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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.”
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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 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Warner Releases new Watchmen Video
The battle for Watchmen ownership is heating up. Right after a Federal Judge ruled that Fox had distribution rights for Watchmen sending Warner Brothers into a tailspin the studio released new footage along with some commentary by the film’s director. Enjoy…i did.
31Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Court ruling could put ‘Watchmen’ release at risk
Today a federal judge ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright stake in ‘Watchmen’. This puts Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures in a difficult position with it’s much-anticipated March release.
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25Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
How will Disney pull-out affect KNB on latest ‘Narnia’
With Disney declining to exercise it’s “option to co-produce and co-finance the next ‘Narnia’ movie” what effect will it have on de facto Narnia effects shop KNB?
25Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Fox TV delivers blow to SAG
“With all the uncertainty surrounding the stalled negotiations with SAG, 20th Century Fox Television is considering shooting its spring pilots under the AFTRA agreement,” a spokesman said.
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Retraction: Recent Post About Spectral Motion/Hobbit Removed
Recently, A post on this website was posting of some shady rumor that said that Mike Elizalde allegedly was going to New Zealand to work with WETA Workshop and that likely there would not be work on The Hobbit done here at Spectral Motion. This was unsubstantiated.
We would like to thank Mike Elizalde for contacting [...]
Wanna See Something Cool?
If you are into Anime at all, then you have to see the concept sketches that WETA Workshop is doing for Neon Genesis Evangelion. Looks like they had Greg Broadmore working some magic for them. Ain’t it Cool has them here.
7Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Forrest J Ackerman dies at 92
The Los Angeles native influenced a generation of young special effects fans with his Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and spent a lifetime amassing a vast collection of science fiction and fantasy memorabilia.
6Dec2008 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Looks Like Spectral Motion is a “Lock” for The Hobbit
Gullermo also said that he’s hoping to work with the following past collaborators: Hellboy comic book author Mike Mignola during the “design stage for a week or two”, concept artist Wayne Barlowe, cinematographer Guillermo Navarro of all of del Toro’s previous films, and special effects house Spectral Motion.
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Word on the street lately is that it's still trickling in, but work may be on the horizon as the ...
I need to try the Joker's pencil trick at a lawyers' convention!
Great review (though it's sadly lacking in nudity and ...