King kong is a 1976 american remake of the original king kong of 1933. Easily the silliest king kong movie ever made, but also one of the most gloriously enjoyable. Caligola is a 1979 erotic historical drama film focusing on the rise and fall of the eponymous roman emperor caligula. The double is a 2011 american spy film, directed by michael brandt and starring richard gere and topher grace. It is the only feature film produced by the mens magazine penthouse. Warner home video king kong 1976 widescreen walmart. A mid1970s remake of the 1933 classic, the adventure film is earnest, emotionally vibrant, and respectful of its cinematic roots.
It follows an unnamed character in his search to collect every possible crown from the royalty in. Originally cut by 20 minutes in its 1976 us release, this anniversary. It is a modern remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a giant ape that is captured. Its a mostly finished handdrawn film from the early 90s that this reminded me of.
Jessica lange is horrible, surprisingly she became one of the best actors in the past 25 years, but you would not guess it from this. Jul 02, 2012 king kong 1976, starring jeff bridges and jessica lange video watch the trailer for king kong, starring jeff bridges and jessica lange. Now, whether you want to call this horror film or thriller or whatever else is up to you, but i think carries scope cannot reaches beyond just one genre. Found it to be an entertaining, albeit bizarre little film. If i recall, thats the one thats been much better received. Staring charles grodin, jessica lange, jeff bridges and julius harris. This animation could be watched several times and one could come up with new insights each time. I believe there are multiple cuts of it, with one coming out within the last few years. In fact, the film goes so far in blending those sensibilities as to cast both american and japanese actors, each speaking their native tongue and being dubbed over for the other countrys version, in the style of sergio leone westerns. Double king took about a month of work to finish 2 years of work you can even see changes in the design of the king from the beginning of the video very flowy robe to the end with a more static look. This chart shows the budget of every film in our database, where we have it. Although the highestgrossing film of 1976, star wars would go on to topple rocky at the box office just moments after its release. However, the moment the double king manages to get into olovs crown, he turns a musket on the fortress and forces it to back off. However, they backed out when this modern remake was announced.
King kong on dvd 097360364347 from paramount pictures. King kong 1976 by mark graham jan 4, 2017 bask in the gorgeous glow of young jeff bridges and young jessica lange, both of whom were 27 when this film was released. Jan 31, 2018 the successful childrens film also happens to be a better movie than the shape of water. King kong escapes plays like the perfect fusion of japanese and american 60s cinema. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. King kong 1976, starring jeff bridges and jessica lange video. Finally, peter was approached by universal to make king kong, in which he jumped at the chance. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. It is a remake of the 1933 classic of the same name, about how a giant ape is captured and imported to new york city for exhibition. You can feel the girl hurting, you hate her mother, you dislike her friends. Double king, an animated short about a lonely king who. But even as the world that made king kong possible faded, kong carried on, getting a second life through regular rereleases of the original film.
Kings of the road is the most roadish of wenderss road movies, a film. The big apple is again besieged by the monstrous king kong. After an attempt on the life of british high commander general sir lawrence mackenziesmith. Jeff bridges and jessica lange star in this ambitious remake of the 1933 original, which adds a great deal of camp and good fun to the story, again, the gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high above the streets of new york, this time plunging from the top of the world trade center to his death amidst thousands of horrified. These digital premieres and recent streaming releases are worth your time. Deluxe edition soundtrack from 1976, composed by john barry. Wrong move 1975, the second film, is a road movie in name alone. In praise of the acting in paddington 2 bleader switch to the mobile version of this page. Its possible to look at this film and see nothing but camp, but give it an. Scorseses taxi driver and the king of comedy are two sides of a story. Skull island, a title that doubles as a set of search.
King kong 1976 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. The film garnered a negative reception from critics. The kitschier side of king kong was embraced for the 1976 reimagining, a spectacle that feels cheap in a way that only an expensive film can. Universal had originally planned to make a more faithful remake of the original film to be entitled the legend of king kong, which was going to be a period piece set in the 1930s. King kong 1 with faye ray back in the 40s was good for the technology of that era. From its mysterious opening to its heartwrenching climax, king kong is a completely engaging and smartly assembled genre outing. King kong is a 1976 american monster film about a prehistoric giant ape who is captured for a exhibition in new york city. King kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechakong is unable to do the task.
