Movies Happy Anniversary, ATLANTIS! draconicverses, May 3, 2012 It was 49 years ago today, that George Pal’s epic, ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT (1961) was released. I’ve already talked about this one on my first Movie of the Day post here on Draconic Verse. It’s also currently available from Warner Archives and my long-overdue DVD review will be up… Continue Reading
Dracomics Sirki’s Summons – May 1: Hercules & Captain Marvel draconicverses, May 1, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil, Effendi. Or maybe the Rock of Eternity might be more appropriate for this entry. It was upon this date that Prince Sirki did summon forth two great heroes of the silver screen. In 2000, the man who became synonymous with his portrayal of mythic hero… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, Hand of Death (1962) draconicverses, May 1, 2012 It was fifty years ago today that THE HAND OF DEATH (1962) (aka FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH) – NEITHER title related to martial arts films of the same names – was released. It’s the story of a scientist (John Agar) who works on a nerve gas & a serum/antidote and… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, KONG! draconicverses, April 7, 2012 This is the anniversary of a very special film. It was 79 years ago today, that the world of cinema was forever changed with the release of a film that would influence many generations of film makers to come – KING KONG (1933). The tale of Merian C. Cooper’s giant… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – March 23: That International Judas! draconicverses, March 23, 2012 Greetings from beyond The Veil, Effendi! It was 9 years ago today that Prince Sirki traveled to the Land of the Rising Sun, to call upon one of Toho’s most versatile character actors. His was a face you could recognize almost instantly, even if you didn’t know his name. In… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday, Mechagodzilla (Mk 1) & King Seesar! draconicverses, March 21, 2012 Wow. THIRTY EIGHT years ago today, the world was first introduced to the very first Mechagodzilla, as Toho released GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974). It would be released thre years later in the US as GODZILLA VS THE BIONIC MONSTER (1977). That didn’t go over terribly well with Universal, because of… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday, GORATH! draconicverses, March 21, 2012 Here’s a BIG anniversary! It was 50 years ago today, that YOSEI GORASU (1962) was released in Japanese theatres. It would see release in the US as GORATH two years later, in May, 1964. This was Ishiro Honda’s third space opera, following BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959) and THE MYSTERIANS… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday X2 to Gamera (YET AGAIN!!) draconicverses, March 21, 2012 Hot on the heels of YESTERDAY’S double anniversary for Gamera movies, comes TODAY’S double anniversary. I guess Daiei had a thing about release dates. At any rate, today marks the 43rd anniversary of GAMERA TAI DAI KAIJU GIRON (1969) (Gamera vs. Guiron) being released to Japanese theatres. It would be… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, Dr. Lao! draconicverses, March 18, 2012 It was 48 years ago today that George Pal introduced Audiences to the mysteries of the 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). I’m not going to go into details, as I’ve already covered the good Doctor twice now, including my review of the Warner Archive re-release of the DVD. I’ll… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday, Jett Jaguar! draconicverses, March 18, 2012 It was 39 years ago today, that Japanese audiences were introduced to the Robot Hero, Jett Jaguar, when he debuted in GOJIRA TAI MEGARO (1973) better known to US audiences as GODZILLA VS. MEGALON, which would be seen here (by myself, included) in 1976. Godzilla was now a full blown… Continue Reading