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Steve Johnson Delights Us With What Could Have Been

Hey, remember that ultra-creepy short story, with the totally awesome ending, that was shamelessly butchered by the “filmakers” of “I Am Legend”?  Well apparently they had an opportunity to make a good movie and balked.  [shocker I know!]  This footage (courtesy of Steve Johnson’s Rubber Rules YouTube Channel) proves there were alternatives to the CG rendered [...]

19Apr2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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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 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Ray Harryhausen 90th Birthday BAFTA & BFI Gala Celebration

By Mintyblonde (Minty’s Menagerie) It’s beginning to look like a vintage year in terms of NFT activity, as well as a few very exciting events and seasons coming up over the next few months I attended a very special gala celebration yesterday evening, a BAFTA sponsored tribute to one of the few remaining bona-fide legends, a technician without [...]

2Jul2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Elemental Auctions Off Steve Johnson’s Historic Contributions to FX Films Starting June 6

June 6.  If you are a fan of great effects, collector of movie memorabilia or an ex-employee looking for things you worked on, mark the day. Elemental Auctions will begin selling off some momentous pieces of special effects history  through eBay.  Here is the link you need:  Elemental Auctions Elemental LLC is proud to bring [...]

4Jun2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Best Make-Up Oscar Goes to Barney Burman, Joel Harlow and Mindy Hall

  SFXNEWS would like to congratulate our good friends Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow on their win of Best Makeup category for “Star Trek”.  The first make-up Oscar EVER to be given for work on the franchise.  Previous Nominations for Trek include: Star Trek: First Contact 1996 – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber [...]

7Mar2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Know Your History: Rick Baker Makes a Kinder, Gentler Bigfoot.

      Set the way back meter for 1987 and come along on a video journey to watch Rick Baker as he introduces Harry.  Harry and the Hendersons Directed by William Dear and starring John Lithgow featured a beast never before seen by cinema audiences.  The film centers around a kind-hearted bigfoot creature played [...]

6Feb2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Palette Narrows to 7 in Oscar® Makeup Race

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  announced on January 11, 2010 that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “District 9” “Il Divo” “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” “Night at the Museum: Battle of [...]

13Jan2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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82nd Academy Awards Semifinalists for Visual Effects Chosen

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: * “Angels & Demons” * “Avatar” * “Coraline” * “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” * “District [...]

11Dec2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Steve Johnson’s Rubber Rules – Get Slimed Part 1

“Get Slimed: The Making of the Classic Animatronic Character” Go behind the scenes to see how Slimer (known as Onion Head in the script) was made for the smash hit film “Ghostbusters”!

27Nov2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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King Kong Skeleton Auctioned for $200,000

The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema’s biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction Tuesday Nov. 24 2009. Auctioneer Christie’s says the 22-inch (56-centimeter) skeleton was the one used in the climactic scene of the 1933 movie in which the giant ape [...]

27Nov2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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