From skeleton battles to the petrifying glare of Medusa, the effects pioneer, who died on Tuesday at age 92, created some of cinema's most thrilling sequences. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Long ...

Special effects legend Ray Harryhausen, whose dazzling and innovative visual effects work on fantasy adventure films such as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS and THE 7 TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD passed away last ...

It’s the early 1980s and I’m about ten years old. On the TV is a fantasy movie replete with swords and ships. And monsters: monsters of metal, monsters of bone. Creatures of the imagination. And they ...

Stop-motion legend developed many of the techniques that have become today's industry standards. By Duane Byrge Animation effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, who pioneered many of the stop-motion ...

LONDON (AP) — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences ...

Ray Harryhausen, a gifted Holly­wood animator who was known for creating dramatic scenes with monsters, sword-wielding skeletons and other fantastic creatures that came to life in science-fiction and ...

A movie that created a new fantasy subgenre and changed everything about the industry thanks to a legendary filmmaker.

On May 7, legendary special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen passed away. He influenced more than one generation of filmmakers, and they repaid the debt with on-screen tributes, such as the ones ...

Special effects legend Ray Harryhausen, whose dazzling and innovative visual effects work on fantasy adventure films such as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS and THE 7 TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD passed away in 2013 ...

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