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Tom McGovern (June 24, 1955 - March 30, 2024) worked in visual effects for film for over 40 years. He was a senior visual effects supervisor, founding member of Sony Pictures Imageworks where he was senior VP of creative and technical affairs, and chief creative officer of animation development at the production company Whisper Pictures. He was also a founding member and board member of Visual Effects Society (VES) as well as a founding co-chair of the VES Awards. He began his career in the early days of digital, computer-based VFX, including work on pioneering 1982 movie Tron while at the former Robert Abel and Associates. He went on to become a founding member of Sony Pictures Imageworks, serving as senior VFX supervisor, as well as senior VP of creative and technical affairs. At Imageworks, his work ranged from Last Action Hero to The Ghost and the Darkness. He received a Special Achievement Oscar for the VFX in the 1990 sci-fi classic Total Recall on which he served as CGI director. He was working at DNEG, earning credits on movies including Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Dunkirk, Ant-Man at the Wasp, First Man, Men in Black: International, and Jungle Cruise. In recent years he lived in Mumbai, where DNEG has a base, and additionally served as chief creative officer of animation development at the production company Whisper Pictures. He received the Visual Effects Society Founders Award and was awarded VES Fellowship and Lifetime Membership. He was a founding member of the Society and a board member for nearly 20 years, including a stint as vice chair.  For VES, he also served as founding co-chair of the VES Awards, which were presented for the 22nd time in February 2024. Info from Variety article: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tim-mcgovern-dead-vfx-total-recall-1235956282/amp/

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Total trailers found: 18

Dunkirk Trailer (2017)

19 July 2017

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer (2018)

04 July 2018

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr.

Jungle Cruise Trailer (2021)

28 July 2021

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Trailer (2023)

15 March 2023

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Trailer (2015)

28 July 2015

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

Total Recall Trailer (1990)

01 June 1990

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Trailer (2014)

20 August 2014

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Men in Black: International Trailer (2019)

12 June 2019

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

Equilibrium Trailer (2002)

06 December 2002

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death.

Tron Trailer (1982)

09 July 1982

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing.

First Man Trailer (2018)

10 October 2018

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Triple Frontier Trailer (2019)

06 March 2019

Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.

As Good as It Gets Trailer (1997)

19 December 1997

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

The Ghost and the Darkness Trailer (1996)

11 October 1996

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results.

Stigmata Trailer (1999)

02 September 1999

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified.

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Trailer (2015)

21 October 2015

Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.

Computer Magic Trailer (1986)

31 December 1986

Computer Magic provides a highly entertaining and informative look at how advanced computers are being used to create art, animation and special effects.

FearDotCom Trailer (2002)

09 August 2002

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly teams with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths.