James Cameron
Avatar 2 puts to rest the ahistorical argument that Avatar had “no lasting cultural impact.”
Avatar: The Way of Water makes a statement as the most spectacular blockbuster of the year, providing a thrilling ride through the mesmerizing world.
Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their planet.
How does the 1997 Oscar-winning Titanic hold up away from the hype? Let’s find out!
Nobody knows what the future holds for AI but it will continue to evolve and show audiences new possibilities that were once unthinkable.
As Alien turns 40 this year, it’s a good time to revisit the original film, examining the legacy that has endured from it.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the greatest action movies of all time. Read why it should be the blueprint for all future entries in the genre.
Besides some noteworthy acton sequences, Alita: Battle Angel is otherwise a disappointing affair, even moreso given James Cameron’s involvement.
In the latest Away From the Hype installment, Sean takes a look at Avatar, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning motion capture landmark, and if it still holds up after almost 10 years.
“My approach to 3D is in a way quite conservative … I want it to be comfortable. I want you to forget after a few minutes that you are really watching 3D and just have it operate at a subliminal, subconscious level. That’s the key to great 3D and it makes the audience feel like real participants in what’s going on.
In some ways, the cinema is the closest thing we can experience to travelling through time – certainly the closest of any art form. In the dark room of a movie theatre, an audience can be transported to the distant past or spectacular visions of the future, and even in watching films from the 30’s and 40’s we can look at the lives and faces of people who died many years ago. Time travel became popular as a literary device with HG Well’s The Time Machine – published in 1895, the same year that the Lumière Brothers made Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat.
With 2015’s blockbuster season kicking off with two box office smashing sequels in Fast & Furious 7 and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the film industry now, more than ever, lies at the behest of the big-budget follow-up. Star Wars:
For me, the way a film looks is nearly as important as how good it is. I can remember leaving several theatres saying, “Wow, that movie was terrible, but it looked amazing!” Film is a visual media after all, and cinematographers work extrememly hard to present audiences with beautiful and stunning imagery even if the film doesn’t work as a whole – I’m looking at you, Prometheus.