of the estimable Catherine Deneuve. And she’s truly wonderful giving a shining, nuanced performance that makes the audience respect her, sympathize with her, and even dislike her a little bit. read more

The initial inclination for seeing Arnaud Desplechin’s sprawling family drama was the presence of the estimable Catherine Deneuve. And she’s truly wonderful giving a shining, nuanced performance that makes the audience respect her, sympathize with her, and even dislike her a little bit. read more

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the read more

It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without The Thin Man series on TCM. The network is airing six of the films starring Myrna Loy and William Powell starting at 8 p.m. Sunday. TCM is airing all six of The Thin Man movies on New Year's Eve. There's also a marathon of Alfred Hitchcock's best films and tw read more

In my pre-TCM life, before 2005, I ritually watched a small handful of classics during the holiday season every year, films like A Christmas Carol (1951), The Bishop's Wife (1947), Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Scrooge (1970) that had been airing on network TV and local channels for years. Then read more

When asked about "Marriage in Transit" -- her 1925 Fox feature with Edmund Lowe -- in later years, Carole Lombard criticized her performance as overemotional. (Alas, we can't make our own evaluation, since the original print was destroyed in a fire 80 years ago; like the several titles she made befo read more

Some character actors have such larger-than-life personalities that they literally seem to step out of the screen and walk among you. To me, Connie Gilchrist has always been that type of an actress. She is instantly recognizable and, even for the briefest uncredited appearance, she would give it her read more

It wouldn't be Christmas Eve without Christmas in Connecticut (1945) on TCM. The romantic comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan is part of Sunday's all-day lineup of Christmas movies. TCM is airing a weekend filled with holiday classics, including TCM fan favorites The Bishop's Wife read more

What a Character! Blogathon – Edward Everett Horton On December 16, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Edward Everett Horton. So immensely popular amongst Classic Hollywood buffs, I had to write his name in the sign-up for the blogathon as quickly as read more

Early last month, I announced plans to participate in this year's "What A Character!" blogathon, designed to honor the foot soldiers of film (and TV) acting -- the supporting players who helped make Carole Lombard and other stars shine. I did so several years ago, honoring Walter Connolly (http://ca read more

Outspoken and Freckled, Once Upon a Screen, and Paula's Cinema Club host the What a Character! blogathon for the 6th year. The tributes run from December 15 to 17.  Day 1 entries  Day 2 entries  Day 3 entries John Alexander November 29, 1897 - July 13, 1982 You were distrac read more

Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled, and Paula's Cinema Club have once again teamed up to host the fabulous What a Character! Blogathon giving us film fans a chance to gush about those unsung heroes of the silver screen - character actors. What would classics such as Gone with the Wind b read more