From xoanon at theonering.net Sun Mar 5 12:32:38 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sun Mar 5 12:32:43 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/05/2006) 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 #63 - 2006 March 5th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Art Director Oscar Panel: 2006 Garfeimao writes: The panel discussion with this year's Academy Award-nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators was held at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, just two blocks from where the Oscars will be handed out. The panel was 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)[Gretchen had to bow out at the last moment]; and Sarah Greenwood (art) & Katie Spencer (set) (Pride & Prejudice). http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141578203 Weta wizards compete for more Oscars New Zealand's Weta wizards compete for more Oscars in tomorrow's 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. But four-time Oscar winner and Weta Workshop chief Richard Taylor, who flew to Los Angeles on Friday, says King Kong's Naomi Watts also deserved a nomination for best actress. And he hopes that actors who play digital characters will one day be recognized in best actor categories. Watts played heroine Ann Darrow opposite the digitally-created gorilla played by actor Andy Serkis, who was Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Peter Jackson's $US207 million ($NZ315.21 million) blockbuster of King Kong has five Oscar nominations for best achievement in makeup, art direction, achievement in sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141575524 Kong rules Empire King Kong is set to sweep the board at this year's Empire awards - after receiving five nominations. After being snubbed by the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Bafta's, the remake of the 1933 monster movie has been nominated for a host of top honours, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Pride and Prejudice, Crash, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit also faired well with four nominations each. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141349978 'King Kong' rules in Chinese movie theatres BEIJING (AFP) - Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong" has reportedly become the most successful imported film in China for the past five years. The ape epic had generated 100.3 million yuan (12 million dollars) in Chinese theatres since its release on January 12, Xinhua news agency said. That put it just behind "Pearl Harbor," which earned 105 million yuan (13 million dollars) after its release in 2001, it said. The box office record among foreign movies was still held by "Titanic," which generated ticket sales of 320 million yuan (40 million dollars), it said. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141178452 'King Kong' Roars Onto DVD on March 28, 2006 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Packed with heart-pounding action, breathtaking visual effects and one of 2005's most acclaimed box-office blockbusters, "King Kong," this year's most highly anticipated DVD, arrives in stores March 28, 2006 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Three-time Academy Award? winner Peter Jackson, director of the landmark "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, sets a new standard for unforgettable suspense filled with nail-biting danger, high emotion and amazing creatures beyond imagination including the legendary beast as never before seen. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141071401 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: March 5th: 78th Academy 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? 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 Mar 11 18:58:48 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Mar 11 18:58:38 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/11/2006) 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 #64 - 2006 March 11th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Naomi's Pre-Oscar Interview Academy Awards: 2006 In what promises to be my last Oscar-related story of the evening I have this one last clip from Naomi Watts' Red Carpet interview with Billy Bush. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141702058 Oscar Clips Online Here are the nominee names and winners from King Kong at the Academy Awards held last night (March 5th) in Los Angeles. Thanks to Nessa for the text and links to the photos! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141701398 Back Stage Oscar Clips Oscars.com has some very cool video clips from back stage at the Oscars. As soon as the winners leave the stage they are whisked away to this back room full of cameras and press people. It's great to see because they are still aglow with their wins. Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141660336 Oscar Images Academy Awards: 2006 Here are a selection of images from the 78th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Naomi Watts was the only actor present at the awards, but there are more than a few photos of Richard Taylor and the other winners for 'King Kong'. Stay tuned tomorrow for video clips, acceptance speech transcripts and more! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141622470 Kong Nabs Sound Editing Oscar! 3 out of 4! King Kong has won the Sound Editing Oscar! Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn were on hand to accept the Oscar, congrats to all the winners! We wish we were there with you (again). http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141615828 Kong Wins Sound Mixing Oscar! Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek have just won the Oscar for Sound Mixing! Congratulations guys!!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141614224 King Kong Wins Visual Effects Oscar! King Kong has just won the Oscar for best Visual Effects! Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor were all there to receive the Oscar, congrats to all! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141608769 Art Director Oscar Panel: 2006 Garfeimao writes: The panel discussion with this year's Academy Award-nominated Production Designers and Set Decorators was held at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, just two blocks from where the Oscars will be handed out. The panel was 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)[Gretchen had to bow out at the last moment]; and Sarah Greenwood (art) & Katie Spencer (set) (Pride & Prejudice). http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141578203 Kong rules Empire King Kong is set to sweep the board at this year's Empire awards - after receiving five nominations. After being snubbed by the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Bafta's, the remake of the 1933 monster movie has been nominated for a host of top honours, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Pride and Prejudice, Crash, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit also faired well with four nominations each. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1141349978 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: March 14th: Jamie Bell's Birthday 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 Sun Mar 19 15:28:37 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sun Mar 19 15:28:48 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/19/2006) 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 #65 - 2006 March 19th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fri Mar 24 17:02:42 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Fri Mar 24 17:01:18 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] Win a 15 Minute Call from Peter Jackson! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1143237374 Have you seen every ?Lord of the Rings? episode ten times? Were you in line at midnight to go see ?King KongR21;? 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.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1143237374 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sat Mar 25 12:11:41 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Mar 25 12:11:38 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/26/2006) 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 #66 - 2006 March 15th, 2006 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- 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 Dor? 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 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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 Tue Mar 28 13:23:45 2006 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Tue Mar 28 13:22:51 2006 Subject: [Kik_announce] King Kong on DVD Today! Message-ID: Get Kong on DVD Today! Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny. Follow this link to order from Amazon! http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1143569200 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------