Stop-motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dies at the age of 92

Ray Harryhausen, a special effect guru who created some of the most memorable visual effects sequences in early Hollywood films like Jason and the Argonauts, died today at the age of 92, reports The New York Times. Harryhausen was perhaps best known for his pioneering use of stop-motion animation, something that became his calling after seeing King Kong, one of the first films to use the technique in 1933. For decades, Harryhausen's work was a defining part of epic films such as Mighty Joe Young...