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The celebrations were delayed until this week because Jackson was busy preparing the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings and making plans for his re-make of King Kong. Jackson is known for his dishevelled look. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Cloverfield’ hype drew attention from film Jun 4, 2008
Cloverfield, you see, is a completely typical monster movie along the lines of Godzilla or King Kong or even 2006 s The Host that had a very atypical protagonist. This is actually an entire movie about cannon fodder. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Officials: Roofers started Universal Studios fire Jun 4, 2008
It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from Back to the Future and a streetscape featured in Spider-Man 2 and Transformers. The blaze also gutted a building housing 40,000 to 50,000 videos, but Universal Studios President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Meyer said there were duplicates of everything. (USA Today -- Life)
Blowtorch caused Hollywood fire Jun 4, 2008
A King Kong exhibit and sets from the films Back to the Future and Bruce Almighty were among the attractions destroyed. However, the head of Universal Studios, Ron Meyer, said the studios had duplicates of everything lost in the video library, and that the main vault containing motion picture negatives had not been affected. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jack's back, in black and white, as `Panda' star Jun 4, 2008
After stealing all his scenes in "High Fidelity," Black grabbed lead roles in such films as "Shallow Hal," "The School of Rock," "Nacho Libre" and "King Kong.". "I would definitely have been satisfied if I could have a career character-actor trajectory," Black said. (Yahoo News)
Universal Studios theme park fire was an accident Jun 3, 2008
The fire detroyed several historic street facades and the King Kong amusement park attraction ... "It's sad for Hollywood,' said Ismael Garza, 53, a stage manager. Workers had been using a blowtorch to heat asphalt shingles to apply to the roof of a building facade early Sunday, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Michael Freeman. They finished about 3 a.m. and followed policy of standing watch for one hour, then left for a break, he said. A security guard spotted the fire and reported it at 4:43... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Seeing All the Sites... Jun 3, 2008
We also saw sets from "The Fast and the Furious," "King Kong," "JAWS," "Back to the Future," the famous Bates Hotel from the movie "Psycho," "The Grinch's Who-ville" and many other sets like New York streets and an old western town. Then we rode a few of the featured rides including the Jurassic Park River Ride and the Mummy ride. (Bgsufalcons.com)
Fire tears through Universal Studios Jun 3, 2008
A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault ... (AP) One of Hollywood s largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from Back to the Future, a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows ... An exhibit housing a mechanically animated King... (Montana Standard, MT)
Fire-hit Universal Studios opens Jun 3, 2008
A King Kong exhibit and sets from the films Back to the Future and Bruce Almighty were among the attractions destroyed. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hollywood blaze declared accident Jun 3, 2008
The fire destroyed a set from Back to the Future, the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels. Officials said the courthouse square and the clock tower that enabled Michael J Fox's character to time travel in Back to the Future were damaged. (Aljazeera.Net)
Official: Low water pressure made fire worse Jun 3, 2008
The fire at the studios destroyed a set from "Back to the Future," and the King Kong exhibit ... It then destroyed the courthouse square featured in the film "Back to the Future" and an exhibit housing a mechanically animated King Kong that bellows at visitors on a tram. (CNN -- US)
Studio fire accidental Jun 3, 2008
It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from ''Back to the Future'' and a streetscape featured in ''Spider-Man 2'' and ''Transformers. . (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Cause of Universal Studios fire identified Jun 3, 2008
It also burned through the building that housed a mechanical King Kong that delighted tourists on the popular backlot ride, and gutted a video warehouse. At the large warehouse, videos of films going back to the 1920s were destroyed, but everything inside the video vault was a copy of material stored elsewhere, and "nothing precious was lost" said Ron Meyer, president of Universal Studios. (Xinhuanet, China)
Universal Studios theme park reopens Jun 3, 2008
