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Looks like SFX legend, Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London, Thriller, Planet of the Apes, The Wolfman) is making…
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Born on this day in 1950: Rick Baker One of the modern masters of special effects makeup and creature effects,…
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Label this one of the most interesting theater opportunities you’ll get this year! The annual Art House Theater Day has…
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I’m a big fan of writer-director John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. Not only that, but I love the…
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After having won an incredible seven Oscars for his stunning onscreen makeup work, Rick Baker is now focusing his skills…
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One of our favorite filmmakers round these parts is Larry Cohen. The director of such classic movies as It’s Alive,…
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Retromedia put out a 40th Anniversary DVD of Octaman just a few short years ago. Now Kino Lorber Studio Classic…
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When you’re an FX pioneer like Rick Baker, your Halloween costume has to be of the kick-ass variety. Baker took…
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What can really be said about practical effects that hasn’t already been said? There’s no denying that the horror genre…