From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Aug 6 13:08:56 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Aug 6 13:03:52 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (08/06/05) Message-ID: Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #39 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" August 6th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 19 Weeks To Go Pick Ups continue and the whole gang is shooting Skull Island scenes inside one of the Wellywood studios. PJ is in a jovial mood and scoots around the set like a kid in a candy shop. We get an insiders view of the Script Supervisor's job, and the details that the continuity teams need to keep at hand when shooting the same scenes months apart. Jack Black and Andy Serkis take it upon themselves to work on a wardrobe malfunction. And we get to see more shots of Adrien Brody in his cage..or THE cage..from now on known as the Brody Box. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123255519 Post Production Diary - Pick Ups Day 4 A day in the life of a glorified featured extra! Jed Brophy shows us what a typical day is for him while Peter Jackson is on his 4th day of Pick Up shooting on King Kong. Jed, along with Matthew Chamberlain, Lee Hartley and others give us the absolutely amazing details of the most action-packed day ever! Be sure to not miss Andy Serkis, a quick shot of Jack Black and Adrien Brody (still in that cage) and porridge...lots of porridge! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123032834 Game Informer Magazine Talks Kong Game Informer Magazine Talks Kong Kong Spy Atomicmutant sends along these amazing images from the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine. Take a look at the Ubisoft Kong in all his glory! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123347025 PJ King Kong Game Q&A You'd be hard pressed to find a film that's more anticipated this winter than Peter Jackson's upcoming retelling of King Kong. The tragic love story between an enormous ape from a prehistoric island and the actress he falls for (eventually in the literal sense) has been a cinematic classic since it debuted in 1933. Jackson's film aims to offer a new take on the story that stays true to its roots while expanding on the original film's scope. The project is a labor of love for the Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who cites the original film as one of the early inspirations for his moviemaking career. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123345347 Double Does of Kong Coming Movie director Peter Jackson has gone bananas. Not only is he hard at work finishing the hotly anticipated remake of the 1933 classic "King Kong," he's also lending a helping hand to the upcoming original film's DVD set. On Nov. 22 - three weeks before Jackson's $150 million "Kong," starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts, hits screens - Warner Home Video will release two versions of Merian C. Cooper's original black-and-white action adventure for the first time ever on DVD. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123344577 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: August 8th - 9th: Howard Shore Concert - Athens, Greece August 11th: Kong Chat 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 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/ 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/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Tue Aug 9 19:51:05 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Tue Aug 9 19:46:21 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] King Kong DVD Art & Pre-Order! Message-ID: http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/view/16211 The folks from thedigitalbits.com posted the new King Kong DVD art, Amazon.com has also updated their listings and is now taking pre-orders from King Kong Volume 1, 2 and a collector's 4 pack! Take a look! The King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition (SRP $26.99) will include the 104-minute restored and remastered B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Ruth Rose, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong), the 2005 I'm Kong: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper documentary, a gallery of trailers for other films by director Merian C. Cooper, the new RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World documentary by Peter Jackson (featuring the following featurettes: The Origins of King Kong, Willis O'Brien and Creation, Cameras Roll on Kong, The Eighth Wonder, A Milestone in Visual Effects, Passion, Sound and Fury, The Mystery of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence and King Kong's Legacy) and Creation test footage (with commentary by Ray Harryhausen). The King Kong: Two-Disc Collector's Edition (SRP $39.98) will include all of the above in limited tin packaging that also features a 20-page reproduction of the original 1933 souvenir program, King Kong original one-sheet reproduction postcards and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of a vintage theatrical poster. The King Kong Four-Disc Collector's Set (SRP $39.92) will include the King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition along with The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. It will NOT include the extras in the Collector's Edition tin. Fortunately, The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young will also be available separately (as will The Last Days of Pompeii, also by Kong directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack) for an SRP of $19.97 each. The Son of Kong will include the 70-minute restored B&W film on video in the original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include the theatrical trailer. Mighty Joe Young will include the 94-minute restored B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen, Ken Ralston and Terry Moore), 2 new featurettes (Ray Harryhausen and The Chioda Brothers and Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young) and the film's theatrical trailer. Finally, The Last Days of Pompeii will include the 96-minute, B&W film on video in the original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. There are no extras. http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1123630574 http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/view/16211 ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Tue Aug 9 21:36:14 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Tue Aug 9 21:31:23 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] Re: King Kong DVD Art & Pre-Order! INCORRECT LINKS Message-ID: PRE ORDER links from the previous email were for the "King Kong Show," 1966 animated series to be released from Sony, not the 1933 King Kong from WB. KongisKing.net regrets the error. ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/kik_announce/attachments/20050809/298d1a92/attachment.htm From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Aug 13 09:42:05 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Aug 13 09:37:27 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (13/08/2005) Message-ID: Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #40 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" August 13th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 18 Weeks To Go With 18 weeks to go Colin Hanks introduces us to the ADR studio in Wellywood. As explained in this PPD ADR is the process in which the actors must record a new audio track over their own performance. Queen of the Geeks Philippa Boyens makes a rare PPD appearance and gives us more information about the process. Colin Hanks shows us his many 'breath' lines and we get some great little scenes from the film featuring Hanks, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann and others! Hold your breath, say 'yup' a few million times and here we go! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123862979 Post Production Diary - Last Day of Pick Ups! The Last Day of Pick Ups! There is a sense of accomplishment (and unemployment) among the cast and crew as the last few shots are completed in New Zealand. Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Adrien Brody and yes Naomi Watts are all on set to shoot the final scenes. Looks like The Log scene needed another shot of the boys, and Naomi in her dressing room and in Kong's grasp was shot, PJ looks like the weight of the world is lifting off his shoulders! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123603687 PJ's Kong Novelization PJ's Kong Novelization Marko writes: A couple of minutes ago I was browsing through amazon.com and I hit the mark - "The official novelization of the blockbuster film from Universal Pictures", or in other words: "A Novelization by Christopher Golden Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens". The cover art looks great! Can't wait!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123939332 Kong Game Action from Ubisoft! The folks at Ubisoft have sent along some amazing gameplay footage from their version of Peter Jackson's King Kong! This looks like one sweet game! Follow the links below for 3 AVI files. And be sure to take a look at the King Kong Game Official Site! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123707156 King Kong DVD Art The folks from thedigitalbits.com posted the new King Kong DVD art, Amazon.com has also updated their listings and is now taking pre-orders from King Kong Volume 1, 2 and a collector's 4 pack! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123630842 PJ King Kong Game Q&A You'd be hard pressed to find a film that's more anticipated this winter than Peter Jackson's upcoming retelling of King Kong. The tragic love story between an enormous ape from a prehistoric island and the actress he falls for (eventually in the literal sense) has been a cinematic classic since it debuted in 1933. Jackson's film aims to offer a new take on the story that stays true to its roots while expanding on the original film's scope. The project is a labor of love for the Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who cites the original film as one of the early inspirations for his moviemaking career. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123345347 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: August 18th: Kong Chat August 19th: Xoanon tours Ubisoft 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 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/ 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/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Aug 20 12:50:02 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Aug 20 12:50:13 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (20/08/2005) Message-ID: Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #41 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" August 20th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Amazon.com King Kong Pre-Orders Available! This is it, no fooling around, Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders for the 1933 King Kong 2-Disc Special Edition and The King Kong Collection (King Kong 2-Disc Special Edition/Son of Kong/Mighty Joe Young). Get yours now!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124505807 Ubisoft beats its chest Ubisoft has snatched up the gauntlet thrown down by EA a few weeks ago, claiming that big movie licence King Kong will be the Christmas number one. Following EA?s dismissal of its Q4 rivals (MCV 29/7), Ubisoft plans to hit back with its biggest marketing spend to date to back the hotly-tipped title. ?We have King Kong firmly set for Christmas number one,? marketing director Jon Rosenblatt told MCV. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124475068 PJ's Kong Novelization PJ's Kong Novelization Marko writes: A couple of minutes ago I was browsing through amazon.com and I hit the mark - "The official novelization of the blockbuster film from Universal Pictures", or in other words: "A Novelization by Christopher Golden Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens". The cover art looks great! Can't wait!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123939332 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: August 20th: Kong Chat August 25th: Kong Chat 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 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/ 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/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sun Aug 21 11:04:58 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sun Aug 21 11:05:14 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] Post Production Diary - 17 Weeks To Go Message-ID: You didn't think we forgot you did you? With 17 weeks left to go the model making department is still in full swing recreating skull island at one twelfth scale. Paul Van Ommen introduces us to his gonzo gang of model technicians and gives us some insight on what it takes to scale down trees, plants, dirt, even moss! You'll never look at a garden the same way again! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124634694 ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Aug 27 12:25:56 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Aug 27 12:26:06 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (27/08/2005) Message-ID: Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #41 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" August 27th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 16 Weeks To Go Like Photoshopping? Well then this is the PPD for you! PJ introduces us to the rotoscoping artists working on King Kong. These guys and gals are the ones who intricately remove all the 'real world' stuff that is in a shot. They also paint over things that need to disappear to make the movie as realistic as possible. We get to see some amazing blue and green screen footage, lots of running and falling shots of Naomi Watts, and a super close-up of Jack Black's head (no whale for you Jack). http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125073579 Post Production Diary - 17 Weeks To Go You didn't think we forgot you did you? With 17 weeks left to go the model making department is still in full swing recreating skull island at one twelfth scale. Paul Van Ommen introduces us to his gonzo gang of model technicians and gives us some insight on what it takes to scale down trees, plants, dirt, even moss! You'll never look at a garden the same way again! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124634694 King Kong: The Stageplay RADIOTHEATRE has just received exclusive permission from the Merian C.Cooper estate to produce the only known authorized stage version of the original KING KONG which will open on NOV. 30 for 8 shows only at the KRAINE THEATER 85 E. 4th St., NYC, NY. Original score by Grammy winner GARY ANDERSON and Sound Effects by Writer/Director, Dan Bianchi, winner of three Best Director Off Broadway awards and currently nominated for a NY Innovative Theater award for Radiotheatre's original version of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. "RADIOTHEATRE is a new hybrid aural and visual experience to whet your imagination!" Theater Source Tickets for RADIOTHEATRE Presents KING KONG go on sale in September. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124765749 Keeping 'King Kong' under tight security control Security experts plan to keep King Kong, one of the year's most anticipated movies, out of the hands of pirates. Night-vision goggles will be used at early screenings of the Peter Jackson film to make sure no one is videotaping it to make illegal copies. All reels of the film will be held in vaults and transported under escort. The New Zealand distributor, United International Pictures, said this week that there would be "air-tight" security over the printing process. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124550187 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: August 28th: Jack Black Birthday September 1st: Kong Chat 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 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/ 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/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ----------------------------------------------------------