It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from Back to the Future and a streetscape featured in Spider-Man 2 and Transformers. The blaze also gutted a building housing thousands of videos, but Universal Studios President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Meyer said there were duplicates of everything. (India Times, India)
Revenue agency gets poor grade Jun 3, 2008
A fire roared through part of Universal Studios film and TV studio, damaging well-known movie sets and a popular "King Kong" attraction before being brought under control after 12 hours. Horizon Betapro's Howard Atkinson on bull and bear ETFs. (Financial Post)
Universal Studios ablaze Jun 2, 2008
He said the fire had been contained to a single structure, the King Kong exhibit and predicted the blaze would be "knocked down" within hours. "A total of five structures within the New York exhibit, including one sound stage, were lost," said another LA County fire inspector, Frank Garrido, who added that the fire started in an area depicting New York City, which was destroyed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chertoff: Negotiation With Al Qaeda Futile Jun 2, 2008
(2:30)A raging fire at Universal Studios destroyed famed street sets and the popular King Kong building before firefighters could contain the flames. Ben Tracy reports. (CBS News)
Disastrous blaze at studios Jun 2, 2008
Universal Studios in Hollywood has starred in a disastrous sequel as a major fire destroyed a set from Back To The Future and a King Kong exhibit. It was the second fire at the site in 20 years, wrecking facades and creating the kind of catastrophe film-makers relish recreating. (TeleText)
Fire strikes Universal Studios lot Jun 2, 2008
The damaged sets included the Courthouse Square seen in "Back to the Future" and the New York street that was used in the 1987 "Dragnet" film and "Bruce Almighty." The Universal theme park's King Kong attraction was destroyed ... The exhibit housing a mechanically animated King Kong that bellows at visitors on a tram also was destroyed. (Boston Globe)
In picturesInferno rages at Universal Studios in Los Angeles Jun 2, 2008 "Sex" Sells Way To Top Of Box Office Jun 2, 2008 Gollum actor to 'play' King Kong Jun 2, 2008 New Zealand hails Rings heroes Jun 2, 2008 Fire claims King Kong attraction, movie sets at Universal Studios (10) Jun 2, 2008 Cloverfield’ hype drew attention from film Jun 2, 2008 Destruction... Jun 2, 2008 So many stars, movies at MTV awards Jun 2, 2008 Dreams go up in flames at Universal Studios Jun 2, 2008 Fire destroys buildings at Universal Studios in LA Jun 2, 2008 "Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle Jun 2, 2008 YouTube enshrines Universal Studios' lost attractions Jun 2, 2008 Moss loses lingerie contract Jun 2, 2008 12-Hour Battle Snuffs Blaze At 'Universal' Jun 2, 2008 Staying Alive Jun 2, 2008 Fire destroys buildings at Universal Studios, but almost put out+ Jun 2, 2008 Three-Alarm Fire Tears Through Universal Studios Lot; MTV Movie Awards Go On As Planned Jun 2, 2008 American Film Institute Brings the Best of Hollywood Together to Celebrate AFI's 10 TOP 10 on the CBS Television Network, June 17, 2008 May 30, 2008 he'd gush about Spielberg's latest Indiana Jones flick May 29, 2008 Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008 CLOSE TO HOME: 51 fresh summer destinations May 24, 2008 Take a gamble May 16, 2008 Spielberg Starts Tintin May 13, 2008 OBSCURE DE FRANCE May 13, 2008 King Kong Vs. T. Rex May 11, 2008 Americas 25 most visited tourist attractions May 9, 2008 HENSHAW / No originals in Hollywood May 8, 2008 Naomi Watts, a Hollywood Star, Announced as New Angel Icon May 6, 2008 Food, travel pilot to be filmed in Rockland May 4, 2008 Sexing it up May 4, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 1 May 2, 2008 Cloverfield’ hype drew attention from film May 2, 2008 Lizzy Caplan and Jessica Lucas in 'Cloverfield' Apr 22, 2008 How 'Godzilla' led to one of year's biggest hits Apr 22, 2008 In Dubai, it's a bird ... it's a plane ... Apr 21, 2008 Gollum actor to 'play' King Kong Apr 19, 2008 Media Watch- Dont care for the Hollywood scare Apr 18, 2008 Once bright future beginning to dim Apr 17, 2008 Excerpt: 'Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?' Apr 17, 2008 Best Bets Tonight Apr 14, 2008 Harley shrine beckons faithful Apr 12, 2008 Jagger and James; both Super Stars Apr 9, 2008 IMAX Announces Opening Box Office Results for Shine A Light: The Imax Experience Apr 8, 2008 The JournaLIST Apr 5, 2008 Shine a Light Apr 4, 2008 Tim Roth: touching evil in Michael Haneke's Funny Games Apr 3, 2008 DOWN FOR THE COUNT HILLARY'S ROCKY ROAD Apr 3, 2008 * YouTube users vote for best videos of 2007 YouTube G0 0C v Apr 1, 2008 Hollywood Auction Fetches $4.1 Million Apr 1, 2008 Photos of black subjects covered with controversy Apr 1, 2008 Rare 'King Kong' Poster Sells For Big Money Apr 1, 2008 So Is That Vogue Cover Racist or Not? Apr 1, 2008 Blistering barnacles! Tintin returns Mar 28, 2008 LeBron James' Vogue cover called racially insensitive by some Mar 25, 2008 TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of KING KONG in April Mar 25, 2008 Scream queen Mar 21, 2008 New Zealand hails Rings heroes Mar 21, 2008 Passion can lead to status as 'geek' Mar 21, 2008 Tintin is Spielberg's Next Mar 19, 2008 We Chat With Naomi Watts Mar 19, 2008 Along the Way: Infomercials, digital TV bring out grouch in me Mar 15, 2008 MGM enlists Mary Parent Mar 15, 2008 Return to Rwanda Mar 9, 2008 Gollum actor to 'play' King Kong Mar 7, 2008 Director Has His Day With '10,000 BC' Mar 7, 2008
