The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 30, 2014

Do you enjoy watching unlikable people engaging in abhorrent behavior? Do you enjoy watching people take drugs and engage in bizarre sexual acts? And do you like spending three hours watching all of these things? Then THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is the movie for you. This is a film...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 30, 2014

Do you enjoy watching unlikable people engaging in abhorrent behavior? Do you enjoy watching people take drugs and engage in bizarre sexual acts? And do you like spending three hours watching all of these things? Then THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is the movie for you. This is a film...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 27, 2014

My latest Criterion Blu-ray features Akira Kurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS. I first saw this movie at the University of Notre Dame's Browning Cinema. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is well-known among film buffs for being a major influence on George Lucas and STAR WARS, but my first reaction after seeing it was   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 27, 2014

My latest Criterion Blu-ray features Akira Kurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS. I first saw this movie at the University of Notre Dame's Browning Cinema. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is well-known among film buffs for being a major influence on George Lucas and STAR WARS, but my first reaction after seeing it was   read more

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

Yesterday after work I was channel surfing, and I stumbled upon a Spaghetti Western I had never heard of....starring no less a performer than Adam West. The movie was being shown on the MGMHD channel, and the title of it was THE RELENTLESS FOUR. Before I discuss this film, a...   read more

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

Yesterday after work I was channel surfing, and I stumbled upon a Spaghetti Western I had never heard of....starring no less a performer than Adam West. The movie was being shown on the MGMHD channel, and the title of it was THE RELENTLESS FOUR. Before I discuss this film, a...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 8, 2014

Shout Factory has come out with another collector's edition Blu-ray of a 80s/90s cult genre film. This time it's Sam Raimi's DARKMAN (1990). The film was writer/director Raimi's first major studio project, and it is still more entertaining than Raimi's more "important" recent work. Made between EV   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 8, 2014

Shout Factory has come out with another collector's edition Blu-ray of a 80s/90s cult genre film. This time it's Sam Raimi's DARKMAN (1990). The film was writer/director Raimi's first major studio project, and it is still more entertaining than Raimi's more "important" recent work. Made between EV   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 6, 2014

One of the films most requested to be released on DVD is Universal's 1936 version of the famed Broadway musical, SHOW BOAT. The Warner Archive Collection has now made a lot of film buffs happy by finally putting out the movie through their made-to-order line. SHOW BOAT had already been...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 6, 2014

One of the films most requested to be released on DVD is Universal's 1936 version of the famed Broadway musical, SHOW BOAT. The Warner Archive Collection has now made a lot of film buffs happy by finally putting out the movie through their made-to-order line. SHOW BOAT had already been...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 3, 2014

In recent years, Alec Baldwin has gone the William Shatner route and turned into a bloated parody of himself. It wasn't that long ago that Baldwin was considered an "A" list Hollywood leading man. He even played the lead in a "sort of" superhero movie--the almost forgotten THE SHADOW (1994),...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 3, 2014

In recent years, Alec Baldwin has gone the William Shatner route and turned into a bloated parody of himself. It wasn't that long ago that Baldwin was considered an "A" list Hollywood leading man. He even played the lead in a "sort of" superhero movie--the almost forgotten THE SHADOW (1994),...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 1, 2014

Last fall I wrote a blog post on how impressed I was upon seeing GRAVITY on the big screen. I was hoping that when the movie came out on home video, there would be supplements and extra features explaining how the production was made. Most Blu-rays of recently released films...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 1, 2014

Last fall I wrote a blog post on how impressed I was upon seeing GRAVITY on the big screen. I was hoping that when the movie came out on home video, there would be supplements and extra features explaining how the production was made. Most Blu-rays of recently released films...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 23, 2014

The other day I was watching my DVD of MAJOR DUNDEE, Sam Peckinpah's flawed Western epic. The DVD version I have of this picture contains scenes not included in the theatrical release. Which made me wonder--what is the "official" version of the film...if there is such a thing? Just about...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 23, 2014

The other day I was watching my DVD of MAJOR DUNDEE, Sam Peckinpah's flawed Western epic. The DVD version I have of this picture contains scenes not included in the theatrical release. Which made me wonder--what is the "official" version of the film...if there is such a thing? Just about...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 15, 2014

Last week the legendary Svengoolie (you can see him on various Me TV stations across the USA on Saturday nights) showed KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. Of course this was the American version of the film. Due to complex rights issues, the Japanese version cannot be shown on American television, or...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 15, 2014

Last week the legendary Svengoolie (you can see him on various Me TV stations across the USA on Saturday nights) showed KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. Of course this was the American version of the film. Due to complex rights issues, the Japanese version cannot be shown on American television, or...   read more

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

If you are a World War II buff, you are probably aware of the "Monuments Men", a special group formed during the conflict to retrieve and protect the various art treasures looted by Nazi Germany. There's been a best-selling book written about them (which I have not read), and a...   read more

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

If you are a World War II buff, you are probably aware of the "Monuments Men", a special group formed during the conflict to retrieve and protect the various art treasures looted by Nazi Germany. There's been a best-selling book written about them (which I have not read), and a...   read more