Like so many young artists and would-be filmmakers of his generation, Ray Harryhausen was inspired by 1933’s King Kong, and in particular the remarkable stop motion effects work of animator Willis ...

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 ...

William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

Ray Harryhausen, a master of movie special effects whose work was beloved by fantasy film lovers and influenced industry heavyweights such as "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, has died. He was 92.

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on ...

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 cult figure ...