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Ray Harryhausen in  action.

Perhaps the best stop-motion animator of all time, Ray Harryhausen—born on June 29, 1920 in Los Angeles—made a name for himself in an industry whose visual effects artists are too often overlooked.

Mark Mancini










People had odd ways of spreading holiday cheer.

Ever since the Victorians invented the Christmas card, people have gotten creative—and a bit bizarre—with their holiday greetings.

Kerry Wolfe
'Die Hard,' starring Frank Sinatra?

Including which legendary film managed to get a PG rating despite double-digit “F-bombs,” and how ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ made history in North Korea.

Jon Mayer