- TitleKing Kong (Original)
- ArticlesArticles held in BFI Reuben LibraryIn: Empire n231 September 2008, pp. 113-123
10 years of DVD / CROOK, Simon, DE SEMLYEN, Nick, James [et al...] DYER
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Special feature celebrating the impact of the DVD over the past ten years. Includes top tens for: 'making of' extras, alternative versions, Easter eggs, biggest DVD heroes, deleted scenes, top sellers and films most wanted on DVD.In: Science Fiction Film and Television v1 n2 2008, pp. 249-273
When more is less: CGI, spectacle and the capitalist sublime / Greg TUCK
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Theoretical discussion of the role of special effects in relation to spectacle, the 'sublime' and film as a commodity With brief references to GODZILLA (1998), KING KONG (1933 and 2005) and The MATRIX.In: Empire n232 October 2008, pp. 124-125
Apocalypse Now reduced! / Simon CROOK
Article, Filmography - English - illustrations
A "mini-guide" to the plots of twenty "must-see" films.In: Classic Images n398 August 2008, pp. 65-66
King Kong: a film for all time / Tony CRNKOVICH
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Discusses the success and impact of KING KONG (1933) with both audiences and on subsequent remakes and imitations.In: Empire n218 August 2007, pp. 102-103
Summer horror-day / Simon CROOK
Article - English - illustrations
Humourous look at fictional and real-life locations in films where unfortunate incidents happen in the films.In: Empire n214 April 2007, pp. 164-165
The Top 10: movie scores / Ian FREER
Article - English - illustrations
A listing and brief critique of the author's choices of the ten best movie scores.In: Sight and Sound v16 n2 February 2006, pp. 92
Close-up: Planet of he ape / Andrew OSMOND
DVD Review - English - illustrations
Review of Merian C. Cooper's KING KONG (1933) and Peter Jackson's KING KONG (2005), including 'The Making of a shot: the T-Rex fight' bonus diary for the latter.In: StarBurst n332 January 2006, pp. 84
Reviews: DVD Reviews / David RICHARDSON
DVD Review - English - illustrationsIn: Premiere vSuppl n347 King Kong, pp. [whole issue]
Le Kollector King Kong size
Interview, Location Report - French - illustrations
Whole supplement devoted to the making of KING KONG, inclu- ding interviews with director Peter Jackson and actors Jack Black, Naomi Watts and Adrien Brody. Plus posters of the 1933 and 2005 film versions.In: Empire n199 January 2006, pp. 106-107
The Ultimate Kong: The Daddy: Kong Mk.1 1933 / Simon BRAUND
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An account of the making of the original KING KONG (1933).In: Empire n199 January 2006, pp. 186-187
At Home/Movies: Magic in motion / Andrew OSMOND
DVD Review - English - illustrations
DVD review of KING KONG (1933) and CLASH OF THE TITANS, including a brief interview with Ray Harryhausen.In: Empire n203 May 2006, pp. 168-169
At Home/All-time 100: Month Seven: Sci-fi and Fantasy / Ian Nathan
DVD Review - English - illustrations
A selection of the ten science-fiction and fantasy films are chosen to be included in a perfect DVD collection of one hundred films.In: Empire n201 March 2006, pp. 77-88,90-101
201 Greatest movies of all time
Article - English - illustrations
A listing of the top two hundred and one films as chosen by the reader's of Empire magazine. With comments by actors and filmmaker's.In: Cinefantastique v38 n1 Jan/Feb 2006, pp. 64
Latent image / Mark GOTTWALD
Review - English - illustrationsIn: Cinema Retro v2 n4 Winter 2006, pp. 55,61
Ray Faiola - the dedicated art of soundtrack restoration... / Darren ALLISON
Interview - English
"...at Chelsea Rialto Studios". An interview with soundtrack restorer Ray Faiola about his career and some of the film soundtracks he's helped restore and re-release.In: Empire n201 March 2006, pp. 139
At Home/Movies: Import of the Month: King Kong: Two-Disc... / David HUGHES
DVD Review - English - illustrations
"...Special Edition".In: Cinefantastique v37 n9 Yearbook 2005, pp. 32-33
DVD: Best of '05
DVD Review - English - illustrationsIn: American Cinematographer v87 n2 February 2006, pp. 14
DVD Playback: King Kong / Kenneth SWEENEY
DVD Review - English - illustrationsIn: Sight and Sound v16 n1 January 2006, pp. 89-90
King Kong/King Kong Escapes/King Kong Versus Godzilla / Geoffrey MACNAB
DVD Review - EnglishIn: Cinéaste v31 n2 Spring 2006, pp. 39-43
All things Kong-sidered / Robert CASHILL
Article, Filmography, Review - English - illustrations
An analysis if Peter Jackson's KING KONG, comparing it to the 1933 version by Merian C. Cooper and also looking at various other versions since. Reviews the film's release on DVD and includes a list of books and DVD's on KING KONG.In: Empire n197 November 2005, pp. 40-41
Intermission: Clay Makes A Comeback / Andrew OSMOND
