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The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Aug 9, 2016
On August 6, I attended the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention held at the Crown Plaza O'Hare Hotel (the same place that G Fest was held at a couple weeks earlier). Flashback Weekend is more of a "modern" horror movie convention--most of the autograph guests had appeared in thrillers from the last read more
The British Invaders Blogathon: CONE OF SILENCE (AKA TROUBLE IN THE SKY)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Aug 5, 2016
Whenever I participate in a blogathon I try, as much as possible, to write about a film or a subject that is not well-known. My pick for the Third Annual British Invaders Blogathon is certainly not a famous film--but it has a well-known cast, especially to those who are film buffs. It is such an acc read more
CIRCUS OF FEAR/FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS Blu-ray Double Feature
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Aug 4, 2016
Blue Underground continues to mine the nuggets of bizarre cinema with their Blu-ray release of CIRCUS OF FEAR and FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS. Both films were produced and written by the notorious exploitation showman Harry Alan Towers, and they both feature cult actors Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski.
If read more
The Joan Crawford Blogathon--TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 30, 2016
When it comes to the definition of "movie star", almost no one fulfills that better than Joan Crawford. Her decades-long movie career, her poor background, her various real-life romances, the numerous stories & legends about her personal behavior--it's almost as if her entire life was written by read more
CARNIVAL OF SOULS On Criterion Blu-ray
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 24, 2016
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) is one of the great cult movies of all time, and now it's getting the super-deluxe treatment with a new Criterion Blu-ray.
Criterion released CARNIVAL OF SOULS on DVD several years ago, but this upgraded version is a worthy purchase. When I started collecting movies during read more
To Upgrade Or Not Upgrade?
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 17, 2016
If you have any interest in movies, books, or music, chances are you've bought the same film/book/album many times in different formats. If you are old enough, you've probably bought an album on vinyl...then 8-track tape...then cassette tape...then CD...and finally vinyl again, with that format comi read more
G Fest 2016
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 17, 2016
Yesterday I attended G Fest XXIII, held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel. G Fest is a celebration of Godzilla and all things kaiju (that translates to "giant monster", in case you don't know). The last time I went to G Fest was 2012--that was where I met the legendary Svengoolie for the firs read more
The Ray Harryhausen Blogathon: EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 12, 2016
In the mid-1950s, master special-effects animator Ray Harryhausen was involved in a number of low-budget black & white movies which featured a particular creature--THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH. 1956's EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS does read more
Whatever Happened To Movie Title Sequences?
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 10, 2016
My good friend, independent filmmaker Joshua Kennedy, recently sent me a preview copy of his latest film, THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. The movie gets your attention right from the beginning with a very nice title sequence. We see a book resting on a table--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Return of Sh read more
THE MAGNETIC MONSTER On Blu-ray
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 6, 2016
Kino Studio Classics has come out with a Blu-ray of one of the most unusual of 1950s sci-fi flicks: THE MAGNETIC MONSTER.
THE MAGNETIC MONSTER is unusual mainly for the fact that the "monster" is never really seen. A scientist, through his experiments with radiation, has developed a new element tha read more
Terminal Nostalgia
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jul 2, 2016
A few weeks ago, Will McKinley tweeted a link to a Stephen Spielberg interview in which the director mentioned that he had "terminal nostalgia". Will went on to say that many of his classic movie buff friends suffer from the same malady. I also must admit to having terminal nostalgia--but the questi read more
GOLD (1934)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 22, 2016
Kino Lorber has released on Blu-ray the 1934 German science-fiction drama GOLD. What makes this film important for movie geeks is the fact that it features Brigitte Helm, the legendary star of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS...and you get to hear her speak!
GOLD concerns the attempts of German scientist Pr read more
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON On Blu-ray
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 21, 2016
The Warner Archive Collection has just released John Ford's SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON on Blu-ray. This is a film that I'm sure most movie buffs already own on DVD, or at least a film they have seen several times. For this Blu-ray Warners had a new interpositive made from three different negatives of read more
DRACULA (1979)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 18, 2016
The latest issue of Richard Klemensen's wonderful LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS--issue #36--is a full-length examination of the 1979 version of DRACULA, starring Frank Langella and directed by John Badham. I had not seen the '79 DRACULA in a long time, and I wasn't too impressed with it when I did see it read more
NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 14, 2016
After I shared my post on DIE! DIE! MY DARLING! with the "Hammer Films NOT Horror" Facebook group, the administrator, Paul Meadez, asked if I would be interested in writing about another film on the Mill Creek Hammer DVD set--NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER, also known as NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A S read more
DIE! DIE! MY DARLING! (AKA FANATIC)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 8, 2016
I recently purchased a DVD set of Hammer films released by Mill Creek Entertainment. The two-disc set has six movies total: THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE SNORKEL, NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER, MANIAC, CREATURES THE WORLD FORGOT, and DIE! DIE! MY DARLING! The last two films I have listed are o read more
THE HORROR OF IT ALL
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 7, 2016
I'm on vacation this week, so that gives me time to stay up late and find movies that I haven't seen on YouTube. (Yes, I lead an exciting life.) The other night I watched VOODOO MAN, the infamous Poverty Row "horror" film starring Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, and John Carradine. That movie literally d read more
The Royalty On Film Blogathon: Flora Robson As Queen Elizabeth I
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 4, 2016
This is my contribution to The Royalty On Film Blogathon, hosted by theflapperdamefilm.wordpress.com.
I have to admit that I am not one of those many, many people who have an affection and an intense interest in the British Royal Family. It constantly amazes me how anything connected to the Briti read more
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Jun 3, 2016
I'm trying something new today--a vocal blog post instead of a written one. The link below is to a recording of my thoughts on X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Please let me know if you'd like to hear more posts like these. You can also access this link from The Hitless Wonder Movie Facebook Page.
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What Was The Greatest Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee Movie? (Part Three)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 27, 2016
This is the conclusion of a series of posts concerning the films starring Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee.
What was the greatest Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee movie? Once again, we have to qualify that question by asking another one--is the best Cushing/Lee movie the greatest one that they just read more