Look what my Mexican connection delivered today. Can’t you just smell that pulpy goodness through your computer screen? I think I’m in love. The original King Kong movie was released in 1933 and is one of my favorite movies, and collecting interests — you can never have enough King Kong in your life. This Mexican […]
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King Kong Kicking Back with Jim Beam
It feels like a freaky Friday, so I thought I’d share this awful fellow with you: Now, when I saw “awful,” I of course mean totally great. This ugly guy is a ceramic whiskey decanter put out by Jim Beam in 1976 to celebrate the Dino DeLaurentiis King Kong movie. Why? I have no idea, […]
My Favorite Halloween Costume? King Kong, of course.
This October has zoomed by so fast that I’m scrambling to make sure I get all the Halloween goodies on the site. Up for your viewing pleasure today is my favorite vintage Ben Cooper Halloween costume. Ladies and Gentleman, I give you… Kong! Who else? If you know me, you know my love for this […]
A Collection a Day #68 – King Kong
A Collection a day #68 – King Kong, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. “Ladies and gentlemen, look at Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World.” In 1933, the movie, King Kong, was released on the world by RKO Pictures. It was widely heralded for its cutting-edge stop motion effects. The American Film Institute recently […]
King Kong model kit commercial
Is Christmas coming? There’s one of these MIB Mego King Kong models on eBay now with a starting price of $49.00. MUST REFRAIN! If I got that thing, the shrinkwrap would be torn off in 0.2 seconds and I’d be flying high on airplane glue for days.
All hail the king! Kong Skull Island posters
If you know me, you know I’m pretty excited about the fact that we’re getting a new King Kong movie. This one is especially exciting because it strays from the traditional New York storyline, and takes place on Kong’s home turf, Skull Island. The posters that have been released so far have been pretty amazing… […]