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Watercooler: Is ‘Titanic’ record really unobtainium for ‘Avatar’?

As AVATAR crosses $1 billion worldwide in just 17 days, is TITANIC’S $1.84 billion within reach?

Review: Avatar (2009) *** 1/2

James Cameron’s AVATAR takes a step forward in 3D visuals, but a step backward in 2D storytelling

Avatar, Too… and Three

Avatar will be sequelized. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.

Leona Lewis goes full Avatard

Here’s I SEE YOU, Leona Lewis’ artificially heartfelt single for James Cameron’s AVATAR. Ugh. The fan boys will have a high time crapping on this one

Avatar: You know, for kids!

Marketers often tailor trailers to play to specific audiences, but it’s been awhile since I’ve seen the line drawn so clearly and distinctly as in these two recent Avatar TV spots. One of them played during The World Series and the other one played on kids’ network Nickelodeon. See if you can tell which one [...]

Trailer #2: Avatar

Will AVATAR’s mix of action-spectacle/love story recapture the magic of TITANIC or will it crash and burn like PEARL HARBOR?

The Downfall of Avatar Day

I promised myself I wasn’t going to watch another one of these goddamn viral Downfall mashups, but people kept telling me this one was awesome. Maybe it’s because I haven’t seen one for months or maybe the writing is just especially good, but this one made me laugh. A lot.
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Jar-Jarvatar Day: Post game recap

Avatar just sashayed off the screen, lovingly tongue-massaged my eyeballs, gave me a 3-D lapdance, made me a Manhattan and then gently spooned me until I fell into a blissful, childlike slumber. When I awoke, it was waiting for me with a plate of eggs Benedict and my nearsightedness had been cured. I shit you [...]

Shmavatar Day

For those of you who just can’t wait until December 18th to lay your eyes James Cameron’s Avatar and are willing to wait in line for 15 minutes of precious, eye cancer-curing footage on August 21st, free tickets will be available online at noon PST Monday, August 17th at www.avatarmovie.com. There’s little information on the [...]

Who’s driving your 3-D plane?

Everywhere I look these days, it’s 3-D this and 3-D that, but I wonder whether the technology is being driven by the studios who want us to want it or if audiences are actually demanding it.