[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/11/2006)

[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 #64 - 2006

March 11th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Naomi's Pre-Oscar Interview
Academy Awards: 2006 In what promises to be my last Oscar-related story of
the evening I have this one last clip from Naomi Watts' Red Carpet interview
with Billy Bush.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141702058

Oscar Clips Online
Here are the nominee names and winners from King Kong at the Academy Awards
held last night (March 5th) in Los Angeles. Thanks to Nessa for the text and
links to the photos!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141701398

Back Stage Oscar Clips
Oscars.com has some very cool video clips from back stage at the Oscars. As
soon as the winners leave the stage they are whisked away to this back room
full of cameras and press people. It's great to see because they are still
aglow with their wins. Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141660336

Oscar Images
Academy Awards: 2006 Here are a selection of images from the 78th Annual
Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los
Angeles. Naomi Watts was the only actor present at the awards, but there are
more than a few photos of Richard Taylor and the other winners for 'King
Kong'. Stay tuned tomorrow for video clips, acceptance speech transcripts
and more!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141622470

Kong Nabs Sound Editing Oscar!
3 out of 4! King Kong has won the Sound Editing Oscar! Mike Hopkins and
Ethan Van der Ryn were on hand to accept the Oscar, congrats to all the
winners! We wish we were there with you (again).
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141615828

Kong Wins Sound Mixing Oscar!
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek have
just won the Oscar for Sound Mixing! Congratulations guys!!!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141614224

King Kong Wins Visual Effects Oscar!
King Kong has just won the Oscar for best Visual Effects! Joe Letteri, Brian
Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor were all there to receive the
Oscar, congrats to all!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141608769

Art Director Oscar Panel: 2006
Garfeimao writes: The panel discussion with this year's Academy
Award-nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators was held at the
Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, just two blocks from where the Oscars will be
handed out. The panel was moderated by Art Directors Guild President Thomas
A. Walsh. With Jim Bissell (art) & Jan Pascale (set) (Good Night, and Good
Luck); Stuart Craig (art) & Stephenie McMillan (set) (Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire); Grant Major (art) & Dan Hennah & Simon Bright (set) (King
Kong); John Myhre (art) & Gretchen Rau (set) (Memoirs of a Geisha)[Gretchen
had to bow out at the last moment]; and Sarah Greenwood (art) & Katie
Spencer (set) (Pride & Prejudice).
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141578203

Kong rules Empire
King Kong is set to sweep the board at this year's Empire awards - after
receiving five nominations. After being snubbed by the Oscars, the Golden
Globes and the Bafta's, the remake of the 1933 monster movie has been
nominated for a host of top honours, including Best Film, Best Director and
Best Actor. Pride and Prejudice, Crash, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of
the Were-Rabbit also faired well with four nominations each.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141349978

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

March 14th: Jamie Bell's Birthday


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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