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modpro	Stan Winston	Lead	[-]
(06/16/08 11:30 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Tags : None Anyone heard anything? Last Edited By: Count Gamula 06/16/08 2:36 PM. Edited 2 times.
Count Gamula		#1	[-]
(06/16/08 12:16 PM) Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I called his office and the guy answering the phones acted really strange. He said he was new and wasn't sure what he was allowed to say. He took my number and said he'd have someone else call me back. It sounded like even the people at the studio weren't sure what was happening, but since they didn't immediately say it was just a rumor and that Winston was not dead, it doesn't sound good. Kerry Gammill
King Pumpkins		#2	[-]
(06/16/08 12:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Oh man...that DOES sound bad...
modpro		#3	[-]
(06/16/08 12:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Perhaps for the sake of his company and its current projects things have been kept quiet. I assume they want to put out an official release so until then... Sam F. Park Last Edited By: modpro 06/16/08 12:47 PM. Edited 1 times.
Rakshasa		#4	[-]
(06/16/08 1:35 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	What?! Oh my god, this is the first I'm hearing about this. What is the rumor/news? Illness? accident?
Dankerdine		#5	[-]
(06/16/08 1:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Rakshasa wrote: What?! Oh my god, this is the first I'm hearing about this. What is the rumor/news? Illness? accident? Yeah! Where'd this come from? What's the source for the concern? Sure hope there's nothing to this but Kerry's experience doesn't seem to bode well! Check out my MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/monsterkid55
Dr Acula		#6	[-]
(06/16/08 2:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	AICN are reporting it as fact: We have reports that Stan Winston died last night... Hey guys. Quint here with some absolutely horrible news. We had an unsubstantiated email come in about 20 minutes ago telling us that Stan Winston passed away last night. I couldn't find any reference to it online at the AP wire, Variety, CNN or anywhere, so I figured it wasn't true. Then a second email came in, which made my heart drop into my stomach, a new person saying the same thing, without any backup. I asked for clarification and got it, so I got on the phone with a friend of mine who knows Winston and got the confirmation.
ejazzyjeff		#7	[-]
(06/16/08 2:21 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Wow. I was just browsing through and saw the subject about 30 minutes ago. Kept refreshing the site for any updates and now it's official. Very sad.
Wolfman Joe	Stan Winston	#8	[-]
(06/16/08 2:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46007 Coming Soon is reporting this as true - oh, man, what lousy news...
riotengine		#9	[-]
(06/16/08 2:56 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Wolfman Joe wrote: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46007 Coming Soon is reporting this as true - oh, man, what lousy news... Well, now the awful news is confirmed. GREG ESPINOZA I made it possible for you to come here! I welcomed you to this Earth, you made it a charnel house! http://www.comicspace.com/gregespinoza/ Last Edited By: riotengine 06/16/08 3:53 PM. Edited 4 times.
Andrew Kidd		#10	[-]
(06/16/08 3:00 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Stan's Wikipedia entry was just updated, although his passing not been noted on the recent deaths page. It says he succumbed to cancer. My best wishes and consolations to Stan's family; no one should lose their dad on Father's Day. I think this quote by Winston (from his IMDB bio) best exemplifies how he would like to be remembered: "There's nothing more important to me in my life than my family, and nothing will ever take over. I believe that's why the work shows as well as it is because my work is not a sacrifice. My work is a joy. I'm not sacrificing my family for my work. I go in and I love what I do. I love nothing more than my family, and now grand kids. Wow, hard to believe because I'm like 36 years old!" Last Edited By: Andrew Kidd 06/16/08 3:10 PM. Edited 2 times.
