The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 23, 2013

I'm sure everyone by now has heard that Ben Affleck will be Batman in the upcoming Superman-Batman DC movie/project/re-boot. And I'm sure everyone can guess how I feel about this. I'm not much of a Ben Affleck fan. Is it because I'm just a dumb goofy-looking guy from Indiana and...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 19, 2013

I'm now up to Season Five on my complete box set of "The Twilight Zone". (I know this is a movie blog, but don't worry...this will come out right in the end.) "The Twilight Zone" is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, and re-watching all the episodes...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 19, 2013

I'm now up to Season Five on my complete box set of "The Twilight Zone". (I know this is a movie blog, but don't worry...this will come out right in the end.) "The Twilight Zone" is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, and re-watching all the episodes...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 15, 2013

Joey DeAngelis, creator of the LonChaneyReviews channel on YouTube, recently posted a video discussing the use of 3-D in contemporary movies. Working under the theory that you shouldn't let someone else's good idea go to waste, I've decided to set down my own thoughts on the subject. I know that...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 15, 2013

Joey DeAngelis, creator of the LonChaneyReviews channel on YouTube, recently posted a video discussing the use of 3-D in contemporary movies. Working under the theory that you shouldn't let someone else's good idea go to waste, I've decided to set down my own thoughts on the subject. I know that...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 13, 2013

My journey through the Criterion Eclipse WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU box set is now complete. THE LIVING SKELETON (1968) is a prime example of a Japanese kaidan, and a surprising departure from the other films in this collection. A freighter carrying gold bullion is ransacked by pirates, and crew   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 13, 2013

My journey through the Criterion Eclipse WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU box set is now complete. THE LIVING SKELETON (1968) is a prime example of a Japanese kaidan, and a surprising departure from the other films in this collection. A freighter carrying gold bullion is ransacked by pirates, and crew   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 11, 2013

Earlier this year I purchased a Barnes & Noble edition of the complete fiction of H. P. Lovecraft. I've been a Lovecraft fan since I was a teenager, and while reading all of his stories again it got me thinking about the various films based on Lovecraft's work. I should...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 11, 2013

Earlier this year I purchased a Barnes & Noble edition of the complete fiction of H. P. Lovecraft. I've been a Lovecraft fan since I was a teenager, and while reading all of his stories again it got me thinking about the various films based on Lovecraft's work. I should...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 9, 2013

Because of all the movies that I've seen in my life, it's a very rare thing these days for me to watch a famous film for the very first time. But that's what happened last night when the Turner Classic Movies channel showed the 1925 version of BEN-HUR. The print...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 9, 2013

Because of all the movies that I've seen in my life, it's a very rare thing these days for me to watch a famous film for the very first time. But that's what happened last night when the Turner Classic Movies channel showed the 1925 version of BEN-HUR. The print...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 4, 2013

My viewing journey through the WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU box set continues with GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL. (Nice title, eh?) A Japanese airliner is traveling through a sky filled with nightmarish blood-red clouds. The crew suspects something is amiss (ya think?). Soon birds begin to smash th   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 4, 2013

My viewing journey through the WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU box set continues with GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL. (Nice title, eh?) A Japanese airliner is traveling through a sky filled with nightmarish blood-red clouds. The crew suspects something is amiss (ya think?). Soon birds begin to smash th   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 3, 2013

I'm slowly working my way through WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU, the Criterion Eclipse DVD box set I won at this year's Monster Bash. The next film up for discussion is GENOCIDE. GENOCIDE starts out with a B-52 bomber being brought down near a Southeast Asian island chain. The plane,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 3, 2013

I'm slowly working my way through WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU, the Criterion Eclipse DVD box set I won at this year's Monster Bash. The next film up for discussion is GENOCIDE. GENOCIDE starts out with a B-52 bomber being brought down near a Southeast Asian island chain. The plane,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 2, 2013

I happen to be a member of the Peter Cushing Association on Facebook, and not too long ago I won a contest run by PCA head Christopher Gullo. (By the way, I highly recommend joining this august organization.) One of the prizes was a DVD-R of the 1941 Columbia film...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 2, 2013

I happen to be a member of the Peter Cushing Association on Facebook, and not too long ago I won a contest run by PCA head Christopher Gullo. (By the way, I highly recommend joining this august organization.) One of the prizes was a DVD-R of the 1941 Columbia film...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on July 29, 2013

On this day in 1906 movie actress Thelma Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She originally studied to be a teacher but after winning a beauty contest in her hometown her looks got her a Hollywood tryout. She made a number of silent features, but after the sound era began...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on July 29, 2013

On this day in 1906 movie actress Thelma Todd was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She originally studied to be a teacher but after winning a beauty contest in her hometown her looks got her a Hollywood tryout. She made a number of silent features, but after the sound era began...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on July 26, 2013

(NOTE: IRON MAN THREE is exactly how the title is presented in the film's credits....so the way I see it, that's the official title, not IRON MAN 3.) I finally saw IRON MAN THREE the other day. I liked it, and I thought it was a very entertaining film. I...   read more