Stan Winston dead at 62 - How did I miss this?

[uberreiniger]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/movies/17winston.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

I'm speechless. Add him to the growing list of people passing away who profoundly influenced my own artistic visions. H.R. Giger gets all the credit for designing the Alien, but it was Winston's queen that really brought one of cinema's greatest monsters to its full potential. And yeah, the original Terminator design? Who didn't think that was the most badass thing when it first rose from a burning heap of scrap metal in the original movie? Nevermind that the above article incorrectly refers to it as an "exoskeleton."

So far in this wave it's been Winston and Tim Russert. Who's number three? 

Comments

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend was really upset about this too. And yelled at me for not knowing who he was. You know, cause I'm going to pay attention to who make the "exoskeleton" (*snort*) when I'm you know...not even alive yet.

It's still sad though. I mean, those were amazing things he did!

[nightshade-7976.livejournal.com]

Don't forget Jurassic Park...That movie wouldn't have been half as amazing without him.

[gothicbeauty21.livejournal.com]

Looks like George Carlin is #3. :(

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Sadly so :(