Bill Warren		#11	[-]
(06/16/08 3:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Sorry to hear about this, and surprised to learn he was younger than I am. Stan was a very talented man and a very sharp businessman, the latter of which is really what brought him his fame. He never claimed to be a great makeup artist or that he alone had created the creatures that emerged from his studios. But he knew how to develop and market the talents of others, and how to promote his studios. I met with him many times over the years, at his studio, on movie sets and occasionally socially. He was amusing and genial, but also guarded and protective of his studios' creations.
riotengine		#12	[-]
(06/16/08 3:34 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	This is most definitely a sad day. I've always admired (and have been inspired by) Winston's work on The Terminator series, Aliens, Predator, Pumpkinhead, Edward Scissorhands, and the Monster Squad. The work he did on Jurassic Park was groundbreaking, but never spoke to me like what he did on the other films. Well, Stan went out on a high note with the success of the work he did on Iron Man. His studio's make-up designs and practical effects always kept the films he worked on grounded in reality. One of the things I marveled at when I originally saw it, was the work he did for the Gill Man in The Monster Squad. There was a translucent quality to the skin texture which sold me that it was more than a man in a suit. He really made his monsters and creatures quite believable, and I thank him for that. It's been said before for others, 62 is too young to go. GREG ESPINOZA I made it possible for you to come here! I welcomed you to this Earth, you made it a charnel house! http://www.comicspace.com/gregespinoza/ Last Edited By: riotengine 06/16/08 4:55 PM. Edited 7 times.
gutridge		#13	[-]
(06/16/08 3:47 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	From The Los Angeles Times: Stan Winston, dead at 62; Oscar-winning visual effects artist suffered from multiple myeloma 11:57 AM PT, Jun 16 2008 Stan_winston Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62. Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio. "Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family," a spokeswoman said. Winston won three visual effects Oscars and earned multiple nominations. His first Oscar was for James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986). Winston later won for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1992) and 1993's "Jurassic Park." In lieu of flowers, Winston's family is requesting that donations be made to his charities of choice, a list of which will be posted here shortly. -- Sheigh Crabtree
Wich2		#14	[-]
(06/16/08 4:11 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Andrew, thanks for that wonderful quote. It is SO great, and too rare, when a person with so much talent also turns to have his head on so straight. Rest, Stan. Many thanks. -Craig W.
Rakshasa		#15	[-]
(06/16/08 4:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	This is a real shock. I think my first exposure to Stan Winston's work was seeing (and loving) GARGOYLES on TV in the early 70's. From there, the list is endless. I have many DVDs with Stan Winston featurettes on them and they are always my favorite extras. The Jurassic Park DVDs (for instance) are a treasure trove for Stan fans like myself. RIP to one of the greats, Stan Winston. I may have to watch Gargoyles tonight...
JefftheWalrus		#16	[-]
(06/16/08 4:34 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	What sad news. My friend Ray Markham worked on one of Stan's first credited jobs on TVs Gargoyles 1972. Here are some rare pix that were taken on the set by Ray. Some have appeared in an article I wrote for Famous Monsters some years ago. Rest in peace Stan.
Alias the Scarecrow		#17	[-]
(06/16/08 4:54 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Another amazing talent goes off to that motion picture studio in the sky..Stan Winston's work is on a parallel with Jack Pierce. He was responsible for some truly iconic images in the movies of the last 30 odd years..R.I.P. Stan , you've left quite a legacy!
Andrew Kidd		#18	[-]
(06/16/08 5:05 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Think we should change the masthead to aknowledge Winston's passing? His work may have been contemporary, but he kept the horror tradition alive, and probably helped make a lot of younger viewers more interested in some of the monster movies of the past.
Domenick Fraumeni		#19	[-]
(06/16/08 5:26 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Sad,sad, news. Stan Winston is a legend in the makeup effects business. From GARGOYLES, to THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN to his contributions on THE THING. Then the big budget work he did. Gads, and so young. I didn't realize he was that sick. A close friend of mine used to rent a house in Miami from Stan Winston's nephew, and he would always hear stories of what Winston was working on. Yes, a masthead change is definitely in order, imho. Man..."Sigh" Last Edited By: Domenick Fraumeni 06/17/08 12:22 AM. Edited 1 times.
torch85		#20	[-]
(06/16/08 5:36 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=13085 >< my god, he died so young!