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3D fatigue at the box office
July 28, 2010 5:05 PM
3D movies such as "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland" have proven to be such a hit with audiences that Hollywood is racing to make more of them. More than half a dozen 3D films have opened so far this year and a dozen more are slated by year's end.... more » -
'Avatar' director helps with 3-D Mars camera
April 30, 2010 9:52 AM
"Avatar" director James Cameron is helping to build a high-resolution 3-D camera on the next-generation Mars rover. The camera will be mounted atop Curiosity, the next mission to Mars, which is due for launch next year. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scaled back its plans in 2007 to mount... more » -
Oscars arrive with predictability out of picture
March 6, 2010 10:15 AM
Too predictable. That's the persistent complaint about the Academy Awards. Not this time - at least for Sunday's top Oscar. The best-picture lineup has expanded to 10 films instead of the usual five this year, and the box-office phenomenon "Avatar" is head-to-head with the low-grossing war story "The Hurt Locker."... more » -
'Valentine's Day' courts $52.4M opening weekend
February 14, 2010 11:49 AM
The star-studded romance "Valentine's Day" has wooed audiences with a $52.4 million opening weekend. The movie easily grabbed the No. 1 spot on Valentine's weekend. The cast of "Valentine's Day" includes Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Biel, Shirley MacLaine, Taylor... more » -
'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar nominations
February 2, 2010 12:31 PM
Win or lose, it's great to be nominated. That's what Sandra Bullock is saying about the Oscars, adding that "no one cares about the end result or the statue." She says it's just great to rub shoulders with the actresses who are nominated with her -- people who are "just... more » -
Cameron's 'Avatar' wins best drama honor at Globes
January 18, 2010 10:22 AM
The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph. Winning the dramatic-acting honors were Sandra Bullock for the football tale "The Blind Side" and Jeff Bridges for the... more » -
'Basterds,' 'Avatar' big Critics' Choice winners
January 16, 2010 12:51 PM
James Cameron's "Avatar" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" won the most awards at Friday's Critics' Choice Awards, but the top honor went to Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" and its director-producer Kathryn Bigelow. "Locker" was named best picture and Bigelow best director. Accepting the best picture prize,... more » -
Some see racist theme in "Avatar"
January 11, 2010 9:50 AM
It may seem strange for a film that pits greedy humans against noble natives of a faraway moon, but the sci-fi hit "Avatar" is being criticized by a small but vocal group of people who claim it contains racist themes. They contend the latest blockbuster by writer and director James... more » -
'Avatar' remains in orbit with $48.5M weekend
January 10, 2010 12:12 PM
"Avatar" remains the top box-office draw for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million. The science-fiction epic has rocketed past $400 million to become the No. 1 domestic hit for 2009. James Cameron's tale of humans and aliens in conflict on a distant world climbed to $429 million domestically, putting... more » -
'Avatar' reaches $1 billion worldwide
January 4, 2010 10:21 AM
James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar" had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark. No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" raised its domestic total to $352.1 million after just 17 days. The... more » -
Cameron's 'Avatar' takes off with $27 million
December 20, 2009 10:25 AM
James Cameron's space fantasy "Avatar" has launched with a solid $27 million opening day at the box office. Storms in the East likely will hurt the movie's prospects to approach the December opening weekend record of $77.2 million set by Will Smith's "I Am Legend." "Avatar" did almost as much... more »
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