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Episode IX Casting News (Or In Other Words, Another Star Wars Clickbait Post)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 28, 2018
I haven't done a Star Wars post in....what, about two weeks??? We certainly have to rectify that, don't we?? I'll jump on the sound bite bandwagon and discuss the hours-old news on the casting for the next film in the Disney Star Wars trilogy.
The fact that the next film will use unreleased footage read more
HAVE A GOOD FUNERAL MY FRIEND...SARTANA WILL PAY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 24, 2018
My journey through the Arrow Sartana Blu-ray box set continues with the fourth entry in the "official" series, HAVE A GOOD FUNERAL MY FRIEND...SARTANA WILL PAY. This 1970 movie has Gianni Garko returning in the title role.
The story opens with a gold prospector being ambushed and murdered...but Sar read more
DOWN MISSOURI WAY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 22, 2018
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on what was my favorite John Carradine monster movie. I narrowed the choices down to the two Universal films that Carradine appeared in as Dracula: HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and HOUSE OF DRACULA. I picked HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, but HOUSE OF DRACULA is a very good monster r read more
The Complete Hal Roach Thelma Todd Patsy Kelly Comedy Collection
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 19, 2018
I've been waiting years for any of the Thelma Todd/Zasu Pitts/Patsy Kelly comedy short subjects to be officially released on home video. Finally there's some light at the end of the tunnel. ClassicFlix has released all 21 of the Thelma Todd/Patsy Kelly shorts as a DVD set, and the Thelma Todd/Zasu P read more
SARTANA'S HERE...TRADE YOUR PISTOL FOR A COFFIN
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 17, 2018
The third entry in the Arrow Sartana Blu-ray box set is the the 1970 film SARTANA'S HERE...TRADE YOUR PISTOL FOR A COFFIN. Uruguayan actor George Hilton plays Sartana in this one instead of Gianni Garko.
This movie is even wilder than the preceding titles in the series, with a number of action gags read more
I AM SARTANA, YOUR ANGEL OF DEATH
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 14, 2018
The second film in the Sartana Blu-ray box set from Arrow is I AM SARTANA, YOUR ANGEL OF DEATH (1969). Gianni Garko returns as the title character, and the director is Giuliano Carnimeo, using the pseudonym "Anthony Ascott". Carnimeo would go on to helm the rest of the official Sartana series.
The read more
IF YOU MEET SARTANA...PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 11, 2018
In the past few years I've managed to build a considerable Spaghetti Western movie collection on home video. I have movies starring all the famous characters of the genre, such as The Man With No Name, Sabata, Ringo, Trinity, Django, Cuchillo....now Arrow Video has released a box set of films contai read more
KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES!
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 7, 2018
A few weeks ago, I traveled out to Illinois to visit my brother Robert. We visited a number of Chicago record stores, and on the way back to Robert's house we stopped at a Half Price Books, where I purchased a used copy of KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES!, one of the most famous books ever written on Americ read more
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #40
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 4, 2018
The latest issue of Richard Klemensen's magnificent LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS is available, and it continues the high standards the magazine has maintained for over forty years. LSOH is the ultimate resource when it comes to everything about Hammer Films.
LSOH #40 has an amazing fold-out cover from read more
Monster Kid Radio's Classic Five Core Deck Card Of The Month
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 1, 2018
One of the many major highlights of last weekend's Monster Bash Conference was meeting up again with Derek Koch, the man behind the famed Monster Kid Radio podcast (www.monsterkidradio.net). Derek was awarded a much deserved Monster Bash Lifetime Achievement Award, and I for one know how much person read more
JOURNEY'S END (1930)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 30, 2018
On the weekend of June 22-24 of this year, I attended the annual Monster Bash Conference in Mars, PA. One of the major highlights of this event for me is attending one of author Greg Mank's informative and entertaining presentations. Greg has made an immeasurable contribution to the field of classic read more
Monster Bash June 2018
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 25, 2018
Another year, another Monster Bash Conference. The annual celebration of all things concerning classic horror and science-fiction movies was held in Mars, PA on the weekend of June 22-24. As usual, Ron Adams and all the people at Creepy Classics put on a magnificent show.
When I went to my first Mo read more
THE GREAT SILENCE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 16, 2018
It's a great time to be alive if you are a Spaghetti Western fan. Nearly all of the outstanding examples of the genre have recently been released on special edition Blu-ray, and more of them are on the way. A company known as Film Movement is responsible for a full restoration of Sergio Corbucci's T read more
DOCTOR BLOOD'S COFFIN On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 10, 2018
I've often said that the best thing about the 1960 English horror entry DOCTOR BLOOD'S COFFIN is seeing Hazel Court in a nurse's outfit. The movie had been available for many years on several public domain home video releases, and now Shout Factory has put it out on Blu-ray.
What makes DOCTOR BLOOD read more
THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 9, 2018
I did a full review on the 1959 Italian Gothic horror tale THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA in November 2016. Shout Factory, under its Scream Factory label, has recently released the movie on Blu-ray. and it is a fine upgrade from the many grey-market and YouTube presentations of the film.
The read more
The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon: FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 1, 2018
This is my contribution to The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon.
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969) was the fifth film in the Hammer Frankenstein series. In the groundbreaking THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1956), Peter Cushing first portrayed the Baron as a Byronic anti-hero who was willing to do eve read more
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 30, 2018
The 1970 horror anthology film THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD is my favorite Amicus film of all time. There are several reasons for this. The top reason is the main cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt (looking as luscious as ever), and Jon Pertwee, who also happens to be my favorite Doct read more
SOLO
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 27, 2018
I have to admit that I felt a certain amount of trepidation when Disney/Lucasfilm announced they were going to produce a film concerning the younger days of Han Solo. The main reason for my worries was the fact that Harrison Ford would not be starring in the movie.
Unlike characters such as read more
A LADY TAKES A CHANCE On Blu-ray From Kino
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 26, 2018
Not that long ago on this blog I posted lists of my favorite actors and actresses. John Wayne and Jean Arthur appeared on those lists, so it's only natural that I purchased A LADY TAKES A CHANCE, a 1943 film starring the duo, on Blu-ray.
The movie details the adventures of one Molly Truesda read more
TAKE THE STAND
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 21, 2018
My latest YouTube discovery is a 1934 programmer called TAKE THE STAND. A murder mystery based on a novel written by Earl Derr Biggers (the creator of Charlie Chan), the film stars one of my favorite classic Hollywood ladies, Thelma Todd.
TAKE THE STAND was made by an independent company called Lib read more