Curt Phillips sez:
> I thought that trailer looks pretty darned good myself.
> And I'm very glad to see that it's a period film; set
> around 1930 or so.
> I see that the trailer is on the web:
>
http://www.kingkongmovie.com/ef239524432ba87f1ca8f70eed4b1fa7/en_splash.html

Ahhh ... I was waiting for a straight man! [and don't forget
http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml ]

I have a friend who went to a licensing show in New York in June and
collected a bunch of hypes for the inenvitable movie tie-ins. Start saving
your pennies and lires. Lots of stuff you're gonna want.

The 1933 movie just had a book, a couple of movie mag appearences, a half
hour radio show and a jig-saw puzzle. The real blitz was in newspapers.

Here's some at http://personal.tmlp.com/alortie/kk/

A couple of papers ran a coloring contest; I have all 6 entries plus the
winners list [didn't see any familiar names, though].

There was also a comic strip -- I put 5 of those up.

The jig saw puzzle gets a mention in one piece I posted.

I thre up 6 ads, plus one for Lost World. One -- which misspells as Kink
Kong! -- puts the emphasis on Wray-Cabot love subplot, a homage of sorts to
the previous Lost World, where the early ads stressed that subtext over the
dinos.

Also included two reviews, a brief article on creating the sounds of Kong,
and the announcement of the sequel only weeks after the film opened.

Enjoy

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International Flash Gordon books:
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Web site: Frank Godwin's Connie: http://personal.tmlp.com/alortie/Connie.htm
Web site: Russ Winterbotham / Art Sansom's Chris Welkin:
http://personal.tmlp.com/alortie/ChrisWelkin.htm
Web site: Strip indexes: http://personal.tmlp.com/alortie/indexes/

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