[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (1/7/2006)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD:
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129304132

Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766

KONG #52 - 2005

January 7th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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TV Watch: Serkis on 'Conan' Clip
Andy Serkis was on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Wednesday night (Jan
4th). He mentioned studying gorillas and even the incident in London Zoo
where a female gorilla was very jealous of Andy's wife. Be sure to check out
his Smeagol/Gollum vs. Kong bit! Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1136517011

Michael Pellerin Interview on AintitCoolNews
AICN writer Quint writes: Quint here with a chat I had recently with a man
by the name of Michael Pellerin. Michael is the dude most directly
responsible for those amazing LORD OF THE RINGS Extended Edition DVDs and
has also recently contributed to that fantastic documentary on the 1933 KING
KONG DVD as well as providing all those weekly (or bi-weekly as it was
during the filming) Production Diaries for Peter Jackson's KING KONG. I met
Michael on one of my last days on the set of KONG. He's a big fan of the
site and even though the pressure of recording DVD material as well as
cutting material for the online Production Diaries was obviously stressing
him out I could still tell that he was in his element, doing what he loves.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1136337756

Kong Lands 5 Chicago Film Critics Noms
Richard sends along word that the Chicago Film Critics Nominations were
announced on December 30th and King Kong was nominated for the following;
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Score & Best
Cinematography. See who it is up against here.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1136158974

Wellington Premier Timelapse Video
Calvin writes: I thought I'd send you in this movie file showing a series of
timelapse photos from the Wellington webcam taken over 24 hours before,
during and after the Wellington Premier. I thought others might like to see
it.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1136005035

King Kong DVD Cover and Disc Art Competition!!
Bawpcwpn writes: Join the King Kong DVD Cover and Disc Art Competition.
There is a great prize to be won (to be announced soon) for the best design.
Design the Outside and Inside Cover Sleeve for the DVD as well as the art
for 2 discs for making this DVD the King Kong 2 Disc DVD Set!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1135963107

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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Coming Soon:

January 7th: Kong Chat
January 9th: Andy Serkis accepts special award at 'Critics' Choice Awards'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051221/en_nm/kongkong_dc_2
January 12th: Kong Chat
January 12th: Entries Due in 'King Kong DVD Cover and Disc Art Competition'
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/17/1135440281


KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's
remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/

SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section
of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the
actors and the press conference held just before start of production in
September of 2004.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/

KONG FILES - Kong Files are a bi-monthly feature written by John Michlig.
Michlig's online article KING KONG: LOST AND FOUND can be seen at
http://www.skullisland.net/KongBoomer.html. He's currently working with
filmmaker James Mansfield on a documentary entitled EIGHTH WONDER: THE
AMAZING TRUE STORY OF CARL DENHAM AND THE BEAST-GOD OF SKULL ISLAND, the
startling details of which he promises to share in the very near future.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/

KONG GAMING - A section devoted to everyone Kong Game related! From Chess
sets to console and PC games, this is the place you want to be!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/

MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in
general.
GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi

LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around
the world, and get chatting!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/

KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the
man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, will direct a new,
large-scale remake featuring a monstrous computer generated ape to be
created by Jackson's special effects company, WETA Digital. However, Kong's
origins lay long ago, towards the beginning of the last century in fact.
What follows is a history of the great ape's adventures, on both the large
and small screen. This history's films and TV series are the one's that were
widely released.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/

CONTACT - Do you have a scoop about the upcoming Kong film? Maybe you found
some cool news related to King Kong online? Whatever it is, if you think its
worthy of the KongisKing.net homepage, then send it in! The process is
really easy...simply email us at spymaster at kongisking.net.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/contact/

KIKN INFO: Whether it is to submit a spy report or to yell at us, we'd love
to hear from you! This is a community for Kong fans worldwide and you are a
valuable asset to making it work. Please email us your news, comments,
complaints, events, etc.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kikn/

FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter
Jackson's film, and more!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/faq/

That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster
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