King Kong is back! : an unathorized look at one humongous ape

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

King Kong is back! : an unathorized look at one humongous ape

Entry/Object ID

Library.1200

Description

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm "King Kong love story, horror film, exotic adventure tale?is 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?s unprecedented appeal and the film?s impact on our cultural imagination." -- from the publisher Contents: The ape in the mirror / David Brin -- Over the river and a world away / Nick Mamatas -- The big ape on the small screen / Paul Levinson -- Not the movie / Steven Rubio -- King Kong, 2005 / Bruce Bethke -- Three acts of the beast / Don DeBrandt -- Science, art, and the making of a classic thirty-three / Rick Whitten-Klaw -- King Kong and 1930's science fiction / Jim Gunn / The making of King Kong / Bob Eggleton -- Improbable antics / Dario Maestripieri -- Freud and King Kong / Joseph D. Miller -- Dragon's teeth and Hobbits / Robert Metzger -- King Kong behind the scenes / David Gerrold -- Of gorillas and gods / Charlie Starr -- Why does my daughter love King Kong so much? / Adam Roberts -- 'Twas stupidity killed the beast / Keith R.A. DeCandido -- Ann, abandoned / Adam-Troy Castro -- Scream for your life / James Lowder -- Divided kingdom / Robert Hood -- Queer eye for the ape guy? / Natasha Giardina -- 'Twas beauty killed the beast / John C. Wright -- King Kong "sequels" and inspired films / compiled by Bob Eggleton.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

King Kong films -- History and criticism., King Kong (Motion picture : 1933)., King Kong (Fictitious character).

Publication Details

Author

Brin, David, Leah Wilson

Publisher

Benbella Books, Inc.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Dallas, TX

Call No.

PN 1995.9 .K55 K56 2005

ISBN

9781932100648

LCCN

2005024157