Guillermo del Toro's "Cabinet of Curiosities" is full of strange, freaky, and delightful treasures. The Netflix anthology series boasts a treasure trove of horrors that range from the otherworldly and Lovecraftian to the deceptively mundane. But for fans of practical effects, one of the cabinet's residents stands tail and shoulders above the rest: the Rat Queen.
The Rat Queen makes her grand entrance in the appropriately named episode "Graveyard Rats," which is directed by Vincenzo Natali ("Splice") and stars David Hewlett as a grave robber trapped in a cycle of bad luck. Hewlett's Masson is in bad shape by the time he meets the Rat Queen, downtrodden and seemingly doomed to never get the money he needs. Also, he's plagued by rats for much of the episode's runtime. Lots and lots of rats. Needless to say, this is an episode of TV you should skip if you're afraid of the creatures.
The Rat Queen makes her grand entrance in the appropriately named episode "Graveyard Rats," which is directed by Vincenzo Natali ("Splice") and stars David Hewlett as a grave robber trapped in a cycle of bad luck. Hewlett's Masson is in bad shape by the time he meets the Rat Queen, downtrodden and seemingly doomed to never get the money he needs. Also, he's plagued by rats for much of the episode's runtime. Lots and lots of rats. Needless to say, this is an episode of TV you should skip if you're afraid of the creatures.
- 11/3/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “All Those Who Wander.”]
Bruce Horak was not taken by surprise. He knew how it was going to end for Lt. Hemmer.
The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor was informed shortly after being cast as the Enterprise’s chief engineer for the first season of the Paramount+ series how his character’s arc would conclude. And when it finally came, Horak found great beauty in the moment, even though it signaled his time on the series as a regular had come to an end.
In “All Those Who Wander,” the penultimate season one episode, Hemmer — unknowingly at the time — sacrifices himself to save Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) when a Gorn attacks, spitting venom that hits him instead of her. Initially believed to blind or burn would-be victims, it is later discovered the vemon turns the...
[This story contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “All Those Who Wander.”]
Bruce Horak was not taken by surprise. He knew how it was going to end for Lt. Hemmer.
The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor was informed shortly after being cast as the Enterprise’s chief engineer for the first season of the Paramount+ series how his character’s arc would conclude. And when it finally came, Horak found great beauty in the moment, even though it signaled his time on the series as a regular had come to an end.
In “All Those Who Wander,” the penultimate season one episode, Hemmer — unknowingly at the time — sacrifices himself to save Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) when a Gorn attacks, spitting venom that hits him instead of her. Initially believed to blind or burn would-be victims, it is later discovered the vemon turns the...
- 6/30/2022
- by Ryan Parker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Bombshell,” the zeitgeist-grabbing Fox News drama, and “Rocketman,” the Elton John musical fantasy biopic, led the seventh annual Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild award nominations with three apiece. “Bombshell” took contemporary makeup, special makeup effects, and contemporary hairstyling. “Rocketman,” by contrast, took period honors for makeup and hairstyling along with special makeup effects.
Meanwhile, Best Picture Oscar contenders “Joker”(period makeup and contemporary hairstyling) and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (period makeup and period hairstyling) nabbed two nominations apiece along with “Dolemite Is My Name” (period makeup and period hairstyling), “Downton Abbey” (period makeup and period hairstyling), “Hustlers” (contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling), and “John Wick: Parabellum” (contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling). Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” which predominantly boasts innovative VFX de-aging from Industrial Light & Magic, scored a nomination for special makeup effects.
In terms of the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar race, these nominations bode well...
Meanwhile, Best Picture Oscar contenders “Joker”(period makeup and contemporary hairstyling) and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (period makeup and period hairstyling) nabbed two nominations apiece along with “Dolemite Is My Name” (period makeup and period hairstyling), “Downton Abbey” (period makeup and period hairstyling), “Hustlers” (contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling), and “John Wick: Parabellum” (contemporary makeup and contemporary hairstyling). Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” which predominantly boasts innovative VFX de-aging from Industrial Light & Magic, scored a nomination for special makeup effects.
In terms of the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar race, these nominations bode well...
- 11/11/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
2020 Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards nominations: ‘Bombshell,’ ‘Rocketman,’ ‘Joker’ lead
The Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild got a jump on the Oscars by announcing its nominations on November 11. That is two months earlier than last year, when the slate was revealed midway through Oscar nominations voting. This year, the guild is out of the gate five weeks before the academy unveils the shortlist in nine categories, including Best Makeup and Hairstyling. These awards will be handed out on January 11, which is after Oscar voting but before the nominations are announced.
Two films — “Bombshell” and “Rocketman” — reaped three bids apiece with the Muahs guild. Both contend for special makeup effects. The former figures in both contemporary makeup and hair styling while the latter does likewise on the period/character side.
