Public Domain.

We finally saw "King Kong" in the local dollar theatre. I was moved, but I know I'm the only one. I think the movie would've done better if they actually had Naomi Watts and the titular character get it on. There would've been buzz... possibly enough to rival the Chronicles of Narnia and all its thinly veiled allegory. And yes, discovering this character is in the public domain really pissed me off. I'm thinking of redoing Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as sort of a Brokeback retelling. They go off on a fishing trip as adults and.... And why? Because it's free! And if I add some sex?? Ka-ching. (Okay, this would work so much better if they were girls, but you work with what Twain gives you.)