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A superb feat of special effects back in 1933, there’s something that remains incredibly impressive about King Kong atop the Empire State Building even to this day. Photographer Robert Coburn’s series of photographs depicting the beast on his New York rampage have become iconic not only to film fans, but to the wider public in general too. Kong merchandise is still readily available, with images on a range of items as well as enormous canvas displays and poster sized photo prints.
The model work of Marcel Delgado is seamlessly captured by Coburn and whilst to the modern eye Kong is obviously not a real creature, the photographs still display a reality that makes the images breathtakingly powerful. Whether viewers have seen the film, these images can instantly be equated to the production and perfectly demonstrate how iconic a still from a film can become.
Who can’t visit The Empire State Building now without checking that King Kong isn’t up there fighting for his life? [Read more →]
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If you are one of the lucky few who needs an 8 or 9-figure residence—and chances are good it will be at least your second home—there truly has never been a better time. A number of palatial homes, with extravagant amenities to match, are sitting on the market awaiting new multimillionaire owners. The best part? Many of them are going for discounted prices. [Read more →]
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From a dataset of the 100 most important airlines, exhaustive information (2009) was found in 44 companies in 2011. The top ten airlines 2011 (2009 data) from the holistic safety profiles are… [Read more →]
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A serial killer is an individual who has killed at least 3 people over a period of more than a month. This list ranks serial killers, not by their brutality, but by their death count. While some of the entries here have been mentioned on previous lists, a number are completely new to Listverse. [Read more →]
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Whether you are religious or not, it must be accepted that religion has been with us for a very long time. Some of the most monumental structures ever made have had religious functions. Today it is still possible to be moved by the ruins of these sites, even though the people who made them, and sometimes the gods they were raised to, have disappeared. Here I present ten of the most important ancient religious sites. Pop in the comments any you think I should have included. [Read more →]
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