HisDarkMaterials.org
HisDarkMaterials.org is one of the leading His Dark Materials websites, including information about The Golden Compass movie, the book trilogy, extensive fan art galleries, photographs of Philip Pullman, and related visual resources. It also contains a dæmon name generator, an active chatroom, a His Dark Materials role playing game, and an interactive encyclopedia. News is updated daily, with members being able to discuss news items. The website is also home to Cittàgazze.net, the world's largest His Dark Materials forum.
Movies
The Golden Compass
Books
Overview
The Golden Compass / Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
Lyra’s Oxford
The Book of Dust
Features
The Golden Compass World Premiere
Cannes Filmfestival 2007
Alethiometer
Cartography
Last updated on 2 July 2007
Dennis Gassner
Dennis Gassner (Production Designer)
Biography
Dennis Gassner (born 1948) is an Academy Award winning production designer who has played a leading role in creating the visual feel of numerous critically acclaimed movies. He won the Best Art Direction Oscar for 1992’s “Bugsy” and was also nominated in the same year for his work on “Barton Fink”. He has more recently worked on Tim Burton’s highly acclaimed film “Big Fish” and Sam Mendes’s “Road to Perdition”, for which he was nominated for another Academy Award. Dennis also earned praise and a BAFTA award win for his work on Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show”.
Selected filmography
- (2007) His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
- (2005) Jarhead
- (2004) The Ladykillers
- (2003) Big Fish
- (2002) Road to Perdition
- (2001) The Man Who Wasn’t There
- (2000) O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- (1998) The Truman Show
- (1995) Waterworld
- (1991) Bugsy
- (1991) Barton Fink
Full filmography: IMDb