James Cameron took time out of his money counting busy schedule to show off the 3D camera rig that he helped develop to film Avatar. Cameron shared some of the rig’s tech specs, notably syaing the rig weighs 28 lbs, and Cameron claims that he did all the hand-held camera work on Avatar himself. Sure, and Grizzly Adams had a beard. Video after the jump! (more…)
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Reel: James Cameron Shows Off His 3D Rig
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Avatar Returns To Theaters August 27th 2010
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
James Cameron’s Avatar will finally see a re-release on August 27th 2010 with more than eight minutes of never before seen footage exclusively in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D reports /Film.
I really wouldn’t be posting this news if I didn’t care – so here’s my two cents. Avatar was really a great movie-going experience. I don’t plan on making it a home viewing pleasure because I think going in with a lesser babka is just wrong. What I am saying is, to see Avatar in its true form – you have to see it in theaters. I can’t say that about many movies, but trust me, if you missed it the first time around, find it now. Now I know what you’re thinking. “But Mr. Mayor sir, this is such a money grab it’s not even funny”. I would tend to agree with you based on what Star Wars has done a few times now, but I think Avatar has done well enough that now – they really do just want to make sure we all saw this spectacle. (more…)
Titanic 3D in April 2012
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Cameron, you got some ‘splainin’ to do! James Cameron has been talking about rereleasing Titanic in 3D for years now, and the LA Times says it might finally happen in 2012. Cameron has been a strong advocate against post converted 3D movies, so this is strange. He must be making new technology so he doesn’t come off as a hypocrite.
Cameron has previously said that Fox is targeting Spring 2012 release for the 3D version, to coincide with the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship. The director is currently “converting the blockbuster into 3-D for re-release in April 2012, the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking.”
Cameron Talks Avatar Re-Release & Sequel
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
The highest grossing film of all time and well, just the biggest everything when it comes to movies made it’s way to DVD and Blu-ray this week (it’s still in theaters). It even made its way to our City Strip. I’m talking about Avatar, and so is James Cameron, who sat down with The LA Times to dish some details on the films re-release and future sequel. Here are some highlights:
- Cameron confirms the re-release and extra footage: “We’re working on finishing an additional six minutes of the film — which includes a lot of Weta work — for a theatrical re-release in August.”
- Avatar 2 will take us into the oceans of Pandora: “We created a broad canvas for the environment of film. That’s not just on Pandora, but throughout the Alpha Centauri AB system. And we expand out across that system and incorporate more into the story – not necessarily in the second film, but more toward a third film…I’m going to be focusing on the ocean on Pandora, which will be equally rich and diverse and crazy and imaginative, but it just won’t be a rain forest. I’m not saying we won’t see what we’ve already seen; we’ll see more of that as well.”
He goes into great detail in this interview and sounds like a straight shooter. He also comes off as a gigantic nerd, something we appreciate here in the City. Not you Lucas, you can leave.
James Cameron Hates Many Things, Is Awesome
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Staring Contest...GO!
The most powerful man in Hollywood certainly knows how to be a straight shooter. He doesn’t hold back like most celebrities, scared of who they might offend. James Cameron just tells it as it is, and I have to say, I really to believe everything he is saying. What was in that blue kool-aid?
ON POST 3D:
“After TOY STORY, there were 10 really bad CG movies because everybody thought the success of that film was CG and not great characters that were beautifully designed and heartwarming. Now, you’ve got people quickly converting movies from 2D to 3D, which is not what we did. They’re expecting the same result, when in fact they will probably work against the adoption of 3D because they’ll be putting out an inferior product.” (more…)
Avatar DVD And Blu-ray In April
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Looks like James Cameron’s Avatar will be hitting DVD and Blu-ray a bit sooner than expected says the LA Times. They have decided to rush it out in time for Earth Day on April 22nd. This comes after hearing that they are re-releasing the film this summer to get back in 3D theaters after being sidelined by Alice In Wonderland. I guess $2.6 BILLION is not enough for them. Times are tough.
