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King Kong (1933)

TCM Big Screen Classics Over the weekend Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events presented a showing of 1933’s memorable classic King Kong. Featuring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, the film blazed a trail in special effects led by the work of Willis O’Brien and utilized the music of Max Steiner. According to aContinue reading “King Kong (1933)”

Roaring Into Theaters One More Time!

Atop The Empire State Building Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies are bringing the 1933 original King Kong back to the big screen! The film, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures, featured groundbreaking stop-motion effects by Willis O’Brien, a pioneer in special effects that would become a major influence on many special effects artists thatContinue reading “Roaring Into Theaters One More Time!”