Helper K.J. Morgia wants to be sure everyone catches Ron Perlman in "Absolon" on the SciFi Channel tomorrow ..."With the caliber of movies The SciFi Channel has been putting out lately, it should be pretty good."

http://www.scifi.com/absolon/

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Helper Nan Dibble passed this along from the Sci-Fi Wire:

 

Perlman Became Hellboy

Ron Perlman, who plays the title character in the upcoming supernatural film Hellboy, told SCI FI Wire that he had no problem getting used to the heavy makeup and prosthetics required for the role of a giant red demon. "I realized from the get-go that I didn't need to make any adjustment," Perlman said in an interview during shooting in Prague. "Because the mask absolutely mirrored everything that was going through my mind and what was going through my heart. It's just a question of playing Hellboy at that point."

In Hellboy, which is based on Mike Mignola's Dark Horse comics series, Perlman plays a superhuman paranormal investigator who works for the federal government. Perlman attributes the quality of the makeup effects to the skill of Oscar-winning designer Rick Baker and his team of artists. "They just have this way that is absolutely impossible for me to fathom of turning inanimate objects into living, breathing, three-dimensional forces of nature that have a life force of their own," he said. "The very first screen test we did when this makeup was completed, I could see what I was thinking without doing anything."

Perlman, who was the first choice for the role for both director Guillermo del Toro and Hellboy creator Mignola, said that he is very much like the character he plays. "It's the most natural extension of me that I've ever played," he said. "The main thing that [del Toro] said to me is, 'I wrote this for you, Ron. I don't want you to think about it or mess with it. When the camera rolls I just want to see you under that makeup.' And that was very liberating." Hellboy opens April 2, 2004.

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And this is from Helper Tom Witt:

In the August 25 issue of People magazine is an article about an activist named Steve Hoye , who is trying to get more access to Malibu's   beaches  for the general public. One of his main supporters(And a member of the California Coastal Commission) is Beauty and the Beast veteran Edward Albert!