Movies Sirki’s Summons – September 24: The Father (and Son) of Universal Horror draconicverses, September 24, 2011 Welcome to the first edition of Sirki’s Summons. It’s been said that the Undisputed Masters of the genre, Universal Pictures, produced two great eras of horror movies. The first came during the Silent Age, when Studio Boss (and co-founder) Carl Laemmle, served as Producer for The Hunchback of Notre Dame… Continue Reading
General Just Who IS This ‘Prince Sirki’ I Keep Invoking, anyway? draconicverses, September 24, 2011 Those who follow me on Twitter may notice that I often offer salutes to folks connected with Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy on the anniversary of their passing. In almost each instance, I open such posts with, “On this date, Prince Sirki visited…”, or something similar. If it seems familiar to… Continue Reading
Dracomics The DC New 52 – The First 13 – Well, 14 Really. draconicverses, September 9, 2011 I did it. Somehow, I did it. I had to beg, borrow & trade in some favors, but I managed to read all 13 of this week’s first batch of DC Comics’ New 52 (as well as last week’s initial offering of Justice League #1). I also managed to secure… Continue Reading
Movies I’m Sorry, George… draconicverses, September 8, 2011 I’m sorry George, I shall not pay I shall not buy your bad blu-ray. I do not mind some CGI to make an Ewok blink its eye. I do not mind deleted scenes I love extra bits, by all means. But to have Darth Vader yelling, “Nooooooo” Is a cardinal… Continue Reading
Movies Schedule of Classic Horror/Sci-Fi Films on @TCM in September draconicverses, September 1, 2011 Friday, Sept. 2 2:30AM – Zombies of Moro Tau (1957) 3:45AM – I Walked With a Zombie (1943) Tuesday, Sept. 6 6:00 AM – Walking Dead, The (1936) 7:15 AM – I Married A Witch (1942) 8:45 AM – Thing From Another World, The (1951) 10:15 AM – Beast From… Continue Reading
Movies A Day of Drive In Movies from @TCM Next Tuesday draconicverses, September 1, 2011 Tuesday, September 6 on TCM has a nice day of horror/sci-fi movies, including some replays from June’s Drive In Double Features. Most were visited upon in the #DriveInMob in its beginnings. All times are EDT. If anyone wants to get together for a mini-mob, let me know. I would adise… Continue Reading
Art & Design Mock-Up For Criterion Gojira – Personal Challenge draconicverses, August 25, 2011 So apparently, from all indications, Criterion is getting set to release a Criterion Collection treatment of Ishiro Honda’s Gojira (1954). I must admit, I’ve been chomping at the bit to try my hand at the ‘Avant Garde’ style of Criterion. They always seem to try to go for a non-traditional… Continue Reading
Art & Design The Blockhead Returns draconicverses, August 24, 2011 I HAD to do it. There was a news release on Twitter that Boom Studios is releasing a new ongoing Peanuts comic book, and the article said no artist was confirmed as yet. I joked to a fellow fan/comic geek that maybe they should get Frank Miller or Todd MacFarlane… Continue Reading
Digital Art New 3D Piece draconicverses, August 17, 2011 Very simple piece today, but it felt right to make it. A Dragon at Sunset. But who (or what) is he looking at? Someone making the mistake of interrupting a quiet moment? Click to see a larger view. Made and rendered in Daz Studio 3 Advanced Continue Reading
Life 34 Years Ago Today… draconicverses, August 16, 2011 August 16th, 1977: I was 12 years old. My 13th birthday was less than 2 months away, and that afternoon, my Mom was driving us to the Nassau Collisseum. We were on our way to get tickets to a concert that would happen ON my birthday – Elvis Presley was… Continue Reading