Fox mulling "Avatar" summer re-release

2010-03-11T21:30:19Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for "Avatar"-plus.</p><p>James Cameron and Fox are in discussions about rereleasing "Avatar," primarily in 3D theaters, in late summer -- and, tantalizingly, with additional scenes that had b...

Samsung unveils world's first 3-D LED TV sets

2010-03-11T10:17:33Z

<div><p>With the star power of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and "Avatar" director James Cameron, South Korea's Samsung Electronics giant late Wednesday unveiled the world's first 3-D TV technology aimed at revolutionizing the home viewing ex...

APTOPIX Oscars - Arrivals

2010-03-08T15:33:24Z

James Cameron, left, and Kathryn Bigelow are seen before the start of the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The 2010 Oscars -- As It Happened

2010-03-08T11:16:19Z

<div><p>Welcome to AFP's live report on the 2010 Oscars. A crush of stars in all their finery are beginning to descend on Hollywood?s Kodak Theatre for the movie industry?s biggest night out.</p><p>This year's Oscars countdown has seen some unexpected gloves-off drama with one nominee even banned for illegal campaigning. But will the ceremony, now in its 8...

'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night

2010-03-08T10:18:28Z

<div><p>Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" blew away box office king "Avatar" to take six Oscars, with Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win the best director award on a historic Hollywood night.</p><p&g...

Bigelow pioneers Oscars with `Hurt Locker' win

2010-03-08T08:00:09Z

<div id="subtitle">`Hurt Locker' director Bigelow pioneers Oscars with first win for female filmmaker</div><div><p>Kathryn Bigelow played field commander to bring her raw, relentless Iraq War thriller "The Hurt Locker" to the screen.</p><p>...

Veteran Oscar reporter offers view from audience

2010-03-08T07:15:51Z

<div id="subtitle">AP's veteran Hollywood reporter offers view from the second mezzanine at the Oscars</div><div><p>Talk about fantastic finishes. Just when Hollywood figured James Cameron would win the directing and motion picture awards for his super moneymaker "Avatar," it didn't happen that way.</p><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday.</p><p>Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in the 82-year history of the Academy Awards to take the prize as her gritty

82nd Annual Academy Awards - Show

2010-03-08T01:32:08Z

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Cinematographer Mauro Fiore (R) accepts Best Cinematography award for "Avatar" from presenter actress Sandra Bullock onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Director James Cameron arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Bigelow wins best director Oscar for "Hurt Locker"

2010-03-07T21:45:47Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win a best director Oscar on Sunday for her hard-nosed work on "The Hurt Locker," the Iraq war film about a team of

APTOPIX Oscars - Show

2010-03-07T21:46:13Z

Director James Cameron, right, sits near ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Oscars TV

2010-03-05T13:49:12Z

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2010 file photo, James Cameron, left, director of "Avatar," and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," pose together at the 15th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles. The Academy Awards have a tiresome habit of calling the annual Oscar telecast "Hollywood's biggest night."</p><p>This year the Oscarcast could prove to be a pretty big night for television, too.</p><p>The economy may be wheezing, but advertising time on ABC's Academy Awa...

Global Green Pre Oscar Party

2010-03-04T17:36:44Z

"Avatar" director James Cameron, right, banters with photographers as he arrives with his wife Suzy Amis Cameron at Global Green USA's 7th Annual Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Movie milestone 'Avatar' eyes Oscars gold

2010-03-04T10:15:31Z

<div><p>Win or lose at the Oscars this weekend, "Avatar" is already assured of its place in Hollywood history, a 3-D milestone to rank alongside the arrival of sound in the 1920s or color in the 1930s.</p><p>Director James Cameron's science-fiction blockbuster has already redefined the art of special effects on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film...

Jeff Bridges among Oscar gamblers' top picks

2010-03-04T10:00:19Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Those who are betting real cash on the Oscars have determined that "Crazy Heart's" Jeff Bridges is a lock for best actor, so much so that most online bookies will require you to risk $6 just to win $...

Veterans criticize Cameron for A-bomb book defense

2010-03-03T19:00:40Z

<div id="subtitle">WWII veterans criticize director James Cameron for defending atom bomb book</div><div><p>An organization of World War II veterans is unhappy with James Cameron's support for a discredited history of the atomic bombing of Japan that the director has optioned for a possible film.</p><p>Members of the 509th Composite Group, which consists of vete...

`Precious' in 3-D? Filmmakers predict 3-D dramas

2010-03-02T12:30:29Z

<div id="subtitle">`Precious' in 3-D? Filmmakers from Cameron to Scorsese say 3-D dramas are inevitable</div><div><p>Movies are evolving ever more into 3-D, a shake-up of the medium that has been compared to the advent of sound or color in motion pictures.</p><p>But if digital 3-D is so revolutionary, it will need to go beyond fantasy and animated blockbusters to drama and live action comedy. Explorations of Pandora may seem like the stuff of three-dimension w...

annual ves awards press room

2010-03-01T18:47:44Z

Thilo Ewres and James Cameron 8th Annual VES Awards held at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza - Press Room Los Angeles, California - 28.02.10

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