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With the releases of WALLACE & GROMIT: CURSE OF THE WERE- RABBIT and TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE this article focuses on the continued popularity of stop-motion and clay animation with puppets inspite of the growing use of CGI in animation.In: Empire n193 July 2005, pp. 72-73
The 10 Best Movie Entrances / Ian Nathan
Article, Filmography - English - illustrations
A listing of the ten best entrances in film and the reasons for the choices made.In: Empire vSuppl nDirecto July 2005, pp. 31
Classic scene: King Kong (1933): "Scream for your life"
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A special issue of Empire magazine devoted to the results of a readers-poll to find the twenty greatest film directors of all time.In: Film Review vSpec. n60 King Kong 05, pp. 90-92,94,96
KING KONG / Anwar BRETT
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A retrospective look at the making of the original 1933 KING KONG film.In: Premiere v19 n4 Dec '05/Jan 2006, pp. 181
HomeGuide: King Kong: Special Edition / Glenn KENNY
DVD Review - English - illustrationsIn: CinémAction n114 2005, pp. 39-43
Cinquante couples insolites / Albert MONTAGNE
Article, Credits - French - illustrations
Analysis of unconventional relationships in films produced between the 1920s and 1980s around the world, including Merian Cooper's KING KONG.In: Empire n181 July 2004, pp. 160-161
Remote control: rwd masterpiece / Kim NEWMAN
Article, DVD Review - English - illustrations
DVD review of KING KONG (1933) and a critical analysis of the film.In: Cinefantastique v36 n4 Aug/Sep 2004, pp. 6
CFQ Update: remake review / Sean JORDAN
Tables - English - illustrations
On possible re-makes of cult classics.In: Empire vSpec. nAction June 2003, pp. [whole issue]
The ten most influential action films of all time / Ian [et al...] FREER
Article - English - illustrations
Assessments of: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, KING KONG, DIE HARD GOLDFINGER, SEVEN SAMURAI, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, APOCALYPSE NOW, The ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON.In: Empire n171 September 2003, pp. 33
Pipeline: return of the Kong
Interview - English - illustrations
Director Peter Jackson comments on his new project, a remake of the 1933 movie KING KONG.In: Classic Images n337 July 2003, pp. 16
Vintage Poster Art Auction at Cinevent
Short Article - English
On the Vintage Poster Art Auction XI at Cinevent in Columbus Ohio which took place on 24 May 2003. Highlights include original KING KONG artwork from the 1933 feature, comic strips, poster designs, and stills.In: Kino v35 n12 December 2001, pp. 47-51
King Kong a sprawa polska (King Kong and the Polish case) / Roman WLODEK
Article - Polish - illustrations
"Roman Wlodekopens an unknown Polish chapter of the Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack story".In: Art Monthly n251 November 2001, pp. 29-30
Exhibitions: Peter Friedl / Michael ELLIS
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Review of artist Peter Friedl video installation at the Chisenhale Gallery in London. The video shows AMerican singer and artist Daniel Johnston telling a pared-down version of the plot of KING KONG (1933).In: Empire n131 May 2000, pp. 149
Soundtracks / Neil JEFFRIES
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Soundtrack review.In: Music from the Movies n26 Spring 2000, pp. 38
Film music review: archival old films / Andrew KEECH
Soundtrack Review - English - illustrationsIn: Filmfax n78 Apr/May 2000, pp. 30, 32
King Kong / Harry H. LONG
Article - English - illustrations
Review of reissues of Max Steiner's KING KONG soundtrack.In: Classic Images n306 December 2000, pp. 72-74
Fay Wray: interviewing a legend / Jeffrey M. ROLICK
Interview - English - illustrations
Interview with Fay Wray who recalls her career as an actress, and talks about working with Erich von Stroheim on KING KONG.In: Discourse v22 n2 Spring 2000, pp. 104-126
King Kong: one more interpretation, or, what cinema tells... / Helmut FÄRBER
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Article title ends "...about itself".In: Black Filmmaker v3 n9 2000, pp. 16-17, 29
Panic in the streets / Sonali BHATTACHARYYA
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An essay about the relationship between hysteria, socio- historical circumstances and the cinematic projection of the two using King Kong as an example.In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television v19 n3 August 1999, pp. 409-411
Book reviews / Julian STRINGER
Article - English
Book review of "Tracking King Kong: a Hollywood icon in world culture" by Cynthia Erb.In: Classic Images n277 July 1998, pp. 8,10
Kong conquers Omaha / Michael BEACOM
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A report on a screening of KING KONG to celebrate its 65th anniversary. The screening was held at Indian Hills Theater in Omaha in the US.In: Classic Images n273 March 1998, pp. 43
