Animation HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILBO BAGGINS! (In a way…) draconicverses, November 27, 2011 It was Sunday, November 27, 1977 that I first saw something that amazed me. It opened a new world to me, the likes of which I had no idea existed. Tonight marks the 34th anniversary of the first airing of Rankin-Bass’ animated version of THE HOBBIT. Though nowhere near the… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, SANTA CLAUS! draconicverses, November 26, 2011 Yep, this is THAT SANTA CLAUS (1959) movie, that you’ve probably heard about. If you think SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964) was trippy, this is a whole different kind of surreal! Santa is assisted by child labor from around the world and Merlin the Magician to spread joy. His… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAMERA! draconicverses, November 26, 2011 46 Years ago today, among fire and ice, Gamera was born. It was on this day that DAIKAIJU GAMERA was released in Japan. Gamera was made as Daiei Studios’ answer to Godzilla. There have been two versions released in the US, one back in the 1960s called GAMMERA THE INVINCIBLE… Continue Reading
General Prince Sirki Claims The Creator of Pern draconicverses, November 25, 2011 Many of you know how important THE LORD OF THE RINGS is to me, but the second series of fantasy books I read after that were The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey. On my 14th birthday, I got a neat present. the first Pern trilogy, consisting of DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST… Continue Reading
General Happy Birthday, Uncle Forry! draconicverses, November 24, 2011 Today would have been Forrest J. Ackerman’s 95th birthday. We all miss you, O Ackermonster! For those who don’t know, Forry was the man who coined the phrase ‘Sci-Fi” and founded the seminal Monster Movie magazine, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. He was a science fiction aficionado and had a huge… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies DVD Review – Destroy All Monsters from Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock draconicverses, November 23, 2011 2/26/13: Apparently, some knucklehead linked THIS page to a binsearch.info page as a source to download a copy of DAM. Well guess what, would be pirates – IT AIN’T HERE! IT NEVER WAS! Hell, it even SAYS “Review” in this page’s address! So if you ARE here to download… Continue Reading
Animation DVD Review: Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles Complete Series from @WarnerArchive draconicverses, November 17, 2011 RALLY HO-HO!!! Today I’m reviewing the Warner Archive release of a Saturday morning classic, FRANKENSTEIN, JR. & THE IMPOSSIBLES: The COMPLETE SERIES. It’s also under the banner of The Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. SERIES BACKGROUND: Note – all screencaps are unmodified It was part of the huge offering of Saturday morning… Continue Reading
Movies Happy 47th Birthday, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS! draconicverses, November 14, 2011 EVERYBODY SING! S-A-N-T-A-C-L-A-U-S, Hooray For Santy CLaus! Happy anniversary to SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964). Forty-Seven years ago today, the mayhem was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Boasting one of movie history’s most outlandish titles, this perennial holiday cult classic still amazes on so many levels. Plain and simple,… Continue Reading
Movies Answering My First Request draconicverses, November 13, 2011 I’ve found that the blog has been searched, as well as a few messages with requests left, for a review of Warner Archives’ MOD release of THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO. I’ve already recommended the film in my first Movie of the Day column, with a brief rundown. However,… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – November 13: Let’s Get Technical draconicverses, November 13, 2011 Greetings from beyond the veil. Today we’re more behind the camera as opposed to those in front of it. Maury Gertsman was a senior Cinematographer with Universal. The first major work he put his mark on was JUNGLE CAPTIVE (1945) He also lensed the final two Rathbone Sherlock Holmes films… Continue Reading