The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 26, 2017

Yes, this is my 500th post. I can't believe I've written so many of these things--and to what end? I sometimes wonder. Nevertheless, I have gotten a great deal of enjoyment out of doing this, and I've made some worthy contacts through the blog. (Unfortunately, I haven't made any money...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 25, 2017

I participated in the "Favorite TV Show Blogathon" (hosted by the great A Shroud of Thoughts blog) a couple years ago. Back then I chose a WILD WILD WEST episode, the debut of Dr. Loveless. This time around, I'm covering an episode of the legendary cult British TV series THE...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 22, 2017

One of the most trending activities on the internet this week is making a list of favorite movies for every year of your life. Since this is a movie blog, I figured I might as well join in. I must point out that this is a list of favorite movies...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 14, 2017

As many of you know, Claude Rains made a memorable appearance in one of the greatest films ever made--LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. The last theatrical feature Rains starred in before LAWRENCE was....BATTLE OF THE WORLDS. BATTLE OF THE WORLDS is a 1961 Italian science-fiction film. (The original Italian titl   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 9, 2017

It's time for another obscure black & white Italian horror film featuring the undead. This one comes from 1962, and was originally titled LA STRAGE DEI VAMPIRI--the version of it I viewed had the title SLAUGHTER OF THE VAMPIRES. (The movie is also known as CURSE OF THE BLOOD GHOULS.)...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 8, 2017

This post is inspired by my recent viewing of LOGAN. While preparing it, I realized that there are not as many great superhero movie portrayals as I thought there were. Despite the popularity of the comic book movie genre, most folks seem to complain about certain actors playing certain comic...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 5, 2017

There's been a huge amount of buzz about LOGAN ever since the project was announced, and having now seen the film, I can say that it lives up to the hype. Director James Mangold (who also provided the story) fashions a tale that is unlike any other comic book movie,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 3, 2017

I'm not a fan of the "making fun of bad movies" industry--the Golden Turkey books, Mystery Science Theater, etc.. A major part of that is I have too much respect for anyone who manages to make a theatrical film, no matter how it turns out. If you know my cinematic...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 26, 2017

DELUGE is a film that for many years was considered lost. Released in 1933, it is looked upon as one of the first disaster movies--and it can also be categorized as one of the first post-apocalyptic movies as well. I had never seen this movie, but I was aware of...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 23, 2017

One of my latest low-priced DVD pickups is the 1969 Western 100 RIFLES, starring Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, and Burt Reynolds. 100 RIFLES, despite being a 20th Century Fox movie, was filmed entirely in Spain, where many Spaghetti Westerns were being made at the time. 100 RIFLES tries very hard...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 18, 2017

ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966) is one of the great all-time geek movies. It's got cavepeople, dinosaurs, volcanic explosions...and it features the special effects wizardry of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. It also happens to be a Hammer film, and it is responsible for one of the most magnificent movi   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 14, 2017

It's another classic film release from Kino Lorber, this time a somewhat obscure feature starring the one and only James Stewart. NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY (1951) has Stewart as a fidgety aeronautics expert named Theodore Honey. Based in England, Honey is convinced that a new type of airplane known...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 12, 2017

One of Kino Lorber's latest releases in their Studio Classics line is the 1949 PRINCE OF FOXES, starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. From the cover art one would assume that it is a rollicking swashbuckler, much like THE MARK OF ZORRO and THE BLACK SWAN, which also starred Power....   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 11, 2017

You want proof that Batman is the greatest comic book superhero of all time? Just go down to your local movie theater and see THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE. Only the Dark Knight himself could have the starring role in a film based on a children's building block toy line. Some...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 6, 2017

My latest YouTube wanderings led me to the 1966 Eurospy film SPECIAL MISSION LADY CHAPLIN. This Italian/French/Spanish production was one of a series of movies about a CIA agent named Dick Malloy, played by American actor Ken Clark. The real star of the show, however, is Daniela Bianchi as Lady...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 4, 2017

I get my cable service from Comcast, and at the beginning of every month I check Xfinity On Demand to see which titles have been added to the Free Movies section. While scrolling through the new additions I noticed STAR IN THE DUST, a Universal Western made in 1956. What...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 1, 2017

There's some exciting news for film geeks this month (well, exciting for me, anyway). The legendary horror movie host Svengoolie will be presenting Godzilla movies all February on his weekly show on the MeTV network. For the past few years Sven has been showing movies from the Universal Monsters co   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 29, 2017

Criterion has released on Blu-ray one of the greatest--and wildest--comedies from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, HIS GIRL FRIDAY has become so famous that many have forgotten that the movie is a remake of THE FRONT PAGE (1931). Cri   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 28, 2017

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Carole Lombard. The actress and 21 other people (including her mother) died when the TWA DC-3 airliner they were traveling on slammed into Mt. Potosi, a peak located some thirty miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Author Robert Matzen examines   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 26, 2017

Midnight Marquee Press adds to its fine library with TOME OF TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA. Written by Chris Workman and Troy Howarth, this is the second release in the duo's series of books on the history of horror films. TOME OF TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE 1930S,...   read more