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Book Review--TOME OF TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 26, 2017

Midnight Marquee Press adds to its fine library with TOME OF TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA. Written by Chris Workman and Troy Howarth, this is the second release in the duo's series of books on the history of horror films. TOME OF TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE 1930S, was released a couple yea read more

THE BELLS (1926)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 23, 2017

I'm currently reading TOME OF THE TERROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA, the latest entry in Chris Workman & Troy Howarth's series of books on the history of horror films. Many of the films covered in this volume are unavailable in any form, which is frustrating, particularly since it seems the read more

The Profane Angel Blogathon: LADY BY CHOICE

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 16, 2017

Today is the 75th anniversary of the death of Carole Lombard. Instead of focusing on the tragedy of this event, I'd rather honor my favorite actress of all time by participating in this blogathon. LADY BY CHOICE (1934) isn't one of Lombard's most famous films, but it's a perfect example of how her n read more

BITTER VICTORY

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 15, 2017

Last fall I purchased a DVD set of 5 war movies produced by Mill Creek Entertainment. The five films included in the set are BITTER VICTORY, THE PRISONER, COMMANDOS STRIKE AT DAWN, CASTLE KEEP, and YOUNG WINSTON. I wouldn't call any of these films outstanding--YOUNG WINSTON is probably the best of t read more

THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR (1929)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 10, 2017

I have to credit YouTube once again for my latest first-time viewing. THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR is the 1929 film version of a creaky play by Bayard Veiller. It is the first sound film directed by cult legend Tod Browning--and one of the film's stars is none other than Bela Lugosi. Yes, this means that Br read more

THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 7, 2017

Every so often I go on YouTube and see if I can find certain older films. YouTube is a great resource for film buffs--I've watched many titles on there for the very first time. Many of these titles shouldn't legally be on YouTube, so when I do find out that a certain film I've never seen before is a read more

DOOMWATCH On Blu-ray

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jan 3, 2017

Kino Lorber continues to mine the vein of off-beat cinema with one of their latest releases under the Kino Studio Classics label, DOOMWATCH (1972). DOOMWATCH has all sorts of geek connections to it. The film's director was Peter Sasdy, who helmed many of Hammer's better later outings, including TAS read more

My Top Five DVD/Blu-rays Of 2016

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 31, 2016

Once again it's time to list my top DVD/Blu-rays of the year. I tried to cut down on my home video purchases--and I still bought way too much stuff, despite the fact I skipped a number of discs. The biggest culprit for taking my money was Kino. That company has been regularly releasing cult movies o read more

More Thoughts On ROGUE ONE

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 30, 2016

Now that some time has passed since the opening of ROGUE ONE, this post will further examine the film. (WARNING: If you haven't seen it yet, don't read ahead, because there will be spoilers.) I honestly believe that ROGUE ONE is the third-best Star Wars film, behind the original and THE EMPIRE STRI read more

Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 27, 2016

This is one post I do not want to write. As I've stated on this blog over and over again, STAR WARS has had a major impact on my life. When this film came out, I was eight years old, and I became obsessed with every aspect of it. The performers in the film were those characters to me. They almost b read more

BLINDMAN

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 24, 2016

Out of all the movie genres, the wildest and the wackiest has to be the Spaghetti Western. 1971's BLINDMAN certainly lives up that reputation, with a main character who is...blind. (At least the title doesn't fool you into thinking the movie is something it is not.) The film also stars none other th read more

Rogue Tarkin

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 18, 2016

I was going to wait a bit before writing this post, but the discussion over the use of a CGI version of Peter Cushing in ROGUE ONE has gone viral. Since Peter Cushing is my favorite actor of all time, and STAR WARS is my favorite movie of all time, I felt I had to write a post dealing solely with th read more

ROGUE ONE--First Impressions (No Spoilers)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 16, 2016

I went and saw ROGUE ONE today after work. And what are my first impressions? I absolutely loved it. This film is set right before the events depicted in STAR WARS. As I'm sure most of you know, STAR WARS is my favorite movie of all time. So, to go back to that "time period" is a huge treat for me read more

Indiana In The Movies (Part Two)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 12, 2016

Here's a list of famous film performers and directors who were born in Indiana. I have to point out that many of these folks spent relatively little time actually living in the state (Carole Lombard, who is pictured above, Steve McQueen, and Howard Hawks fit this category). I'm sure this will only r read more

Indiana In The Movies (Part One)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 11, 2016

Today is the 200th anniversary of Indiana officially becoming an American state. To coincide with this momentous occasion, I've decided to take a look at how Indiana has fared in the movies. In all honesty....there isn't really much to go over. A few movies have been based in Indiana, but not nearl read more

Book Review: EURO GOTHIC

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 10, 2016

Following up on his magnificent volumes ENGLISH GOTHIC and AMERICAN GOTHIC, Author Johnathan Rigby examines 20th Century European horror cinema with EURO GOTHIC. In this new book, Rigby deals with four specific European countries--Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Those who might feel that Rigby s read more

The Kirk Douglas Centenary

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 9, 2016

On this day exactly 100 years ago Issur Danielovitch was born. Under the name Kirk Douglas, he went on to become one of the greatest leading men in cinema history. I couldn't let such a momentous occasion as a 100th birthday go by without writing a blog post. It's ironic that Kirk Douglas' film deb read more

STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 8, 2016

36 years after his death, Steve McQueen remains an important pop culture icon--he wasn't called "The King of Cool" for nothing. The documentary STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS examines one of the pivotal moments of McQueen's life--the 1970 production of his dream project, LE MANS. Steve McQuee read more

BIGGLES

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 3, 2016

Kino Lorber, through their Studio Classics line, has released the 1986 film BIGGLES on Region A Blu-ray. (On the disc case the movie is sub-titled ADVENTURES IN TIME, but the actual movie only has the title BIGGLES.) The most noticeable thing about this picture is that it is the last theatrically re read more

Valerie Gaunt (1932-2016)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Nov 30, 2016

Valerie Gaunt, who passed away a few days ago, may not be known to the average film buff, but she holds a high position among fans of Hammer Films. It could even be said that she provided the template for what would come to be known as "Hammer Glamour". Gaunt only had two theatrical film credits in read more
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