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7th Visual Effects Society Awards
The 7th Visual Effects Society Awards, given in Los Angeles on February 21, 2009 at the Century Plaza Hotel, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2008. The awards were later broadcast, in an edited form, on the Starz Edge Network on May 9, 2009. Winners and nominees (Winners in bold) Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: * Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall George Melies Award for Pioneering: *Phil Tippett Film Television Other categories References External links Visual Effects Society {{Visual Effects Society Awards 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... 2008 film awards 2008 guild awards 2008 television awards 2009 in California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (film)
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' is a 2008 American fantasy romantic drama film directed by David Fincher. The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Mahershala Ali, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, and Tilda Swinton. Producer Ray Stark bought the film rights to do the short story in the mid-1980s with Universal Pictures backing the film, but struggled to get the project off the ground until he sold the rights to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in the 1990s. Although it was moved to Paramount Pictures in the 1990s, the film did not enter production until after Fincher and Pitt signed on along with the rest of the cast in 2005. Principal photography began in November 2006 and wrapped up in September 2007. Digital D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Army
''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' is a 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional character Hellboy created by Mike Mignola. The film was written and directed by Guillermo del Toro from a story by him and Mignola, and is a sequel to the 2004 film ''Hellboy'', which del Toro also directed. Ron Perlman reprises his starring role as the eponymous character. ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' was released by Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $168 million, against a production budget between $82.5–85 million. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the fantasy atmosphere of the film, as well as Perlman and the other cast's acting performances. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup. Plot During Christmas 1955, a young Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Bruttenholm, of an ancient war between human and magical creatures. After the magical creatures are driven back by the humans, the goblin blacksmiths extend an of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkyrie (film)
''Valkyrie'' is a 2008 historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ... political film, political war film, war thriller film directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, starring Tom Cruise. The film is set in Nazi Germany during World War II and depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to Coup d'état, take control of the country. The film was released by American studio United Artists and stars Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters. The supporting cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, and Tom Wilkinson. Cruise's casting caused controversy among German politicians and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synecdoche, New York
''Synecdoche, New York'' (pronounced ) is a 2008 American postmodern psychological drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman in his directorial debut. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an ailing theater director who works on an increasingly elaborate stage production and whose extreme commitment to realism begins to blur the boundaries between fiction and reality. The film's title is a play on Schenectady, New York, where much of the film is set, and the concept of synecdoche, wherein a part of something represents the whole or vice versa. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2008. Sony Pictures Classics acquired the United States distribution rights, paying no money but agreeing to give the film's backers a portion of the revenues. It had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 24, 2008, and was a commercial failure on its initial release. The story and themes of ''Synecdoche, New York'' polarized criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Straus
James Straus is a special effects artist who was nominated at the 69th Academy Awards for the film ''Dragonheart'' in the category of Best Visual Effects. His nomination was shared with Scott Squires, Phil Tippett and Kit West. He is also an animation supervisor and works at Industrial Light and Magic. Selected filmography *'' Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) *'' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) *'' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009) *''Nim's Island'' (2008) *'' The Mist'' (2007) *''Constantine'' (2005) *''Shrek'' (2001) *''Paulie'' (1998) *'' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998) *''An American Werewolf in Paris'' (1997) *''Dragonheart'' (1996) *''Jumanji'' (1995) *''The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...'' (1994) *'' Jurassic Park'' (1993) References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nim's Island
''Nim's Island'' is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, and based on the children's story of the same name by Wendy Orr. A young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic San Franciscan author. While the author attempts to overcome her agoraphobia to search for her, Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father. It stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler, and was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $100.1 million on a $37 million budget. Plot 11-year-old Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives with her widower marine biologist father Jack Rusoe (Gerard Butler) on a South Pacific island. Jack has told Nim that her mother Emily died when she was swallowed by a blue whale after it was scared by a ship called ''The Buccaneer''. Nim has several native animals for company: Selkie the sea lion, Fred the bearded dragon, Chica the sea turtle, and Galile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Berney
