Thirty five years ago today, Disney released a movie about a late 1930s hero in a flying rocket pack and a metal mask, five months after they broadcast a TV episode about one.

This is an excellent interview. Make time for it if you're even slightly interested in film production or Lucasfilm/Star Wars/Indiana Jones; a huge chunk of film/TV history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWRy...

James Burrows was the king of the shot on 35mm, screened in front of a live audience, multi-cam sitcom.

For fans of Reaction Videos: This is a fun, new channel with real reactions to TV shows and films.

Happy 34th Birthday to Batman Returns, the only Batman movie to be filmed entirely without real daylight.

Brian Johnson said he worked on the radio controlled Superman plane flying test, which was created when Guy Hamilton was directing Superman The Movie. Quote from www.davidsissonmodels.co.uk/brian%20john...

The Animated Kong #6: Following KING OF ATLANTIS, the Kong from KONG: THE ANIMATED SERIES appeared in a 2nd direct-to-video feature, this one made using computer-generated animation. Read more about it in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

Batman Forever turns 31 today. Last year I made a huge deep-dive video into the movie, looking at its development, scripts, production & the released cut. The film had a lot going on it! youtu.be/9xA4QmZDWx8

RIP double Oscar winning special visual effects supervisor, Brian Johnson. He won for Alien & Empire Strikes Back. Of the generation that did all special effects, he alternated between supervising physical effects, miniatures then motion control work and later directed, including CGI.

Madonna/Sabrina Carpenter’s new music video has everything: wirework in heels, wirework with steadicam operators in cyber fetish wear, anamorphic lens flares, intense strobing & nearly as many loud whoosh sounds as it has music. The edits at 02:26 are spectacular. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHrt...

The Animated Kong #5: After 2 seasons of daily episodes, the Kong from KONG: THE ANIMATED SERIES was spun off into this 2005 direct-to-video feature. Read more about it in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

Gremlins 2 turns 36 today. A while ago I made a huge deep-dive video into the movie, covering everything from the films development to how exactly they made Gizmo walk: youtu.be/NHuFpmRGhIU

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is now 35 years old today. For me, the most memorable shot in the movie is the 3rd person flying arrow. It was created & directed for the teaser trailer by an advertising agency, but made it into the film. Visual Effects by Dream Quest Images: youtu.be/fERE7bGPwmo?is

There’s no end to @raymorton1.bsky.social’s King Kong knowledge. Buy his book and/or follow him if you want the final word on all things Kong related.

The Animated Kong #4: More from THE MIGHT KONG (1998) Read more about it in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

Fans of video games and so-bad-they're-good film adaptations should get their eyeballs onto this breakdown from my friend Tim - it's brilliant! Ken's theme is still the goat, fyi.

Rule, Britannia! KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION is published today in the UK in its physical soft-cover edition. It's also available in an e-book edition.

Disclosure Day is the first Steven Spielberg directed film to not be edited by Michael Kahn since E.T.

Animated Kong #2: Kong's nemesis Mechani-Kong made his first appearance in the Rankin/Bass series THE KING KONG SHOW. He later showed up in the live action KING KONG ESCAPES, also produced by RB. My book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION is available now.

My latest video: A look @ the 1994 Street Fighter movie, how its adaptation met the expectations of teenagers like myself & how it "plays" now. Includes development & making of. Big thanks: @oliverharper.bsky.social @themanfrowns.bsky.social @nsbulk.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKb...

NEW VIDEO: My thoughts on Masters of the Universe! youtu.be/f6ntLchmtuk?si…

It's sweet to see so many Buffy tributes to Anthony Head, but, for many of us in the UK, he's forever etched in our minds as the ludicrously dashing, James Bond as coffee sharing neighbour, of the Gold Blend series of commercials. A list of all them at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8J...

It's game 95 of the #FarOutQuiz and today we have questions on Barack Obama, Barbie and a music institution. Have a crack of them below and don't forget to let us know your scores! faroutquiz.com

My latest video: A look @ the 1994 Street Fighter movie, how its adaptation met the expectations of teenagers like myself & how it "plays" now. Includes development & making of. Big thanks: @oliverharper.bsky.social @themanfrowns.bsky.social @nsbulk.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKb...

