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The “way of water” is a teensy bit Titanic and The Abyss, a smidge of The Poseidon Adventure, lashings of Free Willy and Jaws… and whole lotta David Attenborough’s Blue Planet. I can’t help but wonder whether a faux documentary series about Pandora — an Earthlike moon orbiting a gas giant in Alpha Centauri — is really what James Cameron wanted to make.
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It’s been 13 years since James Cameron’s Avatar was released. And it’s well worth the wait to see his $350 million Avatar: The Way of Water, demonstrating how he uses cinematic technology to create a new, fantastical Na’vi realm on a distant moon called Pandora. Working with James Cameron, screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver have developed an emotional arc for each motion-captured character. The result is compelling, fully digital sci-fi, highlighted by cinematographer Russell Carpenter’s dazzling visual effects, particularly the breathtaking deep-sea sequences.
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Avatar: The Way of Water highlights spectacle plus heady issues. For thirteen years, the much-anticipated sequel to Avatar has required intensive production work. Now, Avatar: The Way of Water rewards the long wait with an extravaganza of special effects cinematic spectacle. And as the title announces, a great deal of action takes place in and around water with thrilling play, risky adventures, and rousing combat.
Read moreJulie Taymor will helm a coming-of-age biopic about feminist journalist and activist Gloria Steinem, based on Steinem’s bestselling memoir My
Read moreThe Terminator 2: Judgment Day director calls Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie “a step back,” and confirms Hollywood’s continuing desire
Read moreIt seems crazy to me that in the nearly 25 years since the release of Terminator 2, the franchise is
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Gale Anne Hurd smashed the gender barrier in action and science fiction with the Terminator trilogy and Aliens, and now produces The Walking Dead, TV’s most-watched scripted drama. She’ll be honored this month with the Producers Guild of America’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award. Read on…
To be seen on big screens from August 1 to 12 are fine non-fic features that explore the lives and
Read moreIf Bigelow’s low-budget but excellent independent film has to play the proverbial second fiddle to a mega-blockbuster that has become
Read moreThe Alliance of Women Film Journalists congratulate Kathryn Bigelow for winning the 2010 Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding
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