The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2012

There's been a lot of people saying that Quentin Tarantino's new film, DJANGO UNCHAINED, is his attempt at a "Spaghetti Western". But when you think about it, every film that Tarantino has ever made is a spaghetti western. All the elements of the genre--the quirky & quotable dialogue, the larger   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 31, 2012

There's been a lot of people saying that Quentin Tarantino's new film, DJANGO UNCHAINED, is his attempt at a "Spaghetti Western". But when you think about it, every film that Tarantino has ever made is a spaghetti western. All the elements of the genre--the quirky & quotable dialogue, the larger   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 30, 2012

In one of my earlier posts I mentioned meeting Svengoolie at the 2012 G-Fest held in Rosemont, IL. I met some other people of note at that convention as well--Akira Takarada (on the left) and Bin Furuya (on the right). Akira Takarada starred in the original GODZILLA, and appeared in...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 30, 2012

In one of my earlier posts I mentioned meeting Svengoolie at the 2012 G-Fest held in Rosemont, IL. I met some other people of note at that convention as well--Akira Takarada (on the left) and Bin Furuya (on the right). Akira Takarada starred in the original GODZILLA, and appeared in...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 27, 2012

You know all the Britneys, and Christinas, and Katys, and Taylors that inhabit today's cultural landscape? All of those women combined could never be as legendary as Marlene Dietrich.   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 27, 2012

You know all the Britneys, and Christinas, and Katys, and Taylors that inhabit today's cultural landscape? All of those women combined could never be as legendary as Marlene Dietrich.   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 25, 2012

What kind of gift do I want? A 21st Century version of Carole Lombard.   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 25, 2012

What kind of gift do I want? A 21st Century version of Carole Lombard.   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 24, 2012

I've been doing a top five DVD/Blu-ray list on my Facebook page for the last couple years. Most of the titles I pick are usually pretty obscure, because my list isn't about the best FILMS on DVD/Blu-ray, it's about the best DVD/Blu-rays themselves. There is a difference. Most new movies...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 24, 2012

I've been doing a top five DVD/Blu-ray list on my Facebook page for the last couple years. Most of the titles I pick are usually pretty obscure, because my list isn't about the best FILMS on DVD/Blu-ray, it's about the best DVD/Blu-rays themselves. There is a difference. Most new movies...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 22, 2012

One of the most obscure World War One movies is I WAS A SPY, which was produced by Gaumont-British in 1933. The story is based on the real-life adventures of Belgian Marthe Cnockaert, who passed information to Allied agents while working as a nurse in a German military hospital during...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 22, 2012

VCI Entertainment has been releasing a number of rare British-made films on DVD. One of the most interesting is I WAS A SPY, which was produced by Gaumont-British in 1933. The story is based on the real-life adventures of Belgian Marthe Cnockaert, who passed information to Allied agents while workin   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 19, 2012

My paperback copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is 306 pages long. Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, is about three hours long.....and there's still two more parts to go. So when I say that my first impression of the film is that it's "overstuffed", I think...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 19, 2012

My paperback copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is 306 pages long. Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, is about three hours long.....and there's still two more parts to go. So when I say that my first impression of the film is that it's "overstuffed", I think...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 16, 2012

I've seen so many movies that it isn't very often now that I get to see a notable film for the first time. Yesterday Turner Classic Movies ran THE DEADLY COMPANIONS, whose main claim to fame is it was the first feature film to be directed by Sam Peckinpah. This...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 16, 2012

I've seen so many movies that it isn't very often now that I get to see a notable film for the first time. Yesterday Turner Classic Movies ran THE DEADLY COMPANIONS, whose main claim to fame is it was the first feature film to be directed by Sam Peckinpah. This...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 15, 2012

I own a number of what I call "film location" books. These books show the actual locations, or buildings, or streets, that were used for filming certain movie productions. I have one on Hammer Films which just came out this year, and I have a couple written by John Bengtson...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 15, 2012

I own a number of what I call "film location" books. These books show the actual locations, or buildings, or streets, that were used for filming certain movie productions. I have one on Hammer Films which just came out this year, and I have a couple written by John Bengtson...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 11, 2012

This month, Turner Classic Movies will be showing a number of films starring Barbara Stanwyck. I thought that now would be as good a time as any to write a blog about one of my favorite actresses. I honestly think that Barbara Stanwyck was the greatest film actress of all...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on December 8, 2012

I'm a voracious reader. I've found that most film buffs are. Before the Internet and the home video revolution, the only way you could find out about a number of films was through movie history books. Now, because of the Internet and cable movie channels, more and more films are...   read more