[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (1/21/06)

[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 #57 - 2006

January 21st, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Own Peter Jackson's Signed Shoes
Own the shoes signed by Peter Jackson. The shoes are up for auction through
Clothes Off Our Back. Mr. Jackson was nominated for a Golden Globe for
Director-Motion Picture for KING KONG. Proceeds from the auction benefit
Cure Autism Now, Half the Sky and UNICEF's work in Darfur.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1137865314

Watch classic movies with other Kong fans!
8thWonder, a KongIsKing.net chatroom operator, has informed us that he is
hosting bi-weekly simultaneous viewings of old films. Load up your DVD
player, and join us in the #moviechat channel as a bunch of online friends
watch the movie with you.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1137721065

Kong BAFTA Noms
King Kong has been nominated for 3 BAFTA awards this morning. SOUND (Hammond
Peek, Christopher Boyes, Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn), ACHIEVEMENT IN
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS (Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van’t Hul,
Richard Taylor) & PRODUCTION DESIGN (Grant Major).
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1137681764

The plane that toppled King Kong
The plane that meant curtains for King Kong is being pieced together at Hood
Aerodrome for a grand unveiling at Sunday's Sport and Vintage Aviation
Society's Open Day. The replica Curtiss Helldiver biplane used by Peter
Jackson's Big Primate Productions is impressive sight even without its wings
attached. The 1930s plane was purpose-built for Jackson's blockbuster, where
it appears at the end of film doing battle against the greatest movie ape of
them all. The biplane was fully kitted out with machine guns and given
realistic wear and tear to give it the appearance of the genuine article.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1137511337

King Kong hits $US200m mark
LOS ANGELES: New Zealand director Peter Jackson's King Kong passed the
$US200 million ($NZ289 million) mark in North American takings at the
weekend as it fell four places to No7 at the box office. King Kong earned an
estimated $US7.3 million at the weekend to reach $US202.8 million, passing
the double century mark in its 33rd day of release. By contrast, another New
Zealand-filmed fantasy epic, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and The Wardrobe, reached the $US200 million mark on its 22nd North American
release day. Narnia, directed by Andrew Adamson of Auckland, fell two places
to No4 with to $US10.1 million, taking its total tally to $US261.4 million.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1137438520

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

January 26th: Kong Chat

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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