Double king by felix colgrave betweentheframes medium. I have chanced upon it and feels that it deserves to be. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing double feature. In a land where every species of animal and plant answers to its own respective monarchy, one mysterious king with seemingly no subjects goes on a violent crusade to. Double king is a selfsufficient universe as that of a previous short film, the elephants garden, winner of the best film award at the 2014 miaf. It was here that they took a former stopmotion animation creation and turned it into suitmation. When a plagueinfected terrorist boards a passenger train to escape capture, authorities at the international health organization quarantine the entire train.
This animation shows how projects can undergo changes as time goes on. It stars malcolm mcdowell in the title role, alongside teresa ann savoy, helen mirren, peter otoole, john steiner and john gielgud. Skull island, the big ape has appeared nearly a dozen times on film and television, and empire has a guide to each of them. Febbre da cavallo is a 1976 italian comedy film directed by steno and starring gigi proietti. This leads to the machine and the real kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level japan. An illustration for the excellent animated film the double king by felix colgrave. Double king is a two year in the making film by artist felix colgrave. The japanese film studio toho, responsible for franchises such as godzilla, was actually able to put out both the 1962 and 1967 films. The entire concept of this nearly 10minute short revolves around our central character, a snaillike creature that is the king of his respective species. For its second draft, the script was reduced to 110 pages. The double king is the titular protagonist of the 2017 youtube video of the same name created by australian animator felix colgrave he is a monarch who abandoned his kingdom and subjects to seek for crowns of other kings and queens to steal, even though it means murdering them in the process. Bowie seemed perfectly cast as the space traveller, and the film further.
Studios and film makers often try to keep the information secret and will use accounting tricks to inflate or reduce announced budgets. Since king kongs debut in 1933, he has been in 7 films. This movie is over 3 hours on the 3disc collection. Some of this weekends new releases or newly available films are among the. Colgrave has worked for two years to create the visual trip of double king, and before it took 861 hours to realize 1 minute and 56 seconds of his short film, man spaghetti. It is a thriller, but at the same time a very humane movie. It stars danny kaye who plays, as in many of his films, two roles in this case, an american soldier and a british general. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It was shown as part of a retrospective on italian comedy at the 67th venice international film festival. King vidors silent and early sound films the big parade, the crowd. This is a community for anyone on the hunt for a good short story. King kong leads fay wray the most dangerous game 1932the film was shot at night on the king kong jungle sets. Its amazing that in 1933 the special effects were better than any version made up until now. Charles grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest.
Featuring special effects by carlo rambaldi, it stars jeff bridges, charles grodin and jessica lange in her first film role. Apr 25, 2017 when a plagueinfected terrorist boards a passenger train to escape capture, authorities at the international health organization quarantine the entire train. Mainly, for a first watching, its about a petty king who gets away with taking the ratkings crown, enjoys the gain, so greedily continues taking cr. Which started as a project 20 years before preproduction by peter jackson creator of lord of the rings who always wanted to make a king kong movie. I was reminded a little of this full length animated french film, of which i. Bt4g is not a tracker and doesnt store any content and only collects torrent metadata such as file names and file sizes and a magnet link torrent identifier. On the double is a 1961 film, directed by melville shavelson, who also wrote the screenplay with jack rose. Stephen kings the stand limited series announced with james marsden. Novecento 1976 film completo italiano gratis guardare film. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. He is known for his weird art style and double king has garnered over 20k views in just 4 days in vimeo. Mar 09, 2017 from 1933s king kong to the current kong. This is an amazing movie, with secondtonone cgi animation, graphics, acting and is based around the original king kong 1 movie from the 40s.
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a giant ape that is captured and taken to new york city for exhibition. Double king is a fantastic animated short, created over the course of 2 years by australian artist and animator felix colgrave, about a strange and lonely king with no subjects who goes on a violent crusade to claim the crowns of other rulers. The vessel leaves surubaya, in indonesia, with the stowaway jack prescott, who wants to protect an ape called kong. It won the academy award for best visual effects and was also nominated for best cinematography and best sound. Films like king kong could keep those dreams alive, but only for a little whileand even in kong, the conquest of a foreign land visits horrible consequences on the conquerors. Novecento 1976 film completo italiano gratis atto i.
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