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The Common Threads of Avatar

William Bradley | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, Terminator 2, Aliens, Zoe Saldana, James Cameron, Titanic, The Abyss, True Lies, Terminator, Avatar, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Hamilton, Kate Winslet, Sam Worthington, War on Terror, Paul Reiser, Roger Corman, Michelle Rodriguez, Che, Bill Paxton, Star Trek, Ed Harris, Dances With Wolves, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jessica Alba, Blackwater, Michael Biehn, Leonardo Dicaprio, Stephen Lang, Dune, Warren Beatty, Entertainment News
William Bradley

With television series now generally at least as good as if not better than feature films, there are fewer reasons to drive to a theater. But you'll never see anything at home like Avatar.

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Avatar Recalls the Ancient World

Deborah King | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Deborah King

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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With "Avatar," Technology Has Never Looked So Human in Film (VIDEO)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, The Terminator, Jav on Tech, Roger Ebert, Avatar, Aliens, James Cameron, Titanic, Michael Arrington, The Oscars, Nikki Finke, Technology, Avatar Technology, Avatar News, Avatar Movie Technology, Avatar Filming Technology, James Cameron Technology, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Technology has never looked so human in film. James Cameron has created a wholly believable, realistic world, at once marking a new cinematic era and expanding the possibilities of film in our technology-dependent, digital entertainment-driven 21st century. From here on out, movies will be divided into two epochs: B.A. and A.A. Before "Avatar," After "Avatar."

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Weekend Box Office Review: Avatar Defies Skeptics and Snowstorms, Earns $77 Million in Debut Weekend

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Avatar, Entertainment, Scott Mendelson, Sherlock Holmes, Titanic, Iron Man 2, Robert Downey Jr, Movies, Politics, Box Office, Up in the Air, Reviews, Princess and the Frog, James Cameron, 3d, News, Christmas Carol, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The much anticipated and debated (amongst film nerds at least) Avatar debuted this weekend with $73 million. One thing we learned this weekend: never, ever bet against James Cameron.

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Avatar: A Cinematic Playground

Wajahat Ali | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Avatar Movie Review, Avatar James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Avatar Film, Michael Bay, Zoe Saldana, The Abyss, Titanic, Aliens, Pandora, Entertainment News
Wajahat Ali

Avatar's aesthetics tower considerably over its predictable storyline and mediocre dialogue, but James Cameron deserves props for seamlessly blending live action, 3D and digital effects.

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'Gin And Titonic' Ice Tray Makers Criticized For Making Light Of Titanic Sinking

Posted 12.15.2009 | World

Read More: Gin and Titonic, Gin and Titonic Ice Cube Tray, Jason Amendolra, Housewares, Titanic, Titanic Ice Cube Tray, World News

Designer Jason Amendolara, creator of a novelty ice cube tray in which drinkers can re-create the sinking of the Titanic -- the "Gin and Titonic Ice T...

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Hell No on Bernanke!

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Titanic, Financial Transactions Tax, George W. Bush, Federal Reserve, Senator Jack Reed, Ben Bernanke, Barack Obama, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Is Ben Bernanke the change we voted for? How can anyone believe that? What is the matter with Obama? Picking the same guy as Bush, and the same exact guy who was at the helm when the economy crashed.

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Deborah Davis' Latest Triumph!: Gilded, How Newport Became America's Richest Resort

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 12.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Fifth Avenue, Jack Astor, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Eileen Gillespie, Titanic, Ellen Tuck French, Mrs. James Laurens Van Allen, Newport Casino, Bergdorf Goodman, Vanderbilt Mansion, Tuxedo-Park, Eileen Slocum, Vincent Astor, Mrs. Astor, Newport, Hotel Pierre, Temple Emanu-El, Mrs. William Watts Sherman, The Empress Eugenie, Napoleon III, Nadine and Noreen Stonor, Mrs. Styvasant Fish, Lady Camoys, Great Depression, Books News
Michael Henry Adams

Having met some of the same challenging residents she has, examining Deborah Davis' breathless, bright and entertaining new book, Gilded, How Newport ...

