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NEWS ABOUT: James Cameron

James Cameron stories: 12 news summaries

Fox Sitting Pretty With Avatar—Even if It Flops

Studio—and Cameron—hedged bets on $500M megapicture

Nov 9, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - James Cameron’s 3D game-changer Avatar may end up costing upwards of $500 million to produce and market, but, strangely, no one at the studio is losing sleep over the possibility of a flop. The business just isn’t the same as it used to be, when the collapse... More »

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James Cameron • film • movie financing • blockbusters • 20th Century Fox • 3-D • movie studio • Avatar (film)

pop culture


 100 Defining 
 Moments 
 of the '00s 

The iPod, Guitar Hero, Twitter—and some serious moments, too

Oct 30, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the tragic (World Trade Center attacks, Hurricane Katrina) to the seemingly trivial (Stephen Fry's first Tweet), the Telegraph lists the top 100 defining cultural moments of the decade so far:
  • April 2000: Metallica sues music-sharing service Napster.
  • October 2001: The iPod is released.
  • February
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hurricane Katrina • James Cameron • YouTube • Academy Awards • Al Gore • World Trade Center • iPod • September 11 • An Inconvenient Truth • Michael Moore • Michael Jackson • Napster • Metallica • Guitar Hero • Sacha Baron Cohen • Dreams From My Father • George W. Bush • Twitter • 9/11 attacks • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars • PlayStation 2 • Stephen Fry • tweet • Jay-ZTV • Avatar (film)

GLOSSIES

 Cameron's 
 Avatar 
 May Be a 
 Revolution 

Director recalls drama of earlier films, inspiration for return to the big screen

Oct 19, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - People always seem to want James Cameron to fail, most notably when he embarked upon the $200 million adventure of making Titanic. Suffice it to say that the pressure is on for his $230 million 3-D epic Avatar, marking a return to the big screen after 12 years... More »

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entertainment • James Cameron • film • film director • Titanic

Avatar Aims to Be Bigger Than Star Wars

15 minutes of James Cameron's 3-D stunner shown to 100K

Aug 22, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fox threw caution to the wind and screened 15 minutes of Avatar, not due out until December, to 100,000 people in theaters across the country last night. Audiences for James Cameron's 3-D groundbreaker were enthusiastic, the New York Times reports, if not as blown away as Cameron needs... More »

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James Cameron • avatar • 3-D

(Newser) - Some 125,000 giddy comic book fans converged on the San Diego Convention Center over the weekend to jockey for a spot at the film portion Comic-Con to get tantalizing sneak peeks at upcoming movies and hear insiders rave about projects. USA Today reports a few of the tantalizing tidbits... More »

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James Cameron • Peter Jackson • Robert Downey Jr. • Scarlett Johansson • convention • Black Widow • Iron Man • avatar • comic-con • district9

Disabled Identify With Heroes
at Comic-Con

'You have legs, you can become a warrior,' says fan at SD convention

Jul 25, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no accident that some of Comic-Con's most popular heroes are X-Men’s wheelchair-bound professor and Daredevil’s blind avenger. Many of the San Diego convention’s 125,000 guests say they relate to the struggles of their favorite superheroes, the Los Angeles Times reports. “You feel like... More »

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James Cameron • disabled • San Diego • comics • wheelchair • avatar • X-Men • comic books

 Cameron Previews 3D 
 Film at Comic-Con 

Hi-tech Avatar combines animation with live acting

Jul 24, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Cameron offered Comic-Con attendees a 25-minute preview of his first commercial film since Titanic 12 years ago—and it looks “every bit the spectacle” of his 1997 effort, writes Denise Martin in the Los Angeles Times. The film’s new technology superimposes computer-made humanoids onto actors to create... More »

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technology • James Cameron • film • computer animation

(Newser) - The last Titanic survivor has died at age 97, with no memory of the disaster but pleased by the attention it brought her, the BBC reports. Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the ship sank in 1912 and claimed her father's life, but spared her mother and brother. The... More »

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James Cameron • Leonardo DiCaprio • shipwreck • Titanic • survivors • Kate Winslet

(Newser) - For filmmakers on the cutting edge, moviemaking has become a technological dance on an increasingly virtual stage, Wired reports. Producers now have virtual worlds built before shooting starts and routinely blur the difference between animation and live action. And though glasses are still required, 3-D cartoons are rapidly advancing from... More »

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James Cameron • film • virtual reality • 3D movie • movies • 3-D

Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

Entertainment Weekly picks the smartest players on and behind the silver screen

Dec 3, 07 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Who are the biggest brains in Hollywood? Entertainment Weekly picks the best and brightest:
  1. Judd Apatow, 40, director/writer/producer
  2. Steven Spielberg, 60, director/producer
  3. James Cameron, 53, director/producer
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James Cameron • Steven Spielberg • list • Judd Apatow • Meryl Streep • Tyler Perry • Will Smith • John Knoll • David Heyman • Peter Rice

Reuters Posts 'Titanic' Frame in Arctic Gaffe

Agency pinched movie still for North Pole report

Aug 10, 07 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reuters was caught in another photo pas today, when it revealed pics used in a report on Russia's flag-planting at the North Pole last week were actually lifted frames from the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. An image captioned with descriptions of Russian submersibles on an Arctic seabed was actually a still... More »

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Russia • James Cameron • Reuters • North Pole • photograph • picture • Finland • Titanic • flag

Jesus Tomb Claim Stirs
Cries of Heresy

Archaeologist calls it "pimping off the Bible"

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A book and documentary produced by Titanic's James Cameron claims to identify the burial place of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene and a son, Judah. The documentary, which Newsweek calls "a slick and suspenseful narrative," asserts that 10 bone boxes found in 1980 in a first-century burial cave in... More »

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religious right • James Cameron • Tomb of Jesus • Simcha Jacobovici • Lost Tomb of Christ • Bob Schenk • Mary Magdalene • Jo Zias • archaeology • Jesus Christ

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