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09-08-2009, 09:28 AM
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comments have been added to the pics.
on a whole the con was fun ... i met a lot of great people .. the After Dark folks, the folks at Severin, and of course the anchor bay people were all great. I bought a ton of new DVDs and got a lot of old ones signed. I found the guests to be friendly and laid back. there are others i met .. Avery Brooks, Walter Koenig, Roger Corman, Barbara Steele.. (roger Corman was pretty quiet but then - he's getting on) Barbara Steele was kind of funny - she was obsessing over the pen she was signing my DVD cover with. "i'll not sign another DVD with this pen !!" the convention on saturday was a nightmare- they got a capacity crowd for the fist time ever - had a giant lineup outside the door. it was cramped and i was hot and tired from lugging around my camera bag, another bag full of books and crap to get signed, plus 2 bags of the DVDs etc i bought. i saw 'Return' - or should i say he saw me. I wouldnt have known who he was in a million years but he knew who i was and stopped me to say hi. It was impossible to talk for long .. we were in the middle of the vendor area where it is like the flow of a river - keep moving ... and i was already exhausted by then. i went to bed each night with my shoulders and feet aching ... but - that aside .. i still enjoyed all the opportunities i got. next up .. a small series of photos featuring Thomas Dekker reacting to the gore scenes in Laid To Rest. (my kid was right there watching these awful things - i kept placing my bag in front of his face and he kept looking around. I looked right into Thomas Dekkers face and said - 'Great, he'll never sleep again' which Dekker thought was pretty funny. Sue (anchor bay) was mortified that my kid saw the scenes - but he ended up being cool with it. (i've always shown him how special effects work) 
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09-08-2009, 09:58 AM
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You mentioned the name Robert Hall in one of your pics- is that the guy who used to draw for Marvel comics, or a different Robert Hall?
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09-08-2009, 10:31 AM
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Robert Hall has become one of the most popular special effects makeup artists in Hollywood. Hall's creatures were featured weekly on WB's "Angel" (1999), just as they were seen on UPN's popular series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), "Miracles" (2003), "The Shield" (2002), "Judging Amy" (1999), "Point Pleasant" (2005) and "The Inside" (2005). Most recently, Hall did subtle aging prosthetics on S. Epatha Merkerson for HBO's Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV). The film was nominated for best Makeup and Merkerson won for best actress. Originally born in Detroit, Hall began his career as a youngster in Alabama, buying makeup and materials at the local Wal-Mart for his friend's Halloween costumes. While his friends were out playing sports, Hall was busy figuring out the best way to make a scary mask more lifelike. At the age of 18 and fed up with his paying job as a chicken deboner for Tyson Chicken, he traveled more than 300 miles to Selma, Alabama, where he impressed Thomas R. Burman and talked him into hiring Hall to work as an assistant makeup effects artist on Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers (1993). Hall moved to LA at age 19 with less than $80 dollars in his pocket. In 1996, Hall decided it was time to step out on his own and set up his own studio. With the company's name pulled from the title of a KISS song, "Almost Human" special effects makeup studio was born. Since its inception, "Almost Human" has become one of the best in creating the industry most talked about corpses, body parts, monsters, zombies and demons, and realistic subtle character makeups. In the early stages of the company, Hall worked with extremely small budgets on 22 films for Roger Corman's "Concorde Productions" including Alien Avengers II (1998) (TV) (aka Aliens Among Us), The Sea Wolf (1997) and The Doorway (2000). Hall has directed music videos For Drivin N' Cryin, Buckcherry, and the popular rock group Manntis. A veteran of over 55 films and 25 television shows, Hall made his writing and directorial feature film debut with Lightning Bug (2004) starring Bret Harrison ("Grounded for Life" (2001)/"The Loop" (2006)), 'Laura Prepon' (_"That 70's Show" (1990)_), Hal Sparks ("Queer as Folk" (2000)), Kevin Gage (Heat (1995)) and Lucas Till (Walk the Line (2005)). He is currently prepping to direct the Horror film "6 Records".
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09-08-2009, 11:40 AM
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Amazing!
Poor Udo... he wanted that poster...
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09-08-2009, 01:45 PM
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That's cool that Udo seemed nicer this time. I can see why he might be like that sometimes too. I REALLY would like to go to one of these. I would so be like a kid at a candy store at one of these. Hehe.
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And yeah, that's understandable about Kier...can see that getting annoying for sure. Did you catch any of the Q&As? They were my favourite part...caught Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman and Barbara Steele, plus and impromptu Q&A with Robert Hall, Thomas Dekker and Nick Principe (very cool guys) after the Laid to Rest screening. Bruce was a riot, you can tell he's a true showman. Really seemed like he was enjoying himself and having fun with the crowd, which was cool. Hilarious speaker, and exactly what you'd expect. Corman was pretty soft-spoken (like Urge said - he's getting up there in years), but still a very interesting person to listen to. Gave a super truncated version of his famous speech for first time directors, talked a lot about how the industry worked back in the 60's-70's...gave a nice detailed account of doing acid with Jack Nicholson while prepping for The Trip, heh. Just seemed like a really cool, laid back guy. Barbara Steele was probably my favourite of them all. Still looking gorgeous, and an incredible storyteller. The guy interviewing her was kind of an idiot (argued with her over where Shivers was filmed, based on IMDB:rolleyes:), but she was fascinating. I got to ask her a question myself, which was really cool - acting tips from one of the genre greats? Can't beat that. I'll be going back next year for damn sure...had a blast. Really glad you posted these pics Urge - I didn't bother to take many, but looking through these puts me right back there. Awesome :)
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09-10-2009, 06:57 AM
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unfortunately i didnt see a single Q & A this year - for the 1st time. I usually tape a couple.
it was so busy it took forever to get around - i was bogged down by junk, and i was already sick of waiting in lines from the photo ops and the signings. a lot of the stuff has been posted to you-tube so i'll try to check it out there. i'm glad the con was a sucess - i just hope its a little quieter next year. it would be nice to go and just carry a camera some time.
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09-10-2009, 05:53 PM
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That poster is dope are you gonna frame it up?
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