A New York street scene, the King Kong exhibit and a square seen in Back to the Future were destroyed in the blaze. The fire is thought to have started on a sound stage of the studios. (BBC News -- Americas)
Blaze Leaves Universal Studios Lot Charred Jun 2, 2008
A raging fire at Universal Studios destroyed famed street sets and the popular King Kong building before firefighters could contain the flames ... That fire also destroyed New York city street facades and part of the King Kong set ... An exhibit housing a mechanically animated King Kong that bellows at visitors on a tram also was destroyed. (CBS News -- Iraq)
(2:30)A raging fire at Universal Studios destroyed famed street sets and the popular King Kong building before firefighters could contain the flames. Ben Tracy reports. (CBS News -- Early Show)
British actor Andy Serkis - Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films - will help create the title character in Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong ... " The original King Kong recently topped a movie monster poll Serkis was heavily involved in the creation of warped hobbit Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He provided the voice of the character, while his facial and bodily movements were mapped on computer. But he only appeared in the flesh at the beginning of the third instalment,... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
The celebrations were delayed until this week because Jackson was busy preparing the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings and making plans for his re-make of King Kong. Jackson is known for his dishevelled look. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
The Sentinel Online : Archives : News Nation : Fire claims King Kong attraction, movie sets at Universal Studios ... Fire claims King Kong attraction, movie sets at Universal Studios ... (AP) A large fire raged on a back lot at Universal Studios on Sunday, devouring several movie sets and the theme parks King Kong attraction, officials said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Cloverfield, you see, is a completely typical monster movie along the lines of Godzilla or King Kong or even 2006 s The Host that had a very atypical protagonist. This is actually an entire movie about cannon fodder. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels ... The King Kong exhibit is a stop on the studio's tram tour where the giant ape bellows at passengers and artificial banana scent fills the area, studio spokesman Eliot Sekuler said ... However, tram tours would avoid the King Kong attraction, Sekuler said. (The Drudge Report)
By William Keck, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES The destruction of King Kong and part of the iconic Back to the Future clock tower in a fire that broke out early Sunday morning at the Universal Studios back lot did not prevent Kong-size stars such as Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Ben Stiller and Charlize Theron from showing up for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, held Sunday night at The Gibson Amphitheatre, not far from the site of the fire. By the time stars arrived, the smoke had cleared and the blaze provided... (USA Today -- Life)
One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel today as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from Back to the Future, a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape ... An exhibit housing a mechanically animated King Kong that bellows at visitors on a tram also was destroyed. (Sydney Morning Herald)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire roared through part of Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday, damaging well-known movie sets and a popular "King Kong" attraction before being brought largely under control after 12 hours, fire officials said ... By late afternoon he said the backlot fire was contained to a single structure -- the "King Kong" exhibit -- as firefighters used bulldozers to move burning videotapes and other flaming debris ... Also damaged was the "King Kong" attraction, an... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Breaking out just before dawn on a backlot soundstage, the blaze destroyed a building housing the King Kong exhibit, encroached on the "New York" outdoor set and threatened the studio's television video vault. Despite initial rumors, a rep for ABC's Desperate Housewives tells E. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Since some or most of the areas burned in the fire are unlikely to be rebuilt exactly as they were before (and when you see the cheesy but beloved old King Kong ride below, you'll see why), these videos are the closest we're likely to come to riding them again. "King Kong" (1986). (Los Angeles Times)
