From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Feb 4 12:13:59 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 4 12:14:04 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 #59 - 2006 February 4th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- King Kong Oscar Nominations! King Kong has nabbed 4 Oscar nominations in a presentation early this morning in Los Angeles. The film was nominated for; ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION, ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING, ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING & ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center?, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST. A one-hour red carpet arrivals show will precede the telecast at 4 p.m. Click here for a full list of nominees! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1138717025 Kong R4 DVD: April 12th? Earlier this month we heard a rumor that Kong may hit store shelves on DVD March 28th, it now seems likely to be April 11th, two weeks later. ezydvd.com.au lists King Kong (2005) as arriving on April 12th (the 11th for those of us in North America), this seems to jive with recent reports about King Kong NOT being listed on any late March release lists. Amazon.com does not have Kong listed yet, but rest assured, as soon as we know, we'll post about it! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1138666723 Kong's 11 International Online Cinema Association Nominations Thanks to Nessa for sending this in! King Kong was nominated for 11 International Online Cinema Association Awards. Including BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ART DIRECTION, BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST SOUND MIXING, BEST SOUND EDITING, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS & BEST MAKEUP. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1138665622 Kong Nabs 10 Smart-Popcorn Noms Ray writes: Just thought you might be interested in knowing King Kong is up for 10 awards at our Annual Smart-Popcorn Awards, including Best Lead Actress for Naomi Watts, Best Collaborative Pair/Team for Watts and Serkis, Best Action, Horror, Romance, and Drama Scenes as well as some technical awards. The full list of nominees can be seen here. The voting for these awards is open at our forums, registration is required, but we think it's fun for everyone and maybe Kong can take home a few wins. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1138460686 Moviefone Moviegoer Award Noms It's movie award season again, and while we all know what the critics and industry groups think are the best films and performances of the year, Moviefone wants to hear the opinions of the real moviegoers who spend their $10 for a ticket. Voting is now open for the 11th Annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards. Real movie fans on Moviefone.com selected the five nominees in each category below, and now millions of movie fans across the country will cast their votes for the winners, to be announced Feb. 28. Don't miss your chance to make your voice and heard and help your favorite film, actor or actress take home the award. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1138323243 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: February 9th: Kong Chat 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Feb 11 10:19:52 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 11 10:19:59 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] Movie Watch this weeked: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone! Message-ID: Wizards... short creatures... elves... a young lad with a big destiny... Nope, we're not talking about 'Lord of the Rings,' but instead: Harry Potter! Following TORn's wildly successful series of LOTR-Trilogy "watch and chats," we're starting up this weekend with the much-requested Harry Potter series. This Saturday at 5:30 pm EST we will start off with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Following that, "Chamber of Secrets" on 2/18, "Prisoner of Azkaban" on 2/25, and after a short break, "Goblet of Fire" on March 11th, following its release on DVD on 3/7. Join us tomorrow on our IRC server at 5:30 pm EST when we pop our copies of the film into the DVD player. At around 5.30pm EST we'll all press play on our individual players and proceed to cheer and jeer (or discuss and argue, if you like!) the finer points of the film. http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1139611624 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Feb 11 11:02:19 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 11 11:02:23 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (02/11/2006) 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 #60 - 2006 February 11th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Amazon's R1 King Kong Listing! Al sends along the good word that the King Kong DVD is now listed on Amazon.com & .ca. There is no street date or availability to pre order. More updates as they update! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139671580 Toy Fair 2006: Kong!!! Robert sends along these images from figures.com covering this weekend's NY ToyFair. Some great pictures of Mezco Toyz' 18" rotocast Kong, with 2 different facial expressions. He can be posed hunched over or upright. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139671359 King Kong on Amazon in the UK Monik sends along the good word that the King Kong DVDs are now available for Pre-Order on Amazon.co.uk! The street date is April 10th. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139605805 King Kong on Amazon....in Germany Ren? writes: I just wanted tell you, that on Amazon in Germany the Kong DVD can be pre-ordered. It is announced to be released on the 4th of April. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139511826 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: February 16th: Kong Chat 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Feb 11 10:19:52 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 11 11:46:30 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] [Lotr_announce] Movie Watch this weeked: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone! Message-ID: To change your subscription please go to: http://www.theonering.net/mailman/options/lotr_announce/olaf.buck%40pietsch-luebeck.de _______________________________________________ Wizards... short creatures... elves... a young lad with a big destiny... Nope, we're not talking about 'Lord of the Rings,' but instead: Harry Potter! Following TORn's wildly successful series of LOTR-Trilogy "watch and chats," we're starting up this weekend with the much-requested Harry Potter series. This Saturday at 5:30 pm EST we will start off with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Following that, "Chamber of Secrets" on 2/18, "Prisoner of Azkaban" on 2/25, and after a short break, "Goblet of Fire" on March 11th, following its release on DVD on 3/7. Join us tomorrow on our IRC server at 5:30 pm EST when we pop our copies of the film into the DVD player. At around 5.30pm EST we'll all press play on our individual players and proceed to cheer and jeer (or discuss and argue, if you like!) the finer points of the film. http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1139611624 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Lotr_Announce mailing list lotr_announce@lists.theonering.net http://www.theonering.net/mailman/options/lotr_announce/olaf.buck%40pietsch-luebeck.de From xoanon at theonering.net Mon Feb 13 12:00:17 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Mon Feb 13 11:55:59 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] King Kong (2005) Pre-Orders now being taken Message-ID: The King Kong DVD is now on Amazon.com & .ca. Pre-Orders are now being taken! Street date is March 28th. