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Win tickets to see “King Kong” on the Big Screen!In Select Cinemas NationwideSun March 15 CMH continues into our 5h year of our partnership with Fathom Events – with the 4th of our 15 movie ticket giveaways for 2020, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, we’ll be giving away FOU read more

Some 85 years after the great ape's original screen debut, King Kong has made a triumphant return to New York City, this time as the star of his own Broadway musical. There have been plenty of sequels, reboots, revisions, and reincarnations featuring the oversized cinema gorilla, but I've never seen read more

Despite lacking special effects and a phoned in score from Ifukube Akira (reusing his previous Godzilla themes to various effect), King Kong Escapes has quite a bit of charm to it. The film opens with Kong enthusiasts–really, they’re sitting around drawing pictures of him–Rhodes Reason and Takarada read more

King Kong (1933) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). The new film, Kong: Skull Island (2017) has brought the monkey movie ba read more

King Kong rules as the alpha ape among a crowd of cinematic simians, and the original 1933 movie that bears his name has influenced countless other films. Many of our modern blockbusters can trace their roots to King Kong; its special effects work and emphasis on big action sequences showed later fi read more

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Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #171 on the list, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.’s King Kong. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a he read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #171 on the list, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.’s King Kong. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a he read more

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [Universal] review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest discovered on the remote Farou Island by Dr. Mikino, “soma” was a special variety of berry with remarkable narcotic qualities. Mr. Tako, the head of Pacific Pharmaceuticals and the Tok read more

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [Universal] review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest discovered on the remote Farou Island by Dr. Mikino, “soma” was a special variety of berry with remarkable narcotic qualities. Mr. Tako, the head of Pacific Pharmaceuticals and the Tok read more

Last week the legendary Svengoolie (you can see him on various Me TV stations across the USA on Saturday nights) showed KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. Of course this was the American version of the film. Due to complex rights issues, the Japanese version cannot be shown on American television, or be releas read more

Last week the legendary Svengoolie (you can see him on various Me TV stations across the USA on Saturday nights) showed KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. Of course this was the American version of the film. Due to complex rights issues, the Japanese version cannot be shown on American television, or be releas read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #171 on the list, Merian C. Cooper‘s King Kong. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #171 on the list, Merian C. Cooper‘s King Kong. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll read more

[note: see the King Kong Comparison for a breakdown of all three versions, 1933, 1976 and 2005] Family-Friendly Rating: “Avoidable” remake that is long, mostly boring and awkward for family viewing not only for the same kinds of violent scenes in the original King Kong (1933) but for th read more

[note: see the King Kong Comparison for a breakdown of all three versions, 1933, 1976 and 2005] Family-Friendly Rating: “Enjoyable” but only if your kids can handle the fairly extreme action violence which takes up a large part of the movie. If so, and you and the family are interest read more

King Kong is described by showman/director Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) as “the eighth wonder of the word,” and the movie equivalent is living proof of that.  The stop-motion animation may look cheesy, but there’s something inherently majestic and other-worldly about King Kong th read more

Starring Fay Wray, this Pre-Code film starts with a movie director who wants to travel by ship to a wilderness in order to shoot his next picture. However, he needs a leading lady and that is where Ann Darrow (Wray) comes in. He finds her in New York and brings her along to use in his film. All too read more

Starring Fay Wray, this Pre-Code film starts with a movie director who wants to travel by ship to a wilderness in order to shoot his next picture. However, he needs a leading lady and that is where Ann Darrow (Wray) comes in. He finds her in New York and brings her along to use in his film. All too read more