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 Sirki’s Summons – February 5: The Man Who Taught Kaiju How To Roar draconicverses, February 6, 2014 Greetings from beyond The Veil! I’d like to tell you about a symphonic composer, who has certainly gained the majority of his fame in the Western Hemisphere for writing the scores of many Japanese monster movies. He is considered to be one of the four “fathers” of Godzilla, along with… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – Atlantis, the Lost Continent from @Warnerarchives draconicverses, December 31, 2013 I’m glad to finally be reviewing George Pal’s Atlantis the Lost Continent, from the Warner Archive Collection. These good folks were kind enough to provide me with a copy to review, and I am very sorry it took so long to get this done. I can’t tell you how many… 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
The Dragon Remembers... Prince Sirki Visits Hooterville, Closes General Store draconicverses, June 11, 2012 Yesterday, veteran actor Frank Cady passed away at the age of 96. Though he will no doubt be best remembered as the proprietor of Hooterville’s General Store, Sam Drucker, for all 7 seasons of Petticoat Junction and all 6 seasons of Green Acres, Cady was also featured in two of… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Anniversary, ATLANTIS! draconicverses, May 3, 2012 It was 49 years ago today, that George Pal’s epic, ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT (1961) was released. I’ve already talked about this one on my first Movie of the Day post here on Draconic Verse. It’s also currently available from Warner Archives and my long-overdue DVD review will be up… Continue Reading
Movies Happy Birthday, Dr. Lao! draconicverses, March 18, 2012 It was 48 years ago today that George Pal introduced Audiences to the mysteries of the 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). I’m not going to go into details, as I’ve already covered the good Doctor twice now, including my review of the Warner Archive re-release of the DVD. I’ll… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao From Warner Archives (by request) draconicverses, December 6, 2011 Today I’m VERY happy to be reviewing the Warner Archives re-release of the DVD of 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). This one’s a little extra special. It’s not just for the fact that it’s one of my favorite films, or even that it’s the first movie I wrote… 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 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