The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 11, 2014

Criterion has just come out with one of their most impressive home video releases ever. Stanley Kramer's IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD gets a 3-DVD, 2-Blu-ray set featuring two different versions of the movie and tons and tons of extras. The 1963 super-epic all-star comedy was the brainchild...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on February 11, 2014

Criterion has just come out with one of their most impressive home video releases ever. Stanley Kramer's IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD gets a 3-DVD, 2-Blu-ray set featuring two different versions of the movie and tons and tons of extras. The 1963 super-epic all-star comedy was the brainchild...   read more

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

Tom Hanks hasn't had a major hit in a while now. He's at his best when he is playing regular guys involved in an extraordinary situation (APOLLO 13, CAST AWAY, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN). The Oscar-nominated CAPTAIN PHILLIPS gives Hanks a perfect role as the title character. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS is based...   read more

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

Tom Hanks hasn't had a major hit in a while now. He's at his best when he is playing regular guys involved in an extraordinary situation (APOLLO 13, CAST AWAY, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN). The Oscar-nominated CAPTAIN PHILLIPS gives Hanks a perfect role as the title character. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS is based...   read more

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

The latest Hammer horror film to be released on Region A Blu-ray is FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, courtesy of Millennium Entertainment. This movie, made in 1966, came after THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN and before FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. The Baron (Peter Cushing) is portrayed somewhat in-between   read more

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

The latest Hammer horror film to be released on Region A Blu-ray is FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, courtesy of Millennium Entertainment. This movie, made in 1966, came after THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN and before FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. The Baron (Peter Cushing) is portrayed somewhat in-between   read more

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

One of my latest purchases from Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers is THE REEL CIVIL WAR by historian Bruce Chadwick. There's really not a lot of books out there that discuss Hollywood's treatment of the Civil War, so this one piqued my interest. Chadwick's main thesis is that the aftermath of...   read more

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

One of my latest purchases from Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers is THE REEL CIVIL WAR by historian Bruce Chadwick. There's really not a lot of books out there that discuss Hollywood's treatment of the Civil War, so this one piqued my interest. Chadwick's main thesis is that the aftermath of...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 26, 2014

1. STAR WARS--John Williams 2. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY--Ennio Morricone 3. PATTON--Jerry Goldsmith 4. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE--John Barry 5. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--John Williams 6. VERTIGO--Bernard Herrmann 7. THE SEA HAWK--Erich Wolfgang Korngold 8. ZULU--John Barry   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 26, 2014

1. STAR WARS--John Williams 2. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY--Ennio Morricone 3. PATTON--Jerry Goldsmith 4. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE--John Barry 5. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--John Williams 6. VERTIGO--Bernard Herrmann 7. THE SEA HAWK--Erich Wolfgang Korngold 8. ZULU--John Barry   read more

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

I realize I haven't written too many new posts lately. That's mainly due to the combination of long days at work and horrible weather (horrible even for Northern Indiana). So I guess it's time for another good old top ten list. The reason I'm only picking American Westerns is that...   read more

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

I realize I haven't written too many new posts lately. That's mainly due to the combination of long days at work and horrible weather (horrible even for Northern Indiana). So I guess it's time for another good old top ten list. The reason I'm only picking American Westerns is that...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 16, 2014

I first saw Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film THRONE OF BLOOD at the University of Notre Dame's Browning Cinema a couple years ago. I was impressed by the vividly creepy atmosphere Kurosawa injected into the story, and how darkly beautiful the film was visually. Criterion has just released THRONE OF BLOOD   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on January 16, 2014

I first saw Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film THRONE OF BLOOD at the University of Notre Dame's Browning Cinema a couple years ago. I was impressed by the vividly creepy atmosphere Kurosawa injected into the story, and how darkly beautiful the film was visually. Criterion has just released THRONE OF BLOOD   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2013

Here's my list of the best home video releases of 2013. Just remember, I'm picking only from the discs that I bought in the last year....and even I can't buy everything. It seems now that most of the big movie home video news concerns product being upgraded to Blu-ray. Very...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2013

Are there any New Year's Eve movie traditions? There's dozens and dozens of Christmas movies....but there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut genre known as the "New Year's Eve film". When I was a kid I remember local stations showing Marx Brothers movies on New Year's Eve, and some channels...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2013

Are there any New Year's Eve movie traditions? There's dozens and dozens of Christmas movies....but there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut genre known as the "New Year's Eve film". When I was a kid I remember local stations showing Marx Brothers movies on New Year's Eve, and some channels...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2013

Here's my list of the best home video releases of 2013. Just remember, I'm picking only from the discs that I bought in the last year....and even I can't buy everything. It seems now that most of the big movie home video news concerns product being upgraded to Blu-ray. Very...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 30, 2013

Grindhouse Releasing has just come out with a magnificent DVD/Blu-ray version of the cult spaghetti western THE BIG GUNDOWN (also know as LA RESA DEI CONTI). THE BIG GUNDOWN was made before Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, but it was released after that seminal film. THE...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 30, 2013

Grindhouse Releasing has just come out with a magnificent DVD/Blu-ray version of the cult spaghetti western THE BIG GUNDOWN (also know as LA RESA DEI CONTI). THE BIG GUNDOWN was made before Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, but it was released after that seminal film. THE...   read more