Oil Spill Goes 3-D: James Cameron Called In To Help With Oil Spill

Jun 2 2010 Posted in Featured News, U.S. News by Dan Evon with no comments yet.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is getting out of hand, and BP is looking to anyone for help. The latest person to put some suggestions into the hat, is movie director James Cameron. But Cameron might actually have some good ideas to contribute.

The Associated Press reports that Cameron is meeting today with BP officials, scientists, and government officials to help and develop new strategies to clean up the oil spill.

So how can Cameron contribute?

James Cameron is an avid environmentalist, and has plenty of experience filming things deep under sea. Not only did Cameron do Titanic, but he has also down a number of underwater documentaries.

Let’s just hope that Cameron has some better ideas than just turning BP’s live video of the oil spill into a live 3-d video of the oil spill.


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Zoe Saldana Praises James Cameron

May 16 2010 Posted in Movies by Cover Media with no comments yet.

Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana has praised director James Cameron for the tough female characters he casts.

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Avatar Breaks More Sales Records

Apr 26 2010 Posted in Movies by Allison Boyer with no comments yet.

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Avatar already broke single-day blu-ray sales records, but the James Cameron blockbuster is now smashing even more records as it continues to sell quickly at retail locations across the country. According to reports, during the past four days, the blu-ray version has sold approximately 2.7 million copies, a new record for the high-definition disks.

The previous record holder was The Dark Night, which has sold 2.5 million blu-rays over the course of 16 months. On its first day, the  Batman thriller sold about 600,000 blu-ray copies, which Avatar blew out of the water, even though this version of the movie is only available in 2D. In fact, this initial version doesn’t even have special features, which are set for release on a second edition in November.

Along with its high blu-ray sales figures, about 4 million people have picked up Avatar on DVD. The high sales for both forms of media may have something to do with the fact that distributor Fox has a new deal with Netflix and Redbox, prohibiting the rental of the movie for four weeks. In other words, if you need your Avatar fix today, you have to shell out some cash for your own copy.

It will be interesting to see if sales spike high again for the special edition version, which is aptly being released right before the holidays. A third version featuring the 3D movie will be coming out in early 2011, so it is possible that some consumers may eventually own three versions of the movie.


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Avatar Sets Blu-Ray Sales Records

Apr 23 2010 Posted in Movies by Allison Boyer with 1 comment.

avatar box artJames Cameron’s Avatar hit shelves just in time for Earth Day yesterday, and fans flocked to the store to pick up what will be the first of at least three editions. Whether its eco-friendly message and Earth Day marketing helped sales or not is still unknown, but the blu-ray edition smashed all previous first-day sales records, according to Reuters, despite this version of the film lacking a third dimension.

Early estimates of day one Avatar sales show that over 4 million copies of the movie were sold yesterday alone. Of those 4 million copies, about 1.5 million were blu-ray disks, which is well above and beyond the figures for any other blu-ray sales on the first day. The previous record holder was The Dark Knight.

Avatar is being distributed by 20th Century Fox, and a spokesperson for the company says that retailers sold about 50% of their copies of Avatar on DVD and 60% for blu-ray on day one. A second edition of the movie, which will have special features (but still no 3D version) will hit stores in November. Fox estimates the release of a 3D version of Avatar in early 2011, after more homes have blu-ray players equipped to play this type of movie.

Fox estimates that Avatar will outsell Twighlight: New Moon, which is currently the best-selling movie of the year. New Moon sold about 4 million copies over its first two days and has sold about 6.5 million copies to date.


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Avatar Coming to DVD on Earth Day

Mar 16 2010 Posted in Movies by Allison Boyer with no comments yet.

avatar box artIf you can’t get enough of the Na’vi, good news : you soon won’t have to spend $20 every time you want to see it in theatres. 20th Century Fox announced today that the movie will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD in April, coinciding with Earth Day to promote the film’s eco-friendly message.

Big-budget movies are typically released on Tuesdays, and this year’s Earth Day celebration on April 22 falls on a Tuesday. Fox is certainly hoping that the holiday release date will help hype the movie, which quickly lost steam when Alice in Wonderland hit the box office. This first release will be in 2D, which might prove a slightly lackluster sales performance, especially since its three Oscars came in Cinematography, Visual Effects and Art Direction. It will also be a “bare bones” version, containing only the movie.

You’ll have to shell out $19.99 for the DVD and $29.99 for the Blu-ray in April, but if you’re willing to wait until November, you can purchase a multi-disk version that includes not just the movie, but also special features like deleted scenes and commentaries. There’s a third version set to come out in 2011 as well – I’m guess in 3D – so be prepared to pull out your wallet at least three times if you’re a true fan of the movie.

And if you love James Cameron flicks, mark your calendars; Titanic is coming back to the big screen, this time in 3D, in Spring 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking in 1912.


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‘Avatar’ DVD Promises Alien Sex

Feb 2 2010 Posted in Movies by Dina with 1 comment.

Avatar DVD promises alien sex scene.
Flyaway box office hit Avatar has a surprise up its sleeve for special edition DVD viewers, director James Cameron recently revealed during a press conference. The movie will feature a sex scene between Jake Sully and Neytiri. The scene was cut originally because Avatar was intended for a family friendly audience in theatres.

