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RIP Stan Winston
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| Chris Allen |
| quote: | Hey guys. Quint here with some absolutely horrible news. We had an unsubstantiated email come in about 20 minutes ago telling us that Stan Winston passed away last night. I couldn’t find any reference to it online at the AP wire, Variety, CNN or anywhere, so I figured it wasn’t true.
Then a second email came in, which made my heart drop into my stomach, a new person saying the same thing, without any backup. I asked for clarification and got it, so I got on the phone with a friend of mine who knows Winston and got the confirmation.
The father of the dinosaurs in JURASSIC PARK, of THE TERMINATOR, of PUMPKINHEAD and PREDATOR and the Monsters in MONSTER SQUAD and, of course, ALIENS, has passed on.
The man is a legend and created legends. He himself a God in his own right, sculpting Icons that will be remembered as long as people with imagination deem it prudent to tell stories to an audience.
He was a leader in practical effects work, having given opportunity to all top effects leaders today. Winston idolized the people that came before him in the field, like Ray Harryhausen, and sought to make his own iconography, inspiring yet more to follow in his lead.
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He won Oscars for his make-up and visual effects work on ALIENS, TERMINATOR 2 and JURASSIC PARK and was nominated for his work on HEARTBEEPS, PREDATOR, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, BATMAN RETURNS, THE LOST WORLD and AI.
And he wasn't done yet. His practical work on IRON MAN is a huge part of what made the film a success and he was working on the new Terminator movie.
There’s a part of me that really hopes all this is some kind of giant misunderstanding. I hope this report is in error, but I’ve gotten too many confirmations now to not mention it.
We can only hope that his memory is done justice by Stan Winston Studios and they keep creating icons for generations to come.
My thoughts are with Mr. Winston’s friends, family and fans. |
Source: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37106
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| Chris Allen |
From CNN this time...
| quote: | Effects guru Stan Winston dies at 62
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Hollywood special-effects maestro Stan Winston has died at age 62.
The Oscar-winning visual effects artist died at his home Sunday evening surrounded by family after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio.
Winston won visual effects Oscars for 1986's "Aliens," 1992's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and 1993's "Jurassic Park."
Winston is survived by his wife, Karen, a son, daughter, brother and four grandchildren. |
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Mov...n.ap/index.html |
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| Big Boss |
| Stan Winston is the man! He created some of the special effects for some of my fave movies of all times (Aliens, Terminator, etc). RIP. |
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| Abercrombie |
| Almost as sad as when Mel Blanc passed away. RIP. His death better not be a SFX |
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| loca |
Wow that's so sad :(
RIP Mr Winston :( |
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| kotsy |
RIP Mr. Winston!
Terminator 2 was hands down my favourite movie growing up and pretty much still is. Jurassic Park is definitely up there as well. |
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| Capo di tutti |
| quote: | Originally posted by Big Boss
Stan Winston was the man! |
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| Endlesswave |
| RIP Stan, always enjoyed your work. |
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