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

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 29, 2012

Rich Koz, better known as TV's "Svengoolie", has had to take a break from his show due to some recent health issues. I thought now would be a perfect time to explain what Sven has meant to me. I've literally been watching this man for over 30 years. Rich Koz...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 29, 2012

Rich Koz, better known as TV's "Svengoolie", has had to take a break from his show due to some recent health issues. I thought now would be a perfect time to explain what Sven has meant to me. I've literally been watching this man for over 30 years. Rich Koz...   read more

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

I've written a guest blog on VIGIL IN THE NIGHT for Lara Fowler's Carole Lombard Filmography Project. The link to it is http://backlots.wordpress.com. VIGIL IN THE NIGHT happens to be the only film which features my favorite all-time actress (Carole Lombard) and my favorite all-time actor (Peter Cu   read more

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

I've written a guest blog on VIGIL IN THE NIGHT for Lara Fowler's Carole Lombard Filmography Project. The link to it is http://backlots.wordpress.com. VIGIL IN THE NIGHT happens to be the only film which features my favorite all-time actress (Carole Lombard) and my favorite all-time actor (Peter Cu   read more

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

Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN is another triumph for the director, and it will surely be given a number of Oscar nominations. Some people seem surprised that Spielberg made this movie, but they really shouldn't. When one thinks of Steven Spielberg, the first thing that comes to mind are the many huge   read more

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

Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN is another triumph for the director, and it will surely be given a number of Oscar nominations. Some people seem surprised that Spielberg made this movie, but they really shouldn't. When one thinks of Steven Spielberg, the first thing that comes to mind are the many huge   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 21, 2012

One of the more interesting Blu-rays to be released this year is the Director's Cut of 1986's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. The film was based on the cult Off-Broadway musical, which was based on the cult Roger Corman movie. This version gained cult status for what was NOT put into...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 21, 2012

One of the more interesting Blu-rays to be released this year is the Director's Cut of 1986's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. The film was based on the cult Off-Broadway musical, which was based on the cult Roger Corman movie. This version gained cult status for what was NOT put into...   read more

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

In one of my earlier posts on Timothy Dalton, I mentioned that an actor who plays James Bond has to be appealing to the movie-going public. I then wrote "Daniel Craig is the exception--his Bond is a prick--but that's a post for another day." I went and saw SKYFALL this...   read more

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

In one of my earlier posts on Timothy Dalton, I mentioned that an actor who plays James Bond has to be appealing to the movie-going public. I then wrote "Daniel Craig is the exception--his Bond is a prick--but that's a post for another day." I went and saw SKYFALL this...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 9, 2012

With the baseball season over, and the NHL season....delayed (ahem), I've had some time to go through my DVD collection and pick out some audio commentaries that I had not yet listened to. Usually it takes me awhile to get to a certain DVD's commentary. There's still dozens and dozens...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 9, 2012

With the baseball season over, and the NHL season....delayed (ahem), I've had some time to go through my DVD collection and pick out some audio commentaries that I had not yet listened to. Usually it takes me awhile to get to a certain DVD's commentary. There's still dozens and dozens...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 2, 2012

Sony Home Entertainment has recently released on DVD a set of five films directed by the legendary Frank Capra. The films were made between 1930-33 and are some of the more obscure items in Capra's career. They were all made at Columbia, the studio were Capra achieved his greatest work....   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 2, 2012

Sony Home Entertainment has recently released on DVD a set of five films directed by the legendary Frank Capra. The films were made between 1930-33 and are some of the more obscure items in Capra's career. They were all made at Columbia, the studio were Capra achieved his greatest work....   read more

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

The big news on the internet today is the announcement that the Disney Company bought Lucasfilm. Everybody's wondering what Disney might do with the Star Wars franchise in the future...but I wonder, what if Disney had started it in the 70s? I think the cast list would have been something...   read more

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

The big news on the internet today is the announcement that the Disney Company bought Lucasfilm. Everybody's wondering what Disney might do with the Star Wars franchise in the future...but I wonder, what if Disney had started it in the 70s? I think the cast list would have been something...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 28, 2012

My five favorite Peter Cushing horror film performances: 1. THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960): Peter's first go-round as vampire hunter Van Helsing was in Hammer's HORROR OF DRACULA, but BRIDES is the character's best showcase. Earlier cinematic monster fighters were usually older academic types paired   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on October 28, 2012

My five favorite Peter Cushing horror film performances: 1. THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960): Peter's first go-round as vampire hunter Van Helsing was in Hammer's HORROR OF DRACULA, but BRIDES is the character's best showcase. Earlier cinematic monster fighters were usually older academic types paired   read more

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

My five favorite Christopher Lee horror film performances: 1. HORROR OF DRACULA (1958): Lee's first outing as the Count was a game changer. There hadn't been a movie monster like him until then--one can only imagine the effect this had on late 50s film audiences. Lee's Dracula is still scary...   read more