Harryhausen Hosts Films

As reported by SciFi.com, one of Guillermo’s inspirations, Ray Harryhausen, will be presenting a lineup of his own movies in California. Here is the full info:

Visual-effects master Ray Harryhausen has been tapped by the American Cinematheque to present a lineup of classic double features that exhibit his pioneering effects, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 85-year-old stop-motion effects veteran will introduce new 35mm prints of 1958’s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and 1960’s The 3 Worlds of Gulliver on Jan. 15 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., the trade paper reported.

The following day Harryhausen will be on hand to present 1961’s The Mysterious Island and 1963’s Jason and the Argonauts at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, Calif. The celebrated effects designer recently published a richly illustrated autobiography of his career titled Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life.