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
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
Japanese Monster Movies December Really IS the Biggest Month in Kaiju History! draconicverses, December 28, 2013 Greetings, Friends and Fiends, from the Land of the Rising Sun! Ye Olde Dragon has been remiss these past few months in my duty to note and celebrate the release date anniversaries of Toho’s Effects Films, and for that I truly apologize, so help me Godzilla. Now I’m sure many… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Anniversary, GOJIRA! draconicverses, November 3, 2013 It was 59 years ago today, that the world was introduced to a radioactive, fire breathing, reptilian engine of destruction in Ishiro Honda’s GOJIRA (1954). It was the start of an amazing, near-unparalleled film franchise, spawning 28 (direct) sequels, comics, toys, cartoons, an American-produced ‘remake’ in 1998 and another (MUCH… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy 55th Anniversary, DAIKAIJU BARAN! draconicverses, October 14, 2013 On this date, in 1958, Japanese audiences were first introduced to the third daikaiju (giant monster) to have its own film – Ishiro Honda’s DAIKAIJU BARAN. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a repeat of the success of Honda’s GOJIRA (1954) – even with the same foursome behind it – Director Honda, Producer… Continue Reading
Movies Happy 52nd Anniversary, Terror of the Tongs draconicverses, September 29, 2013 Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the release of Anthony Bushell’s THE TERROR OF THE TONGS (1961) from the legendary Hammer Films. Interesting fact – this is the date of the British release, which is of course Hammer’s home country, yet it was released in the USA 6 months earlier… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday, Hedora! draconicverses, July 24, 2013 It was 42 years ago today, that Japanese audiences were introduced to one of Godzilla’s weirdest foes – Hedora, aka The Smog Monster, in Yoshimitsu Banno’s GOJIRA TAI HEDORA (1971). American audiences would see this as GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER the following February. This featured the first in a… Continue Reading
Movies Happy 50th Anniversary, Bros. Grimm, But Sorry – No DVD For You. draconicverses, August 7, 2012 Wow. I can’t believe that it’s already August. I can’t believe that it was back in January, that I posted about the need to get George Pal’s WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (1962) on DVD. I can’t believe that today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy Birthday Mechani-Kong draconicverses, July 22, 2012 Today marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Ishiro Honda’s KINGU KONGU NO GYAKUSHU (1967). It would be released 11 months later in the USA as KING KONG ESCAPES (1968). Co-produced by Rankin-Bass, it’s a loose adaptation of the cult classic KING KING SHOW cartoon series, produced by Rankin-Bass… Continue Reading