** 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: Ray Bradbury -- Renowned science-fiction author
Forrest J Ackerman -- Editor of Famous Monsters of
Filmland Magazine
Rick Baker -- Six-time Academy Award(R) winning make-up
artist
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

Etta Pagani
Special Ops Media
212/219-0600 x 238 /etta@specialopsmedia.com

PRNewswire -- March 20

Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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