[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/19/2006)

[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 #65 - 2006

March 19th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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1983 KONG Party Pictures
Dan Fiebiger writes: Thought all you KONG-Peter-Jackson fans might maybe be
interested in this: In March, 1983, at the Chinese Theater, there was a big
50th Anniversary KONG party, celebrating the release of the original 1933
film. Most everyone who worked on the film, or loved the film, or was
related to someone who worked on the film, or worked in special effects, was
there. I (now a retired efx animator) was there also, and shot many photos
of the event, and shot the original KONG models (now owned by Peter Jackson)
at Forre Ackerman's place later on.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142794313

Fay Wray Stamps Available in Canada
DGFisher writes: The cover of the new Details magazine -- the publication of
Canada Post's philatelic division mailed out to stamp collectors -- features
a stamp of Fay Wray with Kong ascending the ESB over her shoulder. The stamp
is a nice lithographic design and will be officially issued to the public on
May 26, 2006.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142703400

Complete DVD Specs for Peter Jackson's King Kong - Menus Added!!!
>From moviesonline.ca: Universal has kindly provided us with a number of menu
shots from both the Single Disc Edition and 2-Disc Special Editions of Peter
Jackson's "King Kong (2005)", which stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien
Brody and Andy Serkis.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142699413

Catch Some of 'Guerrilla Distribution' Online!
Adrian writes: I was wondering if you could mention in your news section
that the film "Guerrilla Distribution" is being made available to download
from www.realkong.co.uk. Guerrilla Distribution is a mockumentary about two
guerrilla filmmakers who have decided that they are going to rip off Peter
Jackson by making King Kong and selling it pretending it to be his version.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142565919

King Kong conquers Empire Awards
King Kong has been voted the best movie of 2005 by film fans, earning it the
top prize at the Empire Awards. The gorilla remake won best movie, beating
Oscar winner Crash as well as fellow nominees Sin City, Star Wars Episode
III and War of the Worlds. Crash star Thandie Newton was voted best actress,
while fans named Johnny Depp best actor for his role in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142361398

Kong Blooper Reel
>From AICN: Peter Jackson sent in a video acceptance to receive his Best Film
gong at the 2006 Empire Awards and, after the usual pleasantries, Jackson
included some never-before-seen footage from the film. There's a blooper
reel, Andy Serkis 'original' vision for Kong, lightsaber action (seriously)
and a brand new scene constructed especially for Empire that answers the
biggest question of the film - how did they get Kong back to the States?
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142358188

TV Watch: King Kong Special on Sci-Fi
Thanks to {8thWonder} & Nessa for this bit of info. The Sci-Fi Channel will
be airing a special on King Kong called "King Kong's Skull Island: A Natural
History", sounds interesting to me! The premiere is March 21st at 3:30PM
with repeat airings on the 24th at 4PM and the 26th at 12AM.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142263824

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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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/

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