In 1986, James Cameron was a young filmmaker under immense pressure as the writer and director of “Aliens,” a big-budget follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi classic. Although tensions were high, ...

Visual effects master Stan Winston, best known the "Terminator" and "Jurassic Park" films, died Sunday. He was 62. By Carolyn Giardina, The Associated Press Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special ...

When it comes to creators of great pop cinema, Stan Winston’s is not a household name, unlike those of, say, Steven Spielberg or James Cameron. But without Winston, those two filmmakers–and many ...

Stan Winston, the Oscar- winning special effects, creature and makeup artist whose innovative creations include the full-scale animatronic dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" and the futuristic Terminators, ...

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LOS ANGELES - Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62. Winston ...

For the past 30 years, Stan Winston's Studio has built some of the scariest and most memorable film effects by hand. But are digital effects rendering Winston's old-fashioned movie magic obsolete--or ...

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A T. Rex roars into view in Jurassic Park. An army of Schwarzeneggerian cyborgs clang after Linda Hamilton in The Terminator. The mommy monster of Aliens slavers at Sigourney Weaver. The Predator—a ...

Stan Winston, Oscar-winning special effects master who designed the dinosaurs for “Jurassic Park” and the look of “The Terminator,” died Sunday evening at his Malibu home. He was 62. The Oscar and ...

The "Avatar: Fire and Ash" director reflects on the impact of a key collaborator who passed away before he could see the full fruition of his work. Even more pivotal was Cameron’s partnership with ...