Tag Archives: stop-motion animation

ParaNorman: Stop-Motion Comedy Thriller for Summer 2012

December 12th, 2011 | Posted in stop-motion animation

Summer 2012 holds some promise for animated films. One of these is ParaNorman, a stop-motion animation film from those who produced Coraline. The official website includes little, but the Wikipedia page includes the following synopsis. In this comedy thriller, a small town comes under siege by the undead. Only a misunderstood local boy Norman, who […]

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LOTTD Favorite Villainess – My Choice: Clash’s Medusa

March 24th, 2011 | Posted in fantasy, LOTTD, Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

That group of horror bloggers, the League of Tana Tea Drinkers (LOTTD), of which I am a part, has come up with the theme for their latest roundtable group of posts. By early April those participants will have posted on their favorite villainess. It’s been a while since I’ve done something on the lighter side, […]

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Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks Vol. 3

September 5th, 2010 | Posted in Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

The third volume of Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks by Mike Hankin, with a focus on the British films, is now available for pre-order through October 3. The Archive Editions website describes this volume with the following: Foreword by Caroline Munro Preface by Guillermo del Toro From his Preface to Volume 3 — […]

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Clash of the Titans Remake: Contrasting CGI Creatures with Stop-Motion Artistry

March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in fantasy, Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

Some of my favorite and formative influences of the fantastic as a child and teenager were the fantasy films of Ray Harryhausen. I was so taken by Harryhausen’s use of stop-motion animation to bring creatures to life that I saved my paper route money and purchased an 8mm camera with single frame capacity that allowed […]

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Rue Morgue Magazine Tribute to Ray Harryhausen

June 7th, 2009 | Posted in Ray Harryhausen, Rue Morgue magazine, stop-motion animation

The new issue of Rue Morgue magazine, #90 (June 2009), recently hit newsstands. I knew when I received their weekly email announcement that I had to pick up a copy of this issue to add to my collection. The cover art drew my attention to the Ray Harryhausen tribute. Fans of fantasy films will be […]

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Halloween Animation Offerings

October 3rd, 2008 | Posted in cartoon, Halloween, stop-motion animation

One of the great things that I associate with the fall and the Halloween season is a collection of animation that I have enjoyed over the years. As children in the not too distant past, viewers had to wait for the whims of the major networks to air these programs, but now with DVDs, the […]

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Forthcoming 3-volume Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks

September 10th, 2008 | Posted in Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

I recently became aware of a new and extensive book on the work of Ray Harryhausen that will be published this coming weekend. The book is coming out as part of a three-volume series called Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks. It is authored by Mike Hankin and published by Archive Editions and Ernest […]

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TCM Essentials Jr. and 20 Million Miles to Earth

June 4th, 2008 | Posted in 20 Million Miles to Earth, Turner Classic Movies

A digital marketing representative of Turner Classic Movies contacted me today to let me know about TCM Essentials Jr. The featured film for June 8 is Ray Harryhausen’s classic 20 Million Miles to Earth. The website includes a number of pages that involve “fun facts” and video clips that will be of interest to those […]

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Arnold Kunert and the 50th Anniversary Edition of 20 Million Miles to Earth

March 3rd, 2008 | Posted in 20 Million Miles to Earth, Arnold Kunert, Ray Harryhausen

Arnold Kunert is the friend and agent of Ray Harryhausen, the legendary stop-motion animator and special effects wizard. In the past Arnold was interviewed here in general on Ray’s work and career. In the following interview Arnold made some time to talk specifically about the colorized 50th anniversary edition of Ray’s classic film 20 Million […]

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Interview with Ray Harryhausen Agent and Producer Arnold Kunert

September 15th, 2007 | Posted in Arnold Kunert, Ray Harryhausen

As I have shared on this blog before, one of my major influences on my love for the fantastic and the imagination as a child (and continuing as an adult) was Ray Harryhausen, the noted stop-motion animator, special effects wizard, and science fiction and fantasy storyteller. Through my relationship with Marc Lougee as a result […]

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