R.I.P. Stan

Stan Winston, the virtual father of physical make up and special effects of Hollywood has passed away. He was only 62. He lost his battle against plasma cell cancer. The legendary makeup and fx artist, in his career had been nominated for 10 oscars, winning 4- winning 2 for Terminator 2 Judgment Day, 1 each for Artificial Intelligence and Aliens. He had created the Predator, Aliens,Terminator and even the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park all in his workshop. My friends will know how much I was in love with T2 in particular. Even in his last days, he was working extensively. You have even seen his latest work on the silver screen in the form of Iron Man's armors and the special effects for James Cameron's yet to be released Avatar. Take your time to go to imdb and check his extensive resume out. I doubt there is one human out there who is into Hollywood films, and hasn't seen this legend's handiwork.

Goodbye Stan. You are a major reason why I fell in love with the movies. You were , still are one of the greats. We will miss you.