Podcasts about King Kong

Jim and Eric dig into a busy week of Universal news, from unexpected trouble with the King Kong animatronic at Islands of Adventure to fresh signs of expansion behind Dark Universe at Epic Universe. They also check out Universal Monsters collectibles at Sonic, a new CityWalk hot dog destination, and The Traitors taking over part of Universal's Great Movie Escape. Then Jim continues the story of Abbott and Costello, revealing how Lou Costello's push to change the comedy team's financial arrangement helped set the stage for serious tensions behind the scenes. NEWS • The King Kong animatronic at Skull Island: Reign of Kong is damaged during maintenance, leaving questions about when the attraction will fully return. • New construction behind Dark Universe fuels speculation about Epic Universe's first major post-opening expansion. • Fat One's Hot Dogs and Italian Ice prepares to open at Universal CityWalk with Joey Fatone on hand for the festivities. • The Traitors brings themed décor to Universal's Great Movie Escape as NBCUniversal promotes the series across CityWalk. • Sonic celebrates Halloween with a Universal Monsters Wacky Pack collection featuring Frankenstein, Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and more. FEATURE • Jim explains why Universal eventually honored Abbott and Costello with their own building on the studio lot. • Lou Costello pushes to change the team's traditional salary split after their films become enormous hits for Universal. • Abbott and Costello tour the country selling more than $85 million in war bonds during World War II. • A devastating 1943 phone call sets the stage for the troubled final chapter of the comedy team's story. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia | Instagram: @JimHillMedia | jimhillmedia.com • Eric Hersey - X/Twitter: @erichersey | Instagram: @erichersey | strongmindedagency.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR Planning your next Universal getaway? Be Our Guest Vacations can help you choose the right hotel, tickets, and extras, whether you're visiting Epic Universe in Orlando or heading west to Universal Studios Hollywood. Visit BeOurGuestVacations.com and mention that the Epic Universal Podcast sent you. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our second episode in this series, we move into the 1930s. Beyond Universal's horror boom—and, honestly, the emergence of the horror genre as we know it—there was a lot going on during this decade. With the Great Depression, the introduction of the Hays Code, and another World War on the horizon, audiences continued to escape into the world of monsters. But while these films are considered "old classics" today, they still contain some pretty dark subject matter. So join us as we explore this decade, discussing some of the major events and titles that shaped the horror genre almost 100 years ago! Titles mentioned in this episode: Black Cat (1934), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dark Eyes of London (1939), Dracula (1931), Dracula's Daughter (1936), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Dr. X (1932), The Ghoul (1933), Ghost Cast and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939), Frankenstein (1931), Freaks (1932), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Jazz Singer (1927), King Kong (1933), London After Midnight (1927), La Llorna (1933), M (1931), Mad Love (1935), Mark of the Vampire (1935), The Mummy (1932), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), Murders in the Zoo (1933), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), Old Dark House (1932), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Son of Kong (1933), Song at Midnight (1937), The Unholy Three (1930), The Vampire Bat (1933), Vampyr (1932), Werewolf of London (1935), White Zombie (1932), The Wizard of Oz (1939)  

As usual there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you have an air of gravitas and money to spend and would like to be a patron of the podcast, please do! You can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm The novel Planet of the Apes was released in 1963 in France by French author Pierre Boulle. In that same year publicist Arthur Jacobs bought the screen rights while he was looking for something "like King Kong". Five years later in 1968 the film was released with one of the most famous twist endings of cinematic history. The film is a fun "off-planet" sci-fi adventure story with heavy commentary on societal expectations and standards. I have two lovely guests to help us understand this sci-fi classic. John Wills is a Professor of American Media and Culture at the University of Kent. He has written lots about popular culture including his new book Doom Town USA Phil Nichols is Senior Consultant to the Ray Bradbury Center at Indiana University, and formerly Film & Television course leader at the University of Wolverhampton. The Scopes trial was a 1925 case in the USA in which a teacher was accused of violating the law by teaching evolution in schools. The trial was set up on purpose to challenge the Butler Act which prevented the teaching of evolution. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Book vs film 03:53 Arthur Jacobs 06:28 From astronaut to animal 11:10 Simian society 15:43 Concepts of civility 20:07 Western vibes 22:39 The Trial 26:40 Race 32:46 1968 USA 39:25 The twist ending 42:34 Liberty in ruins 47:37 Legacy 52:18 The brains behind the ending 53:19 Recommendations   Recommendations Inherit the Wind (1960) Soylent Green (1973)   NEXT EPISODE! Eep! It's finally here. I tried to put it off for as long as I could but the 2001: A Space Odyssey mini-series will begin next week with a two-part first episode.  The film is available widely. According to Just Watch (where you can find the availability in your region) it is included in the HBO subscription in the USA and Australia. In Canada it's included in the Crave subscription. In the UK it's Prime video and Now Cinema.  But the film can also be bought or rented online from many outlets including Apple, Fandango, Spectrum and Prime. Or you could buy a fancy DVD of it to add to your collection.

Surprise! When a tagline reads, "Japan is the land of giant monsters and tiny poems" you have to learn more. So Chad is here to tell us! He is the author of KAIJU HAIKU and the founder of Jobber House Press. We welcome him to Camp and thank you all for listening. We have a wonderful conversation on everything from kaiju to pro wrestling to The Twilight Zone. What a surprise indeed! We'll see you next time for Son of Kong (1933) with King Kong scholar and author, Ray Morton.Please follow for more on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.TRAILERS: Godzilla on Monster Island (1972); Godzilla vs Megalon (1973); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966); Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster (1974); The Twilight Zone Season 1 Intro (1959)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSPlays by Vincent S. HannamJobber House Press full catalogKaiju Haiku for saleCatzen Coffee - tell 'em you heard it on Camp Kaiju!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Kaiju Haiku: A Haiku Comics Zine by Chad Boykin. Hosted by Vincent Hannam © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.KAIJU HAIKU OVERVIEWJapan is the land of giant monsters and tiny poems. Kaiju Haiku fuses these two cultural forces into one stunning full-color explosion!Remember the awe of discovering giant monster movies as a child? Imagine recapturing that magic. Experience the wonder one more time through stunning haiku set to surreal abstract comic book art.Each poem is a small exploration of kaiju cinema. A burst of nostalgia. A pop of insight. Lurking below the surface, they are also an invitation to slow down, to look twice. Mirrors disguised as windows. What will you see looking back at you?Then, like a burst of the fireball from outer space the vivid kaleidoscopic comic art of Jason McBride explodes onto each page – transporting you to parts unknown.Kaiju Haiku is an art museum that fits into your pocket. A traveling companion. Reach for it anytime the ordinary becomes a little too ordinary. The giant monsters are waiting.

