James Cameron took more than a decade to dive back into the Avatar universe, spending that time fine-tuning the underwater filming tech for its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. The second and third sequels, Fire and Ash, were shot back-to-back, as part of a huge production effort to manage the actors' aging process throughout …
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Question of the Week: Are you looking forward to AVATAR sequels?
It just dawned on me that it's been over four years since AVATAR was released. I remember it was quite a big deal back in 2009. I remember getting advanced screenings (this was before I was on the press list, mind you) and I was soooooo excited! I even had a countdown post like I …
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Random Question: Which movie did you watch most often in the theater?
Sometimes an idea of a post just presents itself when you least expect it. I was just chattin' with one of the web programmers at work via email about a project, and somehow our conversation turned to movies. He candidly shared to me that he had seen James Cameron's ALIENS 12 times! Yep, you read …
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Which Oscar’s Best Picture winner(s) are great for repeat viewings?
Three more days until Oscar time! I was going to publish my Oscar chatter post on my winner picks vs. predictions on the major categories, but allow me to digress. I had an email conversation earlier today with a colleague/friend of mine and she confessed how The Hurt Locker is not something she'd enjoy watching …
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Five Favorite Movies of 2009 … and My Top 25 picks of the Decade
I realize I might be rather late in posting this kind of list, but I figure since it's technically still the first month of the year, I think I can get away with it. No? Oh well, I don't live by your rules! 🙂 I can't judge whether 2009 is a good or bad year …
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Weekend Roundup: The Edge of Love, The Young Victoria and Avatar
Two indie flicks and a giant blockbuster, that's the three movies I watched this weekend. It may seem absurd to you but I just finally signed up with Netflix again after 2+ yrs of terminating its membership. Vanessa wondered how I filled my time before that, and the answer is, well, the old-fashioned way. I'm …
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Casting & Misc. News: FlixChatter’s Highlights
Happy Friday, folks! Let me start off with some updates to a couple of news items I've mentioned in the past, so let's get on 'em, shall we? Back in November, I talked about Danny Boyle's mountaineering-gone-wrong tale 127 Hours about an American adventurer who had to amputate his own arm stuck under a boulder …
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