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Rating The Hammer Dracula Films Starring Christopher Lee
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 27, 2022
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Christopher Lee. I've decided to mark this occasion by ranking the Hammer Dracula films which starred Lee. The format is much the same as yesterday's ranking of the Hammer Frankenstein films starring Peter Cushing. One aspect of the Hammer Draculas tha read more
Ranking The Hammer Frankenstein Films Starring Peter Cushing
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 26, 2022
On this day in 1913, Peter Cushing was born. I usually write a Cushing-themed post on this day, and for this year I decided to rank the six Hammer films in which the actor portrayed Baron Frankenstein. Playing Victor Frankenstein in Hammer's first color Gothic film, THE CURSE OF FRANKENST read more
THE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 21, 2022
The Mexican legend of "La Llorona", or the Crying Woman, has been the basis of several films. THE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN (original title LA MALDICION DE LA LLORONA) is an excellent black & white 1961 Mexican film dealing with the character. The movie starts with a pre-title sequenc read more
THE WITCH'S MIRROR
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 19, 2022
THE WITCH'S MIRROR is a 1960 Mexican Gothic horror film, directed by Chano Urueta (who had an important acting role in THE WILD BUNCH) and produced by Abel Salazar (who starred and produced in the incredible THE BRAINIAC) . The film's original Mexican title is EL ESPEJO DE LA BRUJA. I bou read more
ROGER MOORE'S JAMES BOND DIARY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 12, 2022
On my latest excursion to Half Price Books, I picked up this little paperback item for $3. ROGER MOORE'S JAMES BOND DIARY was written to coincide with the theatrical release of LIVE AND LET DIE, the first Bond film that Moore starred in. I assume that Moore had some ghostwriting help on t read more
THE DEVIL'S AGENT
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 9, 2022
The 27th of this month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Christopher Lee. During my time writing this blog I've done plenty of posts on Lee's films--there's plenty to choose from. One of Lee's more obscure movie appearances is a 1961 German-Irish-British production calle read more
The VCI Santo Blu-ray Box Set: Disc Four
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 7, 2022
I finally got around to viewing the fourth and final disc of VCI's Santo Blu-ray box set, which contains two cinematic adventures of the Mexican masked wrestler. SANTO AND BLUE DEMON VS. FRANKENSTEIN (1974) has a lot in common with SANTO VS. FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER. Once again Santo (alon read more
IT!
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 30, 2022
The generically named IT! is a 1967 horror film I caught up with on TCM yesterday. The movie was written, produced, and directed by Herbert J. Leder, who was responsible for the underwhelming THE FROZEN DEAD. What makes IT! notable is the fact that IT is the Golem, the fabled creature fro read more
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 26, 2022
This is a film that has gotten a lot of buzz online, and, since it also stars the legendary Michelle Yeoh, I decided to go out to the theater and see it. It's a production that almost defies description, a wild and oftentimes wacky action/fantasy combination of Hong Kong kung fu cinema, "The M read more
THE BATMAN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 24, 2022
Batman is my favorite comic book character, and just about every movie featuring the Dark Knight I've managed to go and see soon after its theatrical release. For the latest one, however, I felt no sense of urgency in seeing it in a theater. It is because I'm burned out by comic book movi read more
PANCHO VILLA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 23, 2022
PANCHO VILLA is a 1972 Euro Western, filmed in Spain, with Telly Savalas in the title role. Many of the people involved in this production, such as producer Bernard Gordon, writer Julian Halevy, and director Eugenio Martin, would soon later go on to make the fantastic HORROR EXPRESS. A nu read more
NIGHT CREATURES On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 16, 2022
The latest Hammer Region A Blu-ray release from Shout Factory is NIGHT CREATURES, the American titled version of the 1962 film CAPTAIN CLEGG. NIGHT CREATURES is a remake of the 1937 film DR. SYN, which was based on the Russell Thorndyke novel of the same name. Thorndyke wrote a number of read more
THE INDIAN TOMB (1921) On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 10, 2022
Another German silent epic gets the Region A Blu-ray treatment from Kino Lorber. This time it's the 1921 two-part exotic adventure tale THE INDIAN TOMB (original title DIE INDISCHE GRABMAL), written by Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang, and directed by Joe May. Distinguished English architec read more
FURY AT SMUGGLERS' BAY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 3, 2022
I've seen just about every film that my favorite actor, Peter Cushing, has appeared in....but one that has constantly eluded me is FURY AT SMUGGLERS' BAY, a 1961 period adventure. I finally was able to see it this weekend, courtesy of a decent widescreen print on YouTube. The story is set read more
NOW AND FOREVER On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 2, 2022
NOW AND FOREVER is a 1934 Paramount film, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and Shirley Temple. Despite the famous names who worked on it, the movie doesn't live up to expectations. Gary Cooper plays Jerry Day (no relation to me), a middling con artist. read more
SKI TROOP ATTACK
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 26, 2022
SKI TROOP ATTACK is a 1960 black & white film produced and directed by the legendary Roger Corman. I stumbled upon it recently on the Tubi streaming channel. During WWII, a (very) small American patrol is scouting in the snowy Huertgen Forest, when the Germans begin the attack to open read more
METROPOLIS And The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 20, 2022
The spectacular German silent epic METROPOLIS is one of my favorite films of all time. I've been mesmerized and entranced by it since I first saw it as a young teenager. Seeing METROPOLIS at any time, under any circumstances, is a great experience. But seeing the restored version in a the read more
AIR HOSTESS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 19, 2022
AIR HOSTESS is a 1933 Columbia film, directed by Albert Rogell. The title role is played by Evalyn Knapp. She is Kitty, who works on the TWA airline out west. Kitty's dad was killed serving as a fighter pilot in WWI, and the airplane pilots and mechanics who are her friends are overly pro read more
Akira Takarada (1934-2022)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 17, 2022
Akira Takarada was one of the true legends of fantastic cinema. Takarada not only appeared in the very first original Godzilla movie made back in 1954, he made several other appearances in the classic series of science-fiction/fantasy films made by Toho Studios in the 1960s. He starred in read more
IL DEMONIO
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 13, 2022
IL DEMONIO is a black & white 1963 Italian film concerning a young woman named Purificata, called "Puri", played by Daliah Lavi. The story shows how Puri's strange and unearthly behavior upsets her family and her fellow villagers in a small backwater town in rural southern Italy. Puri read more