On this week's episode, Brandy Joe heads to Skull Island for beauty, beasts, and the legendary King Kong, while Jeremy discovers that heartbreak isn't the only thing going bump in the night with After Midnight. Time Stamps: King Kong - 36:00 After Midnight - 1:00:45 We'd love to hear from you! Send your terrorgrams to scaringissharing@gmail.com. Also, check out all the other awesome shows coming at you from the Planet Ant/Planet Ant Podcast multiverse! Check out merch & more: https://linktr.ee/scaringissharing This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Pour yourself a bowl and sharpen the roof of your mouth because Episode 188 of Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies is serving Oops! All Specialty Segments — the podcast equivalent of picking every golden Cap'n Crunch square out of the milk and hoarding the berries for last. Jay begins with the perfectly reasonable story of how he once convinced missionary companion Eddie Marquez that he possessed prophetic powers, thanks to a cereal box spotted atop a stranger's refrigerator. From that sacred breakfast revelation springs an entire episode stripped of its usual format and crammed with the Horror Avengers' strangest, funniest, most personal obsessions. These are the segments that prove no corner of Horror is too shadowy, scholarly, slimy, or absurdly specific to investigate. You'll encounter a documentary best entered completely blind, a digital demon limping out of the early Internet, and a ranked menu of dinner scenes guaranteed to ruin your appetite. There is even a debate over whether "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is gloriously goofy or merely terrible (because peace was never an option). Nine Horror Avengers enter the cereal bowl; only the yellow squares have been removed. The result is sweet, jagged, colorful, and likely to leave your ears pleasantly scraped raw. (Ai writing is so weird…) Along the way, the gang travels from silent Swedish dread and South Korean found footage to backwoods cannibals, PG-13 exorcisms, so-called "Elevated Horror," and the urgent cultural necessity of killer-hippo cinema! Jay asks listeners to say "hippopotamus" aloud at work, condemns "Hungry" for making the obvious Hungry Hungry Hippos joke, then immediately asks whether everyone has lost their marbles. Mister Watson breaks bread over 15 disturbing dinner scenes while admitting he cannot confidently explain why No. 12 outranks No. 5. Gillman Joel and Dr. Shock confront "Horrorvision," a movie so baffling that its ending inspires the show's spiritual image: everyone simply limping off into the distance. Yet amid the glorious nonsense, Episode 188 also makes room for genuine heart: Dr. Shock's remembrance of Judith Barsi and a warm, funny tribute to Dave Zee's podcasting career, including the revelation that this entire operation was built on meeting strange men online and that Dave Zee once determined it takes exactly 563 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet of scholarship, tangents, friendship, monsters, marbles, and questionable life choices. This is what happens when Horror fandom is allowed off its leash. Bring a spoon, say grace, and as the part Cajun Gillman Joel says, "Stay swampy." NOTE: You can donate and support Jay of the Dead's podcasts right here through Venmo: Venmo.com/ConsiderCinema — Thank you!

www.facebook.com/crispycoatedrobots This episode apologized to Rod, God, and the press.Jason, Jim, and Joseph talk about their favorite cinematic scenes that happen to take place in a car and don't involve chases.Red Pistachios Jim and Joseph reminisce about their favorite surround sound demo. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.French toast and drunk driving.Brain detail.Creedence.King Kong ain't got nothing on Jason.You're going the wrong way!  Fresh breath is a priority in my life. Nothing can stop us now!The Green Lantern, who knew?Wanna see something really scary?

Dave Oliva joins Phil to advise his African-American listeners that they should stay inside when the movie King Kong is released. Dave says King Kong is a full on racist movie.Sign up for a Backstage Pass and enjoy Hours of exclusive content, Phil's new podcast, Classic podcasts, Bobbie Dooley's podcasts, special live streaming events and shows, and oh so very much more…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"King Kong versus Godzilla" (1962), música de Akira Ifukube.

It might be Dragon Con weekend, but it's still summertime, and you know what that means around here. It's time for our annual robot-themed Top 4 1/2 List! And it's a weird one. In honor of this year's new Supergirl movie, we're counting down robots on the covers of Supergirl comic books. (What?) Along the way, we'll meet a robot man named Robotman, a four-armed robot bank robber, a robot who climbs skyscrapers King Kong-style, and perhaps even a juvenile delinquent robot from space.  Will Supergirl wear a different costume in every comic we look at? ALMOST. Are we completely out of ideas for robot lists? APPARENTLY. But if you have any complaints, you can write to Supergirl's comic book letter column, which in the early 70s was called "Super Fe-Mail." And that should be the first thing you complain about. The Flopcast website! The ESO Network! The Flopcast on Facebook! The Flopcast on Instagram! The Flopcast on Bluesky! The Flopcast on Mastadon! Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! This week's promo: Luke Ski's Animation & Stuff Podcast!  

Cooper and Nolan are caught between two titans this week, when they try to survive KING KONG VS. GODZILLA! This meeting of legendary movie monsters won our Season Premiere poll in a landslide, handily dispatching Dino De Laurentiis' 1976 Kong remake. And after witnessing the hilariously low-budget practical effects, questionable American edit, and VERY regrettable casting, it's easy to see why. That's before we even get to the King Kong suit, which might be the single worst piece of costuming in any movie featured on this podcast. Still, with plenty of laughs to be had there's no need to run for cover; this episode (featuring a beer from our Season 7 sponsor Aquanova Brewing) is one battle where nobody loses!

There's something magical about '80s fantasy: wizards, knights & maidens, stop-motion creatures of nightmare... case in point, DRAGONSLAYER, a Disney co-production delivering a hell-fiend worthy of nightmares! Magic & Monsters returns to slay the dragon movie of all dragon movies. Plus, conversations on the genre, special effects, and your favorite quiz show. So grab your swords, shields, and wizard poles and away we go!Thank you for listening. Follow for more on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for Son of Kong (1933) with King Kong scholar and author, Ray Morton!TRAILERS: Dragonslayer (1981); Clash of the Titans (1981) ; The NeverEnding Story (1984); The Empire Strikes Back (1980); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); Dragonheart (1996); How to Train Your Dragon (2010); Krull (1983)SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSPlays by Vincent S. HannamGays Do the Disney: A Disney PodcastCatzen Coffee - tell 'em you heard it on Camp Kaiju!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Dragonslayer (1981) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam and Patrick Kozicky © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

Though not necessarily on the tips of every cinefile's tongue, the filmmakers Ernst Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper blazed a trail and crafted a certain kind of action-adventure template that American movie making has been indebted to ever since. Even if it rarely approaches the same levels.  The duo cut their teeth on stunning 1920's documentaries including Grass and Chang before coming to Hollywood to direct narratives.  Their one-two punch shot back to back of The Most Dangerous Game (1932) and their masterpiece King Kong (1933) set the standard for not only the action movie but the special effects blockbuster as well. Secret Movie Club founder.programmer Craig Hammill digs into their filmmography in an attempt to find out what made them so incredible. 

Would you still believe in Bigfoot if every ranch in Texas had a camera?Tricia is not kidding. She is a true believer, grouping Bigfoot with Nessie, Godzilla and King Kong, and she wants the rest of the show on board. Round Rock turned up dinosaur tracks, the FBI still has hair samples and eyewitness files, and she is asking listeners to vote on whether the updates should keep coming. JB's working theory is that the guy is simply the world's best hide-and-seek player.Care or Don't Care covers Donna Mills cashing in on OnlyFans at eighty-three, a stolen Pabst truck of fifty thousand cans, and a hidden dessert closet behind a hallway door. UT students with the athletic pass get a free Chris Stapleton show the Thursday before Ohio State. Tomorrow they try again to give away ten Tim McGraw tickets, and if JB could steal a truck of anything it would be gummy bears.Subscribe, leave a review, and share this with your favorite cryptozoologist.

