Stan Winston’s work is still seen on TV everyday. The monsters, robots and dinosaurs that run amok on cable are...
If you seen the original King Kong, you’ve seen the pioneering work of Willis O’Brien, whose 135th birthday is March...
Edward Scissorhands opens across the the U.S. in 1990. Based on sketches from director Tim Burton’s youth, and originally intended...
Michael Gough is born in Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia in 1916. Though his long career included appearances in virtually every genre...
Dracula A.D. 1972 opens across the U.K. in 1972. The seventh in Hammer’s Dracula franchise and though the story takes...
Tim Burton is born in Burbank in 1958. The filmmaker, animator and illustrator has built a steady career on making...
Harryhausen was 13 years old when he was inspired to do stop-motion animation after watching the 1933’s King Kong. He eventually...
Ray Harryhausen is born in Los Angeles in 1920. The stop-motion animator’s highly influential work includes Mighty Joe Young, 20...
Danny Elfman is born in Los Angeles in 1953. The one-time leader of L.A. new wave band Oingo Boingo has...
Beetlejuice opens across the U.S. in 1988. Tim Burton’s dark comedy stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin and Geena...