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Once Upon A Time: Silly Is For Survivors

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Adversity, Laughter, Shakespeare, Humor, Children's Books, Children, India, Titanic, James Cameron, Happiness, Living News
Olivia Rosewood

Could it be that some parents deprive their children of silly stories mistakenly believing that silly is counterproductive? Could they believe that the world is a harsh place with no room for laughter and goofiness?

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Leo and Kate: They Didn't Go Down With The Ship

John Farr | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Aviator, Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Titanic, Sense and Sensibility, Martin Scorsese, Best Movies by Farr, Infernal Affairs, Robert DeNiro, Ellen Barkin, Todd Field, Ang Lee, Gangs of New York, Jackie Earle Haley, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jennifer Connelly, The Departed, James Cameron, Revolutionary Road, Catch Me if You Can, Johnny Depp, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sam Mendes, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Entertainment News
John Farr

Here's hoping Leo and Kate do many more films together. But for now, let's celebrate their careers to-date with a sampling of their more interesting, lesser-known work, both pre-and post-Titanic.

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Titanic Memorial Cruise To Mark 100th Anniversary

Posted 10.06.2009 | Home

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(AP) NEW YORK - A trans-Atlantic cruise is being offered in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic Memorial C...

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How Heavy is Your Fitness Footprint?

Carole Carson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Lifestyle, Longevity, Environmental Footprint, Fitness, Green, Green Living, Fitness Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Nutrition, Exercise, Childhood Nutrition, Physical Exercise, Outdoor Exercise, Childhood Obesity, Exercise Tips, Titanic, Dr. Andrew Weil, Healthcare Debate, Obesity Crisis, Obesity Epidemic, Food-Production, Healthcare Reform, Living News
Carole Carson

We need to figure out how to reduce lifestyle-related diseases that trigger the need for expensive medical care in the first place. We need to lighten our fitness footprint.

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Why Would Anyone Want to Be Governor of California?

Matt Littman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meg Whitman, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Gavin Newsom, Ronald Reagan, General Motors, Titanic, Jay Leno, Tom Campbell, Hugh Grant, Jerry Brown, Northrop-Grumman, Disney, Eliot Spitzer, Politics News
Matt Littman

The next leader of our state should be so lucky as to be caught picking up a prostitute -- that appears to be a better career path than the dead-end job of Governor of California.

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Bachmann: "Gangster Government" Turning U.S. Into "Sinking Titanic"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Auto Bailout, Michelle Bachmann, Chrysler, Titanic, Auto Industry Crisis, MIchael Barone, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, Bachmann, Auto Industry, Barney Frank, Politics News

Congresswoman Michelle Bachman took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to call out the "gangster government." She also likened Am...

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Twittering Through American History

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Soros, The Alamo, Titanic, George W. Bush, Twitter, Facebook, OJ Simpson, Cold War, Lsd, Tweet, Barack Obama, Andy Warhol, Disco, George Washington, Martin Luther King, Richard Nixon, Joseph McCarthy, American History, General Custer, Abraham Lincoln, Truman Capote, Neil Simon, Jfk, Fatty Arbuckle, Prohabition, Comedy News
Ben Fractenberg

"The British are coming! OMG! Wake up the militia! Sound the church bells! Update your Facebook status!"

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More Than One Way to Bang That Can

Jan Herman | Posted 07.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Titanic, Gavin Bryars, Bill Frisell, Bang on a Can, Kevin Volans, Music, The Smith Quartet, Lionheart, Phil Kline, Ethel, Entertainment News
Jan Herman

Spent a few hours listening to the performances at the BANG ON A CAN Marathon 2009 with a friend of mine who has little patience for la sonorité artistique.

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Millvina Dean, Titanic's Last Survivor, Dies At 97

AP | MEERA SELVA and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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LONDON — Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger on RMS Titanic, just nine weeks old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered from the sinkin...

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Millvina Dean, Titanic

AP | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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LONDON — "Titanic" stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have pledged to help the last survivor of the sinking of the ocean liner. The stars ...

