The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 24, 2014

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The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 24, 2014

A number of big-name movie stars have been involved in World War II movie projects this year. Earlier in 2014 we had George Clooney in THE MONUMENTS MEN, and coming soon will be UNBROKEN, a film directed by Angelina Jolie. Playing in theaters right now is FURY, starring Brad Pitt...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 21, 2014

71. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER Directed by Clint Eastwood 72. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones 73. THE UNTOUCHABLES Directed by Brian DePalma 74. PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES Directed by John Hughes 75. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN Directed by Frank Capra 76. SU   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 21, 2014

71. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER Directed by Clint Eastwood 72. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones 73. THE UNTOUCHABLES Directed by Brian DePalma 74. PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES Directed by John Hughes 75. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN Directed by Frank Capra 76. SU   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 19, 2014

Criterion's latest Blu-ray release is John Ford's 1946 Western MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, an idealized version of frontier legend Wyatt Earp's involvement in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE can best be summed up by looking at the famous still of Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, balanc   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 19, 2014

Criterion's latest Blu-ray release is John Ford's 1946 Western MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, an idealized version of frontier legend Wyatt Earp's involvement in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE can best be summed up by looking at the famous still of Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, balanc   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 14, 2014

I've had a lot of great geek moments in my life....but perhaps the greatest geekiest moment of them all has to be my attendance at the October 2014 Monster Bash in Mars, Pennsylvania. This was a Hammer Films-themed Bash, with an incredible lineup of Hammer leading ladies. The legendary Hammer...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 14, 2014

I've had a lot of great geek moments in my life....but perhaps the greatest geekiest moment of them all has to be my attendance at the October 2014 Monster Bash in Mars, Pennsylvania. This was a Hammer Films-themed Bash, with an incredible lineup of Hammer leading ladies. The legendary Hammer...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 9, 2014

Sergio Leone may have died in 1989, but his films continue to get longer and longer. Warner Home Video has just released an "Extended Director's Cut" version of ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA on Blu-ray. Leone's gangster epic now clocks in at 251 minutes--the restored theatrical version available on...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 9, 2014

Sergio Leone may have died in 1989, but his films continue to get longer and longer. Warner Home Video has just released an "Extended Director's Cut" version of ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA on Blu-ray. Leone's gangster epic now clocks in at 251 minutes--the restored theatrical version available on...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 2, 2014

The actual title of this Warner Archive Collection release is CLASSIC SHORTS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY VOLUME 3. I assume that the WAC wasn't able to use the name "The Three Stooges"--which is fitting, because in these short subjects, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard were not officially called...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 2, 2014

The actual title of this Warner Archive Collection release is CLASSIC SHORTS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY VOLUME 3. I assume that the WAC wasn't able to use the name "The Three Stooges"--which is fitting, because in these short subjects, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard were not officially called...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 28, 2014

61. PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES Directed by Mario Bava 62. NORTH BY NORTHWEST Directed by Alfred Hitchcock 63. DIE NIBELUNGEN Directed by Fritz Lang 64. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Directed by John Sturges 65. BLAZING SADDLES Directed by Mel Brooks 66. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Directed by Nicholas   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 28, 2014

61. PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES Directed by Mario Bava 62. NORTH BY NORTHWEST Directed by Alfred Hitchcock 63. DIE NIBELUNGEN Directed by Fritz Lang 64. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Directed by John Sturges 65. BLAZING SADDLES Directed by Mel Brooks 66. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Directed by Nicholas   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 18, 2014

Due to the theatrical release of the 2014 GODZILLA, most of the Toho Godzilla movies from the past 20 years have recently come out on Blu-ray. One of the latest has been GODZILLA 2000 from Sony. What is notable about this release is that the disc contains both the American...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 18, 2014

Among Sony's recent Toho Godzilla Blu-ray releases is a set of Mothra films made in the 1990s. Most Americans have probably never seen these--I had not--and I bet a lot of folks didn't even know they existed. The 1990s Mothra movies are geared more toward younger viewers than the Godzilla...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 18, 2014

Due to the theatrical release of the 2014 GODZILLA, most of the Toho Godzilla movies from the past 20 years have recently come out on Blu-ray. One of the latest has been GODZILLA 2000 from Sony. What is notable about this release is that the disc contains both the American...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 18, 2014

Among Sony's recent Toho Godzilla Blu-ray releases is a set of Mothra films made in the 1990s. Most Americans have probably never seen these--I had not--and I bet a lot of folks didn't even know they existed. The 1990s Mothra movies are geared more toward younger viewers than the Godzilla...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 13, 2014

41. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Directed by Hal Needham 42. FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Directed by Sergio Leone 43. THE GREAT ESCAPE Directed by John Sturges 44. GODZILLA VS. MONSTER ZERO Directed by Ishiro Honda 45. THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM Directed by Michael Curtiz 46. ARMY OF DARKNESS Directed...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on September 13, 2014

41. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Directed by Hal Needham 42. FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Directed by Sergio Leone 43. THE GREAT ESCAPE Directed by John Sturges 44. GODZILLA VS. MONSTER ZERO Directed by Ishiro Honda 45. THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM Directed by Michael Curtiz 46. ARMY OF DARKNESS Directed...   read more