News Prince Sirki Collects Jaws draconicverses, September 10, 2014 Greetings, Guys and Ghouls. Ye Olde Dragon here, with sad news from beyond the veil. One of Imagi-Movies’ (literally) biggest stars has passed away at the age of 74. He played the titular caveman of Arch Hall’s EEGAH! (1962), the brutish Samson, breaker of freaking necks in Robert Aldrich’s THE… 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 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
The Dragon Remembers... Sirki’s Summons – January 26: Fezzig, Gen. Aldo & Tangina draconicverses, January 27, 2014 Greetings from beyond the veil, friends and fiends. The names of those summoned by Prince Sirki on this particular day, in the past, are as diverse as can be. In Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride (1987), he played a gentle giant with a great gift for rhyme (“Anybody got a… Continue Reading
The Dragon Remembers... Sirki’s Summons – January 22: Why So Serious? draconicverses, January 22, 2014 Originally posted on this date in 2012 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
The Dragon Remembers... Sirki’s Summons – June 20: A Witch’s Witch draconicverses, June 20, 2013 Greetings from beyond The Veil. Today marks the 29th anniversary of the passing of character actress Estelle Winwood, whom always seemed to be cast as a witch of one sort or another. Be it as Samantha’s Aunt Enchantra, on Bewitched, or as Sybil – foster mother of Gary Lockwood’s George… Continue Reading
The Dragon Remembers... Sirki’s Summons – June 5: The Chronicler of Mars & a Time Lord’s Companion draconicverses, June 5, 2013 Greetings from beyond the veil, O effendi. Upon this day, last year, Prince Sirki summoned legendary Scribe of Science-Fiction, Ray Bradbury. Here’s a link to the column I wrote that day. Prior to that, I tweeted, “The stars of heaven are now burning 451 degrees hotter & Mars has become… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – May 30: There Goes Mr. Jordan draconicverses, May 30, 2013 Greetings Effendi, from the mists beyond The Veil. Today’s post is interesting, as it’s for someone who played an avatar of Death, as Fredrick March played Prince Sirki, the namesake of this column. Although, where Sirki was the embodiment of Death itself, Mr. Jordan was the head Angel in Heaven,… Continue Reading