Human uses of birds with effective mimicry of birds. The play's chorus consists of characters playing many identifiable species, including the kingfisher, turtledove, and sparrowhawk; birds feature as messengers and dancers, and several Athenians are compared to specific birds. In film, birds can feature as the major driving force in a story, as in Alfred Hitchcock's acclaimed 1963 "The Birds". Loosely based on Daphne du Maurier's story of the same name, it tells the tale of sudden attacks on people by violent flocks of birds. A bird plays the role of an outlet for a person's feelings in Ken Loach's much admired 1969 "Kes".
Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) five-issue comic book miniseries "Jason and the Argonauts: The Kingdom of Hades" (2007) from TidalWave Productions' "Ray Harryhausen Signature Series", continued the story. It was followed by "Jason and the Argonauts: Final Chorus" (2014). Columbia released the film on Blu-ray (for regions A, B, and C) on 6 July 2010. The disc's special features include two new audio commentaries, one by Peter Jackson and Randall William Cook, and the other by Harryhausen in conversation with his biographer Tony Dalton. Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) Jason and the Argonauts (working title: "Jason and the Golden Fleece") is a 1963 independently