Happy 90th Birthday, Ray Harryhausen!

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Happy 90th Birthday, Ray Harryhausen!

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Famed movie special effects artist Ray Harryhausen turns 90 today:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen

I think all UY fans should be familiar with Harryhausen's work, especially if their favorite UY stories are the ones with lots of monsters, like "Yokai" and "Sumi-E."

To celebrate Harryhausen's 90 birthday, I plan to watch the Blu-Ray copy of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad I got from Netflix:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnP8CguLxpc

Someone on another board I read posted a link to this neat tribue video:

The Ray Harryhausen Creature List

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kmjW73-v4
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Say hey Ray!!

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Happy 90th!! I have all of my favorite Harryhausen films on DVD. When I watch them I get real nostalgic. You can have CGI...I'll take a Harryhausen flick anyday!! :D :D
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Ah, maybe that's why Clash of the Titans was on TV yesterday heh...
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There's an exhibition of Harryhausen's work at the London Film Museum you should probably go see if you have a chance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XtdeEXqh8
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