Archive for January, 2009

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‘Dawn Treader’ lands at Fox 2000

By Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” will be setting sail from a new port. The third installment of Walden’s “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise, which was let go by Disney last month, is landing at Fox 2000, which will develop it with an eye to release the movie in [...]

29Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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81st Oscar Nominations are out…

Well it’s Oscar season again. Here are the nominees you really care about.

22Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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New Book Hailed as “Bible” for FX Artists

Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics With rave reviews from the likes of Neil Gorton, Jordu Schell, Matthew Mungle and Christopher Tucker this could be the  sacred tome of knowledge many students and young pros were hoping for. The new paperback textbook by Todd Debreceni called “Special Makeup Effects for [...]

21Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Watchmen Release Date Assured, WB Out Cash/Points

As we mentioned here, the release of the “most un-filmable story of all time WAS at risk.  Now it seems some Jedi were used to force a settlement and WB will only have to pay one more star’s gross participation. That would be Fox.  The deal hammered out today sources say will earn an upfront [...]

15Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Screen Actors Guild Plans to Take Strike Consent Vote

The national board of the Screen Actors Guild adjourned a marathon 30-hour meeting on Tuesday afternoon without voting on a proposal calling for the removal of Doug Allen, the union’s national executive director, from his role as lead negotiator for the 120,000-member union.

13Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Wayne Toth’s Sculpt of Michael Meyers’ Mask

From Director Rob Zombie’s MySpace Page: “FX master Wayne Toth is back to work creating the latest and greatest version of Michael Myers for H2. Here is an exclusive sneak peek at some early pics of the mask in it’s clay sculpt form.”

4Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Preorder “Fantastic Flesh” on DVD Due out January 27th

From classic creatures to modern gore, special effects make-up has always been the dark heart of movie magic. In this Starz Inside documentary, meet the masters of the craft and discover its incredible history, complete with rare behind-the-scenes photos and footage, revealing interviews with Quentin Tarantino, George Romero, Josh Brolin, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, John [...]

3Jan2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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