"King Kong" soundtrack released
Article - English
A review of a new recording on CD played by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra of the soundtrack for KING KONG (1933).In: Film Score Monthly v3 n3 Mar/Apr 1998, pp. 45
Score: reviews of current releases on CD / Jeff BOND
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A review of a re-recording of Max Steiner's film score for KING KONG (1933).In: Film History v6 n3 Autumn 1994, pp. 314-339
White heroines and hearts of darkness: Race, gender and d... / Rhonda J. BERENSTEIN
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Examines a selection of 1930s horror and adventure films set in the jungle which depict black people as a threat to the white heroine. Discusses INGAGI, THE BLONDE CAPTIVE, TRADER HORN and KING KONG. In an issue devoted to exploitation filmIn: Cinefex n58 June 1994, pp. 97-8
Kong reenergized / Paul MANDELL
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Shots from the original KING KONG film are interspersed with new material with an electronically-induced grain for an Energizer battery commercial.In: StarBurst vSpec. n15 Monster 1993, pp. 4-9
Long live King Kong / Howard MAXFORD
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Article on the monster King Kong to celebrate the 60th anni- versary of the first KING KONG film.In: Classic Images n205 July 1992, pp. C8-C10,C12
King Kong: the ultimate fantasy / Justin CLAYTON
Biography [material type] - English - illustrations
Particular emphasis on the animation and creation of sets in the film.In: Cinefantastique v19 n5 July 1989, pp. 48
The old gray ape gets a coat of computer-generated paint / Dann GIRE
Credits, Review - English - illustrations
Review of the colorized version released on video.In: American Cinematographer v70 n1 January 1989, pp. 78-83
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Article on a project to prepare a new fine grain 'safety master' of KING KONG (1933)In: Classic Images n146 August 1987, pp. 15-17
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Article on how the film came to be made, examining in particular the influence of Merian C. Cooper and Willis O'Brien (Obie).In: Radio Times v254 n3323 1 Aug 1987, pp. 72
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Letters on the recent screening of the film on BBC TV, asking why the recently restored version was not shown.In: Black Film Review v3 n1 Winter 1986/87, pp. 20-21
Racial imagery in King Kong / Bruce M. TYLER
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Racial imagery in the various screen versions of KING KONGIn: American Film v12 n3 December 1986, pp. 58
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Notes on the footage restored to the version of the film now available on video in USA.In: American Cinematographer v64 n8 August 1983, pp. 48, 97-99
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50th anniversary celebrations in New York.In: American Cinematographer v64 n8 August 1983, pp. 49, 99-101
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50th anniversary celebration in Hollywood.In: The Hollywood Reporter v277 n7 31 May 1983, pp. 3
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Note of a party held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the film.In: Radio Times v233 n3027 14 Nov 1981, pp. 191
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John Baxter on the original impact of KING KONG.In: American Cinematographer v58 n1 January 1977, pp. 60-63
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Analysis of the special effects used in the production of the film.In: American Cinematographer v58 n1 January 1977, pp. 64-65, 96
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The innovative techniques developed.In: American Cinematographer v58 n1 January 1977, pp. 66-67
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Harold Wellman, special effects cinematographer, compares the two versions of KING KONG.In: Movie Maker v11 n9 September 1977, pp. 711
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Letters about how the Empire State Building sequence was filmed.In: Quarterly Review of Film Studies v1 n4 November 1976, pp. 373-387
Article - English
Article entitled "King Kong" and the ideology of spectacle.In: The Hollywood Reporter v243 n9 14 Sep 1976, pp. 13
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A federal judge rules that the story of KING KING has fallen into the public domain.In: Midi-Minuit Fantastique n3 Oct/Nov 1962, pp. Issue devoted to "King Kong"
Bibliography - French
p.17 Criticism; p.29 Bibliography; p.16 article about illustrations from Swift used as a basisIn: The Cinema Booking Guide Supplement v3 n9 July 1933, pp. 16
Credits, Review - English
Brief credits and review.