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The fire burned more than 12 hours destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows. The blaze broke out on a sound stage featuring New York brownstone facades early Sunday morning. (Click2Houston, TX)
Attractions like the King Kong tour and the town square from the movie Back to the Future were badly damaged (, anyone. as "the towering cloud of black smoke made it look as if Hollywood was producing a film about its own doomsday." Efforts to extinguish the unexplained blaze were hampered by low water pressure and a malfunctioning sprinkler system. (Slate)
The fire broke out at around 5 a.m. Sunday, reportedly severely damaging the King Kong attraction that has been the highlight of the theme park and a movie set for 'Back to the Future. It also damaged a film vault that has housed several thousands of films and television shows. (Stockhouse)
Sets and 'King Kong' attraction destroyed, but the Gibson Amphitheatre was n 00004000 ot affected by early morning blaze ... UNIVERSAL CITY, California A massive three-alarm fire tore through the Universal Studios back lot early Sunday morning (June 1), destroying several street facades, a tape library and the building that holds the popular "King Kong" ... According to Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman, the blaze started on the studio's New York street facade where episodes of... (VHI.com -- Music News)
This year, the jury was asked to choose up to 10 movies per genre from a comprehensive list, including entries such as: Animated: PINOCCHIO (1941) and SHREK (2001); Fantasy: KING KONG (1933) and THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001); Sci-Fi: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) and THE MATRIX (1999); Gangster: SCARFACE (1932) and THE DEPARTED (2006); Westerns: THE SEARCHERS (1956) and UNFORGIVEN (1992); Sports: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942) and SEABISCUIT (2003); Romantic Comedy: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Think back on those relentless battle scenes in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the unintelligible carousing in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies or that stupendously stupid dinosaur chase in Peter Jackson s King Kong. They all reduced movie kinetics to CGI excess. (New York Press)
KING KONG (1933): After Kong, everything seemed possible cinematically. A real film revolution. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Among the draws: a 1956 Model KH motorcycle once owned by Elvis Presley, a replica of the Captain America bike from the movie Easy Rider and a custom-built 13-footer dubbed King Kong. 877-436-8738; h-dmuseum. (USA Today -- Money)
Its the romantic comedy formula, virtually unchanged since 1933 when King Kong first kidnapped blonde beauty Ann Darrow. And yet, despite even falling into the trap where the quirky best friends have a far more interesting relationship than the leads ('Failure To Launch'), 'What Happens In Vegas' has something thats missing from most cynically mass produced Hollywood fare: a real sense of fun. (iAfrica.com)
The only definite so far is that (Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong) will portray Captain Haddock, the drunken seaman who accompanies Tintin on his adventures. Serkis is no stranger to motion-capture, having portrayed Gollum in LotR and the titular ape in King Kong. (Suite101.com)
It riffs on the history of moviemaking in France and the chance to "audition" for a King Kong remake set in Paris. Go: 1 Boulevard Poisonniere; www. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
In both the classic 1933 movie King Kong and its 2005 remake, the King of the Apes gets in a knock-down, drag-out brawl with the King of the Dinosaurs ... "King Kong is definitely bigger than T. rex, and [it has] arms and nasty carnasial teeth," says Jack Horner, regents professor of paleontology at Montana State University, Bozeman. (Forbes)
Nearly five million star gazers and thrill seekers came last year to tour the sets of "Desperate Housewives," "King Kong" and other Universal productions. While weve included some destinations that have strong commercial components, such as Times Square or San Antonios River Walk, weve excluded stand-alone shopping malls and casinos. (MSNBC -- Travel)
