From xoanon at theonering.net Sun Apr 2 11:53:18 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sun Apr 2 11:53:22 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (02/04/2006) Message-ID: 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 #67 - 2006 April 2nd, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Live in San Rafael? Wanna Meet Ray Harryhausen? Celebriel sends a reminder to Northern California fans that Ray Harryhausen is appearing at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael on Saturday, April 8 at 7PM. Mr. Harryhausen will give an illustrated talk about his fantasy creature designs, screen a beautifully restored print of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and sign his new book, which features a forward by Peter Jackson. He will be joined on stage by special effects wizard Phil Tippett, Craig Barron and Arnold Kunert. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143821742 Kong Sculpt Auction Kong Sculpt Auction The folks at Clars Auction Gallery write: Clars Auction Gallery will offer the following during its live auction on Sunday, April 2, 2006, at approximately 12-1pm PST: MTV model of the Empire State Building with King Kong,in painted plywood, plastic, and steel, the King Kong model being an electric moving toy, signed by Peter Jackson and the major actors of the 2005 King Kong movie- Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks 30''w x 30''d x 67''h with accompanied DVD showing game show TRL where consignor won it. Estimate: $2,000-4,000. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143690319 PJ Talks Kong, LOTR, Bones & More! Malcolm writes: There's an interview with Peter Jackson over at Dark Horizons (darkhorizons.com) in which he discusses the King Kong DVD, a possible future edition to be released later this year, and plans for an LOTR box set on an HD format. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1143492627 Send us a photo of you with your King Kong DVD! To celebrate the release of Peter Jackson?s King Kong on DVD, KongisKing.net is collecting images of you taken with your King Kong DVD! Please send your photos to kongdvdphoto@kongisking.net. -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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 at kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon at 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 http://www.whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Apr 22 12:21:54 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Apr 22 12:22:01 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (04/22/2006) Message-ID: Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #68 - 2006 April 22nd, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Live in LA? Wanna Meet Ray Morton? Ray Morton will be signing his book 'KING KONG: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson' (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books) at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which is being held on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on April 29 -- April 30, 2006. Ray will be appearing at the Dutton's Books booth (Booth 321 -- in front of the Powell Library) on Sunday, April 30, 2006 from 2 - 3 p.m. For information about the Festival (including schedules and directions), go to latimes.com http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1145576979 Spiderweb Art Goes Kong Brehany writes: For those of you that are a die-hard fan of the original Kong like I am, at spiderwebart.com, you can buy copies of Byron Crabbe's and Mario Larrinaga's production art from 1932! But if you plan on buying them, you better have some spare money reaching from $200.00-$800.00! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1145227139 Xoanon Tours WETA Report! Earlier this morning I was allowed access to the coolest place on earth, WETA Workshop. Located in a non-descript area of Wellington near the airport, this small groupings of offices and warehouses has produced some of the best practical and special effects seen in this century (and the last one too). Not only that, but it is also a digital studio, miniatures unit, production facility and more. If you've seen, held, or heard anything from Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Narnia and a few other films in the last few years, chances are it was made here. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1144813474 Kong Sized Sales: 6.5 million DVDs Sold UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- "King Kong" ascended to extraordinary heights in its first six days in release, selling more than 6.5 million DVDs, the largest six-day performance in Universal Studios history. Fans snatched the blockbuster adventure film off shelves, generating $100 million in consumer spending for the Universal Studios Home Entertainment release. The spectacular first-week DVD sales continue "King Kong's" astonishing commercial success as the studio's fourth-highest grossing film in the studio's 94-year history. To date, the film has amassed approximately $550 million in ticket sales worldwide, following on the heels of "Jurassic Park," "E.T." and "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1144084059 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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 at kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon at 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 http://www.whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------