Herb Ritts Tribute Picture. R.I.P
Herb Ritts directed ‘In The Closet’ and Madonna’s ‘Cherish’ Video
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In this May 8, 1997 photo below Michael Jackson sits next to Stan Winston before the screening of his latest music video “Ghost” at the Festival Palace in Cannes during the 50th International Cannes Film Festival. Hollywood special-effects maestro Stan Winston has died at age 62. The Oscar-winning visual effects artist died at his home Sunday, June 15, 2008, surrounded by family after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio.
Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, make-up artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man and Edward Scissorhands. He won four Academy Awards for his work.
Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned more than one effects studio, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.
In 1996, Winston directed and co-produced the longest and the most expensive music video of all time, Ghosts, which was based on an original concept of Michael Jackson and Stephen King. The long-form music video presented a number of never before seen visual effects, and promoted music from two consecutive Jackson albums, HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, which went on to become the biggest selling double-album and remix album of all time (20 million and 11 million).
Winston moved to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. Struggling to find an acting job, he began a makeup apprenticeship at Walt Disney Studios.
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Janet Jackson has been entertaining pretty much for her entire life. Along the way she has developed to Iconic Status. When you become an ICON in this entertainment game, people always compare newer artists to THE ICON. During Janet’s reign other female pop sensations have reminded us of our Queen in many ways. So JJ RADAR will look at the similarities and differences. For the JJ Radar we have selected Aaliyah, Ciara, Britney and Jennifer Lopez.
1. The Best Stomach ABS
2 . A Video Directed by Paul Hunter
Click to see the other Paul Hunter Videos
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It’s so lovely to see 2 great film directors hang out together. Even better to know that they both worked with MJ. We all know Michael loved talent. Our lesson, always try and work with best!
John Singleton (left) born in 1968 – He directed ‘Remember the Time’ in 1992
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Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Higher Learning (1995)
Baby Boy (2001)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Four Brothers (2005)
Spike Lee (left) born in 1957 – He directed ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ in 1996
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She’s Gotta Have It 1986
Do the Right Thing 1989
Jungle Fever 1991
Malcolm X 1992
Crooklyn 1994
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In 1970, Giraldi became creative director of the advertising agency DellaFemina & Partners, and three years later formed his production company Giraldi Productions, which has to-date produced and directed close to 3000 commercials, music videos and short films.
Giraldi’s advertising campaigns include the Pepsi-Cola campaign with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, memorable for an incident in which Jackson’s hair caught on fire in an accident involving pyrotechnics on the set, and commercials for the Miller Brewing Company commercials that featured such celebrities as Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Uecker, Billy Martin, John Madden, Bubba Smith, Tommy Heinsohn, Mickey Spillane, Dick Butkus and Joe Piscopo.
He was also responsible for commercials for the Broadway shows A Chorus Line, Evita, Dream Girls, Sophisticated Ladies, Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of the Opera and The Full Monty.
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Dominic Sena (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director. Sena was born in Niles, Ohio. As one of the founders of Propaganda Films, Sena worked primarily in music videos early in his career. Sena directing several of Janet Jackson’s image re-defining music videos from her Rhythm Nation 1814 album. In 1993, Sena directed his first film, Kalifornia, which starred future Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and David Duchovny. While the film garnered good reviews, it would be seven more years before Sena stepped behind the camera again.
In 2000, Sena reappeared with the film Gone in 60 Seconds featuring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall. The following year brought Swordfish starring Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Don Cheadle and Halle Berry.
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According to John Landis, Michael Jackson watched a film he directed, ‘An American Werewolf in London’ and then called him up and said “I want to be made into a Warewolf”! The rest is Thriller history…Click here to watch interview.
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REMOVE THAT SCARF! YOUR HANDSOME!
Awww…
