The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 12, 2022

On my latest excursion to Half Price Books, I picked up this little paperback item for $3. ROGER MOORE'S JAMES BOND DIARY was written to coincide with the theatrical release of LIVE AND LET DIE, the first Bond film that Moore starred in. I assume that Moore had some ghostwriting...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 1, 2020

Happy Spooky Season! Since the list of spooky streaming picks that I compiled in 2019 is so comprehensive, I have decided to simply add to that selection this year with a few more titles that I have enjoyed recently. I’ve also linked to sev   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 19, 2020

I am a huge fan of the free streaming service Tubi, because it’s allowed me to catch up on so many great cult and horror titles. I’ve noticed lately though that the service also has a fair number of good classic films available as well. Here are a few of...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 25, 2019

Whenever I hear people fret about the lack of classic films available to stream, I always wonder if they know what kinds of services their local library has to offer. While not every system has subscriptions to services like Kanopy and Hoopla, many do, from city and county systems to...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 11, 2019

Lately I’ve found the free library service Kanopy to be a satisfying destination for streaming classic films. In addition to offering a significant number of Criterion Collection releases, it offers an intriguing mix of Hollywood and international classics. Here are some of my favorites. All t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 11, 2019

As a lover of experimental film, I’m a big fan of UbuWeb, a no-budget educational website founded by poet Kenneth Goldsmith to be a resource for all things avant-garde. My favorite part of the site is its massive page of links to films, most of them shorts, but some feature-length...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 4, 2019

After the demise of FilmStruck, I found myself relying more on the free library streaming service Kanopy for my classic, independent and international film fix. In search of the sort of viewing recommendations I used to get from FS, I found myself drawn to the many film documentaries available from   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on February 21, 2019

The Russ Columbo-Carole Lombard saga didn't end with his mysterious death in 1934, her fatal airplane crash in 1942 or the death of his mother in 1944. (She had a severe heart condition, and family decided not to tell her Russ was dead, but instead was touring the world. While...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 13, 2018

Unless you subscribe to their DVD plan, Netflix doesn’t offer a lot of classic films. However, when it comes to documentaries of interest to those who love the golden age of movies, it’s a different story. I’ve found several interesting flicks on the service, some of them even prod   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 3, 2018

Judging from the vibe I’m getting on social media, Halloween season started early for a lot of us in 2018. I usually start binging on horror flicks when October rolls around, but this year, I’ve been at it for weeks already. This is the first Halloween season I've had access...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 19, 2018

There’s a darn good reason why so many classic film fans are raving about FilmStruck. I’ve never had so much fun working my way through the offerings of a streaming service. Curation is the key here. Everything is carefully selected, with a balance between artistic statement and pure sen   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 26, 2018

Dear Diary was originally a TV pilot, which didn’t get picked up, then got (slightly) re-edited into a short. It’s impossible to imagine it as a weekly show, just because Diary does so little to establish what would be its regular cast. It opens with star Bebe Neuwirth writing about...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 21, 2018

The National Film Board of Canada is a wondrous organization, giving opportunities to innovative, talented filmmakers and preserving decades of fascinating work. Many of the films supported by the group are available to stream on its official website, several for free (some limited to residents of C   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on October 20, 2017

To put it mildly, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary is narratively erratic. The film–a filmed ballet “converted” to a silent movie–opens with panic over Eastern Europeans entering Britain. At least, the onscreen text implies this panic. It’s quickly forgotten; after doing cast introductions (als   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on February 27, 2017

##Thanks to the party thrown by the extraordinarily generous Sam and Lucille Juliano of the amazing movies’n’otherstuff site Wonders in the Dark, we had a great Oscars Night . . . and too much excellent food. Just as I was realizing I could eat not one mouthful more, along came...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on January 13, 2017

Keep reading to learn how to win a copy of "Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936" by Edward Sorel. When a celebrity sex scandal of the 1930s runs into a 1960’s left leaning liberal political cartoonist, the result is a comical and affectionate re-telling   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 21, 2016

Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 Edward Sorel Liveright Publishing Company, 2016 In 1936, actress Mary Astor swept Hitler and Franco off the front pages of newspapers when a diary detailing her extramarital sexual romps was made public. The star's ex-husband attem   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on January 11, 2016

If you read my Biopic Theatre review of Mommie Dearest (1981), then you’re aware of my undying affection for the 1980s camp classic/loose examination of the life of Joan Crawford. The film’s troubled production has been discussed in numerous forms, but Rutanya Alda’s book, The Momm   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on January 11, 2016

If you read my Biopic Theatre review of Mommie Dearest (1981), then you’re aware of my undying affection for the 1980s camp classic/loose examination of the life of Joan Crawford. The film’s troubled production has been discussed in numerous forms, but Rutanya Alda’s book, The Momm   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 5, 2014

Guadalcanal Diary Directed by Lewis Seiler Written by Lamar Trotti and Jerome Cady from a book by Richard Tregakis 1943/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone: [after an even louder explosion] That’s the stove now! If you are look   read more