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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.
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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
IN SEARCH OF DRACULA On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 6, 2020
The book IN SEARCH OF DRACULA, by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu, was one I checked out of school libraries multiple times. The book proposed a link between the character of Dracula created by author Bram Stoker and the real-life Transylvanian historical figure Vlad Tepes. In the early 1970s i read more
NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 4, 2020
The other film on the Mill Creek "Classic Crime Double Feature" Blu-ray is NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED, a 1955 Columbia film produced by Sam Katzman and directed by William Castle.
Former Navy man Dan Corbett (Arthur Franz) arrives in New Orleans looking to purchase a military surplus boat in order to s read more
HOLLYWOOD STORY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 1, 2020
Mill Creek has recently released what they call a "Classic Crime Double Feature" on Blu-ray. The gimmick is that both films on it (HOLLYWOOD STORY and NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED) were directed by the famed William Castle. Before Castle re-invented himself in the late 1950s as a self-proclaimed master of read more
DANGER: DIABOLIK On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 31, 2020
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post on my favorite comic book movies. Included in the list was the 1967 film DANGER: DIABOLIK, which was based on a Italian fumetti character. A few folks thought that was a mystifying choice. But DIABOLIK stills holds up as a great comic adaptation, and it is now on read more
The American TV Version Of THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 29, 2020
My last blog post covered the release of the new Blu-ray of THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN from Shout Factory. Among the many extras on the disc is the TV version of the film, prepared by Universal Studios for American network broadcast. (Internet sources claim this TV version was first shown in 1968.)
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THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 25, 2020
Another Hammer Blu-ray from Shout Factory--this time it's the third film in the Peter Cushing Frankenstein series, THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN, released in 1964.
THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN is the odd man out when it comes to Peter Cushing's portrayals of the Baron. It is the only Cushing-Frankenstein fi read more
ESCAPE TO ATHENA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 24, 2020
Last night, courtesy of the Tubi streaming platform, I watched a film called ESCAPE TO ATHENA. It is one of those many 1970s big-budget action films that feature an international cast and exotic locations. The movie is set during World War II, and it was made by the same company and producers as THE read more
FUGITIVE LOVERS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on May 23, 2020
The main reason I watched FUGITIVE LOVERS is that the film featured the Three Stooges. I assumed the movie was heavily influenced by the 1933 award-winning IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, since the two main characters are trying to avoid trouble by traveling on a bus. The influence is there, but instead of b read more