There's some cool cool toys to talk to and the only question is: why isn't Ben getting them? NECA reveal part of thier post-TMNT plans, Invinicible, Blokees and more. Then it's time to kick off our tournament around the best cartoon intros from the 80s and earlier. 32 enter, only one earns the title. Round 1 - FIGHT! 80's Cartoons Tournament Playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMkAw9mpPQHASupport the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is my conversation about the 1931 film Svengali. I'm joined by film and theater director Enrico Banson who writes the Director's Notes newsletter and we talk about whether this film belongs with the great Universal horror films of the era, how the film portrays bohemian artistic culture of the late 1800s, and some of the most incredible production design we have seen in Oscar nominated films to date. You can watch Svengali on Tubi, YouTube, or Amazon Prime and be sure to check out Enrico's newsletter.Other films mentioned in this episode include:King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. SchoedsackDracula directed by Tod BrowningFrankenstein directed by James WhaleThe Royal Family of Broadway directed by George Cukor and Cyril GardnerA Free Soul directed by Clarence Leon BrownSvengali (1954) directed by Noel LangleySvengali (1983) directed by Anthony HarveyThe Love Parade directed by Ernst LubitschHow Green Was My Valley directed by John FordBackrooms directed by Kane ParsonsCasablanca directed by Michael CurtizCimarron directed by Wesley RugglesTabu: A Story of the South Seas directed by F.W. MurnauMorocco directed by Josef von SternbergJaws directed by Steven SpielbergOther referenced topics:Trilby by George du MaurierThe Phantom of the Opera (novel) by Gaston LerouxRebecca by Daphne du MaurierPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieThe New York Times reviewEl Santo on 1000 Misspent Hours and CountingSupport the show

We know this isn't the first time we've preached the wonders of silent films, but there are so many amazing movies from that era. As the horror historians that we all are, it's always fascinating to look back at where it all began. Fans often point to the 1930s and the Universal Studios classics as "the beginning," but horror was already there long before then—even if no one was necessarily calling these movies horror films yet. In this episode, we're going to dig into the 1910s and 1920s to look not only at the films being made, but also at what was happening in the world around them and how those events may have influenced and changed what audiences were seeing on screen. Even if silent films aren't necessarily your favorites, maybe hearing some of this horror history will make you want to give them another try. Who knows? Maybe this time around you'll see something different—or, at the very least, learn a little more about the genre we all love. Movies Mentioned in this Episode: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Cat and the Canary (1927), Un chien andalou (1929), Dante's Inferno (1911), Dracula (1931), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Frankenstein (1931), The Golem (1920), Häxan (1922), House of the Devil (1896), The Hunchback of the Morgue (1973), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), Frankenstein (1910), King Kong (1933), Life Without a Soul (1915), London After Midnight (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), The Mummy (1932), Nosferatu (1922), The Penalty (1920), The Phantom Carriage (1921), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Student of Prague (1926), A Trip to the Moon (1902), The Unholy Three (1925 & 1930), The Unknown (1927), West of Zanzibar (1928)

We return again to bring you depressing news like layoffs at Halo Studio and Supermassive. Also, to the surprise of no one the EA buyout went through and now they will somehow find a way to be even more morally bankrupt! At least the Kindgom Hearts 4 D23 trailer was sick! I decided to play through all 4 mainline Klonoa games, and had a grand ol' time playing through Big Walk. Matt took some time to play NHL2K8 and Peter Jackson's King-Kong. In a twist that is somewhat rare nowadays we are also playing Sleeping Dogs AT THE SAME TIME!

Leaving any form of seriousness behind Godzilla takes on an old titan in his third outing. If you enjoy this, please check out our massive back catalogue of reviews and try our patreon for more bonus content www.patreon.com/20cgmedia

In this episode of They Remade It, Stuart and Jacob dive into horror before October has even arrived to discuss the merits of Hollywood's most famous and enduring monster. One movie with a creature large in size, the other large in scope, but which towers above the other in terms of quality? How do character arcs and motivations add to (or detract from) the pictures' overall quality? And why did there have to be giant bugs?Also in this episode are ruminations on both "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey", a discussion of whether Kong is a gorilla or an "ape-esque creature", more complaints about prolonged runtimes, and almost just as much talk about Godzilla as there is talk about Kong himself. All this and more on They Remade It!Plot Synopsis Timestamps: 26:00 - 33:22----------Socials----------@theyremadeit.bsky.social on Blueskytheyremadeit@gmail.com

Bob and Brad revisit Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005), over two decades after fourteen-year-old Bob called it “about as damn perfect of a movie as you can get.” They agree that the film's final two hours remain extraordinary, but sharply divide over whether its first hour provides essential character development or desperately needs trimming. Along the way, they examine King Kong as distinctly American folklore, how Peter Jackson shifted audience sympathy from the Depression-era expedition to Kong himself, and why “beauty killed the beast” is really about a creature whose capacity for wonder leaves him defenseless against exploitation. They also review SHĀNG East + West Kentucky Blend, a softer and more affordable sorghum-whiskey follow-up to Dàn Yǎ.For longer episodes and special bonus content, consider joining our ⁠Patreon⁠ for as little as $3/mo!Film & Whiskey ⁠Instagram⁠Film & Whiskey ⁠Facebook⁠Film & Whiskey ⁠Twitter⁠⁠Email us⁠!⁠Join our Discord server!⁠For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at ⁠www.filmwhiskey.com⁠.

Over fifty years ago, a teenager from Cleveland got talked into playing “Maggot Brain” at an after party, and soon after he was on stage with Parliament-Funkadelic. Michael Hampton, known as Kidd Funkadelic, joins us to tell that story properly, and to go through everything that’s followed it: five decades inside one of the wildest bands in American music, a run of guitar solos that hip-hop built entire records on, and his new solo project, the King Kong mini album. We start with King Kong itself: how a nearly hundred year old story about a giant ape ended up as an instrumental record moving between rock, jazz and spoken narration, and how loosely the whole thing came together. From there we go right back to the beginning: the guitarists who shaped him growing up in Cleveland, the after party where he first played for the band, and the call from drummer Tiki Fulwood that got him on a plane to Landover, Maryland, a fortnight later. Michael talks me through what recording with Parliament-Funkadelic was like, how songs like “Adolescent Funk” and “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?” earned him a writing credit, what he thinks George Clinton’s real gift was, and how he feels about hip-hop having sampled his solos for the past forty years. Further information King Kong is out now. Get it direct from Michael’s Bandcamp Support The Strange Brew Podcasts also available: Eddy Grant, Lynval Golding – The Specials, John Mayall, Sananda Maitreya This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Google apps and all usual platforms The post Michael Hampton – Parliament/Funkadelic appeared first on The Strange Brew .

