Sirki’s Summons – May 26: The Reluctant Director of Monsters draconicverses, May 26, 2012 Greetings from beyond The Veil, my friends. It was 21 years ago today that Prince Sirki paid a call to the Director of such classic giant monster films as THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953), THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (1959) and GORGO (1961). Eugene Lourie had started out as a production… Continue Reading
Sirki’s Summons – April 23: The Doctor, Flash Gordon & Mr. Freeze draconicverses, April 23, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil, Effendi! This was a busy date for the Prince in past years. Next year, DOCTOR WHO, a cultural phenomenon, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. For the first four years, the Doctor was played by veteran character actor William Hartnell. It was during Hartnell’s incarnation that… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – March 23: That International Judas! draconicverses, March 23, 2012 Greetings from beyond The Veil, Effendi! It was 9 years ago today that Prince Sirki traveled to the Land of the Rising Sun, to call upon one of Toho’s most versatile character actors. His was a face you could recognize almost instantly, even if you didn’t know his name. In… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – February 28: The Kaiju Director & The Eminent Scientist draconicverses, February 28, 2012 Greetings Effendi! Today marks the anniversary of the passing of two very different men – one behind the cameras and one in front of them. It was on this day in 1993 that Prince Sirki reached out to Japan and claimed the director who had guided many giant monsters through… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies Sirki’s Summons – January 25: The Kaiju Master draconicverses, January 26, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil, effendi. There are innovators, and there are imitators. This particular innovator can be credited with the creation of an entire genre that has endured to this very day, from his humble beginnings in film back in the 1930s. Like so many aspiring film makers, this… Continue Reading
Sirki’s Summons – January 22: Why So Serious? draconicverses, January 22, 2012 Greetings from beyond the veil. On this day in 2008, Prince Sirki trumped The Joker. Heath Ledger passed away in his hotel room. It was determined that death was the result of a toxic combination of prescription medication. He had just finished filming pick-up scenes for THE DARK KNIGHT, in… 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
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
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 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