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Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks Volume 2: The American Films by Mike Hankin Foreword by Jim Danforth (WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH, JACK THE GIANT KILLER, THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO) Written and produced over the past 10 years with Ray Harryhausen`s cooperation and support, the complete 3-volume definitive 295,000-word career/biography features interviews with Ray and his colleagues and is profusely illustrated with several hundred rare photographs, artwork, and illustrations (many of which have never been previously published). Volume 2, focusing on Harryhausen`s break into feature films, has been released first and went on sale September 14. In-depth chapters cover MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, THE ANIMAL WORLD, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH and THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD. The upcoming Volume 3 covers THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, FIRST MEN ’IN’ THE MOON, ONE MILLION YEARS BC, THE VALLEY OF GWANGI, THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER, and CLASH OF THE TITANS. Ray`s early life and work on his FAIRY TALES series and George Pal’s PUPPETOONS will be the subject of Volume 1, scheduled for publication in early 2009. Interview subjects/contributors to Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks Volume 2 include Famous Monsters of Filmland creator Forrest J Ackerman, BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS producer Hal Chester, BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS actor Paul Christian, cinematographer Wilkie Cooper, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS screenwriter Bernard Gordon, 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD stunt director Enzo Musumeci-Greco, publicist Richard Green, author Leslie Halliwell, 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD director Nathan Juran, producer Arnold Kunert, actor Kerwin Mathews, widow of Willis O`Brien Darlyne O’Brien, The Stop-Motion Filmography author Neil Pettigrew, BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS actress Paula Raymond, producer Charles H. Schneer, 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH novelization author Henry Slesar, and many others, some of whom have since passed away.
PLUS— • Advertising art & posters from different countries • Filmographies of key cast and crew • Glossary of technical terminology • Ray Harryhausen "Timeline" • Trivia and obscure facts and figures related to Ray`s films • A selection of Harryhausen collectibles • 370 pages, 104,000 word text • Over 1,000 images— rare photos, artwork, posters, and technical diagrams in Spectacular Color and "Glorious Black-and-White" • Hardcover: imitation leather with title embossed in gold foil, full color dust jacket • Heavy 80 pound semi-gloss paper stock, size: 9" x 11-1/2" • Overall dimensions 9" x 11-1/2" (22.86cm x 29.21cm) • Weight - 5 pounds (2.5kg) Visit archive-editions.com for a slide show of photos, sample layouts, reviews, an interview with the author, and much more. You can purchase the book directly from the publisher through the secure order form on the website. Ray Harryhausen told the author, “You can see on every page the love and care you have put into this book. It really is superb.” On Sale Now! $74.95 (plus shipping)
About Archive Editions LLC Archive Editions LLC is owned and operated by editor/publisher Ernest Farino, 2-time Emmy Award winning visual effects supervisor for films and television (THE TERMINATOR, HBO`s FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, CHILDREN OF DUNE, and others). In the early 1970s, Farino and business partner Sam Calvin formed Talos Publications to publish FXRH, the now-legendary fanzine devoted to the stop motion animation of Ray Harryhausen. Now, Archive Editions continues that tradition with high-quality book and magazine projects devoted to visual effects and other aspects of cinema.