Movies First Impressions of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition on Blu-Ray draconicverses, November 14, 2014 Greetings from Middle-earth, Goblins and Gals! Ye Olde Dragon here, with a quick cursory review of the middle chapter of Peter Jackson‘s adaptive trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit – well, not the movie itself, but the Blu-Ray release of the Extended Edition. At some point, I have every… Continue Reading
Movies @WarnerArchive Posts Clarification on Their Blu-Ray Discs draconicverses, November 13, 2014 Greetings, Friends and Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon here, laying a bit of groundwork for my upcoming reviews for Warner Archives’ Blu-Ray releases including YOUNG JUSTICE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, YOUNG JUSTICE: INVASION and THUNDERCATS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (2011 – 2012). A little over two weeks ago, Warner Archives posted a… Continue Reading
Movies Prince Sirki Frees the Genie draconicverses, August 12, 2014 Oh, my Friends and Fiends, I am heartsick. Words escape me. This is beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most difficult Sirki’s Summons that I’ve ever written. I almost can’t write these words, but I have to. One of the funniest men in the world, Robin Williams, has died… Continue Reading
Animation A Very Busy Prince Sirki Closes The Hypnotic Eye, Turns Out the Bat-Signal and Deactivates IDAK! draconicverses, July 3, 2014 Greetings From Beyond the Veil, Effendi. Prince Sirki has been busy the last few days, in regards to the realms of Imagi-Movies & Imagi-TV. Jacques Bergerac will no doubt be best remembered for his portrayal of Desmond, the criminal hypnotist at the center of George Blair’s THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960)… Continue Reading
Movies Happy FIFTIETH Anniversary, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao! draconicverses, March 18, 2014 Greetings, Friends & Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon here, bearing tides of celebration! Today marks the Golden Anniversary of one of my favorite films, George Pal’s 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). Including my review of Warner Archives’ DVD re-release, I’ve written quite a bit on this gem the last few… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies March Madness, Toho Style draconicverses, March 9, 2014 Greetings, Friends and Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon here, bringing you remembrances of Toho Movies past. You might remember that back in December, I posted a list of all the Toho Tokusatsu (special effects films) released that month in past years. Well, after the drought of January and February, here are… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – February 5: The Man Who Taught Kaiju How To Roar draconicverses, February 6, 2014 Greetings from beyond The Veil! I’d like to tell you about a symphonic composer, who has certainly gained the majority of his fame in the Western Hemisphere for writing the scores of many Japanese monster movies. He is considered to be one of the four “fathers” of Godzilla, along with… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – January 15: AIP Composer, Les Baxter draconicverses, January 15, 2014 Greetings from Beyond the Veil, Effendi. It was on this date, in the year 1996, wrote a coda to the career of composer Les Baxter. The reason that I have included him here, is that of over 100 scores he composed for film (according to IMDb.com), the majority of them… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Anniversary, A Clockwork Orange! draconicverses, January 13, 2014 It was 42 years ago today that saw the release of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1972), starring Malcolm McDowell. Adapted from Anthony Burgess’ 1962 novella of the same name, the movie paints a picture of the dystopian future Great Britain, rife with juvenile delinquency and “ultra-violence”. The main character,… Continue Reading