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JO20/theoneringnet Amazon.ca http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JO20/theoneringnet ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Mon Feb 13 12:00:17 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Mon Feb 13 13:16:36 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] [Lotr_announce] King Kong (2005) Pre-Orders now being taken Message-ID: To change your subscription please go to: http://www.theonering.net/mailman/options/lotr_announce/olaf.buck%40pietsch-luebeck.de _______________________________________________ The King Kong DVD is now on Amazon.com & .ca. Pre-Orders are now being taken! Street date is March 28th. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JO20/theoneringnet Amazon.ca http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JO20/theoneringnet ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Lotr_Announce mailing list lotr_announce@lists.theonering.net http://www.theonering.net/mailman/options/lotr_announce/olaf.buck%40pietsch-luebeck.de From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Feb 18 20:32:34 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 18 20:32:43 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (02/18/2006) 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 #61 - 2006 February 18th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- PPD's on King Kong 2 Disc edition! Universal Studios Home Video has finally released the long awaited specs and features for Peter Jackson's "King Kong (2005)", the remake of the 1933 original, which stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis, onto DVD. The disc will arrive in three editions- both seperate 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 footage. "King Kong" (2005) is yours to own when it hits store shelves March 28, 2006. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140281653 King Kong Wins 3 VES Awards! Los Angeles, February 16, 2006 ? The VES Awards were given out last night during the Visual Effects Society?s (VES) fourth annual gala event at the Hollywood Palladium. The sold-out event attracted more than eight hundred celebrities, visual effects and animation artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television and games industries. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140140044 Kong Nabs 7 Saturn Award Nominations King Kong has garnered 7 Saturn Nominations; BEST FANTASY FILM, BEST ACTRESS, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST WRITER, BEST COSTUME, BEST MAKE-UP & BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140046828 Turner Gets Network Premiere Window for 'King Kong' >From tvweek.com: Turner Broadcasting agreed to license the network premiere window for the 2005 remake of "King Kong" from NBC Universal, the companies said Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The film will premiere on TNT or TBS in 2008. Turner also acquired the premiere rights to air "Doom," "Ice Harvest," and "Two for the Money," as well as the second window for "Prime." http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139969322 Kong Nominated for 2005 Internet Movie Awards Raul Burriel writes: I'm the director of the Internet Entertainment Writers Association and we operate the Internet Movie Awards. I thought that the visitors to your web site would be interested in knowing that King Kong has been nominated for the 2005 Internet Movie Awards in the categories of Favorite Visual Effects and Favorite Director (Peter Jackson). Anyone with Internet access can cast a vote in the Internet Movie Awards by visiting internetmovieawards.com. Voting lasts until March 3, 2006. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139886722 Toy Fair 2006: Kong!!! Robert sends along these images from figures.com covering this weekend's NY ToyFair. Some great pictures of Mezco Toyz' 18" rotocast Kong, with 2 different facial expressions. He can be posed hunched over or upright. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139671359 King Kong on Amazon in the UK Monik sends along the good word that the King Kong DVDs are now available for Pre-Order on Amazon.co.uk! The street date is April 10th. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1139605805 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: February 23th: Kong Chat 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Feb 25 17:56:32 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Feb 25 17:56:36 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (02/25/0006) 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 #62 - 2006 February 25th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Kong Art Directors at LA event Garfeimao writes: Cinematheque will be hosting two events the day before the Oscars. One for the film editors, and one for the Art directors nominated for Oscars, which includes Grant Major and Dan Hennah. From americancinematheque.com: Presented by the American Cinematheque in association with the Art Directors Guild and the Set Decorators Society of America. A panel discussion with this year's Academy Award-nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators, 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); and Sarah Greenwood (art) & Katie Spencer (set) (Pride & Prejudice). Free Admission. Tickets available day of the event only at the box office. No online ticketing for this event. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140836360 Date Movie Goofs on KongisKing Production Diaries They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (cough*Superman*cough), but this is down right spoofage! Seems the folks making 'Date Movie', a comedy spoofing all the latest romance flicks, is spoofing KongisKing Production Diaries as well! They have 8 production diaries complete with a very own 'Peter Jackson' look alike. Now remember, these are the same folks that brought you 'Scary Movie', so expect some adult themes and outright grossness...if you are easily offended run away! If not...pass around the Kong Snot. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140748067 New Kong 'For Your Consideration' Ads Nessa sent along these 2 'For your Consideration' ads spotted recently. Ads like this are frequently spotted in magazines around Oscar time. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140567128 Kong Wins at BAFTA Awards BAFTA 2006 King Kong won only 1 award at the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards tonight (February 19th) in the UK. Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers & Richard Taylor were on hand to collect the award (no idea where Brian Van't Hul was) for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects. Take a look at the list of winners and nominees here. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140399129 PPD's on King Kong 2 Disc edition! Universal Studios Home Video has finally released the long awaited specs and features for Peter Jackson's "King Kong (2005)", the remake of the 1933 original, which stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis, onto DVD. The disc will arrive in three editions- both separate 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 edition will include over 3 hours of footage. "King Kong" (2005) is yours to own when it hits store shelves March 28, 2006. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140281653 33 Kong on the Big Screen in UK Neil writes: Thought I'd let anybody in the Ipswich area of the United Kingdom know that the original Kong will be showing at the CineWorld theatre on the 28th of February at around 8:30pm. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140281115 Kong Nabs 7 Saturn Award Nominations King Kong has garnered 7 Saturn Nominations; BEST FANTASY FILM, BEST ACTRESS, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST WRITER, BEST COSTUME, BEST MAKE-UP & BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1140046828 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: February 26th: 20th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards 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? 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