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Feature Artist: Jerad S. Marantz

Jerad S. Marantz is a concept artist that has been working in the industry for over ten years. Starting by designing for Stan Winston Studio, he has also freelanced for several special FX houses including: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., Quantum Creation FX, Creature FX Inc, and Almost Human. Currently he is the lead designer at the Aaron [...]

3Jul2011 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” Revives Adventure at the Academy

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a 30th anniversary digital screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” with a special onstage discussion featuring key members of the film’s crew, on Friday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by [...]

31May2011 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

WB Seeks to Answer Age Old Question

In a last minute, last ditch effort to fix problems that have plagued the digital suit worn by the title character in The Green Lantern, Warner Brothers may have sealed the movie’s fate.

27Apr2011 | Editor | 2 comments | Continued

Steve Johnson Joins Masters FX

From FANGORIA.COM – The Emmy Award-winning FX artist Steve Johnson has come out of retirement and teamed up with the prosthetics, animatronics and character FX company MastersFX. MastersFX was created in 1987 by Todd Masters, who has given Johnson the unique title of “Monster Maker in Residence.” “Now is the time to look to the [...]

2Apr2011 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

Editorial: Face Off, A Reality Abomination?

Hmm, Guilty pleasure?…no, narcissistic egomaniac parade?…no, douche rinse…no… Abomination, yeah that is what I would call the supposed reality show on SyFy (note to people who name networks: please learn how to spell) that attracted the attention of viewers this season following the super bowl. I can honestly say I remember when this was being shopped around. [...]

4Mar2011 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

7 Advance in Race for Makeup Oscar

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Alice in Wonderland” “Barney’s Version” “The Fighter” “Jonah Hex” “True Grit” “The Way Back” “The Wolfman” On Saturday, [...]

10Jan2011 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

Editorial: Tron Legacy. When Yahoo Gets it Wrong.

When I sat down to write this article, I was very angry and originally was going to blast mega-aggrigator Yahoo for allowing an article to be written and posted to it’s site, without so much as checking facts. But now as I think about it, it’s not my job to berate a giant corporation for [...]

27Dec2010 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued

A Moment of Silence – J.T. Cummins

J.T. Cummins Passed away December 1, 2010 Fangoria.com is reporting that filmmaker, author and special makeup FX artist J.T. (James) Cummins passed away in his sleep on December 1 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 51 years old. Our hearts go out to his family in what must be a very difficult time. SFXNews [...]

7Dec2010 | Editor | 3 comments | Continued

Visualize “Star Trek” at The Academy

Beverly Hills, CA – The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Visualize This: Previs in the Making of ‘Star Trek,’” a program exploring the previsualization (previs) process in the digital age, on Thursday, November 18, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. [...]

13Nov2010 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

Review: The Walking Dead

When I heard that AMC was going to make a television series based on Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn’s series of character driven graphic novels, I literally felt ill. Mainly because I have seen hollywood destroy so much of my childhood with crappy adaptations. I thought, “Here we go again…something amazing ran through [...]

6Nov2010 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued