King Kong (1976)
First screened in January 2016

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Director: John Guillermin. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Lauter, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Dennis Fimple, John Lone, Mario Gallo, John Agar, Sid Conrad. Screenplay: Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (based on the 1933 screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose, from an original idea by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace).

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Twitter Capsule: Well shot, but fantasy-monster premise and Parallax-era moods never mesh. Some howler dialogue. Not grand or fun enough.

VOR: ②  Its most interesting aspect is seeing the deep-black cinematography and cynical edge of 70s film in a genre like this. Otherwise, pretty gratuitous. Strained topical ambitions.

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Photo © 1976 Paramount Pictures/Dino De Laurentiis Company

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
	Best Sound: Harry W. Tetrick, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, and Jack Solomon
★	Special Achievement in Visual Effects: Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Debut Performance (Female): Jessica Lange

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