October 2007 Archives
Thursday, October 25, 2007
By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Nobody does the dead like Greg Nicotero. Just look at the zombies he helped to create for George Romero's most recent installments of his fright franchise.
Tom Savini, an effects wizard who occasionally steps in front of the camera, gave him his start on "Day of the Dead," and Nicotero has since worked on special effects for "Diary of the Dead" and "Land of the Dead," plus "Transformers," "Spider-Man 3" and "The Chronicles of Narnia," to name just a few titles.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Movie director Kevin Smith has stated that the film "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" will be shot in Pittsburgh in January.
"We opted for Pittsburgh," Mr. Smith, who directed "Dogma" here in 1998, wrote on the Internet blog viewaskew.com.
He said he may announce the cast in the next two weeks and that there will be about 40 shooting days.
On Friday, October 26, 2007, at 4:00p.m in the Cathedral of Learning room 324, Hollywood special effects wizard Greg Nicotero (SPIDER MAN 3, PULP FICTION, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, SIN CITY) and special guest actor/special effects artist Tom Savini (GRINDHOUSE, LAND OF THE DEAD) will talk about their craft and showcase some of their amazing Hollywood creatures. This will be followed by a screening of R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour: "Don't Think About It" starring HANNAH MONTANA'S Emily Osment and Cody Linley and SAW'S Tobin Bell at 7:00p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts building across from the Carnegie Library in Oakland.
Order of Events:
4-5:30p.m. Greg Nicotero and Tom Savini Presentation, Cathedral of Learning rm 324
7-8:30p.m. R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour: "Don't Think About It" screening, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (Rated PG)