Jim Berney is a visual effects supervisor who has worked on films such as '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and '' I Am Legend''. He received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 78th Academy Awards for his work on ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. He shared his nomination with Scott Farrar, Bill Westenhofer and Dean Wright. Selected filmography *''Batman Forever'' (1995) *''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) *'' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995) *''Anaconda'' (1997) *''Contact'' (1997) *''Starship Troopers'' (1997) *''Godzilla'' (1998) *''Stuart Little'' (1999) *''Hollow Man'' (2000) *''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' (2001) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) *''Men in Black II'' (2002) *''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003) *''The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003) *'' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) *'' I Am Legend'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Rygiel
Jim Rygiel (born February 17, 1955) is an American visual effects supervisor. He has worked on major feature films since 1984, including ''The Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy (for which he won three consecutive Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects) and ''Godzilla''. He currently works at FuseFX visual effects studio. Early life Rygiel was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rygiel attended St. Joseph Catholic High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. In 1980, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Otis Parsons School of Design (now called Otis College of Art and Design). Career Pacific Electric Pictures Starting his career in 1980, Rygiel joined Pacific Electric Pictures, one of the earliest companies to employ computer animation for the advertising and film markets. Digital Productions In 1983, Rygiel's work took him to Digital Productions where he began work on ''The Last Starfighter'' (1984), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Eye (film)
''Eagle Eye'' is a 2008 American action-thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and with a screenplay by John Glenn, Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott from a story by McDermott. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan and Billy Bob Thornton. It follows two strangers who must go on the run together, after receiving a mysterious phone call from an unknown woman who uses information and communications technology to track them. The film premiered in traditional theaters and IMAX theaters on September 26, 2008, and grossed $178 million worldwide. Plot In January 2009, Stanford University dropout Jerry Shaw learns that his identical twin brother Ethan, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, has been killed. Following the funeral, Jerry is surprised to find $750,000 in his bank account and his apartment filled with illegal firearms and bomb making materials. He receives a phone call from a woman who warns that the FBI is about to arrest him and he needs to run. Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changeling (film)
''Changeling'' is a 2008 American mystery crime drama film directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. The story was based on real-life events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California. It stars Angelina Jolie as a woman united with a boy who she realizes is not her missing son. When she tries to demonstrate this to the police and city authorities, she is vilified as delusional, labeled as an unfit mother and confined to a psychiatric ward. The film explores themes of child endangerment, female disempowerment, political corruption, mistreatment of mental health patients and the repercussions of violence. Working in 1983 as a special correspondent for the now defunct ''TV-Cable Week'' magazine, Straczynski first encountered the story of Christine Collins and her son from a Los Angeles City Hall contact. Over the ensuing years he kept researching the story but never felt he was ready to tackle it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nelson (visual Effects Artist)
John Nelson (born July 21, 1953) is an American visual effects supervisor. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, for his work on the film ''Gladiator'' (2000) and ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017). He has also been nominated for ''I, Robot'' (2004) and ''Iron Man'' (2008). He also won the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the Special Visual Effects in ''Blade Runner 2049'' After graduating with high distinction from the University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ... in 1976, he worked as a cameraman, technical director and a director at the pioneering computer animation and commercial production company Robert Abel and Associates, where he won two Clio awards and earned six additional Clio nominations. Early in his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Alonso
Victoria Alonso (born 22 December 1965) is an Argentine film producer and President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at Marvel Studios. Early life and career Alonso was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She moved to Seattle at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. She relocated again to Los Angeles, where she began working in the visual effects industry, including at Digital Domain as a visual effects producer for four years, working on films such as ''Big Fish'' (2003), which was nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 57th British Academy Film Awards. Alonso joined Marvel Studios in 2005 as executive vice president of visual effects and postproduction, working as a co-producer on Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Iron Man'' (2008), ''Iron Man 2'' (2010), ''Thor'' (2010), and '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), and serving as executive producer on every Marvel Studios production since '' The Avengers'' (2012), includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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