This weeks show starts off with new music from I-Taweh and continues on with classics from King Kong, Peter Broggs, The Prophets with Trinity and Tommy McCook, The Wailers, Barry Brown, Tappa Zukie, Leroy Sibbles, Leroy Smart, Sylford Walker, Knowledge, Sharon Black, Cultural Roots, Tabby Diamond, Junior Delgado, Big Sherman, Willie Williams, Burning Spear, Black Roots, Devon Irons, Daweh Congo, and Tyrone Taylor. New music this week comes from Zion Head, Marcus Gad, Medisun, Anthony Red Rose, Pressure Busspipe, Aza Lineage, Macka B, Josh Harris & Marty Dread, Ginjah, Buju Banton, and Ziggi Recado. Also this week we ride the new Try Riddim from Irie Ites featuring Chezidek, U-Brown & Prince Alla, as well as run a oldies vinyl set featuring Keith & Tex, Scotty, Brent Dowe, John Holt, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown, Papa Levi, Black Uhuru, King Several, and Sugar Minott. Enjoy! I-Taweh - Give Him The Praise - Rasta Inna Middle - Evidence Music King Kong - Door Peep//Door Peep Dub - Roots Renegade 7” Peter Broggs - Jah Golden Throne - Selana 12” The Prophets & Trinity - King Pharaoh's Plague (dicomix) - Yabby You: Jesus Dread: 1972-1977 - Blood & Fire Tommy McCook - Plague Of Horn - Yabby You: Jesus Dread: 1972-1977 - Blood & Fire King Tubby - King Pharaoh Dub - Yabby You: Jesus Dread: 1972-1977 - Blood & Fire Dean Fraser - Roots, Rock, Reggae - Dean Plays Bob - Ras Records The Wailers - Rastaman Chant - Burnin' - Tuff Gong Barry Brown - Far East - Let's Go To The Blues - Kingston Sounds Tappa Zukie - MPLA/MPLA Dub - Stars Gold Leroy Sibbles - Rock And Come On - Micron Music Leroy Smart - Reggae Is Jah Music - On Top - Live & Learn Sylford Walker - Jah Golden Pen - Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Mighty Two - VP Records Knowledge - Fools And Their Money - Jah Love Rockers: Revolutionary Sounds Fro  The Rockers & Steppers Era 1975-1980 - Trojan Records Sharon Black & The Channel One All Star Band - Struggling/Struggling Dub - High Note Cultural Roots - Age Of Creation/Dub Craetion - Revolutionary Sounds 12” Tabby Diamond - Eyes Of Africa - Hulk 7” Junior Delgado - Look At The Trees/Look At The Trees Version - Intellitec 12” Bim Sherman - Golden Stool/Golden Stool Dub - Tribulation Down In Jamdown 1974-1979 - Pressure Sounds Willie Williams - Zion Town - Messenger Man - Blood & Fire Burning Spear - Slavery Days/I & I Survive - Marcus Gaarvey/Garvey's Ghost 100th Anniversary - Mango Black Roots - Farover - On The Frontline - Makasound Black Roots - Frontline - On The Frontline - Makasound Devon Irons - When Jah Come - Super Ape & Return Of Super Ape - Sanctuary Records Tyrone Taylor - Sufferation - Jah Love Rockers: Revolutionary Sounds Fro  The Rockers & Steppers Era 1975-1980 - Trojan Records Daweh Congo - Struggle - Ghetto Skyline - Goldheart Music I-Taweh - Rasta Inna Middle - Rasta Inna Middle - Evidence Music Zion Head - Fight For Our Rights - Mutiny - Z2diZ Music Production Marcus Gad - Honor Dem - For All - Easy Star Records Medisun - Babylon Bomb - DubShot Records Anthony Red Rose - No New Frenz - Raidaz Global Pressure Busspipe & Zion I Kings - Jah Is Worthy/Jah Is Worthy Dub - All For A Time - Zion High Productions Aza Lineage - Rebels In Town - Rebel Daawta - VP Records/Jammys Macka B - Memories - Chinelo Records Chezidek - Jah Jah Bless - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records U-Brown - Hard Road - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records Prince Alla - Mash Down Rome - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records Irie Ites - Mash Down Dub - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records Clinton Fearon - Feelin' The Same - Vision - Kool Yu Foot  Chronixx - Don't Be Afraid - Exile - Forever Living Originals LP Josh Harris & Marty Dread - Mystery Lady -  Wonderful Life - Big Feet Records The Frightnrs - Hey Brother (Do Onto Others) - Nothing More To Say - Daptone Records Keith & Tex - Stop That Train - Redux - Soulbeats Scotty - Draw Your Brakes - Crystal Records 7” Brent Dowe - Things You Say You Love - Virgonian 7” John Holt - Satisfaction - Hit Bound 7” Gregory Isaacs - Tune In - African Museum 7” Gregory Isaacs - Top Ten - African Museum 12” Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy - First Class Rocksteady - VP Records Wailing Souls - Things And Time - Disco Mix 7” Ginjah - Niceness - Soul Connection - Tad's Records Beres Hammond - Groovy Little Thing - Can't Stop A Man: The Ultimate Collection - VP Records Dennis Brown - Stop Fighting (So Early In The Morning) - J&W Records 12” Freddie McGregor - Big Ship - Big Ship - Greensleeves Papa Levi & Caution - Mi God Mi King/Mi God - Mango 12” Black Uhuru - Sensimelia/Sensimelia Robbie Dub - Taxi 12” Linval Thompson - Ganja Man/Ganja Dub - Ganja Man - Irie Ites Records Buju Banton - Be Good - Too Too Bad - Gargamel Music/VP Records Ziggi Recado - Nice Ting - Elevation - Oneness Records Busy Signal - Jah You Know - Brimstone Riddim - Dutty Rock Productions Capleton - Jah Guide My Step - Brimstone Riddim - Dutty Rock Productions Ras Ajai - No Drop U Guard - Brimstone Riddim - Dutty Rock Productions Protoje - Big 45 - Art Of Acceptance - Indiggnation Collective/Ineffable Records King Everal - Special Singer - World Enterprise 12” Sugar Minott - Run Come - Witty 12” Brother Culture & King Kong w/Little Lion Sound - Reggae In The Dance - Behold The Lion - Evidence Music

C'est film clé de lʹhistoire du cinéma, sorti en 1933, avec des images fortes qui impriment notre rétine à jamais. Si je vous dis un immense singe sur lʹEmpire State Building, descendu par des avions, vous savez tout de suite de quoi nous parlons. Car cʹest aussi simple que cela : King Kong est une icône. Le singe le plus célèbre de lʹhistoire du cinéma, un animal fantastique, un gorille monstrueux, gigantesque, sauvage mais touchant. Une création due  à la folie de deux réalisateurs complètement allumés et fans dʹaction : Ernest B. Schoedsack et Merian C. Cooper. Ce nʹest pas lʹadaptation dʹun livre dʹépoque, mais bel est bien une idée originale née de lʹimagination de ces deux hommes qui tournent des films entre deux autres projets, toujours par peur de sʹennuyer. Kong est leur immense bébé. Ce personnage de singe démesuré nʹest que le reflet de ses créateurs, un chef-dʹœuvre dʹinventivité, de créativité. Mais il y a un autre homme quʹil faut citer : Willis OʹBrien. Cʹest lui le décorateur et le maquettiste qui est derrière les effets spéciaux révolutionnaires qui donnent vie à King Kong, ce monstre dʹHollywood qui nous narre quelque chose de plus profond quʹune forêt exotique, une starlette kidnappée, et des gratte-ciel new-yorkais. Vous êtes prêtes ? Prêts ? Alors partons à lʹaventure, à la recherche du roi singe, de  King Kong….le bateau pour Skull Island nous attend. Embarquement immédiat. REFERENCES Lauric Guillaud, King Kong ou la revanche des mondes perdus, coll. Horizons américains, Michel Houdiard Editeur, 2006 Ray Morton, King Kong ; The History of a Movie icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, New York, 2005 François Forestier, Un Singe en enfer, King Kong de Merian C. Cooper et Ernest B. Schoedsack, article paru dans le Nouveau Cinéma, Mars 2000 Ernest B. Schoedsack sʹexprime sur le tournage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_KuiVHbwUk&feature=relmfu un documentaire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpKMZJiTOtM&feature=endscreen&NR=1 Michel Le Bris, écrivain essayiste, 'Kong" Ed. Grasset

