Fay Wray News

June 29, 2008 In 1932, director Merian Cooper approached Fay Wray about playing a lead role in a new movie he was planning - King Kong .

Dogs again. Is it because summer has arrived, or because museums are subtly but inexorably lowering the bar to spare their visitors any intellectual heavy lifting? Perhaps it's those factors working in tandem ...

Inducing a bluff is sort of like the poker version of performing the Heimlich maneuver.

“One day I happened to look at the paper towel that held this collection of images left from the brush that I cleaned, and I said, `Oh my gosh,' and I started to do a collection of drawings based on the images”

Schuyler Standish taught art at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy for 33 years, but his life has always been devoted to various arts. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Profile America - Thursday, May 1st. One of the most famous buildings in the U.S. had its official opening on this date in 1931 - the Empire State Building in New York City. via Lincoln Tribune

Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas << Homelessness Then something went wrong, for Fay Wray and King Kong they got caught in a celluloid jam. via Larvatus Prodeo

LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen on the cover of Vogue bear a resemblance to a World War I Army recruitment poster. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Who would have thought it? The great big ape who climbed the Empire State Building to court a scantily clad Fay Wray and fight off cute little biplanes is turning 75. via About.com

Rogers Cadenhead: The cover of April's edition of Vogue has generated controversy over how NBA star LeBron James is depicted with model Gisele Bundchen. via Cruel.com

But, other than probably little green man and a vast government conspiracy, do fans really know anything about this movie ? - Let the backlash begin: Vogue is getting in trouble for the cover of their latest ... via National Post

“I had no idea how to get into movies when I first came up here. Now I really want to do both theater and film.”

Charleston native Margaret Anne Florence will star in 'The New Daughter,' being shot in the Lowcountry. via The Post and Courier

“If more people of color worked for Vogue in positions of editorial authority, perhaps someone in the room might have been able to read the image the way so many of us are reading it now, and had the power to do something about it”

When Vogue announced its April cover starring LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen, the magazine noted with some fanfare that James was the first black man to grace its cover. via CBS 3

“But I must say, I believe it was more than just puffy lips. It would appear that a gallon of Botox was injected into her face. She had no expression on her face. Borderline very creepy.”

We have our springtime contender for Stupidest Controversy of the Year. Basketballer LeBron James and ubermodel Gisele Bundchen are on the cover of the April issue of Vogue. via Chicago Sun-Times

TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies are celebrating the 75th anniversary of King Kong by airing the 1933 and 2005 versions of the Hollywood film. via RedOrbit

“Everything my name is on is going to be criticized in a good way or bad way”

Vogue announced with some fanfare that LeBron James would be the first black man to grace its cover, paired for the April edition with model Gisele Bundchen. via USA Today

Annie Leibovitz, what have you wrought now? You've snapped controversial photographs in the past -- but now you've got our hometown star, LeBron James, embroiled in your latest commotion. via Cleveland.com

“Each time I arrive in New York and see the skyline and the exquisite beauty of the Empire State Building, my heart beats a little faster. I like that feeling. I really like it!”

In a Friday review of the 1933 original production of King Kong, The New York Sun 's film critic Bruce Bennett wonders why the low-tech original continues to hold up so well after 75 years, especially in ... via Gothamist

This week: 'Kick it root down' for a cause with the Beastie Boys; flaunt your mug above Times Square; go bananas for 'King Kong'; tune in for mucho music with Yo La Tengo; and go green with the Irish CRAIC ... via New York Post

A scene from the original 'King Kong' Originally published in the New York Daily News on March 3, 1933. via NY Daily News

Nine-year-old Shannon O'Hanlon is the winner of Sunday's Fay Wray Scream-Alike contest, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Radio City Music Hall premiere of "King Kong." The fourth-grader bested 20 others ... via New York Daily News