Movies SIRKI’S SUMMONS – September 29: Houdini & The REAL #1 Bond Girl draconicverses, September 29, 2011 Apparently, Prince Sirli needed to dictate a few letters, and so he went and collected the best secretary a spy ever had: Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny – the personal secretary of James Bond’s boss, M – passed away on this day in 2007. Miss Moneypenny was constantly covering… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – September 27: Honorary Mentions draconicverses, September 27, 2011 Today’s Summons are more of a pair of ‘Honororable Mentions’, as the gentlemen named were not regularly associated with Genre Films, but were in some notable (and semi-notable) fantasy films. First off, on this day in 1981, Prince Sirki took Robert Montgomery, after Mr. Jordan messed it up the first… Continue Reading
Movies Schedule of Classic Horror/Sci-Fi Films on @TCM in October draconicverses, September 26, 2011 It’s that time again, to gather the titles of Science-Fiction, Horror & Fantasy films showing on @TCM in October. Now, considering Halloween occurs at the end of this spook-tacular month, It’s only (super) natural that TCM airs classic horror films all month. In fact, Classic Horror is a Star of… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – September 26: A Rose, Picked draconicverses, September 26, 2011 Only one year ago, Prince Sirki picked a Rose from the Titanic. Gloria Stuart, as the older incarnation of Kate Winslett’s Rose who so famously dropped the diamond necklace into the ocean at the film’s conclusion, passed away two months after her 100th birthday. Among her earliest works, in a… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – Sept 25: Sorry About That. draconicverses, September 25, 2011 Would you believe that on this day in 2005, Don Adams met his end battling 100 ninjas? Would you believe it, 100 ninjas! No? Would you believe 50? No? Would you believe he was taken down by a crazed basset hound? At any rate, Prince Sirki did what KAOS had… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – September 24: The Father (and Son) of Universal Horror draconicverses, September 24, 2011 Welcome to the first edition of Sirki’s Summons. It’s been said that the Undisputed Masters of the genre, Universal Pictures, produced two great eras of horror movies. The first came during the Silent Age, when Studio Boss (and co-founder) Carl Laemmle, served as Producer for The Hunchback of Notre Dame… Continue Reading
General Just Who IS This ‘Prince Sirki’ I Keep Invoking, anyway? draconicverses, September 24, 2011 Those who follow me on Twitter may notice that I often offer salutes to folks connected with Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy on the anniversary of their passing. In almost each instance, I open such posts with, “On this date, Prince Sirki visited…”, or something similar. If it seems familiar to… Continue Reading
Movies I’m Sorry, George… draconicverses, September 8, 2011 I’m sorry George, I shall not pay I shall not buy your bad blu-ray. I do not mind some CGI to make an Ewok blink its eye. I do not mind deleted scenes I love extra bits, by all means. But to have Darth Vader yelling, “Nooooooo” Is a cardinal… Continue Reading
Movies Schedule of Classic Horror/Sci-Fi Films on @TCM in September draconicverses, September 1, 2011 Friday, Sept. 2 2:30AM – Zombies of Moro Tau (1957) 3:45AM – I Walked With a Zombie (1943) Tuesday, Sept. 6 6:00 AM – Walking Dead, The (1936) 7:15 AM – I Married A Witch (1942) 8:45 AM – Thing From Another World, The (1951) 10:15 AM – Beast From… Continue Reading
Movies A Day of Drive In Movies from @TCM Next Tuesday draconicverses, September 1, 2011 Tuesday, September 6 on TCM has a nice day of horror/sci-fi movies, including some replays from June’s Drive In Double Features. Most were visited upon in the #DriveInMob in its beginnings. All times are EDT. If anyone wants to get together for a mini-mob, let me know. I would adise… Continue Reading