The Medusa from 'Clash of the Titans', one of the memorable creations of visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013 Credit: Photo by Richard Whittaker On a recent trip to the UK, I found myself ...

In the course of reviewing movies in the early 2000s, just as computer-generated special effects were becoming radically sophisticated and also were, increasingly, becoming the chief selling point of ...

The Valley of Gwangi (1969) is a cult-favorite fantasy western that puts cowboys against the jaws of dinosaurs. The film featured groundbreaking stop-motion animation by legendary effects artist Ray ...

Star Ace Toys has been doing something that no one else has by bringing Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion legacy to life. Before CGI, it was all about the magic of cinema from crafted creatures and stop ...

LOS ANGELES – Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation legend whose work on “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “Jason and the Argonauts” and other science fiction and fantasy film classics made him a ...