The first Ray Harryhausen movie I saw was the last one he made. In 1981, the Greek fantasy epic Clash of the Titans hit theaters, featuring some of the master animator’s finest work. I was eight years ...

Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation created films of fantasy and wonder, and a parade of A-list filmmakers and effects technicians pay tribute in "Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan," a career ...

LONDON - 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 with ...

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 ...

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