Six films are two-time nominees: “Dolemite Is My Name,” “Downton Abbey,” “Hustlers,” “John Wick: Parabellum,” “Joker” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.”
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Two films — “Bombshell” and “Rocketman” — reaped three bids apiece with the Muahs guild. Both contend for special makeup effects. The former figures in both contemporary makeup and hair styling while the latter does likewise on the period/character side.
Six films are two-time nominees: “Dolemite Is My Name,” “Downton Abbey,” “Hustlers,” “John Wick: Parabellum,” “Joker” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.”
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- 11/11/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Nominees for the seventh annual Muahs Guild Awards were unveiled on Monday by they Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, with Paramount’s Rocketman and Lionsgate’s Bombshell scoring the most noms among movies and FX’s American Horror Story: 1984 and Fosse/Verdon, HBO’s Chernobyl and Nickelodeon’s All That leading the TV side.
The awards, which honoring achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be bestowed at a gala January 11 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. The guild will also award make-up artist Thomas Burman and hair stylist Martin Samuel with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the ceremony.
Final voting begins December 3 for the Muahs Guild Awards and closes January 3, 2020.
Here are this year’s nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-up
Avengers: Endgame
John Blake, Francisco Perez
Bombshell
Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz, Richard Redlefsen
Hustlers
Margot Boccia,...
The awards, which honoring achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be bestowed at a gala January 11 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. The guild will also award make-up artist Thomas Burman and hair stylist Martin Samuel with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the ceremony.
Final voting begins December 3 for the Muahs Guild Awards and closes January 3, 2020.
Here are this year’s nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-up
Avengers: Endgame
John Blake, Francisco Perez
Bombshell
Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz, Richard Redlefsen
Hustlers
Margot Boccia,...
- 11/11/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The character makeup that turned Charlize Theron into Megyn Kelly in “Bombshell” and Taron Egerton into Elton John in “Rocketman” has helped those two films lead in nominations for the 2020 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, which were announced on Monday morning.
The two films received three nominations each in the five feature-film categories, with “Bombshell” being recognized for contemporary makeup, special makeup effects and contemporary hair styling, and “Rocketman” nominated for period and/or character makeup, special makeup effects and period and/or character hair styling.
“Hustlers,” “John Wick: Parabellum,” “Downton Abbey,” “Dolemite Is My Name,” “Joker” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” were nominated for two awards each.
Also Read: 'Bombshell' Trailer: Nicole Kidman's Gretchen Carlson Is Ready to 'Go to War' Against Roger Ailes (Video)
In the television categories, “American Horror Story: 1984,” “Chernobyl,” “Fosse/Verdon” and “Saturday Night Live” led with three nominations each.
The two films received three nominations each in the five feature-film categories, with “Bombshell” being recognized for contemporary makeup, special makeup effects and contemporary hair styling, and “Rocketman” nominated for period and/or character makeup, special makeup effects and period and/or character hair styling.
“Hustlers,” “John Wick: Parabellum,” “Downton Abbey,” “Dolemite Is My Name,” “Joker” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” were nominated for two awards each.
Also Read: 'Bombshell' Trailer: Nicole Kidman's Gretchen Carlson Is Ready to 'Go to War' Against Roger Ailes (Video)
In the television categories, “American Horror Story: 1984,” “Chernobyl,” “Fosse/Verdon” and “Saturday Night Live” led with three nominations each.
- 11/11/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Practical-ly Perfect: Pennywise, Past and Present with Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., and Bart Mixon
Over the weekend, Creature Features in Burbank, California played host to an amazing panel called Creating Pennywise, which featured Tom Woodruff, Jr. and Alec Gillis from studioADI, as well as fellow legendary effects artist Bart Mixon, who was responsible for bringing the Tim Curry iteration of Pennywise to life for the 1990 It miniseries.
And even though we have already celebrated Bart Mixon’s iconic design and his ambitious efforts from over 27 years ago just a few months back (which you can read about Here), the discussion held during the Creating Pennywise panel was just too good not to share as part of Daily Dead’s "Practical-ly Perfect" series.
Read on for highlights from the panel, and be sure to check out some of the photos below, which feature an amazing Pennywise bust as well as some of his various sets of teeth and more.
Tom and Alec, what role did...
And even though we have already celebrated Bart Mixon’s iconic design and his ambitious efforts from over 27 years ago just a few months back (which you can read about Here), the discussion held during the Creating Pennywise panel was just too good not to share as part of Daily Dead’s "Practical-ly Perfect" series.
Read on for highlights from the panel, and be sure to check out some of the photos below, which feature an amazing Pennywise bust as well as some of his various sets of teeth and more.
Tom and Alec, what role did...
- 10/17/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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