Now here's a really cool event that we're definitely going to hit up! The Rubber Room Presents MONSTERPALOOZA, a 3 day event taking place at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel, dedicated to the art & FX of monsters!

The convention is taking place the weekend of May 29th-31st, 2009 and guests will include Verne Langdon (Don Post Studios), Jim Warren, Tom Woodruff Jr & Alec Gillis of Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., Greg Nicotero & Howard Berger from KNB FX, Basil Gogos, Sid Haig, Michael Rooker (a true gentleman, donated proceeds completely to charity), the Chiodo Brothers, Bernie Wrightson, William Malone and many, many more!

Below are more details for the show! As it gets closer, we'll be giving away tickets courtesy of Eliot Brodsky. If you're an aspiring FX artist, you can NOT miss this show!!!

More details at the official website HERE!

THE MARRIOTT BURBANK CONVENTION CENTER

                                     MAY 29 –31 2009

          

AN F/X DRIVEN CONVENTION  BRINGING F/X ARTISTS AND THE  CREATURES THEY CREATE TO THE FOREGROUND

SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THE WORLD OF MONSTERS & SPECIAL F/X… ALL WEEKEND!!!!

 

KNB EFX- Award winning FX company ,Sin City, Grindhouse, Narnia, From Dusk till Dawn

ADI-Alien vs Predator, Race to Witch Mountain, X-Men Origins

CHIODO BROTHERS -Critters, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Gremlins

BERNIE WRIGHTSON- Legendary 2D artist

JORDU SCHELL –Creature designer for major motion pictures.

WILLIAM MALONE –Director -  Masters of Horror, House on Haunted Hill

SANDY COLLORA –Batman Dead End,Soon to be released Hunter Prey

BASIL GOGOS – versatile painter and cover artist for Famous Monsters of Filmland

JAMES WARREN –Warren Publications, Creepy and Eerie, Famous Monsters of Filmland

WILLIAM STOUT – Conceptual artist

LON CHANEY ENTERTAINMENT

DON POST JR. – Don Post Studios

VERNE LANGDON – Makeup Artist, music producer

many more

http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/index2.html

 

A WALK-THROUGH MONSTER / CREATURE MUSEUM!

 

SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUESTS FROM THE GENRE

MICHAEL ROOKER- Henry-Portrait of a Serial Killer, Cliff Hanger , Slither

LESLIE EASTERBROOK -Rob Zombies Halloween ,Police Academy,Devils Rejects

WALTER PHELAN - Devils Rejects , From Dusk till Dawn

MARSHALL BELL -Starship Troopers, Total Recall

LOU WAGNER – Deep Space Nine, Star Trek , Planet of the Apes

TOM MORGA – Friday the 13^th pt.5 , Halloween 4

LESLIE HOFFMAN –A Nightmare on Elm Street , Star Trek

JAMES DUVAL – Donnie Darko , Independence Day

CHRIS DURAND – Halloween H2O , Resident Evil 3

 

OVER 125 VENDERS SELLING COLLECTIBLES!

movie posters, publicity stills, DVD’s, toys ,magazines, original 2D and 3D art, model kits

TICKET INFORMATION

http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/ticket.html

ENTRY FEE - $20 PER DAY

WEEKEND PASS -$50

SHOW TIMES

Friday May 29      5:00 PM –11:00PM

Saturday May 30  10:00 AM –6:00PM

Sunday May 31    11:00 AM –6:00PM

 

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The Marriot Burbank Hotel – 1800 736-9712 group code mona

http://www.rubberroom101.com/monsterpalooza09/hotel.html

Via internet- group code monmona

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/burap?groupCode=monmona&app=resvlink&fromDate=5/27/09&toDate=6/3/09

myspace -http://www.myspace.com/monsterpalooza

FOR SPECIAL PROMOTIONS CONTACT

ELIOT BRODSKY -therubberroom101@aol.com