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AVATAR Keeps Raking in the Dough

According to Variety, James Cameron’s sci-fi opus AVATAR has broke the $1 billion mark world wide.  This alien Romeo and Juliet story has pulled in a total of $1.4 billion total, $480 million of that being domestic and including a wildly … Continue reading

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2.5 hours for ‘Avatar’

By Alex Ben Block Nov 20, 2009, 08:36 PM ET Corrected: Nov 20, 2009, 09:27 PM ET “Avatar” Related Why new ‘Avatar’ trailer isn’t good enough Q&A: James Cameron How long is it? That is the question about James Cameron’s … Continue reading

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Trailers Released for PONYO and AIRBENDER

Animation Magazine has announced the release of the new American trailer for Miyazaki’s PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA, which has been shortened to just PONYO.  Featuring the voices of Noah Cyrus, Cate Blanchett, Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin, Liam … Continue reading

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Annie Noms Announced; ‘Panda’ leads

According to Variety, ASIFA’s annual Annie Awards, celebrating the best of the animation industry, just announced its nominations.  “Kung Fu Panda” jetted to the top with 17 nominations.  Behind that are “Bolt”, “Wall-E”, “Waltz with Bashir”, and “9.99″ in the … Continue reading

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Cameron’s Avatar in IMAX

According to THR, Titanic director James Cameron’s long-awaited film, Avatar, will now make its release in IMAX 3-D as well as standard theaters.  The film is a sci-fi adventure which Cameron made using stereoscopic 3-D combined with live action and … Continue reading

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Cameron Says ‘Avatar’ Shooting Complete

The Hollywood Reporter says James Cameron has announced principle shooting in New Zealand is now complete on what he considers the most challenging movie he’s made. The thriller, titled AVATAR, is set to be released in December of 2009. The … Continue reading

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Expo Peeks at M. Night’s Airbender

Variety says that the annual licensing expo started with a bang looking at Nick’s new feature film property, M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender” based on their popular Avatar: The Last Airbender. M. Night has chosen to make a live … Continue reading

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M. Night Envisions ‘The Last Airbender’

According to PRNewswire, M. Night Shyamalan is writing, directing, and producing a live action adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. “I was drawn to the series because of its influences: one being Hayao Miyazaki,” said … Continue reading

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NAB Update: Theaters Not Ready for 3-D Films

Variety is reporting that John Fithian, NATO prexy, warned in his keynote address to the Digital Cinema Summit at NAB in Las Vegas on Sunday that “the cinema industry is headed for “a potential train wreck” over 3-D if studios … Continue reading

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