I read with great sadness that visual effects legend Stan Winston just passed away at the far too young age of 62. If you can name an amazing moment in visual effects in the movies, chances are he was either involved, did it before, or did something that showed it was possible. What a loss to cinema, the untimely death of this particular wizard.
I read this in Variety earlier today: “Winston was born in Arlington, Virginia and graduated from U. of Virginia at Charlottesville’s fine arts and drama programs.”
Small world!