Elois Jenssen earned Academy Awards nominations for design work on an American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by who?
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Elois Jenssen Elois Jenssen (November 5, 1922 – February 14, 2004) was an American film and television costume designer. She earned Academy Awards nominations for design work in the Cecil B. DeMille production "Samson and Delilah" (1949) and for her work on the Walt Disney Studios film "Tron" (1982).
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Tron Tron is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger, based on a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Jeff Bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape. Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes star in supporting roles.
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Assassin's Creed (film) Assassin's Creed is a 2016 American science fiction action adventure film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology, taking place during the Spanish Inquisition. Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016. "Assassin's Creed" was released on December 21, 2016, in the United States and France. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed over $240 million worldwide against its $125 million budget.
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Repo Men Repo Men is a 2010 American-Canadian science fiction action-thriller film directed by Miguel Sapochnik, and starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten. It is based on the novel "The Repossession Mambo" by Eric Garcia.
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Predator 2 Predator 2 is a 1990 American science fiction action film written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton and Kevin Peter Hall. The film is a sequel to 1987's "Predator", with Peter Hall reprising the title role of the Predator.
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The 6th Day The 6th Day is a 2000 American science fiction action film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport and Robert Duvall. In the film, a family man of the future is illegally cloned by accident as part of a vast conspiracy involving a shady billionaire businessman, and is thrust into a struggle to clear his name and protect his family from the conspirators who seek to keep the cloning a secret. The title refers to the Judeo-Christian Genesis creation narrative, where God created mankind on the sixth day.
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When the Raven Flies When the Raven Flies (original Icelandic: Hrafninn flýgur (   )) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Scorcher (film) Scorcher is a 2002 science fiction disaster film directed by James Seale and starring Mark Dacascos, John Rhys-Davies, Jeffrey Johnson, Tamara Davies, Mark Rolston and Rutger Hauer. It was first released in the United States in 2002. It concerns a group of scientists who discover, after a disastrous nuclear accident, that the Earth's tectonic plates are shifting and creating immense pressure that will destroy the Earth in a fiery global eruption, and it is up to a few top scientists to find a way to stop it.
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Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a spaceship. Dan O'Bannon, drawing upon previous works of science fiction and horror, wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett. The film was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script. Shusett was executive producer. The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human aspects of the film.
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102 Dalmatians 102 Dalmatians is a 2000 American live action and CG-animated film adventure drama film directed by Kevin Lima in his live-action directorial debut and produced by Edward S. Feldman and Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 1996 film "101 Dalmatians", a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated film of the same name and stars Glenn Close reprising her role as Cruella de Vil as she attempts to steal puppies for her "grandest" fur coat yet. Close and Tim McInnerny were the only two actors from the first film to return for the sequel, however. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, but lost to "Gladiator."
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Cowboys &amp; Aliens Cowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. The plot revolves around an amnesiac outlaw (Craig), a wealthy cattleman (Ford), and a mysterious traveler (Wilde) who must ally to save a group of townspeople abducted by aliens. The screenplay was written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, based on a screen story by the latter two along with Steve Oedekerk. The film was produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Kurtzman, Orci and Rosenberg, with Steven Spielberg and Favreau serving as executive producers.
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Daniel A. Lomino Daniel A. Lomino is an American production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
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Arthur Max Arthur Max (born May 1, 1946) is an American production designer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards: once for his Production Design work on "Gladiator" (2000), "American Gangster" (2007), and "The Martian" (2015). In addition to his Oscar nominations, Max won several other honors for his production design on the film, including the BAFTA, the National Board of Review prize and the Broadcast Film Critics honor. He also collected two "Excellence in Production Design" Award2 from the Art Directors Guild, the first for Gladiator and the second for The Martian. He was also nominated for "Black Hawk Down", "Robin Hood", "American Gangster", "Prometheus" and "Panic Room". After "[[The Martian (film), Max worked on [[All The Money In The World]] (2017) marking Max's twelfth project for filmmaker Scott, a list of achievements which includes "[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]", "[[The Counselor]]", "[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]", "Robin Hood" and the aforementioned "Black Hawk Down" and "[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]". He designed Fincher's 1995 thriller, "[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven"]]".
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Planet 51 Planet 51 is a 2009 Spanish and American-British-movie 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, and John Cleese. Produced by Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios and HandMade Films, it was originally acquired for United States distribution by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Sony Pictures before it was completed. "Planet 51" was released on 20 November 2009, by TriStar Pictures. It was originally titled "Planet One". Produced on a budget of $70 million, as of 2010, "Planet 51" was the most expensive film produced in Spain.
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Josh Trank Joshua Benjamin "Josh" Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is known for directing the 2012 science fiction film "Chronicle" and the 2015 superhero film "Fantastic Four", both of which feature Michael B. Jordan in a starring role.
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El Topo El Topo (English translation: "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican western drama film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy, the film is about the eponymous character – a violent, black-clad gunfighter – and his quest for enlightenment.
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Nick Allder Nick Allder is an English special effects supervisor and coordinator. He started his career as an assistant camera operator and moved, after eight years, into special effects. He has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979), and a BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for the science-fiction film "The Fifth Element" (1997). Allder has worked on the set of high-grossing films such as the epic space opera "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and the historical drama film "Braveheart" (1995).
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Octaman Octaman is a 1971 monster film written and directed by Harry Essex, with the costume design by future Academy Award winner Rick Baker. It follows an expedition team that becomes the target of a murderous humanoid octopus. The film received negative reviews from critics upon its release but has since developed a cult following.
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James Cameron filmography James Cameron is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer who has had an extensive career in film and television. Cameron's debut was the 1978 science fiction short "Xenogenesis", which he directed, wrote and produced. In the early part of his career, he did various technical jobs such as special visual effects producer, set dresser assistant, matte artist, and photographer. His feature directorial debut was the 1981 release "". The next film he directed was the science fiction action thriller "The Terminator" (1984). It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg assassin, and was Cameron's breakthrough feature. In 1986, he directed and wrote the science fiction action sequel "Aliens" starring Sigourney Weaver. He followed this by directing another science fiction film "The Abyss" (1989). In 1991, Cameron directed the sequel to "The Terminator", "" (with Schwarzenegger reprising his role), and also executive produced the action crime film "Point Break". Three years later he directed a third Schwarzenegger-starring action film "True Lies" (1994).
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Wayfarers (film) Wayfarers (Norwegian: "Landstrykere" ) is a 1989 Norwegian feature film directed by Ola Solum. The screenplay was written by Hans Lindgren, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Solum. It is based on the 1927 novel "Wayfarers" by Knut Hamsun. The film depicts Nordland during the transition between the era of the "privileged traders" and modernity in the 1860s.
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Independence Day: Resurgence Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction film written and directed by Roland Emmerich with co-writers Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, and James Vanderbilt. A sequel to the 1996 film "Independence Day", it stars an ensemble cast featuring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Jessie Usher, Travis Tope, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, and Sela Ward.
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Nessie &amp; Me Nessie & Me is a 2017 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Jim Wynorski starring John Henry Richardson, Walker Mintz, Jolie Ledford, and Michael Paré. "Nessie & Me" is Jim Wynorski's debut in directing a children's film, and is in a shared universe with Wynorski's 2010 film "Monster Cruise" due to a good portion of that film's cast returning to their roles for this film.