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CHESLEY BONESTELL: A BRUSH WITH THE FUTURE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 27, 2020
Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986) was a multifaceted and multi-talented individual. In his long life he was an illustrator, architect, matte painter, and a renowned graphic futurist. His drawings and conceptions of the solar system still inspire those working in the field of space exploration toda read more
DOWNHILL (1927)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 26, 2020
The number of films directed by Alfred Hitchcock that I have not seen are in the single digits--and that total went down with my recent viewing of DOWNHILL, made in 1927. DOWNHILL was only Hitchcock's fourth film as a director, and it was his next feature after the highly successful THE L read more
Book Review: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 23, 2020
In 2017, Del Rey published STAR WARS--FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a book that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the film by featuring 40 stories that looked at the story from a different perspective. Now THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK gets the same treatment. 40 stories by 40 writers, in roughly t read more
PROXIMA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 17, 2020
A NEW movie?? Well, relatively new....it's PROXIMA, a French film from 2019, starring Eva Green, and co-written and directed by Alice Winocour. Green plays Sarah Loreau, who has been picked as a replacement to go on a space flight to the International Space Station. This is something that read more
HAND OF DEATH
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 15, 2020
HAND OF DEATH is a 1962 sci-fi/horror film, released by 20th Century Fox. The movie stars John Agar, but instead of his usual act of fighting monsters, here Agar becomes one. Agar plays Alex Marsh, a scientist who is experimenting with nerve gases. Marsh is a hardworking, determined fello read more
WHITE TIGER (1923)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 14, 2020
Earlier this month I covered DRIFTING, the main feature on a Kino Blu-ray that contains two silent films directed by Tod Browning. Today I'll look at the other movie on the disc, WHITE TIGER, which was made before DRIFTING but released after. WHITE TIGER is very much a precursor to Browni read more
THE BRIDES OF DRACULA On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 10, 2020
I have often been asked, "What is your favorite all-time Hammer film??" The answer might surprise you--it is by far THE BRIDES OF DRACULA, the 1960 vampire adventure released in the United States by Universal. I realize that Christopher Lee is not in this film--heck, Dracula isn't even in read more
YOUTH RUNS WILD
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 7, 2020
One of the few non-horror films Val Lewton produced during his tenure at RKO in the 1940s is a drama about juvenile delinquency called YOUTH RUNS WILD (1944). Like Lewton's terror tales, this movie has a very exploitative title....but the result is very non-exploitative. According to my i read more
DRIFTING (1923)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 4, 2020
Kino continues to release rare silent movies on Blu-ray. A couple weeks ago I posted a review of their offering of Tod Browning's 1921 OUTSIDE THE LAW. The company has also brought out a Browning silent double feature, containing DRIFTING and WHITE TIGER. For today's purposes I'll be writing a read more
OUTSIDE THE LAW On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 28, 2020
Another home video presentation of a rare silent classic from Kino. This time it is the 1920 OUTSIDE THE LAW, co-written and directed by Tod Browning. This was an early collaboration between Browning and Lon Chaney, but it is not a tale of the macabre. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown dis read more
THE APE On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 25, 2020
In the late 1930s, Boris Karloff signed a deal with low-budget Monogram Pictures to star in a series of films concerning the exploits of a Chinese detective named Mr. Wong. Karloff's last film in the contract wound up being a horror film: 1940's THE APE, just released on Region A Blu-ray from read more
WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 17, 2020
WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS (original Italian title IL PLANETA ERRANTE) is one of four 1965 Italian science-fiction films detailing the adventures of the crew of a space station called Gamma One. All four films were directed by Antonio Margheriti (the American versions of these features use his "A read more
NORTH TO THE KLONDIKE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 15, 2020
Out of all the blog posts that I have written, the one that has by far gotten the most hits is my examination of the screen pairings of Evelyn Ankers and Lon Chaney Jr. (dandayjr35.blogspot.com/2013/07/evelyn-ankers-lon-chaney-jr.html). My theory on why is that Svengoolie shows about once a mo read more
CURSE OF THE UNDEAD On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 13, 2020
CURSE OF THE UNDEAD is a Horror-Western, made by Universal and released in 1959. I first saw it on the "Son of Svengoolie" program back in the mid-1980s. One would expect a title like this to be included in one of Shout Factory's recent Universal Horror Blu-ray sets, but it gets a release on i read more
ASSIGNMENT: OUTER SPACE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 11, 2020
ASSIGNMENT: OUTER SPACE is a 1960 Italian science-fiction film, directed by Antonio Margheriti. I viewed it on the Tubi streaming channel. The version I saw had an American International Pictures logo at the beginning, and an English voice track and credits. (Margheriti was credited with his u read more
Brian Clemens' THRILLER--"Spell Of Evil"
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 10, 2020
Among the many streaming services I have access to through Disney+ and Xfinity is the Tubi channel. I've seen a lot of obscure movies and shows on Tubi, and I've written a number of blog posts on them. I recently discovered that Tubi carries episodes of a early 1970s British TV show calle read more
TIME WITHOUT PITY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 8, 2020
Out of all the films that Turner Classic Movies is showing this October in honor of Peter Cushing being their Star of the Month, the only one I had never seen was TIME WITHOUT PITY. This is a 1957 black & white melodrama directed by Joseph Losey, with a very distinguished cast. Things read more
My Favorite Episodes Of THE TWILIGHT ZONE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 4, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, the legendary Joshua Kennedy informed me that he had been engaged in watching several episodes of the original THE TWILIGHT ZONE TV series. He asked me what my favorite episodes were...and that was not an easy question. THE TWILIGHT ZONE is one of my favorite TV series of all read more
Peter Cushing--The Turner Classic Movies Star Of The Month For October
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 3, 2020
Ever since I've been on the internet, I've constantly suggested that the Turner Classic Movies cable television channel feature Peter Cushing as a Star of the Month, or at least give him a day during their annual Summer Under The Stars event. A few years ago, TCM featured Christopher Lee as a read more
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK--Again
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 30, 2020
Monday night I ventured back out to an actual movie theater. I can't even remember the last time I was in a movie theater--was it for 1917, in the early part of this year?? Anyway, it felt like it had been the year 1917 since I last saw a film on the big screen. And what did I choose to w read more