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MAN OF THE WORLD
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 15, 2020
Kino's "Carole Lombard Collection I" Blu-ray set includes MAN OF THE WORLD, a 1931 Paramount film that is known for the first onscreen pairing of William Powell and Carole Lombard.
MAN OF THE WORLD concerns one Michael Trevor (Powell), an American living in self-imposed exile in Paris. Trevor makes read more
FAST AND LOOSE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 14, 2020
Kino has recently released a "Carole Lombard Collection I" Blu-ray box set, featuring three of the actress' early films, when she was under contract to Paramount. Two of the movies included, MAN OF THE WORLD and NO MAN OF HER OWN, had already been available on DVD, but the one I am covering today, F read more
WHITE WOMAN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 10, 2020
The title for this one doesn't lie. There is a white woman, in the luxurious form of Carole Lombard. WHITE WOMAN is a 1933 potboiler produced by Paramount and set in Malaya, although the shooting locations are strictly indoor studio jungles.
In Larry Swindell's excellent biography of Lombard, SCREW read more
RINGO FROM NEBRASKA (AKA SAVAGE GRINGO)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 4, 2020
RINGO FROM NEBRASKA (also known as SAVAGE GRINGO, NEBRASKA JIM, RINGO DEL NEBRASKA, and a few other titles) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Western. The movie's direction is credited to Antonio Roman, but according to Troy Howarth's book THE HAUNTED WORLD OF MARIO BAVA, Roman was removed from the producti read more
WICHITA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 2, 2020
Director Jacques Tourneur is best known for making film noirish black & white thrillers such as CAT PEOPLE and NIGHT OF THE DEMON, but he also worked on a number of colorful Westerns. Tourneur directed genre star Joel McCrea multiple times, and one of their collaborations was WICHITA, a 1955 pro read more
KISS OF EVIL--The American TV Version Of THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 26, 2020
In my post on the new Shout Factory Blu-ray of THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, I mentioned that the disc includes a version of the film prepared by Universal for American network television. This TV version not only has added scenes (to lengthen the film to fit into a two-hour time slot with commercials), read more
THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 25, 2020
The latest Hammer film to be released by Shout Factory on Region A Blu-ray is THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE. This 1963 color Gothic is one of Hammer's best productions.
THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE was not directed by Terence Fisher, and it does not star either Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee. Nevertheless, read more
THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 19, 2020
There have been many filmed adaptations of the historical events concerning the notorious murderers Burke & Hare, but the best by far is the 1959 British film THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS. The movie was produced by Robert Baker and Monty Berman (who also did the cinematography), and co-written and d read more
BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 18, 2020
Al Adamson (1929-1995) was the son of a B movie cowboy who appeared on screen under the name of Denver Dixon. The young Adamson tried a number of ways to break into the movie business, but his career really got going when he teamed up with producer Sam Sherman. Under the Independent-International Pi read more
THE LAST VALLEY On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 12, 2020
THE LAST VALLEY is a somewhat obscure historical drama released in 1971. The movie was produced, written, and directed by James Clavell. It has been recently released on home video by Kino Studio Classics.
The story is set during the Thirty Years' War, a time of religious persecution and cruelty. A read more
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 6, 2020
How does one even attempt to define the majestic genius of Ennio Morricone??
Even declaring him the greatest and most prolific film composer of all time barely scratches the surface. Morricone's impact on popular culture--heck, modern society--is immeasurable.
Morricone didn't just produce scores read more
THE PLAINSMAN (1936)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 4, 2020
Pandemics, social unrest, a screwed-up baseball season....none of that is going to stop me from buying cheap DVDs or Blu-rays whenever I can. My latest discount purchase is THE PLAINSMAN, a 1936 Western saga from the legendary Cecil B. DeMille.
THE PLAINSMAN deals with three legends of the Old West read more
SPACE: 1999--"Missing Link"
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 3, 2020
Regular readers of this blog know very well that Peter Cushing is my favorite actor of all time. Last night I finally viewed one of his most notable TV guest-starring roles--an appearance on an episode of the science-fiction series SPACE: 1999. The episode was titled "Missing Link", and it was first read more
The Ray Harryhausen Centennial
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 29, 2020
On this day 100 years ago, Ray Harryhausen was born. Such an occasion deserves a tribute...but being the ordinary guy that I am, how can I properly articulate his greatness and legacy??
Ray Harryahusen was more than just an exemplary special effects artist. He was a creator, a man who inaugurated a read more
My Favorite Live-Action Performances In The Films Of Ray Harryhausen
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 25, 2020
June 29 of this year will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ray Harryhausen. I've spent some time thinking about putting together a tribute post for the occasion....but what sort of tribute post? A list of my favorite Harryhausen films? Or a list of my favorite Harryhausen stop-motion creat read more
EERIE TALES (UNHEIMLICHE GESCHICHTEN)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 21, 2020
EERIE TALES (also known as UNCANNY TALES, or the original German title UNHEIMLICHE GESCHICHTEN) is a 1919 silent German anthology film, comprising five tales. All five of the stories feature the same three actors playing the lead roles in each: Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schunzel, and Anita Berber.
I'v read more
STREET PEOPLE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 20, 2020
STREET PEOPLE isn't a film detailing the problems of the homeless....it's a Italian production from 1976 dealing with the Sicilian mob and stolen drugs. What makes it notable are its two English-speaking stars--Roger Moore and Stacy Keach.
A Sicilian-born mob boss, now based in San Francisco, has a read more
7 WOMEN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 14, 2020
I have long maintained that the greatest film director of them all was John Ford. I've seen nearly every one of his films that are available--but it wasn't until this weekend that I was able to watch his final theatrical feature, 7 WOMEN, released by MGM in 1966.
The decade of the 1960s was read more
THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 13, 2020
The 1966 British science fiction film THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE has been released on Region A Blu-ray by Kino Lorber. It is an Amicus production, directed by Freddie Francis with a script by Milton Subotsky. Somewhere in England, a group of meteorites, flying in a perfect "V" formation, land read more
THE ANATOMIST
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 7, 2020
I recently discovered on the Tubi streaming channel a 1956 British TV production called THE ANATOMIST. The program is based on a play by James Bridie, which deals with the infamous Dr. Knox and his connection with the legendary murderers and body snatchers Burke & Hare in early 19th Century Edin read more