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“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 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 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

Share your Monsterpalooza stories and photos!

What happened to you at Monsterpalooza this weekend? Share your stories of macabre meetings and salacious celebrity with SFXNews.com! Did you get an amazing deal? Meet some incredible celebrity? Find an amazing piece of artwork? Let us know! Are you selling at the show this weekend and want to feature a product you have? Send us a [...]

8Apr2011 | 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

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

Academy Does the Monster Mash

Beverly Hills, CA – The evolution of creature technology and the fundamental role technology plays in shaping monster movies will be explored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in “Monsters in the Movies” on Thursday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening, presented [...]

11Oct2010 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

Creature Designer, Jordu Schell offering fall classes

Schell Sculpture Studio Jordu Schell, known in the biz as a top tier character designer, has announced via Facebook and his website that he will be hold ing a class for his out of town students. ATTENTION OUT-OF-TOWN STUDENTS: Many individuals have expressed an interest in our classes, but cannot manage five weeks. In the [...]

24Aug2010 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued

The Man Behind the (Star Trek) Makeup: Barney Burman

StarTrek.com – Barney Burman won an Oscar, his first, as part of the makeup team that brought to life the creatures in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek feature. But that film wasn’t his first foray into the Star Trek universe; far from it in fact. Makeup F/X runs in his blood and several family members are not only [...]

23Jul2010 | Editor | 2 comments | Continued