King Kong has been made and remade twice but it s the 1933 original that lives on while Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin should be embarrassed by their 1976 version and Naomi Watts by the 2005. Until they hear the ka-ching of the cash registers, that is. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
The artiste perfumer's new angel, Naomi Watts, is an Academy Award nominated actress, who has appeared in an impressive list of films since her notable debut in David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive." Successfully steering her career and choosing her films with care, she has worked with leading directors: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("21 Grams"), Peter Jackson ("King Kong"), David Cronenberg ("Eastern Promises"). In 2008, she is starring in Michael Haneke's latest film, "Funny Games," and in 2009 she... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
stevew wrote on May 3, 2008 8:23 AM:" It might help to mention, somewhere, that Knox County produces more lobsters than any other county in the state, or the country, for that matter. If the Screen Actors' Guild gets word that this thing will be filmed without union actors, they'll send King Kong up here to interfere with the production. ". Progressive wrote on May 2, 2008 8:28 PM:" I just hope that whatever they do, they take the rubber bands off the Lobster claws before they cook 'em. I hate... (Courier Publications, ME)
James had become the first African-American to figure on Vogue's cover, but some critics suggested it espoused racist stereotypes: he looked, they said, like the King Kong to her Fay Wray. James, it is worth pointing out, said he enjoyed the picture. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Not long after its opening, it became a movie star, with the famous scene in "King Kong," when the giant gorilla climbs the building clutching actress Fay Wray while fighting off attacking fighter planes. At 102 stories, the Empire State Building was the tallest in the world for four decades, until surpassed by the first tower of the World Trade Center in 1972. (PR Newswire)
Cloverfield, you see, is a completely typical monster movie along the lines of Godzilla or King Kong or even 2006 s The Host that had a very atypical protagonist. This is actually an entire movie about cannon fodder. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
As a monster, Clover (the designers' name for it) never has quite the personality of a Godzilla or King Kong. More, the film was hindered by overblown comparisons to "The Blair Witch Project," specifically regarding the shaky visuals' effects on intestinal fortitude. (Zap2it.com)
"I thought it would be so great if we had our own monster movie, not just 'Godzilla,' not just 'King Kong,' " said Abrams, creator of TV's "Lost" whose big-screen credits include directing "Mission: Impossible III" and the upcoming "Star Trek.". With longtime TV collaborators Matt Reeves directing and Drew Goddard writing the screenplay, Abrams set out to create a homegrown beast beyond the guy-in-a-lizard-suit quaintness of "Godzilla" flicks, bringing the creature-feature into modern times. (CNN -- Showbiz)
LOS ANGELES - Wonder Woman, King Kong and Shrek are heading for the Persian Gulf as part of the rush to build what could become the world's largest theme park playground ... 2 billion Universal Studios park based on franchises such as King Kong and Jurassic Park, is set to open in an area dubbed Dubailand on the city's desert outskirts in 2010 ... 2 billionproject in the huge Dubailand project based on franchises such asKing Kong and Jurassic Park to open in 2010. (MSNBC -- Travel)
British actor Andy Serkis - Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films - will help create the title character in Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong ... " The original King Kong recently topped a movie monster poll Serkis was heavily involved in the creation of warped hobbit Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He provided the voice of the character, while his facial and bodily movements were mapped on computer. But he only appeared in the flesh at the beginning of the third instalment,... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Either the Devil ("Rosemary's Baby") or animals gone awry ("Jaws," "King Kong," "The Birds") can provide plenty of fear and gore. Sometimes the violence is merely suggested; other times splattering blood fills the screen, as in yet another sub-category, the "slasher" film. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Closer to home were the giant King Kong and Wizard of Oz installations at the Showcase Cinemas in Woburn, which Stirnweis completed in six weeks as part of the cinema's renovations in 1997. "I worked 22, 23 hours a day for four of those weeks, but we got it done," he said, adding that he hasn't had a single call for repairs. (Boston Globe)
