Fear not, I am assured that the info regarding Fay's torn dress will not, repeat, will not be used to colorize the movie. I'm told that the DVD will be similar to the recent "Citizen Kane" with lots of special features and a restored BW print of the movie. The dress colors are only for the box art.
Feel Better? Me too.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: jose gomez reguera
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 6:46 PM
To: faywray@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FayWray] Fay Wray's dress
Dear Robert,
I hate to put a damper on your expectations, but I think there is little doubt that the much awaited King Kong DVD will, in effect, be colorized. Simple marketing will dictate this chromatic outcome. Whereas we dyed-in-the-wool fans may cringe at the idea, B&W is definitely passé as far as the overwhelming majority of present day moviegoers is concerned. "Glorious Black & White", as some ads go, just doesn't make it anymore. Doré is out and "Marvel" is in.
Dear Steve- I agree with Jose- light pink- except for the lacy collar which has to be white, and the buttons which are black. VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL- according to her biographers, her eyes are GREEN! (Can Steve Hill please confirm this?) Is the official American DVD finally about to happen? Color in the artwork is fine, of course, but I hope they are not going to do a Ted Turner and colorize the actual movie. For one thing, if KK was meant to be in color, I'm sure the lighting would have been different. I say leave the masterpiece conceived and created by Merian Cooper and all those other artists exactly as it was.
Hey all, Does anyone out there 'Wrayland' have any idea what color Fay Wray's dress was in "King Kong?" -- I'm thinking of the one Kong peels off on Skull ...
Steven Bingen
sbingen@...
Nov 30, 2001 7:30 pm
Hey yourself, Steve- Fay Wray's dress was a virginal pink, of course (wasn't it?) Opinionatedly yours, Jose ... From: Steven Bingen To: faywray@yahoogroups.com...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Nov 30, 2001 8:38 pm
Dear Steve- I agree with Jose- light pink- except for the lacy collar which has to be white, and the buttons which are black. VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL- according...
Dear Robert, I hate to put a damper on your expectations, but I think there is little doubt that the much awaited King Kong DVD will, in effect, be colorized....
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 1, 2001 2:42 am
Ahoy all, Fear not, I am assured that the info regarding Fay's torn dress will not, repeat, will not be used to colorize the movie. I'm told that the DVD will...
Steven Bingen
sbingen@...
Dec 4, 2001 7:31 am
I've been silent for a while but have been keeping track avidly all the time. I'm currently stuck in Vancouver, Canada not that far from Wrayland (ironically)...
Brad Jones
insanebunyip@...
Dec 7, 2001 4:50 am
Hallelujah! My dismal fears are allayed! Fay (and Kong) reign supreme! Thanks, Steve, and kudos to Robert Nelson for his sharp sense of propriety! Jose ... ...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 4, 2001 5:25 pm
Hello Bradford, First thing we have to do is clear up the fact that King Kong does not belong to the "cine verismo" or "film noir" genre. It' a fable, more...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 7, 2001 3:40 pm
This is terrific. From our impassioned responses to Steve Bingen's query on the color of one dress, the profound impact of Fay Wray in general and of her most...
Somehow I have the uneasy feeling that "brucecabot" is, in reality, an impostor! Be that as it may, however, there is an important point that both he and his...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 8, 2001 6:36 am
Hi Steve, The debate over Fay Wray's dress is a lot of fun and all, but the plain fact is that it was white, of course! Why? Because the film, "hang it", is in...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 8, 2001 7:40 am
Steve here, (the brave soul who started all this pink-dress-white dress stuff!) Well, as interesting as all this is, I have to offer fair warning that as of...
Steven Bingen
sbingen@...
Dec 9, 2001 8:06 pm
OK guys. Yes, so far only males have ventured opinions. We know from Fay's autobiography that a nice lady in New York actually made and partly designed the...
Brad Jones
insanebunyip@...
Dec 15, 2001 5:52 am
Hello Steve, You're absolutely right! As a result, the Gala Broadway Opening is a day that shall live in infamy! Ann should have worn the B&B costume, and Jack...
jose gomez reguera
veritas8@...
Dec 9, 2001 11:41 pm
Brad, You make a some good points - and they are well taken. But I'm not sure where any of this leaves us, except in a pink (white?) haze. Maybe, (in a...
Steven Bingen
sbingen@...
Dec 15, 2001 9:30 pm
Hear! hear! Jose ... From: Steven Bingen To: faywray@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [FayWray] Fay Wray's dress Brad, ...
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