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Review: ‘I’m King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper’
Given TCM's stellar track record with docus devoted to stars and filmmakers, this look at "King Kong" director Merian C. Cooper is well timed but something of a letdown, proving neither fish nor fowl...
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Review: ‘King Kong’
It's the Return of the King all over again, and he's got a dazzling Queen. Almost too much of a good thing, Peter Jackson's remake of the film that made him want to make movies is a super-sized version...
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‘King Kong’ is medium-sized gorilla o’seas
UIP's "King Kong," the final entry in the major studios' holiday onslaught of seasonal blockbusters, wasn't quite as much of a monster as Universal might have hoped internationally. But Peter Jackson's...
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Universal goes ape for 3D Kong
Two years after being destroyed in a devastating fire, King Kong is roaring back to life on Universal's backlot.
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Global Creatures preps King Kong tuner
Global Creatures, the team behind the successful arena adaptation of the BBC's "Walking With Dinosaurs" series, has announced its King Kong musical will bow in Melbourne's Regent Theater in 2013.
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‘King Kong’ grabs De Vries
The Aussie tuner incarnation of "King Kong" has tapped Marius de Vries, the composer and arranger for pics including "Moulin Rouge" and "Romeo + Juliet," to oversee the score of the brewing stage musical.
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‘King Kong': Monkey Business Down Under
With the eyes of the Gotham theater industry focused on the current Tony race, you might not notice that in an under-the-radar Down Under locale, there’s a big new stage show swinging into production.
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King Kong Movie ‘Skull Island’ Set for 2016
Legendary Entertainment is developing a movie based on Skull Island, better known as the home of King Kong. The pic is scheduled to be released on November 4, 2016. While the film isn’t expected to be...
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Universal Veers From Superhero Trend for a Monster Plan
While most studios in Hollywood are betting on superheroes to save the box office, Universal Pictures is doubling down on creature features. This month, the studio acquired rights to Anne Rice’s “The...
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Set for 2020 as Warner Bros. and Legendary Unite Monster...
Warner Bros. and Legendary are teaming up on a 2020 movie “Godzilla vs. Kong,” representing the official unification of the two monster franchises. The companies jointly announced Wednesday that the...
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King Kong Statue Catches Fire at ‘Skull Island’ Vietnam Premiere
A fire broke out during the “Kong: Skull Island” premiere in Ho Chi Minh City, engulfing a large model of King Kong in flames. A Vietnamese representative for WB released a statement saying that the...
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‘King Kong’ Musical to Climb Broadway in Fall 2018
“King Kong,” the long-gestating stage musical that stars a giant animatronic puppet in the title role, will finally arrive on Broadway next year, with a largely new creative team that includes...
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Coming to a Small Screen Near You (Maybe)
The need for recognizable properties, writers, and talent is more important than ever to cut through the thousands of hours of scripted TV out there. Getting the right rights, the right writers, and...
View ArticleDethroned ‘King of Kong’ Promises Evidence He Didn’t Cheat
The recently dethroned “King Kong” champion promised in a video over the weekend that a new investigation will prove that he didn’t cheat. “I’ve been asked to address things that are recently in the...
View ArticleOscar-Nommed ‘Camelot’ Cinematographer Richard H. Kline Dies at 91
Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Richard H. Kline died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 91. Kline’s first Oscar nomination came for his work as director of photography on the 1968 musical...
View ArticleBroadway Review: ‘King Kong’
“He’s not a film, he’s theater!” says the movie director in the musical “King Kong,” when he realizes that the mighty creature he is about to capture is best presented on a proscenium stage. After an...
View ArticleStop-Motion ‘Missing Link’s’ Connection to ‘King Kong’
In some countries, animation is appreciated as serious art, but in the West, it’s often viewed as the domain of kids. Similarly, stop-motion animation is often dismissed as clunky but charming, thanks...
View ArticleListen: ‘Moulin Rouge!,’‘King Kong’ and the View From Down Under
Like all theater producers right now, Carmen Pavlovic is grappling with uncertainty — and as the Sydney-based CEO of the production company behind musical theater titles like “Moulin Rouge!,” “Muriel’s...
View ArticleMax Steiner Biographer Breaks Down How the ‘King Kong’ Composer ‘Established...
Steven C. Smith’s first book, 1991’s “A Heart at Fire’s Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann,” preceded — and arguably helped precipitate — a huge uptick of interest in that once neglected,...
View ArticleU.K.’s Last 16mm Film Club Cine-Real Looks to Digital Future With Podcast Launch
Ciné-Real, the U.K.’s remaining 16mm film club, is launching a podcast as part of Keep Film Alive, a global campaign supported by stalwarts like Quentin Tarantino and J.J. Abrams. The club, which is...
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