Academy Award Best Achievement in Cinematography Avatar: Mauro Fiore - WTF - Before I slam Mauro Fiore for winning an award for what visual efx artists created, let me say something about Avatar first. I really liked the movie. That's right... I went hoping and expecting to hate Avatar for the spectacle of crap ...
Posts Tagged ‘Avatar’
A target audience means better box office
February 13th, 2010 by NoName
An interesting trend has developed over the last few months where EVERY #1 film not named Avatar has been a so-called chick-flick. This is unheard of in the history of Hollywood Box-Office. You can find the full details and a very interesting read in the original article at The Wrap. I ...
James Horner rips himself off… Again.
February 8th, 2010 by NoName
How do composers justify re-using the same music over and over again? How is the Avatar score up for an Oscar? I know each composer has their own thing and little snippets MIGHT get reused once... But this is just pathetic. James Horner has reused the same piece in Willow, Troy, Enemy ...
Sony laying off 450 is GOOD news for the Indie Filmmaker
February 2nd, 2010 by NoName
While the news of yet another major studio cutting hundreds of jobs is news, it is the side stories around it that make all these studio cuts, bankruptcies and failures interesting. I could probably point to any number of sources for those who need proof. Take this article at deadline.com. ...
Big Box Office Eqauls Oscar for Best Picture?
January 26th, 2010 by NoName
I was disturbed to see the follwoing headline from /Film: The Hurt Locker Wins Best Picture from PGA; Is Avatar No Longer An Oscar Sure Thing? Avatar has made lots of money is breaking Box Office records left and right. But I have not read one glowing review of it anywhere. ...
