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
Animation Prince Sirki Takes Arthur Rankin, Jr. on “The Greatest Adventure” draconicverses, February 1, 2014 Today is indeed a sad day for fans of animation. Last night, at the age of 89, Arthur Rankin, Jr. passed away. Even if you might not recognize the name, you no doubt should be familiar with examples of his work. Together with his production partner, Jules Bass, Rankin practically… Continue Reading
News Atomic Batteries to Power. Turbines to Speed… draconicverses, January 15, 2014 Get ready to get out your Bat Shark Repellent and to dance the Batussi! After decades of legal problems, licensing arrangements and questions of rights ownership, one of the most anticipated, and requested, home video releases is coming to fruition. Earlier today Warner Home Video announced (via a tweet from… Continue Reading
Movies Prince Sirki Summons the Master of Stop-Motion draconicverses, May 7, 2013 Greetings my friends. It is with a very heavy heart that I write today’s column. No doubt, many of you have heard by now of the passing of the wizard of stop-motion – or as he dubbed it, DYNAMATION – Ray Harryhausen. I had the privilege of briefly making his… Continue Reading
Dracomics Prince Sirki Summons an Architect of the DC Universe draconicverses, April 6, 2013 Greetings, friends. Yesterday afternoon (Thursday, April 5), legendary comic book artist George Peréz posted on his Facebook page, the sad news that comic book legend Carmine Infantino had passed away at the age of 87. Legend hardly describes the man. Icon is probably a better term, in that he was… Continue Reading
News Prince Sirki Claims False Face draconicverses, March 16, 2013 Greetings from beyond the veil, Effendi. It was released a short time ago that on this past Wednesday, March 13, veteran character actor Malachi Throne passed away at the age of 84 after a long bout with cancer. A fixture on TV shows, usually as a heavy, he’ll probably be… Continue Reading
Draconically Speaking Draconically Speaking: Oh, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar. draconicverses, February 25, 2013 Every year the ‘In Memoriam’ segment of The Academy Awards broadcast remembers those talents in the film industry that passed away between last year’s show and this year’s show. It seems that each year, there’s been growing controversy about who is included & who is seemingly forgotten, or apparently just… Continue Reading
Movies Prince Sirki Summons Commander McHale draconicverses, July 8, 2012 Very sad news today. There are few names in Hollywood that resonates with multiple generations. We lost one of those names today. If you grew up in the 60s – 70s, you think “McHale’s Navy”. If you grew up in the 80s, you think “Airwolf”. Kids from the 90s to… Continue Reading