The man responsible for Aliens‘ aliens, Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs, and Terminator 2: Judgement Day’s deadly bots has died today at the age of 62, after seven years of suffering from multiple myeloma. Winston won four Oscars for his visual effects work, one for Aliens, two for Judgement Day and one for Jurassic Park.
“Stan contributed [...]
CGI Guru Stan Winston Dies at 62
June 16, 2008 - 5:10 pm
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The Birth of Beer Pong
November 28, 2007 - 2:15 pm
Pong is the main staple of Dartmouth’s Greek-dominated social scene. An October 2005 atricle in The New York Times about the perils of drinking games labeled Dartmouth the official founder of pong.
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The History of Fantasy Football
November 12, 2007 - 11:40 am
Football covercoming baseball as the national pastime in the United States can be directly attributed to gambling and fantasy. Seriously, is there any reason to sneak beer into the dorm and watch a football game when your favorite team is not even playing, unless you have a couple of C-Notes on it? I think [...]
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Tribute to the “Wilhelm Scream”
October 18, 2007 - 9:30 am
Have you ever wondered if Hollywood studios reuse the same scream effect over and over again? If you have, it’s with good reason.
The infamous death scream - “aaaaaaiiiyyeeeeaaaaaahhhh” - is called the Wilhelm Scream. The scream was actually a stock effect used in the 1951 film Distant Drums; it has been used in over 200 [...]
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