ABC News: Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden. Excerpt: 'Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden. (ABC News)
King Kong (2005): 8 p.m., both TBS and TNT. In his wonderful Lord of the Rings movies, director Peter Jackson combined great stories with brilliant filmmaking. Here, he has only the filmmaking, wrapped around a lunk-headed story. (London Free Press)
The museum also revealed a few items that will be on display: a motorcycle owned by an up-and-coming Elvis Presley, a replica of the Captain America bike from the movie Easy Rider (the originals did not survive filming) and King Kong, a four-metre-long, two-engine motorcycle. "This is our chance to share our collection with the world," Schiesl says. (National Post)
One Web site reproduced the Vogue cover along with a movie poster for the movie "King Kong.". Some commentators say the magazine intentionally set up the shot, saying the cover perpetuates racial stereotypes. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson ("The Aviator," "JFK") supervised the camera team comprised of several highly acclaimed directors of photography, including Oscar winner John Toll ("The Last Samurai," "Braveheart") Oscar winner Andrew Lesnie ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "King Kong"), Oscar nominee Stuart Dryburgh ("The Piano," "The Painted Veil"), Oscar nominee Robert Elswit ("Magnolia," "Good Night and Good Luck"), Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("Lemony Snicket's A... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
King Kong (1933): The big ape swats airplanes, paws Fay Wray and climbs the Empire State Building (the World Trade Center in the 70s version. The definitive monster-takes-Manhattan movie, even if the Big Apple takes a bigger bite out of Kong. (The Palm Beach Post)
Interestingly, Scorsese hires an all-star roster of cinematographers, including the D.P.s of such films as Kill Bill, Transformers, The Painted Veil, Shaun of the Dead, There Will Be Blood, Eternal Sunshine, King Kong, The New World, and Almost Famous. But once Mick and Co. step on stage they're commanding the screen, performing classic and lesser-known tunes with equal enthusiasm and reminding viewers in theaters (much less the immediate concertgoing crowd) why they're not just "a band" but one... (IGN FilmForce)
Roth stars alongside Naomi Watts (King Kong, The Painted Veil ). They play a well-to-do American couple, Anna and George, who drive with their son, Georgie, to their weekend home, towing a fabulous boat, indulging on the way in a little family quiz based on the opera selections they play on the car stereo. (Telegraph.co.uk)
I guess she missed the movie "King Kong.". Joe Depascale. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The earliest King Kong movie used stop-motion animation. (mnqvOBeNC). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
- An oversized six-sheet poster for the 1933 film classic "King Kong" fetched $345,000 to top all items at a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia. Last week's auction by Profiles in History raised $4. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The cover of Vogue's April issue featuring black superathlete LeBron James posing with white supermodel Gisele Bundchen has stirred controversy recently because some people believe it resembles the image of actress Fay Wray trapped in the grip of King Kong ... For some, it conjures one of the most enduring images of the original "King Kong" motion picture of 1933: a lovely white damsel in distress at the mercy of an oversized gorilla gone ape. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rare 'King Kong' Poster Sells For $345K - Entertainment News Story - KPRC Houston ... AP ImageFay Wray with King Kong in a scene from 1933's "King Kong." ... Rare 'King Kong' Poster Sells For $345K. (Click2Houston, TX)
By Wesley MorrisPosted Monday, March 31, 2008, at 4:48 PM ET Was this controversial Vogue cover a sly nod to 1933's King Kong ... According to this scenario, James is King Kong and Bndchen his Fay Wray ... The picture's visual inspiration might be King Kong, but the narrative corollary is D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation. (Slate)
Spielberg has been working with Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, on how to bring Tintin to life. Now the production has taken another significant step with the casting of Sangster, alongside Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in the adaptation of Tolkien's books, as Captain Haddock. (Guardian Unlimited)
It s an image some have likened to King Kong and Fay Wray ... But magazine analyst Samir Husni believes the photo was deliberately provocative, adding that it screams King Kong ... So when you have a cover that reminds people of King Kong and brings those stereotypes to the front, black man wanting white woman, it s not innocent, he said. (KHOU.com, TX)