Bob and Brad revisit 1933's King Kong and find it isn't just a landmark, but the full- formed template of the adventure movie itself, right down to the Jurassic Park structural blueprint Spielberg would lift sixty years later.Plus, a genuinely strange whiskey pairing: SHĀNG Dàn Yǎ, a first-of-kind jiàngxiāng whiskey that takes sauce-aroma baijiu from China, redistills it, and ages the result in charred American oak. At 100 proof and $64.99, it splits the hosts harder than almost anything this season over what may or may not be the birth of a new spirits category.For longer episodes and special bonus content, consider joining our Patreon for as little as $3/mo!Film & Whiskey InstagramFilm & Whiskey FacebookFilm & Whiskey TwitterEmail us!Join our Discord server!For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at www.filmwhiskey.com.

Kong turns hero as he battle madmen, dinosaurs, Mechani-Kong, and a lady named Piranha. Not to mention one unfortunate ape suit. Part Bond movie, part Saturday morning cartoon, it's all together memorable. It's King Kong like you've never seen him before! Plus remembering Sam Neill, Kaylee Hottle, upcoming monster movies, a special Season Announcement, Peter Lorre's farewell, and more Thom Shubilla (he gives us the lowdown on Bela Lugosi Road!)Thanks for joining this Kong-worthy adventure! Follow us on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for The Lost World: Jurassic Park! (1997)TRAILERS AND CLIPS King Kong Escapes (1967); The King Kong Show (1966-1967); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); The Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979-1982); Santa Claus is Comin' to TownSHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plays by Vincent S. HannamThe Video Store MPLS - Fundraiser Link! Support Now!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. King Kong Escapes (1967) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

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This week the Bad Dads go big. Very big. City-smashing, helicopter-swatting, nuclear-lizard big.Sidey has been watching the modern Warner Bros / Legendary MonsterVerse with his daughter, and the results are a full kaiju download covering Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.What We CoverSidey's family MonsterVerse marathon and why his daughter was hookedThe difference between classic Japanese Godzilla, the 1990s Matthew Broderick version, and the modern Legendary / Warner Bros seriesKong: Skull Island and its excellent mix of Vietnam-era war movie, lost-world adventure and giant ape carnageSamuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, and why Kong looks “like a badass”Godzilla: King of the Monsters, including Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Monarch, Charles Dance, and Ken Watanabe's heroic nuclear sacrificeGodzilla vs. Kong and the eternal playground question: giant lizard or giant monkey?Mechagodzilla, Apex Cybernetics, and why the monsters teaming up is exactly the kind of nonsense we came forGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Scar King, little ape business and the expanding Hollow Earth mythologyWhy the human drama in these films often feels like an interruption between monster fightsGodzilla Minus One and the contrast between Godzilla as hero and Godzilla as terrifying destructive forceWhy huge CGI monsters smashing things remains deeply satisfying when done properlyChoice Quote / Pull Line“They're obviously completely stupid, but I really love big kaiju, big monster movies. They're so cool.”Episode AngleA loving, sweary, spoiler-friendly defence of the MonsterVerse as premium switch-your-brain-off blockbuster entertainment: not always smart, not always coherent, but frequently brilliant at giving audiences exactly what they paid for — enormous creatures battering each other while humans explain things near laptops.You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads

Michael Hampton earned the nickname Kidd Funkadelic as the hotshot guitarist who at age 17 joined the Funkadelic/Parliament universe after wowing P-Funk leader George Clinton with his rendition of Eddie Hazel's epic “Maggot Brain” solo. Hampton eventually made “Maggot Brain” his own and turned in much more head-spinning guitar work, including on Funkadelic's relentlessly funky “(Not Just) Knee Deep.” Hampton takes us along for the concurrent run of classic 1970s Parliament and Funkadelic albums, such as Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome and One Nation Under a Groove. When he entered the studio, did he know which band's session it was? Was the scene as much of a party as it sounded like? Did that atmosphere help or get in the way or both? Hampton also discusses his new mini concept album, King Kong, and how, with and without P-Funk, he continues to make his guitar sizzle and sing. (Photo by Philip Samuel Smith)

Ep 382 – Fall Brawl 1999 “Sting & Hogan Brawl for It All” Who can you trust? 0:31 - Welcome 11:22 - Fall Brawl Opening 14:39 - The Dark Carnival (Vampiro and the Insane Clown Posse (Violent J/Shaggy 2 Dope)) vs the Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr, Eddie Guerrero and Kidman) 21:05 - Kaz Hayashi vs Lenny Lane (w/ Lodi) for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 27:35 - The First Family (Hugh Morrus/Brian Knobbs) (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs the Revolution (Shane Douglas/Dean Malenko) in a no DQ match 32:39 - Perry Saturn vs Rick Steiner for the WCW World Television Championship 36:41 - Berlyn (w/ his personal bodyguard) vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan 42:51 - Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray) vs West Texas Rednecks (Barry/Kendall Windham) (w/ Curt Hennig) for the WCW World Tag Team Championships 48:18 - “The Millennium Man” Sid Vicious vs “The Crippler” Chris Benoit for the WCW United States Championship 52:36 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Goldberg 56:47 - Sting vs Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 1:03:15 - Overall Thoughts 1:06:17 - Smarking It Up 1:15:10 - Ready to Rumble – Thin Man Goes Home - 1944 1:19:42 - Goodbyes Music from this week's show is “King Kong” by Eve Dowdle and “Sting/Crow” by Jimmy Hart and Howard Helm Rate and review us on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you find your podcasts Email – WrestlingHistoryX@gmail.com X – WrestlingHistoX

There's so so SO much stuff to cover, we just hit record and took our eyes off the clock. We go through all the big player companies (and a few surprises as well) to bring you the biggest review of San Diego Comic-Con 2026 ever! Who wins? Who surprises us? Who dissapoints us? How many Shuttup and Take my Money's are we throwing out there? Strap in because this is hands down our longest episode EVER! Best of luck to Lego Master Trent who finds out if he's winner today! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Justice and Mark Call talk about a week where the destruction of the ‘Rule of Law’ seems to permeate just about every aspect of the news. And it looks like King Kong managed to escape his cage (although David thinks Frankenstein might be a better analogy…) Note: The book Mark mentioned, and recommended, is “Stolen Elections…” by Ralph Pezzullo.

