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BENBELLA BOOKS UNLEASHES THE ULTIMATE KING KONG ANTHOLOGY THIS NOVEMBER

King of Skull Island is Back on the Big Screen…and Ripping up the Pages of a New Anthology

Extra, Extra! After 30 Years, King Kong is Still One Angry Ape!
KING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!
BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE, EXPLORE THE PAGES OF NEWEST ANTHOLOGY FOR CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF KONG’S ENDURING LEGEND

King Kong—love story, horror film, exotic adventure tale—is back on the big screen after an almost thirty-year absence, just in time for the King of Skull Island to influence another generation. From the 1933 black-and-white Cooper/Schoedsack classic to the badly received 1976 De Laurentiis remake, to the new vision brought to life by Peter Jackson, the essayists in KING KONG IS BACK! explore the great ape’s unprecedented appeal and the film’s impact on our cultural imagination. Edited by bestselling author David Brin, KING KONG IS BACK! is sure to provoke provocative and oftentimes hilarious new insights on the legend of Kong, the evolution of film and the impact of one big ape on our society.

CONTRIBUTORS & TOPICS INCLUDE:

· Pop culture guru Natasha Giardina, in an essay entitled “Queer Eye for the Ape Guy?,” discusses King Kong’s dating issues, his uncanny similarities to Homer Simpson and why, in these metrosexual times, we need Kong more than ever

· Fantasy author John Wright on how King Kong tells us every thing we need to know about our civilization…although we may not like what we learn

· Primatologist Dario Maestripieri describes the first monkey studies of human behavior, gorilla genitalia and how King Kong is really a chimp

· Science fiction author Adam-Troy Castro speculates on what would have happened if they never went back for Ann Darrow

· Artist Bob Eggleton revels how the magic was created, and hypothesizes on the fate of the upcoming Peter Jackson film

PUBLICATION DETAILS KING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!

  • Editor: David Brin
  • ISBN: 1-932100-64-4
  • Pub. Month: November 2005
  • Retail: $17.95 (US)/$24.95 (CAN)
  • Publisher: BenBella Books
  • Cover: Trade Paperback

ABOUT THE EDITOR:
David Brin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Postman and the Kiln People. He resides in San Diego, CA.

EDITORIAL NOTES:
December 14, 2005 is the international theatrical film release of Universal Pictures’ King Kong, directed by Lord of the Rings’ Peter Jackson and starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black and Andy Serkis.

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Garfeimao writes: Here is a Quick ORC update for all you Ringers attending, or thinking of attending.

1) There WILL be a Costume Contest, but I’m still polishing up the details, expect rules and registration info to be posted very soon on that.

2)We’ve just announced that the cast of “Fellowship” will be joining us on Saturday night during the Awards show. Many of you have seen this Musical Parody of The Fellowship of the Ring, and many others have only heard about it. Now, you’ll get to see select excerpts from this brilliantly funny show.

3) And finally, I’d like to remind you aspiring artists out there about our Iron Artist Compentition. This will be a fun event with the added bonus of allowing you to really test your skills at pure creativity in action. Please read on to see how to enter.

Order your ORC Tickets today!

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On this New York early winter morning, the top of the Empire State Building is coated in heavy cloud, the Manhattan streets below are slippery with snow, and the temperature hovers around zero. A few blocks away inside a chintzy hotel room above Park Avenue, Peter Jackson’s own observation deck is stuck in its own mental fog. Granted, he has been a bit busy at work. He nearly always is in December. Though this time last year was relatively light, a bit of a breather after the consecutive releases of the Lord of the Rings trilogy which became the cinematic grand finales of 2001-2003. [More]

Xoanon here, is it me or are all these interviews/articles sounding exactly the same? Yes he lost weight, yes he doesn’t wear glasses anymore, yes he’s tired from hard work, yes he did LOTR, sigh…am I bitter that I didn’t even get to see him while in New York? Most likely…ah well

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Paul writes: New Zealand’s Oscar winning Peter Jackson first fell in love with the 1933 King Kong when he was a mere 9 years old. Now, a few decades later and the gargantuan success of Lord of the Rings behind him, Jackson has fulfilled his life long ambition by bringing the mighty Kong to the screen as only this director can. Looking far more svelte than the last time we met and surprisingly more subdued, Paul Fischer caught up with the director in New York. [More]

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