A Tribute to Dick Smith: The Godfather of Special Makeup Effects
The Godfather: Dick Smith and Al Pacino (top); Smith, Marlon Brando, and Phil Rhodes (bottom)
"A Tribute to Dick Smith: The Godfather of Special Makeup Effects" will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Six-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker will host the evening, which will be attended by Dick Smith himself and will feature a panel discussion including writer-director Guillermo del Toro, actor Hal Holbrook, and makeup artists Greg Cannom, Kazuhiro Tsuji and Andrew Clement, among others.
The evening will highlight Smith’s long career, which began in 1945 when he became NBC’s first [...]
by Andre Soares | May 7, 2009
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Oscar 2007: Makeup Symposium in Hollywood
Doug Jones in Pan’s Labyrinth (top); Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto (middle); Christopher Walken in Click (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will for the first time present the 2007 Oscar nominees in the makeup category at a special symposium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
The Makeup Symposium will be hosted by Makeup Branch Governor Leonard Engelman, whose film credits include The Witches of Eastwick, Batman Forever, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The event will screen clips of each nominated film, and audience members will be able to ask questions to the nominated makeup artists (subject to availability), who will also take part in a panel discussion.
The 2007 nominees for [...]
by Andre Soares | February 2, 2007
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Tags: 2007 Oscar, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Apocalypto, Click, David Marti, Film Awards, Los Angeles Screenings, Makeup Artists, Montse Ribe
