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‘Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema’ postponement

An update from the National Galleries of Scotland regarding the ‘Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema‘ exhibition, which has been postponed due to the current pandemic: ‘An opening date for this exhibition will be confirmed as soon as possible. As you will be aware our Galleries are currently closed which will impact our timescales for opening […]

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Rondo Awards 2020: Harryhausen Nominations

We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in three categories for The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards 2020. Please cast your vote for the following by emailing taraco@aol.com by Sunday March 29th: 12) BOOK OF THE YEAR— HARRYHAUSEN: The Lost Movies, by John Walsh (Titan Books). A look at the projects by the special-effects master that […]

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Preorder Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema book now!

This new book accompanies the greatly anticipated Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema exhibition, on display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA) from 23 May 2020. A landmark exhibition book that examines 100 objects selected from an incredible archive by the animator Ray Harryhausen’s daughter. The book is packed with Vanessa’s personal stories that have never previously been heard or published from […]

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Vanessa Harryhausen at the Boston Sci-Fi Festival

We are delighted to announce that Vanessa Harryhausen will be a special guest of honour at this year’s Boston Sci-Fi Fest. Vanessa will be taking part in a special meet and greet lunch on Friday February 14th, from 1pm, where she will speak about growing up with her father’s legendary creations and films. On Saturday 15th, […]

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Harryhausen: The Lost Movies OUT NOW

A journey into the thrilling films that almost could-have-been, from the mind of the stop-motion genius who revolutionised Hollywood special effects ‘Harryhausen: The Lost Movies‘ by John Walsh is out now! Known for his iconic stop-motion creatures, Ray Harryhausen was at the forefront of Hollywood special effects for much of the 20th century. His films […]

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‘Harryhausen: The Lost Movies’ signing plus 4K Screening of ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad’- London, September 15th

Don’t miss the 4K premiere of fully restored ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad‘ at Regent Street Cinema, London, 3pm on September 15th. A perfect opportunity to see Ray Harryhausen’s 1958 classic on the big screen! This special showing, arranged to celebrate the launch of Titan Books publication ‘Harryhausen: The Lost Movies‘, will be followed by […]

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Ray Harryhausen- Titan of Cinema, Edinburgh 2020

To celebrate the 99th birthday anniversary of Ray Harryhausen, the Foundation, together with the National Galleries of Scotland, are thrilled to reveal the very first glimpses of several recently restored models created by the legendary filmmaker who changed the face of modern cinema. Taken from stop motion pioneer Harryhausen’s remarkable archive, and pictured with daughter […]

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Randy Cook appointed as advisor to the Foundation

We are pleased to announce that special effects artist Randall William Cook has been appointed as an advisor to the Foundation. Randy first met with Ray Harryhausen in 1971, and the two became lifelong friends over the proceeding decades. He has contributed to a number of commentary recordings for DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Ray’s […]

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