Delightful Mary Higgins Clark award-winning mystery writer Lina Chern drops by the podcast once again for a perfectly summery, vacation-and-sunscreen-season-worthy tour of Island Movies, such as SEND HELP, SHUTTER ISLAND, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, KING KONG, CAST AWAY, SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS, & beyond.Lina's Bio: "Hi. I'm Lina. My debut novel Play the Fool won the 2024 Mary Higgins Clark Award and was a 2024 Lefty and Anthony Award nominee. A sequel, Tricks of Fortune, is expected in 2025. Other work has appeared in The Marlboro Review, The Bellingham Review, Rhino, The Collagist, and Black Fox Literary Magazine. I have also written trivia questions, word puzzles for a TV game show, paranormal romances, dialogue for your favorite comic book characters, award-winning movie reviews, and poems that have been published and read by up to dozens of people." (c/o LinaChern.com)Originally Posted on Patreon (7/22/26) here: https://www.patreon.com/FilmIntuition/posts/164555257Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPal Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Believe it or not, there was a time when instant access to hundreds of horror movies didn't exist. Scary thought, huh? Before the late 1950s, unless you caught a movie in the theater, you probably weren't going to see it again, especially when it came to the classic monster films like Dracula and Frankenstein. But in October 1957, Universal released 52 of its horror films to television in what became known as the Shock Theater package. To help promote the broadcasts, television stations were encouraged to create "horror hosts" to introduce the films. Simply put, it exploded, and helped give birth to the Monster Kid generation. Then, the following year, Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine debuted, and there was really no turning back. Now you could watch these monsters in the safety of your own home. It was a far cry from today's world, where you can hop on a computer or streaming service and have thousands of horror titles at your fingertips. But this was the beginning of modern horror fandom: getting your weekly fix of classic monsters on television, reading Famous Monsters, building Aurora monster model kits... life was pretty great. In this episode, we discuss the importance of this moment in horror history and why it was such a game changer for horror fans. Films mentioned in this episode: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), The Addams Family (1964-66), The Black Cat (1934), Blood of Dracula (1957), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dark Shadows (1966-71), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Dracula (1931), The Exorcist (1973), Frankenstein (1931), The Gorgon (1964), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Invisible Man (1933), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Jaws (1975), The Jungle Captive (1945), King Kong (1933), The Last Warning (1938), The Mummy (1932), The Munsters (1964-66), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Return of Dracula (1958), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Son of Kong (1933), The Spy Ring (1938), Star Wars (1977), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Them (1954), The Wolf Man (1941)

After a bumpy opening, Universal Studios Florida is looking for a way to get out of Disney World's shadow. But if Jaws, King Kong and Back to the Future won't do it, what will?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clay welcomes Sandra Murray to talk about her 40-year career behind the scenes of major Hollywood film productions. Sandra has worked on over 250 films, including Titanic, King Kong, Les Misérables, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, most often creating the "Making of the Movie" features that accompany distribution. She has worked with some of the major filmmakers of the last half-century, including her friend Clint Eastwood. The American film industry is undergoing a revolutionary set of changes, not all of them, in her opinion, good. Movie theaters are increasingly empty. Streaming is king. Artificial Intelligence and CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) are transforming special effects. Independent films are easier and less expensive to make, but much harder to distribute. So many films are produced across so many platforms that there is no longer a common body of movies most Americans have seen. Nobody is quite sure where the film industry is headed, but Sandra Murray shares her insights. This episode was recorded on April 10, 2026.  

We go live on Facebook to celegrate anotehr milestone episode and without burying the lead, there is chaos. And maybe a Lord of Destruction or two. We go card-based for this ep and unboxed a sealed pack of Batman Returns cards from 1992. Can we get the full set? Who has the best costume? Who had the best comment? Is Scoty over-worked and under paid? If the audio sounds odd then check out the mid on Facebook to see our faces fit for radio! Thanks to all our wonderful Patreons and longtime supporters - we couldn't have done this without you! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda Miller, star of King Kong Escapes, shares memories of working with Ishiro Honda, her friendship with Akira Takarada, and acting with Kong himself! Plus on-set shenanigans, her favorite Toho films, and livin' the convention life. And you know we've got plenty of Green Slime talk. Plus, author Thom Shubilla joins the party!It's a special episode with some special people. HUGE thanks to Linda Miller for stopping by Camp Kaiju, HUGE thanks to Thom for making it happen, and HUGE thanks to you all for listening! We hope you enjoy.Follow us on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or leave a voice message in the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.We'll see you next time for G-Fest content, more King Kong Escapes, and other Kaijuly goodies!TRAILERS AND CLIPS King Kong Escapes (1967); The Green Slime (1968); Gamera, The Invincible (1966); Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); Alien (1979); Cat People (1942); E.F. Hutton commercial; The Green Slime Theme SongSHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plays by Vincent S. HannamKing Kong vs. Godzilla by Thom Shubilla⁠⁠⁠⁠GFest 2026The Video Store MPLS - Fundraiser Link!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Interview with Linda Miller, Star of King Kong Escapes and The Green Slime. Hosted by Vincent Hannam and Matthew Cole Levine, with Thom Shubilla and Linda Miller © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.

The Mothers Of Invention- Paralipomeni Della Batracomiomachia  Paris- 1970The December 1970 Paris gig was a standout date during their European tour. The setlist included iconic Zappa tracks and heavy improvisations like "Dog Breath," "A Pound for a Brown on the Bus," and "Call Any Vegetable". The band featured an incredible lineup that included:Frank Zappa (Guitar/Vocals)Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan (better known as Flo & Eddie)Ian Underwood (Keyboards/Woodwinds)Jeff Simmons (Bass)Aynsley Dunbar (Drums)Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention performed this legendary concert at the Gaumont-Palace in Paris, France on December 15, 1970. The show famously featured renowned French jazz violinist Jean-Luc PontyBatracomiomachia: Translates from Ancient Greek as the "Battle of the Frogs and Mice" (a classical comic epic parodying the Iliad).Paralipomeni: An Italian term for an appendix, sequel, or "things left out". The Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi wrote a famous satirical continuation titled Paralipomeni della Batracomiomachia in 1831.1 |  | Penis Dimention | 11:262 |  | The Air | 3:533 |  | The Dog Breath / Mother People | 4:234 |  | You Didn't Try To Call Me | 3:345 |  | King Kong | 32:416 |  | Who Are The Brain Police? | 6:32

From his 1933 debut as a tragic fairy-tale monster to his current reign over an ever-expanding Monsterverse, King Kong has spent more than ninety years proving that beauty isn't the only thing capable of killing the beast — time certainly hasn't.Mike talks with film historian and self-described Kongophile Ray Morton about the revised and updated edition of his book King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon (Bloomsbury Academic). First published in 2005 as the definitive account of the King Kong phenomenon, Morton has extensively revised and expanded his original tome to cover decades of new material — from Kong's animated incarnations and stage productions to the Kong variants, spoofs, and projects that never made it to the screen. The updated edition concludes with the most recent films placing the great ape within an ever-expanding "Monsterverse," and is packed with photographs and based on extensive new research and exclusive interviews. Morton and Mike dig into the creation of the Kong character by Merian C. Cooper, the making of the 1933 original, and what it is about this particular giant ape that has kept audiences captivated across every era of cinema.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

From his 1933 debut as a tragic fairy-tale monster to his current reign over an ever-expanding Monsterverse, King Kong has spent more than ninety years proving that beauty isn't the only thing capable of killing the beast — time certainly hasn't.Mike talks with film historian and self-described Kongophile Ray Morton about the revised and updated edition of his book King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon (Bloomsbury Academic). First published in 2005 as the definitive account of the King Kong phenomenon, Morton has extensively revised and expanded his original tome to cover decades of new material — from Kong's animated incarnations and stage productions to the Kong variants, spoofs, and projects that never made it to the screen. The updated edition concludes with the most recent films placing the great ape within an ever-expanding "Monsterverse," and is packed with photographs and based on extensive new research and exclusive interviews. Morton and Mike dig into the creation of the Kong character by Merian C. Cooper, the making of the 1933 original, and what it is about this particular giant ape that has kept audiences captivated across every era of cinema.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

