Movie piracy is here and here to stay. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and all the big Hollywood studios can try to counter the practice with all the means at their disposal, but all they’re doing is nibbling at the edges of the problem. But that word ‘problem’ is a tricky one. How [...]
Avatar did such fantastic business at the box office that a sequel was always guaranteed. And it turns out there will be two. But these three films won’t form a trilogy in the truest sense of the word, being three standalone films loosely connected by characters and setting. James Cameron, who is probably able to [...]
Avatar isn’t the greatest film in the world, let’s be honest. Its story is a little weak and preachy, and without the 3D even the visuals aren’t all that impressive. And yet it made a ton of money at the box office, and continues to make more on DVD and Blu-ray. Sam Worthington is the [...]
Vanity Fair recently published its list of the Top 40 Hollywood earners of 2010. Below, for your delectation, jeers, boos, and jealousy, is the Top 10. And if you’re as poor as I am, you’ll be sickened by the numbers on show. 1. James Cameron – $257 million 2. Johnny Depp – $100 million 3. [...]
James Cameron has a lot to answer for, as it was he that kick-started the latest trend for 3D movies with Avatar. He actually did a great job implementing the 3D on that film, and has since called for it to be done properly on every feature, but his words have fallen on deaf ears. [...]
There are definitely going to be two sequels to Avatar, even though it’ll likely take a few years for either to arrive. There was always going to be more Avatar movies: too much money was spent on the technology, and too much money was consequently made from it at the box office, for there not [...]
James Cameron is a big fan of 3D, and is attributed with kick-starting the current trend for 3D movies with Avatar. But he only likes 3D if it’s done well, and unfortunately that isn’t always the case, with studios seeking to make a quick buck from poor conversions. Cameron has made his feelings clear on [...]
If you’ve seen Avatar – and judging by the box office figures the vast majority of you reading this will have – then you’ll know that the basic plot centers on an indigenous people being bullied into submission by people who have their own plans for the land they inhabit. In Avatar the indigenous people [...]
As if raking in an astounding $2.7 billion revenue (and counting) wasn’t enough, 20th Century Fox has decided there’s still a little more money to wring out of the behemoth that is Avatar. So the film has been given a theatrical re-release across the States, with an international re-release to follow. I’m guessing that most [...]
Avatar was clearly and unequivocally THE movie of 2009, no matter what the Academy Awards judges may think. It did amazing business at the box office, had amazing visual effects, and is the new high point for 3D movies. Unfortunately a sequel is a few years away. James Cameron started writing and working on the [...]