The level of raciness involved may not astound anyone, however. Alien sex in Avatar is, according to the actress who played Neytiri, Zoe Saldana, very much like the act of alien communication. In Avatar aliens speak by locking hair with various species to “sync”, or communicate.

Saldana said of the sex scene, “If you sync to your banshee and you’re syncing to a tree, why not sync into a person? [...] It was a very funny scene to shoot because there were so many technical things that sometimes you have to keep in mind that paying attention to all those might disrupt the fluidity of how a scene is supposed to take place.”

James Cameron told the press, “We had it in and we cut it out so that will be something for the special edition DVD – if you want to see how they have sex.” [via Ananova]


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Cameron Beats Cameron – Avatar Breaks Titanic Record

Jan 26 2010 Posted in Entertainment by Dan Evon with 1 comment.

There was only one man standing between James Cameron’s Avatar and the top grossing movie of all time title, and that man was James Cameron. Cameron’s 1997 epic Titanic, held its record for over a decade, with 1.8 billion dollars worldwide. Avatar takes a small step forward to  become the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time with 1.834 billion dollars. (more…)


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Cameron and Avatar Take Top Prize – 2010 Golden Globe Winners

Jan 17 2010 Posted in Entertainment by Dan Evon with 1 comment.

The award season has officially begun. The 2010 Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais , was the normal affair of glitz and glamor as stars lined up to receive their awards.

Martin Scorsese took home the Cecil B. Demille award for his long career and astonishing body of work, while James Cameron took home best Director.

James Cameron’s Avatar also took home the best picture. As Avatar is set to take over Cameron’s last outing, Titanic, at  the box office, it seems to be inline to win its fair share of awards as well.

Jeff Bridges amazing turn in Crazy Heart was recognized as the Oscar buzz begins to build. Robert Downey Jr. was a surprise win for the Blockbuster take on Sherlock Holmes.

Here is a complete list of Golden Globe winners.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Avatar (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: The Hangover (2009)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: “Glee” (2009)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Winner: James Cameron for Avatar (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Chloë Sevigny for “Big Love” (2006)

Best Television Series – Drama
Winner: “Mad Men” (2007)

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Winner: Up in the Air (2009/I) – Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Drew Barrymore for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Kevin Bacon for Taking Chance (2009) (TV)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Winner: Up (2009) – Michael Giacchino

Best Original Song – Motion Picture -Winner: Crazy Heart (2009) – T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Winner: Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Winner: Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)

Best Animated Film
Winner: Up (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: John Lithgow for “Dexter” (2006)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Toni Collette for “United States of Tara” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)


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Life After Avatar – Coping With Depression

Jan 17 2010 Posted in Entertainment by Dan Evon with 1 comment.

James Cameron's Avatar

James Cameron gave the world a fascinating look into the utopian world of Pandora in the box office smashing Avatar. But after weeks of  continuous research, it has been proven that the land of Pandora does not exist, and some people are having a hard time dealing with this fact. (more…)


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Vatican Reviews Avatar, Calls It “Bland” And “Lacking Human Emotions”

Jan 11 2010 Posted in Movies by James Johnson with 4 comments.

Avatar Reviewed By Vatican

I find it quite amusing when religious organizations decide to take it upon themselves to review movies, especially weeks after those movies have already been reviewed and played out in theaters, but that’s exactly what the Vatican has done, releasing their own review of Avatar, a movie which has already taken in over $1 billion in just four weeks in box office sales.

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Avatar Is Just A Really Cool Looking Version Of Pocahontas

Jan 5 2010 Posted in Movies by James Johnson with no comments yet.

If, like me, you’re a huge fan of the movie Avatar, you might also also enjoy the older version of the movie, you may have heard of it, it’s called Pocahontas. How so you may ask, keep reading to find out.

Here’s a marked up copy of Pocahontas with names of people and places changed to names of people and places in Avatar, let’s see if you spot the similarities.

Pocohontas Vs. Avatar ScriptSure it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out, but it is really funny considering all the hype and rave reviews surrounding Avatar. [TheNextWeb]


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Avatar Set To Break Spider Man Record

Jan 3 2010 Posted in Movies by Dan Evon with 1 comment.

James Cameron may not make a lot of movies, but when he does they are cinematic events. His last movie, Titanic, one of the highest grossing movies of all time, reached 300 million dollars in just 44 days.  His new film, Avatar, met that mark in just two weeks.

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Avatar Sees $232 Million Worldwide Opening Weekend

Dec 21 2009 Posted in Movies by James Johnson with no comments yet.

Avatar Still

Avatar, the first movie from Director James Cameron since Titanic, took years to make and reportedly cost $400 million to develop and promote. After one weekend the movie surpassed half of its production costs and broke records.

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Avatar Pre-Order Ticket Sales Skyrocket, Other Movies Weep Silently

Dec 17 2009 Posted in Movies by James Johnson with no comments yet.

Avatar Pre-Order Sales Breaking Records

I knew there had been something missing from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood box office for the better part of a decade, but I couldn’t put my finger on it, then James Cameron emerged with his new movie Avatar and all of a sudden it made sense. Avatar is doing what very few movies since Titanic have managed, it’s drawing unparalleled amounts of hype from just about everyone and a huge number of pre-orders for early run shows.

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