Archive for Şubat, 2010

‘Shutter Island’ rules box office again, ‘Avatar’ crosses $700 million (CNN)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

No one will question Paramount Pictures’ decision to move “Shutter Island” out of last year’s crowded fall corridor into Spring 2010 after it racked up a number one slot for the second weekend in a row.

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Motorized Lego Technic Avatar Helicopter is Grounded—For Now [Lego] (Gizmodo)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

# lego Give this Lego Avatar helicopter a few aerodynamic tweaks, a slightly more powerful engine and a pilot spouting off canned, predictable dialogue, and I could easily see it taking flight, literally, to fight the Na’Vi. More »

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‘The White Ribbon’ beats ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hurt Locker’ for cinematographers award (Zap2It)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

Here’s an oddity this awards season: A top movie honor not going to “The Hurt Locker” or “Avatar.”This bit of news comes courtesy of the American Society of Cinematographers, which gave its feature film prize to “The White Ribbon” and cinematographer Christian Berger. The black-and-white German film, directed by Michael Haneke, is an Oscar nominee for cinematography and for best foreign-language …

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Avatar Makes (More) History; Kevin Smith Not Too Fat to Open (E! Online)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

First, Avatar sunk Titanic. Then it buried it. James Cameron’s epic came up with another $14 million, per estimates, and became the first film to gross $700 million-plus…

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Hurt Locker Producer Apologizes for Anti-Avatar E-Mails (seattlepi.com)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

A producer of The Hurt Locker has apologized for sending e-mails urging Academy Award voters to cast a ballot for his film rather than “a $500 million film” — meaning the other leading best-picture contender, Avatar. Avatar, Hurt Locker top Oscar …

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`Shutter Island’ stays afloat at No. 1 with $22.2M; `Avatar’ tops $700 million (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

Leonardo DiCaprio in “Shutter Island.” LOS ANGELES – Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese continue to lure movie-goers to “Shutter Island,” while James Cameron’s “Avatar” has surpassed $700 million domestically.

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Hurt Locker Producer Apologizes for Anti-Avatar E-Mails (TV Guide)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

Hurt Locker

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‘The Hurt Locker’ sweeps ‘Avatar’ aside at BAFTAs (National Post)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

Iraq war drama ‘The Hurt Locker’ swept 3-D blockbuster ‘Avatar’ aside at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars

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The Dish: Damon, Gyllenhaal turned down ‘Avatar’ (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Pazar, Şubat 28th, 2010

Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal declined role in Avatar.

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Nathan Gardels: AVATAR VS. CONFUCIUS AND CHINA’S ALTERNATIVE TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY (The Huffington Post)

Cumartesi, Şubat 27th, 2010

It is definitely a fun blogging sport to point out that Chinese moviegoers prefer “Avatar” to the state-sponsored biopic of “Confucius,” implying that China’s…

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Avalanche Studios CEO: Avatar game should not have been made (Big Download Blog)

Cumartesi, Şubat 27th, 2010

Filed under: Action We’ve already remarked that Ubisoft ‘s action game based on Avatar wasn’t a critical or sales hit , despite the massive success of the James Cameron sci-fi film. Now a developer has said that more publishers should cancel games that are not quality titles and used Avatar as an example.

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Megastar plans more 3D screens after Avatar success (Thanh Nien Daily)

Cumartesi, Şubat 27th, 2010

Local cinema operator Megastar said it will add three new 3D screens to its theatres in March following the success of 3D blockbuster film Avatar in Vietnam.

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