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Ray Harryhausen Tribute at The St. Louis International Film Festival November 15th
Cinema St. Louis presents, as part of the 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), a special evening dedicated to the late special-effects master Ray Harryhausen. The event will take place on Friday November 15th beginning at 7pm at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium.
It’s a double bill of the new documentary RAY HARRYHAUSEN, SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN and THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD, one of Harryhausen’s showcase masterpieces. One ticket price covers both films.
THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) plays at 7:00pm and follows legendary Sinbad the Sailor (Kerwin Mathews) and his betrothed, Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant), as they tussle with evil magician Sokurah both in Baghdad and on the island of Colossa. The film includes several iconic Harryhausen creations: the Cyclops, the dancing snake woman, and the famous sword fight between Sinbad and the skeleton. TV Guide calls the film “one of the greatest achievements in fantasy filmmaking since ‘King Kong’” and “an assault of the visually fantastic.”
RAY HARRYHAUSEN, SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN (2001) plays afterwards at 8:45pm. In this definitive documentary, which features abundant interviews with Harryhausen, a glittering array of directors and special-effects wizards pay tribute. Among those featured are James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Phil Tippett, Terry Gilliam, Dennis Muren, John Landis, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, and John Lasseter. The film gives viewers privileged access to original models, artwork, and miniatures and includes previously unseen footage of tests and experiments.
The evening will open with an intro and Q&A by Tom Stockman, Creative Editor of We Are Movie Geeks.
For ticket information and more about the 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, visit Cinema St. Louis’ site.
The Brown Paper Tickets link for this event can be found HERE:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/496661
The facebook invite for the event can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/166863700188735/
Check out the trailer for RAY HARRYHAUSEN, SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN
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