BENBELLA BOOKS UNLEASHES THE ULTIMATE KING KONG ANTHOLOGY THIS NOVEMBER<\/p>\n
King of Skull Island is Back on the Big Screen\u2026and Ripping up the Pages of a New Anthology<\/p>\n
Extra, Extra! After 30 Years, King Kong is Still One Angry Ape!
\nKING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!
\nBEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE, EXPLORE THE PAGES OF NEWEST ANTHOLOGY FOR CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF KONG\u2019S ENDURING LEGEND<\/p>\n
King Kong\u2014love story, horror film, exotic adventure tale\u2014is 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\u2019s unprecedented appeal and the film\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
CONTRIBUTORS & TOPICS INCLUDE:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Pop culture guru Natasha Giardina, in an essay entitled \u201cQueer Eye for the Ape Guy?,\u201d discusses King Kong\u2019s dating issues, his uncanny similarities to Homer Simpson and why, in these metrosexual times, we need Kong more than ever<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Fantasy author John Wright on how King Kong tells us every thing we need to know about our civilization\u2026although we may not like what we learn<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Primatologist Dario Maestripieri describes the first monkey studies of human behavior, gorilla genitalia and how King Kong is really a chimp<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Science fiction author Adam-Troy Castro speculates on what would have happened if they never went back for Ann Darrow<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Artist Bob Eggleton revels how the magic was created, and hypothesizes on the fate of the upcoming Peter Jackson film<\/p>\n
PUBLICATION DETAILS KING KONG IS BACK! AN UNAUTHORIZED LOOK AT ONE HUMONGOUS APE!<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE EDITOR:
\nDavid Brin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Postman and the Kiln People. He resides in San Diego, CA.<\/p>\n
EDITORIAL NOTES:
\nDecember 14, 2005 is the international theatrical film release of Universal Pictures\u2019 King Kong, directed by Lord of the Rings\u2019 Peter Jackson and starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black and Andy Serkis.<\/p>\n
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\nKing Kong Is Back! : An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop series) (Paperback)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKing Kong Is Back! : An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop series) (Paperback)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKing Kong Is Back! : An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop series) (Paperback)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKing Kong Is Back! : An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop series) (Paperback)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKing Kong Is Back! : An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop series) (Paperback)<\/a><\/p>\n