The Dragon Remembers... A Different Kind of Sirki’s Summons Column – November 12 draconicverses, November 12, 2011 No graphic. No clever remarks. Ordinarily, I do a Sirki’s Summons column with the big header and some banter about Prince Sirki for someone who has been gone either a long time, or a long time face connected to Science-Fiction, Fantasy or Horror. Up until now, they’ve been ‘elder states-people’… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – November 10: Father of Kong, Farewell* draconicverses, November 10, 2011 Forty-nine years ago, Prince Sirki called to the man who made King Kong move into movie history – Willis O’Brien. O’Brien was a master of stop-motion animation, who was the first to bring dinosaurs and other large creatures to ‘life’ on-screen. O’Brien first came to prominence with the silent film… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – The Hypnotic Eye from @WarnerArchive draconicverses, November 8, 2011 (I LOVE that logo!) Today, I’m reviewing the newly remastered edition of THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960) DVD, released from Warner Home Entertainment, under the Warner Archive Collection label, as part of their Made On Demand program. STORY SUMMARY: Note – ALL Screen captures are UNMODIFIED. There’s been a series of… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies HAPPY 57th BIRTHDAY, GOJIRA!!!!! draconicverses, November 3, 2011 It was 57 years ago today, that the world was introduced to a radioactive, fire breathing, reptilian engine of destruction in GOJIRA (1954). It was the start of an amazing, near-unparalleled film franchise, spawning 28 sequels, comics, toys, cartoons and an American-produced ‘remake’ in 1998. Directed by Ishiro Honda, Gojira… Continue Reading
Sirki’s Summons – October 25: A Sergeant, a Wizard and TWO Icons draconicverses, October 25, 2011 October 25th has been a momentous day for Prince Sirki. On this date (in four separate years), he called upon a beloved character actor, a master actor of the stage and screen (who even had a hit record), and TWO icons – one of horror films, and the other the… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – tom thumb From Warner Archive draconicverses, October 19, 2011 Today, I’m reviewing the Warner Archive release of “tom thumb”. The film is George Pal’s classic take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The lower case letters in the title are correct, as that is how Pal wanted it. Story Summary: NOTE – ALL screen captures are UNMODIFIED A… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – October 16: Over a Barrel & A Director of Monsters draconicverses, October 16, 2011 Greetings from beyond the veil, effendi! It was 39 years ago today, that Prince Sirki opened Channel D and summoned the leader of spy organization U.N.C.L.E. Through the entire series, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., Leo G. Carroll handed Napoleon Solo & Ilya Kuryakin their orders as the irrascable Alexander Waverly…. Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Happy 53rd Birthday, DAIKAIJU BARAN! draconicverses, October 14, 2011 On this date, in 1958, Japanese audiences were first introduced to the third daikaiju (giant monster) to have its own film – DAIKAIJU BARAN. Four years later, American audiences would be introduced to him as VARAN, THE UNBELIEVABLE (1962). The differences between the two versions are staggering. Where GODZILLA, KING… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons – October 11: The 50’s Monster Fighter draconicverses, October 11, 2011 It was on this date in 1998, that Prince Sirki collected a man who fought off monsters of all shapes and sizes in the 1950s. He fought THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, THE CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN and THE BLACK SCORPION. He survived the DAY THE WORLD ENDED… Continue Reading
Movies Sirki’s Summons: October 10 (Pt. II): A Wizard, a Lord and THE Lord draconicverses, October 10, 2011 Today’s second Summons is a respected British actor, who’s played a number of parts in Imagi-Movies, dating back to portraying a priest in 1933’s THE GHOUL, staring Boris Karloff. He is also known, in a more recent ‘vintage’ for playing the Grandfather of Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan… Continue Reading