At 02:29 PM 6/26/02 , you wrote:
>With the 70th anniversary of the original "King Kong" on the horizon
>for next spring, does anyone know when Warner Home Entertainment will
>release the long-awaited American DVD? I'm hoping Steve Bingen reads
>this, as he seems to have an inside track.

They are reportedly "working on" a restoration. It WILL come eventually,
and yes, probably next year.

>The reason I bring this up now is because, in the last several weeks,
>I have seen no less than 3 items on eBay for the DVD version of the
>1933 spectacular movie- "good for all regions" and "not yet released
>on Amazon." DVD piracy?

King Kong has been released in many countries on DVD - the UK, France,
Germany, Brazil and so on. I've got a UK copy myself, although I want
to get the Brazilian disc too as it's colorized. (No, it's not
blasphemy on my part, it's a collector's mentality.) The Brazilian
discs are region-free ("region 0"). The European discs are region 2 PAL.
The UK disc's picture quality isn't anything to be too excited about.
Not a whole lot better than the Turner laserdisc (which was a little
bit better than the Criterion laserdisc).

>Speaking of 70th anniversaries. tomorrow marks that of our
>enthusiastic co-member Jose Gomez. I know that I am not the only one
>who has enjoyed Jose's artwork and sly humor. Many happy returns,
>Jose!

I've already done so, but I will again: happy birthday Jose!

One of my birthday presents was a DVD from my brother - a double
feature of Frank Capra's "The Matinee Idol" and a documentary on
Capra, in which Fay Wray makes an appearance. Can't wait to watch
it!

I've got SO much going on right now, but I sincerely hope to be able
to add more content to the Fay Wray Pages this summer. I'd keep my
own fingers crossed but that would slow me down. :)

Steve