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EL CONDOR
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 16, 2023
Lee Van Cleef is one of my favorite actors, and I've seen nearly every Western in which he had a major role in. One picture that I had not seen, until last week, was EL CONDOR, a 1970 release that co-stars Van Cleef and Jim Brown. The movie was filmed in Almeria, Spain, a location very familia read more
INVADERS FROM MARS On Blu-ray From Ignite Films
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 15, 2023
Ignite Films' Blu-ray of 1953's INVADERS FROM MARS has finally arrived (at least mine did). There was a lot of anticipation over this release throughout 2022. First of all I have to say that the restoration of the film (backed by Ignite Films itself) is stunning. Due to the processes used read more
SHIN ULTRAMAN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 12, 2023
Ultraman, the silver monster-fighting giant from another galaxy, is the latest legendary character to get a 21st Century reboot with SHIN ULTRAMAN. SHIN ULTRAMAN has the same director (Shinji Higuchi) and writer (Hideaki Anno) as the impressive SHIN GODZILLA. The premise is somewhat the s read more
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 7, 2023
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE is a 1934 film produced by RKO, starring Ben Lyon and Thelma Todd. The movie attempts to be a wild madcap comedy, with a beginning set during a rainy, stormy night, that features gun shots, screams, and a couple of disappearing cops. Next morning, in the same neigh read more
HENNESSY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 4, 2023
This is another post inspired by John Hamilton's book WITCHES, BITCHES AND BANSHEES. The subject is HENNESSY, a film released in 1975, and another attempt by American-International Pictures to move into more mainstream fare. HENNESSY refers to Niall Hennessy, played by Rod Steiger. Hennes read more
Book Review--DR. WHO & THE DALEKS: The Official Story Of The Films
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 1, 2023
DR. WHO & THE DALEKS: The Official Story Of The Films, is a magnificent volume dedicated to the two Dr. Who movies made in the mid-1960s by Amicus that starred Peter Cushing. It is published by Titan Books. The Dr. Who movies (notice I do not refer to them as the Doctor Who movies) ha read more
My Top Five Blu-rays of 2022
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 31, 2022
It's once again time for my annual top five Blu-rays of the year list. This list might have been much different if a couple of releases had not gotten delayed until 2023...but that's a story for another post. This year, the top two spots were very easy to pick, but the rest of the list wa read more
PANIC (1963)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 24, 2022
In the new issue of MIDNIGHT MARQUEE magazine, there's an excellent article detailing the life and acting career of Milton Reid. The brawny, bald Reid made several memorable appearances in numerous cult films made in the 1960s and 1970s, and Gullo's article shines some much-needed light on the read more
Book Review: OF MICE AND MEN--Mental Enfeeblement, Racism, and Mercy-Killing In 1939 Hollywood
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 23, 2022
This is Greg Mank's third book released this year--and it's just as great as the other two. OF MICE AND MEN--Mental Enfeeblement, Racism, and Mercy-Killing In 1939 Hollywood--thoroughly examines the classic film directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by the Hal Roach studios. It also covers read more
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1970)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 17, 2022
This film version of Emily Bronte's novel is covered in John Hamilton's book on the English productions of American International Pictures, WITCHES, BITCHES AND BANSHEES. The book inspired me to seek out the film and watch it. I have to say that I've never read Emily Bronte's novel, and I read more
INSIDE OUT (1975)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 10, 2022
The 1975 caper film INSIDE OUT is a English/German production, filmed mostly in Berlin, dealing with an attempt to loot some hidden Nazi gold. 30 years after the end of WWII, a swindler (Telly Savalas), an ex-con (Robert Culp), and a retired German military officer (James Mason) hatch a s read more
JOHNNY YUMA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 5, 2022
Euro Western time again. This one is JOHNNY YUMA, a 1966 German/Italian co-production that has nothing to do with the character of the same name that was played by Nick Adams in the TV series THE REBEL. This Johnny Yuma is played by Mark Damon (HOUSE OF USHER), who was already a spaghetti read more
THOSE FANTASTIC FLYING FOOLS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 4, 2022
One of the things John Hamilton's magnificent book WITCHES, BITCHES AND BANSHEES makes clear is that not all of American International Pictures' British co-productions were horror films. AIP was involved in a 1967 film which was titled THOSE FANTASTIC FLYING FOOLS in the U.S. The movie was cal read more
Book Review: WITCHES, BITCHES AND BANSHEES
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 3, 2022
From LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS magazine comes a magnificent 365-page book called WITCHES, BITCHES AND BANSHEES, written by John Hamilton. The subtitle of the book--"The British Films of American International Pictures"--makes things perfectly clear. American International--more fondly reme read more
PAROLE GIRL
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 25, 2022
Mae Clarke is best known for two things: her role as Elizabeth in the 1931 FRANKENSTEIN and having a grapefruit shoved in her face by James Cagney in THE PUBLIC ENEMY. She deserves to be known for more than that, though. Clarke was an extremely versatile actress who always managed to make an i read more
TWO FOR TONIGHT
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 24, 2022
TWO FOR TONIGHT is a 1935 comedy-musical from Paramount Pictures, starring Bing Crosby. It is mainly notable for being the last feature film in which Thelma Todd had a significant role. (It was planned for Todd to have a major part in the Laurel & Hardy movie THE BOHEMIAN GIRL, but after h read more
SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 20, 2022
Streaming now on HBO Max is the new documentary SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!, directed by Nelson George. It is universally acknowledged among sports fans that Willie Mays is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Yet it seems that writers and the mainstream media are not as obsessed w read more
WAR ON THE DIAMOND
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 19, 2022
WAR ON THE DIAMOND is a new documentary, based on (or more accurately, inspired by) one of my favorite baseball books, THE PITCH THAT KILLED, written by Mike Sowell. The story of both movie and book concerns the tragic fate of Ray Chapman, who was a star shortstop for the Cleveland Indian read more
THE SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 15, 2022
Just about everyone is familiar with, or have at least heard about, the two most famous films concerning the University of Notre Dame football team: KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN, and RUDY. There was, however, another movie based around the Fighting Irish football program that is all but forgotte read more
I TAKE THIS WOMAN (1931)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 13, 2022
I TAKE THIS WOMAN is a 1931 Paramount film starring Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard. This is a Lombard title I finally caught up with a week or so ago. It was made very early in Carole's tenure with Paramount, and despite the star duo that appears in it, is very lackluster and predictable. read more