This initial release will be stripped down and won’t have any extras. If people want to see the extended cut of the movie with additional scenes, they’ll have wait to see it on the big screen (or wait for the multi-disc special edition DVD/Blu-ray that is being planned for the holidays). To make up for the lack of supplementary material, they will be packaging the movie with various goodies like a t-shirt, book, and art cards. As for when we might see a 3-D version of the movie that is compatible with home theater systems, Fox says that won’t be happening this year.
Will you pick up Avatar on DVD or Blu-ray next month, or will you hold out for a more complete version?
avatar just made a billion
Monday, January 4th, 2010
You're so money and you don't even know it! Ah, you probably do.
After only 17 days, AVATAR has grossed over 1 BILLION dollars around the world, is the 4th highest grossing worldwide movie of all-time and sits in 15th place domestically (see charts below). It’s still at #1 on the box-office and has not lost even 10% of its audience. Weekend 1 ($75M). Weekend 2 ($73M). Weekend 3 ($68M). You can’t doubt James Cameron anymore. By the end of the week, the film is expected to surpass Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Return of the King to become the #2 worldwide release. Cameron’s Titanic remains seated at #1. Cameron has become the first director to have two films earn $1 Billion. And by the end of the week, it should be up to $3 billion total between the two movies. The man will be able to do anything, but I’m still holding out for a Terminator 3 (I said what I said). Read our AVATAR Review here and notice it on our list of movies you should have seen in 2009.
Review: Avatar (2009)
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
I saw AVATAR this past weekend with no expectations. Believe it or not, I stayed clear of a lot of hype – you might thank me for not posting a million stories on CoF about it. This was my FIRST 3D movie; I was unaware of this non-option as well until the nice gal at the Box Office informed me it’s only in 3D. So was it everything the internet world has said it is? Yes. Yes it is. New technology had to be created to make this movie, James Cameron held out until it was invented. The man has patience. He’s told a story that isn’t from a comic, teen novel, or TV show. This movie is why theater going will never die (so I hope). There should be a lot of comparisons to Star Wars; Cameron has created just as Lucas did; a new world of exploration, characters and storytelling. The movie going experience itself was nothing short of extraordinary and I would like to do it again. This was the event of the year and the best way to send 2009 into history.
avatar trailer is here!
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi
Synopsis: In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na’vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.
Avatar is the BIGGEST movie of 2009. There is literally no other movie that in any way, shape, or form that could conceivably be bigger. It’s the first theatrical movie written and directed by James Cameron since Titanic, i.e. the highest grossing movie EVER. [from my best of yet to come]
Cameron has spent the better part of a decade prepping for Avatar and had to wait for technology to catch up for his creation to be made…jesus. In theaters: December 18, 2009. JUMP FOR TRAILER (give it a moment if it doesn’t start, many o people are watching). Check it out at apple if you like. I won’t spoil anything, but yes…this is fantastic.
michael bay, genius
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009The more Michael Bay talks, the more I actually like him. You might have heard about how he made Megan Fox gain some pounds to work on Transformers 2. Seriously, a Hollywood Director told the latest “it” girl to get some chub on her. He also spoke out recently against the whole 3-D thing going on right now.
“3D? I don’t know…I might be old school. I think it might be a gimmick,” said Bay, later adding: “I don’t know, we’ll see. I’m looking forward to [James] Cameron’s picture.”
Genius. And new reports have him dissing something called Twitter. Bay posted a message on the online message board of his official website stating that he will never have a Twitter account. “Twitter. Never. What a waste of time,” wrote Bay.
So in short…Michael Bay is awesome.
***UPDATE***
Michael Bay has shown his cut of TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN to producer Steven Spielberg. “Steven Spielberg sat next to me in a big 100 person theater at Sony today. There were 98 empty seats. The lights came up after we just watched my cut of Revenge of the Fallen. He turned to me and said “It’s awesome”. He felt this movie was better then the first – and probably my best, who knows – at this point in a movie you start to lose your objectivity. I just hope the fans like it. I’m going to start putting it in front of audiences in a few weeks – no you are not invited, yet.”
