Movies:

Hosted by everyone's favorite vamp, Elvira, this program is a lighthearted look back at the monster movies of the '50s. All the monsters that scared your parents make appearances here including Godzilla and King Kong. Also included are many interview...

A documentary covering the history of Apes in the movies. Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut....

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson when the food he tries to eat and his own daughter are turned to gold as well. The visitor reappears...

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the 1953 sci-fi classic "The War of the Worlds". Included are interviews with some of the cast and crew and unreleased footage from the film itself....

Early test 1949 - 50. After an introduction from Ray, we see a glimpse of another un-made Harryhausen film. Shows concept art and a film test of a Martian emerging from a crashed rocket....

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen....

A stop-motion animated account of the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004....

The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race....

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Stop-motion puppetry version of the classic fairy tale. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004....

Oscar-winning animator Ray Harryhausen gives an exclusive insight into cinema's most famous monster creations and special effects secrets with the actual models used in such classics as Clash of the Titans....

Special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen is the honored guest star of this presentation, a bonus feature on the "Mighty Joe Young" DVD. The Chiodo brothers - three of them - all interview Harryhausen on the 50th anniversary of the film. The Chiodo brot...

Test footage for an uncompleted Ray Harryhausen project showcasing dinosaur animation. A glimpse of daily life during the Age of Dinosaurs is revealed. A brontosaurus roams a dangerous remote island searching for food before a vicious tyrannosaurus r...

A classic tale retold with Harryhausen's trademark animation. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004....

Early tests 1935 - 36. This black and white footage was shot by Ray in his backyard....

Early test 1952. After an introduction from Ray, we see a glimpse of another un-made Harryhausen film. A test animation to encourage interest in this fantasy project, whereby a dragon-like being is attacking a man....

Early tests 1937 - 49. Shows two examples: the first has a man cowering from two huge fighting monsters, the second shows a glimpse of ancient man....

Ray Harryhausen's attempt to show the potential of three dimensional animation in television commercials after World War II, as seenin this Commercial Demo from 1946. Featuring dancing packets of Lucky Strike cigarettes in stop-motion, this was not a...

An instructional video that teaches, through stop-motion animation, how to build a bridge over a gorge that can hold heavy military equipment. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004....

Ray Harryhausen discusses the making of 'Mighty Joe Young' with the Chiodo brothers....