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How The Disney / Avatar Theme Park Deal Really Came Together

Jim Hill | Posted 11.21.2011

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So when exactly does the story of The Walt Disney Company's desire to build a theme park version of James Cameron's AVATAR begin?

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Zoe Saldana: Post-Avatar Breakdown: 'I Just Collapsed' (VIDEO)

Posted 10.08.2011

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Latina.com Stunning Afro-Latina actress Zoe Saldana graces the September 2011 cover of Latina magazine’s fall style issue, available on newsstand...

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James Cameron returns to space with 2 'Avatar' sequels

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — James Cameron will start writing the scripts for two "Avatar" sequels early next year, aiming to land the first one in theaters fo...

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The Andreadis Unibrow Theory of Art

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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A perfect example of my definition of high art is the Oscar-nominated The Secret of Kells. It uses traditional 2-D techniques and is completely accessible -- what my recent critic might call solidly bourgeois middlebrow.

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Reflections on Avatar

Ray Kurzweil | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Cameron's world, Nature is always wise and noble, which indeed it can be, but he fails to show its brutal side. The only thing that was brutal, crude, and immoral in the movie was the "advanced" technology.

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Why Avatar Should Not Win Best Picture

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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What does it say about the state of the industry when a film can win Best Picture without having been nominated for anything in either the primary writing or acting categories?

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James Cameron's NASA Love: 'Avatar' Director Praises Obama's NASA Budget, Private Industry Plan

Posted 05.25.2011

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James Cameron has penned a glowing endorsement of President Obama's NASA budget and the space agency's future plans. In a Washington Post guest colum...

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HuffPost Weekend Box Office Review: Avatar Crosses $2 Billion Worldwide

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Second place went to the Mel Gibson comeback vehicle Edge of Darkness. This is his lowest opening since Braveheart back in May 1995. Of course, he's had some major PR problems in the last eight years.

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"Avatar Hallelujah Mountain": China Renames mountain (Reuters)

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING (Reuters) - A craggy peak in a scenic part of southern China has been renamed after floating mountains featured in Hollywood blockbuster "Avat...

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Bolivia: Evo Morales Lauds Social Themes In 'Avatar'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's first indigenous president is praising "Avatar" for what he calls its message of saving the environment from exploit...

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'Avatar' Box Office: $73 MILLION Opening Day

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — James Cameron launched his science-fiction epic "Avatar" into a safe orbit as the costly film soared to No. 1 with $73 million dom...

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Avatar Sequel Plans Revealed: James Cameron Confirms Avatar 2 In Works

ew.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before it hit theaters, Avatar, which has amassed $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, seemed to many in Hollywood like a crazy gamble. But not o...

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Could a Hillary Clinton Avatar Save Congo?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

The world will never dispatch a savior to Congo who, like the paraplegic Marine Jake in the James Cameron epic Avatar, will damn self-serving interests and decide to protect a unique world and complicated society.

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Avatar-Induced Depression: Coping With The Intangibility Of Pandora (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The beautiful alien planet Pandora depicted in James Cameron's 'Avatar' is so captivating that some audience members are becoming depressed and even s...

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"Avatar" Movie Spawns Geeky Guide Book (PHOTOS)

Dirk Mathison | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's not easy messing around in the fictional sandbox of a famous director, especially one as exacting as James Cameron.

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James Cameron: Yes, 'Avatar' Is Political

The Wrap | Brent Lang | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Avatar" director James Cameron responded to right-wing critics of his blockbuster hit movie on Tuesday night, saying that "as an artist, I felt a nee...

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Avatar Recalls the Ancient World

Deborah King | Posted 05.25.2011

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This monumental film is the closest representation I could imagine to the world I inhabit every time I meditate, every time I connect to the hearts of all those in my audience.

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Avatar Pulls the Political Trigger

Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avatar depicts a war in heaven - on a mythological planet named "Pandora" -- where the cosmic box is opened to reveal that the evil demons set loose to destroy humanity are us -- the US of A.

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"Avatar": James Cameron's Movie Merges Hollywood, Videogames

forbes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hollywood and the videogame industry are collaborating more and more. In the future, Hollywood and videogame casts and crews will be one and same, wo...

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