The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2015

My brother Robert Day (not the Robert Day who directed Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Hammer's 1965 movie SHE) has written a guest post on which he gives a new way of looking at some of the most famously maligned films of all time--the Star Wars Prequels. I have...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2015

I'm sure everyone who has been on the internet the past couple days knows all about the new trailer that was released for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. I had a lot of skepticism over that upcoming film--and in some ways I still do--but seeing that trailer made me actually...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2015

My brother Robert Day (not the Robert Day who directed Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Hammer's 1965 movie SHE) has written a guest post on which he gives a new way of looking at some of the most famously maligned films of all time--the Star Wars Prequels. I have...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2015

I'm sure everyone who has been on the internet the past couple days knows all about the new trailer that was released for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. I had a lot of skepticism over that upcoming film--and in some ways I still do--but seeing that trailer made me actually...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 12, 2015

In 1978, Burt Reynolds was considered the coolest movie star in the world. That may be impossible to fathom for those who have grown up in the 21st Century, but it's true. Reynolds' last movie, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, was an enormous hit, but the actor already had a huge...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 12, 2015

In 1978, Burt Reynolds was considered the coolest movie star in the world. That may be impossible to fathom for those who have grown up in the 21st Century, but it's true. Reynolds' last movie, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, was an enormous hit, but the actor already had a huge...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 11, 2015

Arrow Video has just come out with a splendid Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1967 Spaghetti Western DAY OF ANGER, starring genre legend Lee Van Cleef. In DAY OF ANGER Van Cleef is once again paired with a younger male co-star. This time it is Giuliano Gemma as Scott, a poor...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 11, 2015

Arrow Video has just come out with a splendid Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1967 Spaghetti Western DAY OF ANGER, starring genre legend Lee Van Cleef. In DAY OF ANGER Van Cleef is once again paired with a younger male co-star. This time it is Giuliano Gemma as Scott, a poor...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 5, 2015

A couple years ago Olive Films released a remastered version of John Ford's THE QUIET MAN on Blu-ray. Now the company has put out on home video a 92-minute documentary about that legendary film called JOHN FORD: DREAMING THE QUIET MAN. Many on the internet have wondered why Olive didn't...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 5, 2015

A couple years ago Olive Films released a remastered version of John Ford's THE QUIET MAN on Blu-ray. Now the company has put out on home video a 92-minute documentary about that legendary film called JOHN FORD: DREAMING THE QUIET MAN. Many on the internet have wondered why Olive didn't...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 31, 2015

The "Pre-Code" era in Hollywood--which ran approximately from 1930 through most of 1934--has now become so legendary that just about any movie made in that period is looked upon as a classic. Most of the attention given to Pre-Code features revolves around their presumed salacious content, rather th   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 31, 2015

The "Pre-Code" era in Hollywood--which ran approximately from 1930 through most of 1934--has now become so legendary that just about any movie made in that period is looked upon as a classic. Most of the attention given to Pre-Code features revolves around their presumed salacious content, rather th   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 28, 2015

This post is my contribution to the Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon, hosted by Terence Towles Canote at the A Shroud of Thoughts Blog. http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-favorite-tv-show-episode-blogathon.html Growing up in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was exposed to several examples   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 28, 2015

This post is my contribution to the Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon, hosted by Terence Towles Canote at the A Shroud of Thoughts Blog. http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-favorite-tv-show-episode-blogathon.html Growing up in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was exposed to several examples   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 27, 2015

*In the interests of full disclosure, I must admit that this blog post was written by a lifelong Chicago Blackhawks fan. One of the most powerful and feared sports teams of the 1970s and 1980s did not play for a North American professional league. The Soviet Union's Red Army Hockey...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 27, 2015

*In the interests of full disclosure, I must admit that this blog post was written by a lifelong Chicago Blackhawks fan. One of the most powerful and feared sports teams of the 1970s and 1980s did not play for a North American professional league. The Soviet Union's Red Army Hockey...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 22, 2015

*Or: Why I Am Never Have Any Money Okay people...this time it's about to get real up in here. Today's post will shine the spotlight on my collection of classic horror and science-fiction films. So sit back, relax, and strap it down. Hammer Films Universal Monsters   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 22, 2015

*Or: Why I Never Have Any Money Okay people...this time it's about to get real up in here. Today's post will shine the spotlight on my collection of classic horror and science-fiction films. So sit back, relax, and strap it down. Hammer Films Universal Monsters   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 21, 2015

Midnight Marquee Press has recently published the first volume in a new series of books on the history of horror films. Written by Christopher Workman and Troy Howarth, TOME OF TERROR--HORROR FILMS OF THE 1930S covers the decade in which many consider the true classic horror film as we define...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 21, 2015

Midnight Marquee Press has recently published the first volume in a new series of books on the history of horror films. Written by Christopher Workman and Troy Howarth, TOME OF TERROR--HORROR FILMS OF THE 1930S covers the decade in which many consider the true classic horror film as we define...   read more