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Head of a Statue of the God Sobek Shedeti, Egypt, Middle Kingdom. Part pf the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.
Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic will be published on September 6 via Welbeck Publishing. It’s written by special effects legend Howard Berger (Kill Bill, Scream, The Chronicles of Narnia) and journalist Marshall Julius.
The 320-page hardcover coffee table book charts the evolution of practical effects with untold stories and never-before-seen photos. It features a foreword by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and an afterword by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.
It includes insight from more than 50 makeup effects artists including Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero, Alec Gillis, and Kevin Yagher, as well as actors such as Doug Jones, Robert Englund, James McAvoy, Bruce Campbell, and Doug Bradley and directors Mick Garris and John Landis.
The End of Policing by Alex Vitale rose to the top of Amazon’s Government Social Policy section after Cruz used it and other books to confront President Joe Biden’s pick for Supreme Court during Tuesday’s hearing.
“Thanks to Ted Cruz, The End of Policing is now the #1 Best Seller in Gov. Social Policy,” Vitale tweeted, sharing a screenshot of The End of Policing at the top of the Amazon chart. “Every purchase now comes with a vial of Ted Cruz tears.”