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Kate And Leo Help Last Titanic Survivor

AP | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

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LONDON — "Titanic" stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have pledged to help the last survivor of the sinking of the ocean liner. The stars ...

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You and I Hate My Name

Dave Astor | Posted 04.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Paris, Layoffs, TV Converter Coupons, Rome, Financial Meltdown, Kathy Bates, John Jacob Astor, Eugene Debs, Titanic, Gilded Age, Hedge Funds, Bailout, Paul Robeson, Comedy News
Dave Astor

At a time when financial bigwigs have made a mess of the U.S. economy, the deserved scorn heaped upon these greedy "masters of the universe" poses a problem for people with blue-blood monikers like mine.

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A Word To Hollywood: In Recessionary Times, Smaller, Better Films, Please -- And More Of Them!

John Farr | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Carrey, Cleopatra Digitally Recreated, King Kong, Media-and-the-Recession, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Superman Returns, Titanic, The Lives of Others, Pulp Fiction, Little Miss Sunshine, Lord of the Rings, Terminator, Classic Stars, American Beauty, Star Compensation, Tom Hanks, Waterworld, Studio System, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter, Hollywood Budgets, Harvey Milk Movie, Entertainment News
John Farr

This year's gimmicky Benjamin Button cost $150 million, the superlative Milk cost just $15 million. Why not fund ten more Milk-type films and forego one Button?

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Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Edward G. Robinson, The English Patient, The Exorcist, Tom Hanks, History of the Academy Awards, Julie Andrews, Milk, Fred MacMurray, John Wayne, The Wrestler Stanley Kubrick, As Good as It Gets, Capote, The Great Ziegfeld, Traffic, L.A. Confidential, Driving Miss Daisy, Dr. Strangelove, Fargo, High Noon, Million Dollar Baby, Joan Allen, My Left Foot, Around the World in Eighty Days, Slumdog Millionaire, The Academy Awards, The Sting, Rocky Balboa, Letters From Iwo Jima, Double Indemnity, Shirley MacLaine, Rex Harrison, Little Miss Sunshine, Ed Harris, Life Is Beautiful, Peter Finch, Shakespeare in Love, Charles Chaplin, James Dean, Giant, Crash, My Man Godfrey, Barbara Stanwyck, The Contender, Network, Imelda Staunton, Academy Awards, Titanic, Louis B. Mayer; Daryl Zanuck; Samuel L Goldwyn, Hotel Rwanda, The Apartment, The Departed, Peter Sellers, Pulp Fiction, Burt Lancaster, Gladiator, Vera Drake, Sean Penn, Modern Times, Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago, Field of Dreams, Billy Wilder, Pollock, Al Jolson, Forrest Gump, William Powell, John Travolta, Carole Lombard, Singin' in the Rain, Taxi Driver, Cecil B. DeMille, My Fair Lady, Jack Lemmon, The Searchers, The Hours, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News
John Farr

2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.

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Obama's Economic Paradox: Can You Have "Bailout" and "Stimulus" at the Same Time?

Randall Amster | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Free Market Capitalism, Obama Stimulus, Titanic, Obama Administration, Bailout Plan, Subsidies, Capitalism, Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Stimulus Package, Tax Cuts, Hurricane Katrina, Green Economy, Free Market, Stimulus Bill, Business, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Randall Amster

Perhaps the centerpiece of the current bill (at least for people's pockets in the short-term) is an actual weekly paycheck bump to the tune of about eight bucks.

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More Britons Than Americans Died On Titanic 'Because They Queued'

The Independent | Kathy Marks | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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British passengers on the Titanic died in disproportionate numbers because they queued politely for lifeboats while Americans elbowed their way on, an...

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Down That Revolutionary Road Towards Many Award Accolades

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, Actors, Kate Winslet, Corporate Life, Titanic, Golden Globes, Film, 1950s, Richard Yates, Kathy Bates, Oscars, Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes, Michael Shannon, Love, Rebellion, Kate Winslet Leonardo Dicaprio, Levittown, Leonardo Dicaprio, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

In Revolutionary Road, audiences see the destruction of a relationship never really fated to be, somewhat thrown together by expectations they have for each other but are never realized.

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