[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/26/2006)

[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 #66 - 2006

March 15th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Win a 15 Minute Call from PJ!
>From MSN: Have you seen every “Lord of the Rings” episode ten times? Were
you in line at midnight to go see “King Kong";? What would you do to win a
phone call from Academy Award winning director, Peter Jackson? To celebrate
the release of the King Kong DVD, one lucky fan will win a 15 minute phone
call with Peter Jackson!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143237416

King Kong Battle Game Available Online!
In the King Kong Battle game, users play the role of King Kong in an
earth-shaking, no-holds-barred brawl with another monstrous denizen of Skull
Island - the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Play the game brought to you by the release
of Peter Jackson’s King Kong on DVD March 28th.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143235607

King Kong Event in LA
The folks from Fangoria.com write: Coinciding with the March 28, 2006, DVD
release of "King Kong", Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Fangoria
Entertainment, saluted the cinematic icon with a one-night only theatrical
screening of the bonus feature "Skull Island," featured on the two disc
Special Edition DVD. Also premiering was "The Sci-Fi Boys" documentary. The
evening also included a panel of sci-fi legends including make-up artist
Rick Baker, Editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, Forest J
Ackerman, monster movie illustrator Basil Gogos and make up effects Steve
Johnson. Paul Davids, director, writer and producer of "The Sci-Fi Boys,"
moderated the panel.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143075911

The son of King Kong and Gustave Doré Ray Harryhausen discusses his
influences for creating some of film's most memorable animation
Ray Harryhausen's name is synonymous with stop-motion animation. From
"Mighty Joe Young" (1949) through "Clash of the Titans" (1981), he created a
menagerie of memorable monsters, aliens, dinosaurs and mythological
creatures ranging from the Ymir in "20 Million Miles to Earth" (1957) and
the Grand Lunar in "First Men in the Moon" (1964) to the living skeletons in
"Jason and the Argonauts" (1963) and the title creature in "The Beast From
20,000 Fathoms" (1953). Stop-motion animation -- which involves
photographing objects (often puppets) frame by frame in different positions,
then combining them to create the illusion of movement -- is undergoing a
renaissance, including the Oscar-winning "Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of
the Were-Rabbit," whose director, Nick Park, has paid tribute to
Harryhausen's influence. After working in relative obscurity for decades,
Harryhausen is clearly enjoying the belated accolades.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142795926

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. The disc will arrive in three editions- both seperate
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen and Full Screen Single-Disc Editions and a
2-Disc Special Edition DVD. Each will carry an English Dolby Digital 5.1
audio track and optional English SDH, along with English, Spanish and French
subtitles. Extras on the single disc edition will include two featurettes.
The 2-Disc editon will include over 3 hours of bonus footage. "King Kong"
(2005) is yours to own when it hits store shelves March 28, 2006.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1142699413

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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Coming Soon:
March 28th: King Kong out on DVD

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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