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Posted by jessia on February 26, 2008 at 5:28 am
The official website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar Awards has updated their website to include behind the scenes footage. See the winners of the award for achievement in visual effects (The Golden Compass) share their extended thanks. Watch it here. Thanks to Mockingbird for the tip.
Posted by jessia on February 25, 2008 at 7:13 am
The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have awarded the award for Achievement in Visual Effects to Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood for their work on The Golden Compass. It is the first Academy Award for these four visual effects artists and the second nomination for Fink (Batman Returns) and Westenhofer (Narnia) in this category. In the category for Achievement in Art Direction and Set Decoration, The Golden Compass’ Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock were beat out by Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo for their work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Posted by krebbe on February 20, 2008 at 2:01 am
The Chinese site hisdarkmaterialsnews.com have announced that The Golden Compass is to be one of the twenty foreign films annually approved for screening in China and is set for release on March 28. Although it is currently unclear whether the film will be subject to censorship, its release on the big screen is bound to bring a huge boost to China’s His Dark Materials fans. Thank you to tato on the forum and our partners cittagazze.com for the tip-off. A Google translation of the Chinese article can be viewed here.
Posted by jessia on February 11, 2008 at 5:13 am
At today’s British Film Academy Awards, hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood were recognised for their work on The Golden Compass, winning in the category “Special Visual Effects.” Their fellow nominees included those who worked on the films The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and Spider-Man 3. Congratulations gentlemen.
Posted by Ian on February 7, 2008 at 7:26 pm
 Javno reports that to mark the release of The Golden Compass movie in Japan, Japanese jeweller Tanaka Kikinzoku has unveiled an 18 carat gold alethiometer which his firm has developed at a cost of $280,000 US.
The compass measures 8.3cm in diametre, weighs 900gms and is based on the design of the alethiometer used in the film.
It has taken seven craftsmen about a year to make the model and it is intended that the alethiometer be displayed at the upcoming Japanese premiere. Unfortunately, there are no plans to sell the model.
You can read the story in full here.
Posted by Ian on February 7, 2008 at 5:37 am
Actor Colin Farrell recently explained to reporters that a film in which he stars, “Pride And Glory”, has had its release pushed back until 2009. He explained that contrary to popular belief that the film simply was still incomplete, the delay was in fact a direct result of The Golden Compass movie. He says that he feels New Line lost everything on the film and states categorically “they literally don’t have enough money to market things”. Read the (short but interesting) article here.
Posted by jessia on January 26, 2008 at 8:15 am
DVDActive indicates that The Golden Compass will see its DVD release at the end of April. “New Line Home Entertainment has announced a single ($28.98) and 2-disc special edition ($34.99)… the 2-disc will include over 2 and a half hours of extra material that look at the novel and its journey to the screen, production and casting, and featurettes on the armored bears, daemons, and the alethiometer.”
Read more.
Posted by Ian on January 23, 2008 at 3:32 pm
According to Nikki Finke in her Deadline Hollywood Daily Blog, a planned meeting took place earlier this week between New Line Cinema and the new chairman of their parent company, Warner Brothers. the result of this is that founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are to lose their positions and New Line’s current projects, including ‘The Hobbit’, are to be folded into Warner Brothers. This is seen to be the result of a string of financial failures since the end of the Lord of the Rings franchise. There is no mention of The Golden Compass or His Dark Materials franchises and their future. Read about it here.
Addenum 24/1/08: Theonering.net reports that New Line have confirmed by email that there is no substance to the suggestion that Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are about to lose their jobs and that all their projects would remain with the company. You can read about it here.
Posted by Will on January 23, 2008 at 12:26 am
Nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards have been announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Golden Compass has earned two nominations in technical categories: Best Art Direction (Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock) and Best Visual Effects (Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood). You can view the entire list of nominations here.
Oscar ceremony scheduled for Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. However, there are still fears that the on-going writers’ strike could cause the ceremony to be cancelled, with awards announced in similar fashion to the recent Golden Globes.
Alexandre Desplat has also been nominated for two awards for the film’s soundtrack by the International Film Music Critics Association. The score is up for awards in the categories of Best Score of 2007 and Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film. Desplat also has five other nominations, including Film Composer of The Year (a full list of the nominations can be viewed here). The winners will be announced on Friday, February 15.
Posted by jessia on January 17, 2008 at 5:35 am
The British Academy of Film and Television arts has nominated Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Woods for the award Best Special Visual Arts for their work on The Golden Compass. In addition, the Costume Designers Guild has nominated costumer Ruth Myers for her work for dressing Best Fantasy Film. The BAFTA award ceremony will take place 10 February and the Costume Designers Guild Awards winners will be announced 19 February.
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Javno reports that to mark the release of The Golden Compass movie in Japan, Japanese jeweller Tanaka Kikinzoku has unveiled an 18 carat gold alethiometer which his firm has developed at a cost of $280,000 US.
The compass measures 8.3cm in diametre, weighs 900gms and is based on the design of the alethiometer used in the film.
It has taken seven craftsmen about a year to make the model and it is intended that the alethiometer be displayed at the upcoming Japanese premiere. Unfortunately, there are no plans to sell the model.
You can read the story in full here.
