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Stan Winston dead at 62

by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 16th 2008 6:25PM

Stan WinstonOne of the pioneers on the technical side of the movie and TV industry has died. Stan Winston did makeup and special effects for several TV shows and TV movies over the years, including Amazing Stories, Roots, Manimal, Get Christie Love, and Gargoyles, as well as dozens of classic movies, including Iron Man, all three Terminator films, Edward Scissorhands, The Thing, Pearl Harbor, Batman Returns, The Wiz, Predator, Jurassic Park III, The Relic, Congo, Aliens, Invaders From Mars, Leviathan, Galaxy Quest, and many others. He also directed several movies, including Pumpkinhead and Ghosts, which he also wrote. He also created the costumes for the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978. Winston won several Oscars and other awards for his work.

Winston died of cancer in Los Angeles last night at age 62. He had battled multiple myeloma for several years and died at his home. At the time of his death he was working on the next Terminator sequel, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

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What's on tonight: SNL, Kidnapped, Little People, Big World, Halloween movies

by Bob Sassone, posted Oct 28th 2006 5:51PM
  • SNLAt 8, FOX has four episodes of Cops.
  • ABC has Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at 8.
  • NBC has a new Dateline at 8, followed by new episodes of Kidnapped and Law and Order: SVU.
  • TLC has two new eps of Little People, Big World at 8, followed by two new eps of Flip That House.
  • AMC's Monsterfest continues at 8 with The Exorcist.
  • HGTV has a new reDesign at 8.
  • Nick has two Halloween themed episodes of SpongeBob at 8.
  • Sci-Fi has Pumpkinhead II at 8, followed by Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes.
  • At 9, Food Network has the special Candy Convention.
  • Comedy Central has Shaun of the Dead at 9.
  • At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Hugh Laurie and Beck.
  • At midnight, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
  • Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed!

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