Matthew Gratzner

Movies4

• Movie8.0

  Documentary

  For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans around the world with his breathtaking motion picture effects and stop-motion animation. Presented here for the first time ever is the authorized collection of his earliest work, along with hours of supplemental features.

  Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

  2005 · 3 votes

• Movie4.9

  ActionDrama

  A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal swordfights, where combatants fight to the death.

  Ring of Steel

  1994 · 17 votes

• Movie

  Documentary

  A brief look at the making of one of the critical special effects shots in the film "Hugo."

  Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale

  2012

• Movie

  DocumentaryScience Fiction

  Berton Pierce travelled around America and Europe to interview model makers. Each offers a personal account of their work, and thoughts on the changes in the industry. The documentary is an oral history of the amazing hand crafted workmanship that has produced many iconic film effects over the last 35 years. It focuses on a subject Berton cares deeply about; how computer technology is slowly taking away practical hand made craftsmanship.

  Sense of Scale

  2012