On Episode 7 of Showtime at the Senate - John J Shetler and I discuss Kong, The Eight Wonder of The World! We touch on Merian C. Cooper and Earnest Schoedsack's personal history, Willis O' Brian and the origins of Visual Effects in Film and Max Steiner's incredible and groundbreaking score.
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Sat. March. 7th, 2020.
Doors 7:00 pm
Organ Overture 7:30 pm
Movie 8:00 pm
Tickets $5
1 hour 40 min.
The Senate Theater and the Detroit Theater Organ Society present a screening of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack’s classic monster movie “King Kong” (1933), the original film that inspired generations of monster movies.
Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World, is a prehistoric ape like creature who inhabits Skull Island. Captured by man and put on display in the Big Apple, will Kong escape his shackles and return to Skull Island or will he wreak havoc on New York City?
“King Kong” ranks 43rd on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest American films of all time, boasting a remarkable performance from Fay Wray and an unforgettable score by Max Steiner.
The character of King Kong has become one of the world’s most recognizable movie stars and has inspired numerous sequels, remakes, cartoons, comic books and more.