This weeks show starts off with classics from Bunny Wailer, Norris Reid, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, The Twinkle Brothers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Dennis Brown, Barry Brown, Third World, Capital Letters, The Gladiators, Culture, Sylford Walker, The Wailing Souls, The Mighty Diamonds, Gregory Isaacs, Hugh Mundell, Jackie Mittoo, Jimmy Cliff, Carl Bert & The Cimarons, Richard McDonald, Tyrone Evans, Patrick Andy, Michael Prophet, Freddie McGregor and Horace Andy. New music this week comes from Marcus Gad, The Menotti Hi-Fi, Zion Head, Aza Lineage, Capleton, Young Kulcha & Nightshade with the 18th Parallel, Prince Alla, Trinity, Etana, Mosiah, Irie Love with J Boog & Gappy Ranks, Abiyah Yisrael, King Kong with Little Lion Sound, Christopher Ellis, Stinging Ray,  and L'Entourloop with Flavia Coelho. Also this week we ride the new Flashover Riddim from Anaves Music featuring Vania Colours, Bandulo, and Dr. Ring Ding. Plus we feature dubs from Boston & Bim, Aswad, Dennis Bovell, Yabby You & King Tubby, Zap Pow, and the Ja-Man All Stars.  Enjoy! Bunny Wailer - Reggae In The USA - Rule Dance Hall - Shanachie Norris Reid - Freedom Train - Give Jah Praises - Rockers International Steel Pulse - Macka Splaff - Handsworth Revolution - Island Records Burning Spear - Hey Dready - Freeman - Burning Music Productions Burning Spear - African Postman - Live In Paris 88 - Burning Music Productions The Twinkle Brothers - Jahoviah - Crucial Cuts - Virgin The Twinkle Brothers - Jahoviah In Dub Majesty - Dub Massacre Part 1 & 2 - Twinkle Music Soul Sugar & Dub Shepherds - Disco Jack - Blue House Rockin' - Gee Recordings Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up (live) - The Capitol Session 73 - Tuff Gong Dennis Brown - Promised Land - Simba 12” Barry Brown & Dean Fraser - Ital Rock/Ital Rock (special dubplate cut) - Jah Fingers 7” Third World - 1865 96 Degrees In The Shade - Island Records Capital Letters - Fire - Headline News - Greensleeves The Gladiators - Streets Of Freedom - Back To Roots - Tabou 1 Culture - Iron Sharpen Iron - Africa Stand Alone - VP Records Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon - Belmont 7” Wailing Souls - Firehouse Rock - Firehouse Rock - Greensleeves Mighty Diamonds & Papa Tullo - Morgan The Pirate/Pirates (dj version) - Leaders Of Black Countries - Kingston Sounds Gregory Isaacs & The Mighty Two - Babylon Too Rough/I Stand Accused - Belmont 7” Hugh Mundell & Roots Radics w/ Scientist - Red, Gold, And Green/Dangerous Match 8 - Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup - Greensleeves Jackie Mittoo - Summer Breeze - The Keyboard King At Studio One - Soul Jazz Records Jackie Bernard - Lions Den (Torture & Flames) - Studio First: From The Vaults Vol. 2 - Studio One Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want - Ultimate Collection - Hip O Records Carl Bert & The Cimarons - Slipping Into Darkness - Rebel Island Soul: Under The Influence: Reggae Funk & Soul In Jamaica In The 1970s - Soul Jazz Records Richard McDonald - Do Your Thing - Boat To Progress: The Original Pantomine Vocal Collection - Greensleeves Tyrone Evans - Freedom Sounds/Freedom Sounds version - Park Heights 7” Patrick Andy & Yabby You - Show A Little Love - Living In Mount Zion - Pressure Sounds Michale Prophet - Love & Unity - Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves Freddie McGregor - Lovers Rock J..A Style - Showcase - Observer/Good Time Records Horace Andy - Got To Be Sure/Got To Be Sure Version - VP Records Marcus Gad - Rally Round - For All - Easy Star Records Menotti HiFi w/ Dr. Ring Ding & Victor Rice - It Dread/It Dread Dub - Paper Cup Records Zion Head - Big Change - Mutiny - Z2diZ Music Production Aza Lineage w/ Jesse Royal & Brandon Rootz - No Vagabopnd - Rebel Daawta - VP Records/Jammys Capleton & Little Lion Sound - Get Up And Fight - Heights Of Fire - Evidence Music Young Kulcha & The 18th Parallel - Mystic Revelation - Fruits Records Nighshade & The 18th Parallel - Don't Tell Me To Smile - Fruits Records Horns Of Guiding Star Orchestra & The 18th Parallel - Bonanza Dub - Bonanza Charge - Fruits Records Prince Alla - Mash Down Rome - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records Trinity - Don't Throw Stone - Try Riddim - Irie Ites Records Etana - Do You Know - Freemind Music Mosiah - Show More Love - Unconquerable - House Of Riddim Irie Love & J Boog w/Gappy Ranks - Natural Vibration (Hawaiian Version) - The Bombist Bost & Bim w/ Fabwize - Baby Monster Bubbling - Dub Monster - The Bombist Aswad - Flika Flame - New Chapter Of Dub - Mango Dennis Bovell - Eye Water (Raindrops Dub) - The Dubmaster: The Essential Anthology - Trojan Records Yabby You Meets King Tubby - Firey Dub - The Walls Of Jerusalem - Pressure Sounds Leroy Smart - So Much Things (1979 Dub Plate Mix) - Gussie Roots Sounds/DKR 7” Zap Pow - Reggae River - Beres Hammond & Friends - Ejaness Ja-Man All Stars - Nuclear Bomb - In The Dub Zone - Blood & Fire Creation Rebel - Independent Man - On U Sound Akae Beka & Petah Sunday - Rasta Break Free/Fullness Dub - I-Tal Soup 12” Yukiko Kinoshita - Karmic Cycle - I-Tal Soup 12” Sugar Minott - Strictly Sensi - VP Records Sly & Robbie - Strictly Sensi Dub - Power House Dub - VP Records Johnny Osbourne - Mr. Marshall/Mr Marshall Dub - Jammys 12” AbiYah Yisrael - Blessed Be - ChaYah Studios King Kong & Little Lion Sound - Revolutionist - Evidence Music Aza Lineage - Rebels In Town - Rebel Daawta - VP Records/Jammys Christopher Ellis - My Sound - Ghetto Youths International Stinging Ray - Chinaman Party - The Man From Beijing - Irie Ites Records L'Entourloop & Flavia Coelho - Venha Selecta - Evidence Music Vania Colours - Principels & Orders - Flashover Riddim - Anaves Music Bandulo - Dis World - Flashover Riddim - Anaves Music Dr. Ring Ding - Follow Dis Yah Sound - Flashover Riddim - Anaves Music Sabolious & Anaves Music - Flashover Riddim - Flashover Riddim - Anaves Music

Neil is joined by Disney's OG Imagineer Bob Gurr (he designed pretty much everything at Disneyland... and he made the old King Kong ride at Universal!). Documentary Director Frank Woodward also joins in to promote the documentary "Bob Gurr - Living by Design", which starts airing on PBS July 17th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  It's Dinosaurs month on Movie Mandates so I mandated we watch THE VALLEY OF GWANGI, a film about cowboys who find a purple dinosaur and capture it so they can donate it to science and benefit humanity with all that can be learned! Nah, just kidding.  They cage it and sell tickets to people eager to get a look because apparently none of these bozos have seen King Kong. 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 17:46 - The Valley Of Gwangi review 1:01:16 - Next episode's mandated movie We'll be back in two weeks with another mandated movie.  If you'd like to watch it, click here to find where it's streaming or available to rent. If you'd like to watch the video version of Movie Mandates, you can do so on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can listen to and audio-only version on iTunes.  New episodes of Movie Mandates drop on the first and third Wednesday of every month! Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen and Keleigh Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner and is used with permission.  Movie Mandates logo and art by Lynndy Lee.

