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For years, Heather Wixson has dazzled readers on Daily Dead with her passionate and premier knowledge of makeup effects, and this Halloween season, horror and sci-fi fans got the ultimate treat when Dark Ink released Heather's new book, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 1 (the first book in a four-volume series), and a book signing is taking place this weekend at the Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank!

Featuring author Heather Wixson and the legendary makeup artist Ve Neill, the Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 1 book signing will take place this Saturday, November 6th at 3:00pm Pt at Dark Delicacies.

If you're in the area, be sure to swing by to meet Heather and Ve Neill and purchase a signed copy of the book! For more information, visit:

https://www.darkdel.com/store/p2454/Sat%2C_Nov_6th_3_pm%3A_Monsters%2C_Makeup_%26_Effects%3A_Vol_1.html#/

If you can't make it to Burbank this weekend,...

Last year marked 50 years since the Planet of the Apes was released in theaters, and William Conlin's new documentary, Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film, celebrates a half century of the movie's groundbreaking makeup effects and the artists who made them a reality. Featuring interviews with the movie's innovative makeup artists and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro and John Landis, Making Apes will be screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this February.

The screening of Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film will take place on Friday, February 8th at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Metro Theatre Auditorium #3, followed by a Saturday morning screening on February 9th in Metro Theatre Auditorium #1.

To learn more, visit Sbiff's official website and watch the trailer below!

"Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind the original 1968 science fiction classic Planet Of The Apes...

There really is nothing more intoxicating than living as a horror fan and being surrounded by monsters and madmen, as witnessed by the 3rd Annual Monsterpalooza in Burbank, California. Where else can you attend a con where people like Rick Baker, Joe Dante, and William Malone are walking the floor shopping for goodies like they are kids in a candy store. I won’t bore you too much with chit chat, so I’d like to share with you the plethora of astonishing make-up work and a few of the celebrity guests who attended this year’s convention.

Monsterpalooza – The Art Of Monsters

April 8-10, 2011

The Marriott Burbank Convention Center

2500 Hollywood Way

Burbank, California 91505

Award winning FX Artists

Monster related art work displayed and sold.

Special Presentations.

Walk-through Monster Museum.

Special guests from horror and Sci-Fi films

Verne Langdon – Don Post Studios, Makeup Artist, Monster of Ceremonies

Ve Neill –Academy...

We tell you guys every year that one of the most badass conventions you should be attending is Eliot Brodsky's Monsterpalooza in Burbank, California; and once again we're putting two pairs of tickets where our mouth is. Read on for the details of how you can snag one of the pairs for yourself and a friend.

Monsterpalooza (official site here) runs April 8-10, 2011, at Marriott Burbank Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California 91505. You can expect:

Award winning FX artists and celebrities. Monster related artwork displayed and sold. Special presentations. Walk-through Monster Museum.

To enter (and hopefully win), just hit us off with an E-mail Here that includes your Full Name And Mailing Address, and we'll do the rest. We'll notify both winners by Monday, April 4th, so they can make the appropriate plans. Just please note that this contest includes tickets only, not travel or hotel accommodations.

Special Guests...

Every year there are a few things that we as horror fans look forward to. But there are even fewer things we look forward to more than Eliot Brodsky's incredible California show, Monsterpalooza! That's right, kids! The mother of all monster shows will be coming back next April, and we have the 411!

From the Press Release:

Monsterpalooza - The Art Of Monsters

April 8-10, 2011

The Marriott Burbank Convention Center

2500 Hollywood Way

Burbank, California 91505

Award winning FX artists. Monster related artwork displayed and sold. Special presentations. Walk-through Monster Museum.

Special Guests from Horror and Sci-Fi Films

F/X Artists:

Verne Langdon – Don Post Studios, Makeup Artist, Monster of Ceremonies

Ve Neill – Academy Award Winning F/X Artist. Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands. Pirates of the Caribbean

Glenn Hetrick – Blade II, Buffy, Crossing Jordan, CSI:ny, Heroes, Legion

Tom Woodruff Jr. – Academy Award F/X Artist. Death Becomes Her, Starship Troopers, The Thing...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. NBC comedy series 30 Rock lead the way with 22 nominations with the HBO telefilm Grey Gardens with 17 nominations and last year's winner for Best Drama, Mad Men, with 16 nominations. Take a look at the complete list of the nominees below.

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

American Masters - Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About - PBS - Thirteen/Wnet American Masters - Ron Rifkin, Narrator

Family Guy - I Dream of Jesus - Fox - Fox Television Animation - Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin

Robot Chicken - Robot Chicken: Star Wars - Episode II - Cartoon Network - ShadowMachine - Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer

The Simpsons - Eeny Teeny Maya Moe - Fox - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television...