Stan Winston by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com
Stan Winston a four-time Oscar winner for his groundbreaking special effects wizardy died on Sunday after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma He was 62 A pioneer in the craft of combining live-action with computer imaging Winstons memorable creations and contributions to cinematic lore include Jurassic Park dinosaurs Aliens and Terminators The entertainment industry has lost a genius and I lost one of my best friends California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says in a statement cited by the AP Stans work will live on forever Wintons recent projects included Iron Man Terminator Salvation The Future Begins GI Joe and James Camerons Avatar Think back Which of Winstons creations most made you sit in the theater with jaw agape and think Weve hit a crazy new level of special effects Matt Mitovich
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First of all, loving you guys for writing in last week. The world is filled with blogs these days (hell, this site is filled with blogs), so for anyone to read mine, much less reply? I’m feeling very Sally Field. Thanks for liking me!Now, about the 90210-Melrose situation that seems to have erupted. Like Chappy explained with NASA-powered GPS accuracy in the comments, the final two episodes of 90210’s sophomore season introduced Grant Show as Melrose’s Jake Hanson, the dude who taught Drunky McKay "how to surf, ride a motorcycle…pick up girls." And having just finished the second season on DVD, that skill set obviously also included getting with Kelly Taylor, which is what Hanson tries while not building Jackie Taylor and Mel Silver’s wedding pavilion and squinting through his carefully swept-back-but-floppy hair. "I should probably be arrested for thinking what I’m thinking right now," he tells our favorite jailbait. Nothing says romance — or spin...
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Question: I am doing some research on films with a cloning theme but have, so far, only managed to come up with two: Four Sided Triangle (1952) a story built around a duplicator; and the very well-known The Fly (1958 and 1986) and its sequel(s). Can you suggest any others?
Answer:
Hate to be negative right off the bat, but neither the 1958 version of The Fly nor the 1986 David Cronenberg remake is actually about cloning: They're about transporting physical objects by breaking them down into their cellular particles and then reassembling them in another location — like the transporter in Star Trek. But Four Sided Triangle is a
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Austin Powers star Mike Myers and his wife, Robin Ruzan, have decided to call it quits after 12 years, a rep for the couple announced on Friday.... In happier news, Jurassic Park's Laura Dern married her longtime beau, Grammy winner Ben Harper, on Friday in a sunset ceremony, US Weekly reports. The pair have two children together.... And speaking of offspring, Don Johnson and his wife, Kelley, are expecting their third child together "around May," the Miami Vice alum's publicist reports.
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