ATLANTA, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are teaming up to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Hollywood's tallest, darkest leading man: KING KONG. The celebration will begin Monday, April 7, at 8 p.m. (ET), when TCM presents the original 1933 classic, which stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot ... "KING KONG is an excellent example of how having a portfolio of networks like ours provides outstanding programming opportunities," said Ken Schwab, senior... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
" Watts, too, seems to be leaving LA behind and moving into her Manhattan period. She plays a Manhattan district attorney with Clive Owen in The International, out later this year. Intriguingly, in next year's Need, she will play a wealthy Manhattan therapist who learns that a suicidal patient, played by Nicole Kidman, is having an affair with her husband. It will be the first time the two old friends have co-starred, though their careers have often been unkindly compared with each other.... (Sydney Morning Herald)
The celebrations were delayed until this week because Jackson was busy preparing the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings and making plans for his re-make of King Kong. Jackson is known for his dishevelled look. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
I keep a King Kong action figure on my bookcase. I believe that paying extra for a special-edition DVD is not only worth the money, but it's also irresponsible not to. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Actor (best known for his role as "Gollum" in Jackson's Lord of the Rings and as the title character in King Kong) made the revelation during an interview with IndieLondon. co.uk (as pointed out by CHUD.com). (IGN FilmForce)
The Ring, King Kong and Eastern Promises star weighs in on Funny Games ... Both statements are undeniably true ; not only has she starred in such films as Mulholland Drive, The Ring, 21 Grams, King Kong, and Eastern Promises, she has given pitch-perfect performances in all of them, offering audiences nothing less than complete emotional authenticity whether she's cuddling up to a giant, imaginary ape or squaring off against Russian mobsters. (IGN FilmForce)
TCM has it all Chaplin, Keaton, Garbo, Gable, Tracy and Hepburn, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, the Wizard of Oz, King Kong, High Noon, Sound of Music, Sounder. you name it. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
"The decision to bring Mary over shows that Harry Sloan and the investors are deadly serious about taking MGM to the next level," said Key Creatives principal Ken Kamins, who as manager of Peter Jackson worked with Parent both on "King Kong" and "Halo," the latter a movie adaptation of the Microsoft game that Parent was going to produce with Jackson before U and Fox backed out. "This move gives them a whole other kind of credibility. Mary's creative instincts and talent relationships are well... (Variety)
She cites the cast and crew of King Kong, Leonardo DiCaprio and Don Cheadle as people who have specifically supported the gorillas of Rwanda. There are a few people like Al Gore who are able to really see whats happening on the planet, and people who work for the environment, be it a national or international organisation, have seen the problems mounting of lost habitat for wildlife for decades now, says Weaver, who narrated for the American version of the 2006 nature documentary series Planet... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
British actor Andy Serkis - Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films - will help create the title character in Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong ... " The original King Kong recently topped a movie monster poll Serkis was heavily involved in the creation of warped hobbit Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He provided the voice of the character, while his facial and bodily movements were mapped on computer. But he only appeared in the flesh at the beginning of the third instalment,... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
"Emmerich said he knew he could start grooming his ideas with the release of a beast of a film in 2005."When I saw 'King Kong,' I knew I could do it. I admit that I was little bit jealous that I wasn't the first to do it," Emmerich said, laughing. But that's not to say that he didn't get some satisfaction with his own mammoth creations."King Kong's hair is very short and a mammoth's hair is long -- the longer the hair the more complicated the shot is," he beamed.Opening in theaters Friday,... (Click2Houston, TX)
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