Media Alert - A Special Viewing of Exclusive Footage From Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' DVD

Media Alert - A Special Viewing of Exclusive Footage From Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' DVD

WHO: Forrest J Ackerman - Editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine
Basil Gogos - Celebrated monster movie illustrator and artist
Steve Johnson - Make up effects trailblazer
Paul Davids - Writer, producer and director of "The Sci-Fi Boys"

WHAT: A special screening of the "Skull Island" bonus feature from the
"King Kong" 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and The Sci-fi Boys, a new
feature documentary by Paul Davids also coming to DVD

WHEN: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 7:00 pm
PRESS CHECK IN 5:30 PM

WHERE: Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
6712 Hollywood Blvd. (Las Palmas & Hollywood Blvd)

Coinciding with the DVD release of Peter Jackson's epic film "King Kong", Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Fangoria Entertainment salute the cinematic icon with a one night only theatrical screening of "Skull Island," a historical look at the island's lost world of inhabitants, exclusively featured on the "King Kong" 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. Following "Skull Island" will be a screening of "The Sci-Fi Boys," a feature documentary that chronicles the evolution of sci-fi moviemaking and a Q&A with several legendary figures long associated with the genre.

About "King Kong" DVD: Packed with heart-pounding action, breathtaking visual effects and one of the year's most highly anticipated DVD releases, King Kong will be available in both single-disc and Two-Disc Collector's Edition versions on March 28, 2006.

About The Sci-Fi Boys DVD: Written, produced and directed by Paul Davids ("Roswell"), The Sci-Fi Boys documents the evolution of sci-fi monster movies into the visual effects blockbusters realized by some of today's masters of visual narrative. The Sci-Fi Boys is available exclusively through Best Buy on March 28, 2006.

BROADCAST/RADIO:
Christine Foy
Fulcrum Public Relations
818/777-5344/ christine.foy@nbcuni.com

PRINT/ONLINE/PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Meghan Gamber
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
818/777-0546/ meghan.gamber@nbcuni.com

Deborah Park, Tom Chen
mPRm Public Relations
323/933-3399/ dpark@mprm.com/ tchen@mprm.com

PRNewswire -- March 14

Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

CONTACT: Christine Foy of Fulcrum Public Relations, +1-818-777-5344,
christine.foy@nbcuni.com, for Universal Studios Home Entertainment; or Meghan
Gamber of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, +1-818-777-0546,
meghan.gamber@nbcuni.com; or Deborah Park, dpark@mprm.com, or Tom Chen,
tchen@mprm.com, both of mPRm Public Relations, +1-323-933-3399, for Universal
Studios Home Entertainment

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