Send us Fan MailPink Godzilla taking power naps in the Coliseum should not work as well as it does, and yet here we are. We're breaking down Godzilla X Kong The New Empire as a MonsterVerse movie that finally stops pretending it's above the toybox and instead leans hard into kaiju camp, bold visuals, and monster character work you can read on a face and a stance. If you want a spoiler-heavy podcast review that treats giant monster chaos like serious fun, you're in the right place.We talk story setup and vibe first: Gia's strange dreams, the repeating pyramid symbols, and the Hollow Earth signals that kick the plot into gear, plus the kind of product placement shot that feels like a car commercial snuck into the edit. From there we get into what the movie does best, making Kong and Godzilla feel like actual characters. Kong's arc with the power glove, Suko's shaky loyalty, and Shimo's long captivity give the action emotional shape, while Godzilla's radiation-charging rampage and “if I fits I sits” nap energy is pure MonsterVerse comedy.Then we get honest about the weak spots: the lore dump and fast translation leaps, the thin worldbuilding for the Iwi civilization, and why the human plot sometimes exists mainly to move the monsters to the next set piece. We wrap with the big questions, our favorite fights from Hollow Earth to Rio, Mothra's return, and the very real aftermath nobody wants to think about when a Titan gets shattered across a city.If you enjoyed this kind of deep-dive MonsterVerse talk, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. What's your top Godzilla X Kong moment, the Coliseum nap or the power glove reveal?Twitter handles:Project Geekology: https://twitter.com/pgeekologyAnthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/odysseyswowDakota's Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekritique_dakInstagram:https://instagram.com/projectgeekology?igshid=1v0sits7ipq9yYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@projectgeekologyGeekritique (Dakota):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwciIqOoHwIx_uXtYTSEbASupport the show

In this episode, Sidney breaks down the devastating classic, King Kong (1976).

King Kong (1933) was the creation of Merian C. Cooper, one of Hollywood's most extraordinary and least remembered figures, and it arrived at a precise and loaded moment: during the Great Migration, a time of mass unemployment, and racial tensions on American streets. It was, depending on who was watching and from where, either the ultimate escapist spectacle or something far more pointed; and quite possibly both at once.The film was a technical revolution built largely on improvisation. Willis H. O'Brien's stop-motion animation; an 18-inch rubber puppet, shot one agonising frame at a time on meticulously constructed miniature sets, was composited with live action through techniques his team largely invented during production, including miniature rear projection and the optical printer, a device that would remain a cornerstone of special effects filmmaking until the digital age.It was also a pre-Code film, made before Hollywood's moral censorship apparatus fully clamped down, which meant Cooper could let Kong be genuinely violent and terrifying in ways the Production Code Administration mandated 1938 reissue would systematically strip away, scene by scene, with a censor's scissors.What makes King Kong endlessly worth returning to is that it refuses to be fully settled. The racial subtext is real and documented; so is the fact that audiences have always, instinctively, rooted for the monster. The craft is breathtaking, but so is the discomfort.Support Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app

Jim Hill and Eric Hersey cover a busy Universal news week, from Universal Kids Resort pricing and seasonal operations to new rotating experiences planned for Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas. They also check in on Universal Studios Hollywood's Mega Movie Summer, including Wicked meet-and-greets, Minions menu items, Fast and Furious teases, Jaws treats, and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey getting some serious backlot synergy. Then Jim digs into the surprisingly fiery history of Universal Studios Hollywood, tracing nearly a century of backlot blazes, rebuilds, and close calls. NEWS • Universal Kids Resort in Frisco now has a July 1 grand opening date, with one-day tickets, two-day tickets, annual passes, and resort packages revealed. • Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas appears to be leaning into a year-round event calendar, with rotating seasonal experiences planned through 2027. • Universal Studios Hollywood's Mega Movie Summer includes The Odyssey props, Minions meet-and-greets, Fast and Furious food, Jaws-themed treats, and Wicked photo opportunities. • Jim and Eric speculate that all the Fast and Furious activity at Universal Hollywood may point to Hollywood Drift getting closer to opening. FEATURE • Jim walks through the major fires that have hit Universal Studios Hollywood, from brush fires in the 1930s and 1940s to suspected arson on the lower lot. • The episode revisits the devastating 1990 fire that destroyed portions of New York Street, Courthouse Square, classic cars, and parts of the tram tour. • Jim explains how the 2008 backlot fire destroyed the King Kong Encounter and led to King Kong 360 3D becoming part of the Studio Tour. • The conversation also touches on Universal's repeated rebuilding efforts, its water-pressure problems, and why so much of the backlot is more recreation than original movie history. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia, Instagram: @JimHillMedia, Website: jimhillmedia.com • Eric Hersey - X/Twitter: @erichersey, Instagram: @erichersey, Website: strongmindedagency.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia/ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR Planning a trip to Universal Orlando or Walt Disney World? Epic Universal listeners can save up to 12% on theme park tickets and now purchase ExpressPass through UnlockedMagic.com. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm going to share something with you and I'm not trying to brag, but lean in and listen carefully......   The audience......you know the one you thought you could fool and manipulate?    Well, they got smarter in the last year and a half.    And it's all thanks to tech and the advancements of A.I.    Your everyday consumer is on ChatGPT, watches tons of media daily and is woke to your cleverly concocted offers.    But here's the bad news for you......   You're going to have to work differently to keep their attention.    Engage them better.    And provide an irresistable offer no one else (including A.I.) has thought about........   We're doing things a bit differently at Closer Cap and stacking our tech like Godzilla and King Kong.    If you're not sure where to go, you've got to start with what you're offering to help people with.    Bring your notepad for this one.    And get ready to put in some work!    About the ReWire Podcast The ReWire Podcast with Ryan Stewman – Dive into powerful insights as Ryan Stewman, the HardCore Closer, breaks down mental barriers and shares actionable steps to rewire your thoughts. Each episode is a fast-paced journey designed to reshape your mindset, align your actions, and guide you toward becoming the best version of yourself. Join in for a daily dose of real talk that empowers you to embrace change and unlock your full potential.    Learn how you can become a member of a powerful community consistently rewiring itself for success at https://www.jointheapex.com/   Rise Above 

"I like watching people fight for money." Dan has a problem with the people leading cards in the fight game these days, Udonis Haslem has a problem with the way Anthony Edwards handled the end of his series against the San Antonio Spurs, and Vin Diesel has a problem with King Kong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices