Hi, Steve!

It appears that we both sent replies to Jonathan's query around the same
time. I had not seen your message until after I sent mine. Sorry about the
duplicate information.

Thanks for sending TCM so many requests for Fay's films. I've been doing
the same. I hope they're taking notice of all the Fay fans out there,
because we really are starving for more than the usual titles. I love King
Kong very much, but I'd really like to see Unholy Garden, Murder In
Greenwich Village, and Navy Secrets someday. In the meantime, TCM's
mini-marathon on Wednesday is indeed most welcome. It will indeed be a nice
birthday present for the BOTH of us, and a treat for Fay fans everywhere
(assuming that they all receive TCM, that is).

I attended the MONSTER BASH convention in Butler, Pennsylvania last weekend.
As part of their King Kong 70th Anniversary Celebration, movie memorabilia
collector Bob Burns was there with the original 18-inch metal armature used
to animate both King Kong and Son Of Kong. Sadly, the sponge-rubber and
rabbit fur that once covered the metal skeleton has long since cumbled away.
But it was a fascinating thing to see, and I actually got to hold it! Bob
also showed slides of rare Kong production photos that he obtained from
Marcel Delgado many years ago.

Bob Burns also indicated that the American Kong DVD won't be released until
2004. We were all hoping that the DVD would be available for the 70th
anniversary. Now, it appears we'll have to wait for the 71st anniversary
instead. I can't imagine what's taking Warner Home Video so long to release
it. Someone at the convention said that some archival material from Kong
was recently located in England, and that Warner wants to include it in the
DVD, but nobody could say what the archival material actually was. I
certainly hope it will be worth the wait. Personally, I'm hoping that the
DVD will at least be window-boxed, so that nothing from the four edges of
the picture will be cut off. A 16 millimeter print of Kong was shown at the
convention yesterday, and I saw details in the right and bottom edges of the
picture that have been trimmed from every video version I've seen. This
could be a wonderful opportunity for Warner to get everything right and make
King Kong a fantastic DVD, if they would just make a real effort to do so.
Let's all keep our fingers crossed!

John

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>From: Steve Hill <shill@...>
>Reply-To: faywray@yahoogroups.com
>To: faywray@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [FayWray] Hi all!
>Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:02:47 -0500
>
>At 01:33 PM 6/23/03 , you wrote:
> >Hi everyone! I just joined this group. My name is Jonathan Forte, and I
>am
> >a big fan of classic movies.
>
>Hello Jonathan, and welcome. The list is usually pretty quiet, a fact that
>makes me regret that I don't post more often just to keep discussion
>flowing. I'm thinking of doing a monthly "group view" thing where we
>discuss one particular Fay Wray film, because we've never really done such
>a thing.
>
> > Though I am only 22, I have been interested in old movies for the past
> > ten years. Fay Wray was one of the first actors in whom I became
> > interested after seeing King King. I have since seen and bought other
> > movies of hers, like Doctor X, The Mystery of the Wax Musuem, The Most
> > Dangerous Game, and The Evil Mind.
>
>Yeah, once you get past those, there really isn't very much else available!
>But keep digging...
>
> > I also would like to buy her autobiography online. I have a question,
> > actually. I am from Long Island, NY, and unfortunately, my cable
>company,
> > Cablevision does not carry Turner Classic Movies. Supposedly, though,
> > they are gonna make a decision at the end of this month as to whether or
> > not they will carry it soon. Do any of you know anything about this?
> > Thank you, I am dying to get that channel :)
>
>I can't help you there, but I'll say that I was in the same situation for
>the longest time, desiring NOTHING but TCM and finally getting it last
>summer. It's the only channel I watch (which means the fact that it's been
>either completely out or showing digital garbage for the last few weeks
>through my cable company is supremely frustrating to me!).
>
> > Also,for your information, one day this week, I think it's Wednesday
> > night, TCM is showing a lot of little-seen Fay Wray movies like One
> > Sunday Aft! ernoon and The Richest Girl in the World.
>
>Fay Wray is featured on Wednesday the 25th. Starting at 8 pm Eastern,
>they're showing:
>
>King Kong (8 pm)
>The Richest Girl in the World (10 pm)
>Viva Villa! (11:30 pm)
>One Sunday Afternoon (1:30 am)
>Captain Thunder (which I've never seen) (3 am)
>The Finger Points (4:30 am)
>
>I *might* be responsible for this, as a few months ago I suggested a slew
>of Fay Wray movies, and also suggested a Fay Wray feature day. So I'll
>pretend they're doing it for me (and for us). :) Must be for my birthday
>(which is the 24th).
>
>-Steve

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