It's game 94 on the #faroutquiz and today we've got questions on #TheTraitors, Leonardo Di Caprio and one of the stranger Guinness World Records I've researched so far. Play below and let us know how you did (also, how badass does Claudia look in this pic?) - faroutquiz.com

To all of the grateful Brits right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=15kW...

I cannot believe Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead has never been released on Blu-ray.

Merian C. Cooper created King Kong. A war hero, aviation pioneer and explorer, he made documentaries and then fiction films. Kong began with his desire to make a docudrama about gorillas. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

On another hot day cool yourself off with some #FarOutQuiz. We've got questions on swimming, Super Mario and presidents. Get it all here and share your scores! faroutquiz.com

On another scorcher of a day game 85 of the #FarOutQuiz tests you on whales, Sex and the City and a Hollywood hearththrob. Q1 is catching a lot of people out so far, so if you survive that, you're doing better than most :) faroutquiz.com

A Tai Chi commercial for over 40s appeared randomly on my YouTube. It had amazing electronic background music with a lovely 808 State-styled bassline. Before I could get the details to find out the tune, it disappeared! A YT search shows nothing. I would love to know what that music track was.

Will there ever be a gay James Bond? A big diamond-studded thanks to Cameron Scheetz & Queerty for this rich, colourful and very real interview and showcase on BOND, QUEER BOND! Read the full interview here: www.queerty.com/will-there-e... #Queerty #JamesBond #BondQueerBond #LGBTQ

I never understood why they got the cast of Predator 2 to promote the film posing like the Ghostbusters.

Had a great chat with @oliverharper.bsky.social , whose marvelous retrospective and review videos are an invaluable addition to classic film and pop culture scholarship. Many thanks to Oliver for inviting me on and for a terrific conversation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMp...

A whole hour of expert King Kong discussion!

The digital Kong seen in GODZILLA VS. KONG was an enlarged, aged-up, and greatly anthropomorphized version of the Kong seen in KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

I'll be doing a Kong presentation and book sighing at Vromans Bookstore in Pasadena, California on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 7pm. If you are in or around the Los Angeles area on that day, please come by. vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Today is game 78 of #FarOut and for Monday we have questions on #CERN, Billie Eilish and one of the best board games ever. Hopefully not as tricky as yesterday !play here and let us know how you did. faroutquiz.com

No physical Kong pieces were created for KING KONG 2005, but a rig was created for Naomi Watts to ride in that was replaced by a digital Kong hand in the finished film. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

Brian May plays epic guitar on this new track from Masters of the Universe. Brian May also played on Blow The House Down by Living In a Box. Living In a Box's song Living In a Box featured in... ... Master's of the Universe (1987). A fun connection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwSp...

Game 75 of #FarOutQuiz is another tricky one today with questions of free diving, film classification and UK cities. It's caught a few people out so far - good luck! faroutquiz.com

Game 74 of the #FarOutQuiz has dropped. Today we have questions on Ryan Reynolds, Emma Raducanu and the peregrine falcon. And a tip - the peregrine falcon is fast. Like, really bloody fast. farouquiz.com

In KING KONG LIVES, Kong's artificial heart was the size of a VW bug. It was a fantasy device, based on no real design.. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

RIP Rex Reed (1938-2026) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/m...

In King Kong (1976), there is a cut on action from the 1st image of Rick Baker on a miniature set, wearing a Kong costume designed by Baker & Carlo Rambaldi, to a full size mechanical Kong overseen by Glen Robinson. @raymorton1.bsky.social's newly revised book: www.bloomsbury.com/us/king-kong...

The full-scale Kong arm in action in KING KONG LIVES. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

KING KONG LIVES also utilized a big Kong -- essentially a giant, inflatable balloon of the sort used in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade -- carried to and from location via helicopter. Read more in my new book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now.

Woah, this is *huge*. The Devils has never been uncut for decades, and Warner Bros. actively suppressed efforts to do so - they're the reason why the BFI release was the cut UK X-rated theatrical version. So even though they've distanced themselves under a sublabel, this is massive.

Ted Turner accomplished a lot during his life... ... AND of course he was also a source of inspiration for Gremlins 2: The New Batch. There's an entire section on it in my video: youtu.be/NHuFpmRGhIU?... RIP

Game 66 of the #FarOutQuiz and today we're visiting a very famous theme park, having dinner made by a legendary chef and capping it off with music from one of the biggest boy bands of all time. Check it out here and let us know how you do! faroutquiz.com #disney #gordonramsay #nsync