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  • Avatar fast becoming the most pirated Blu-ray movie of all time

    Avatar fast becoming the most pirated Blu-ray movie of all time

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Call me crazy, but wasn't the point of Avatar to go see it in 3D on the big screen? Otherwise, why bother? Be that as it may, Avatar is on track to hold the distinction of being the most pirated Blu-ray release of all time. Nice job, guys!

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  • This lady hates Avatar, James Cameron and his mom (really)

    This lady hates Avatar, James Cameron and his mom (really)

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Wow, this woman knows how to hate. She could write a book on hate that would outsell the classic Guide To Proper Hating by Brandon Barbee. 10 bucks says she loved Dancing with Wolves, though.

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  • This is why early adopting sucks: Avatar doesn’t play on some Samsung BR players

    This is why early adopting sucks: Avatar doesn’t play on some Samsung BR players

    Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
    This is not for you Hey, cutting edgers! How does it feel to be the first kid on your block not to be able to play a brand new movie because of some wonky firmware issue. I have a Samsung BD-UP5000, the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray combo device that came out just as the last shots in the format [...]

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  • Gimped “Avatar” Blu-ray coming soon

    Gimped “Avatar” Blu-ray coming soon

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Everyone’s favorite Dances With Wolves remake, Avatar, is coming soon to Blu-ray and DVD. Just don’t expect many extras. Or 3-D. As reported by the great TheDigitalBits.com, 20th Century Fox will shortly announce a 4/22 release date for Avatar on Blu-ray and DVD. But be aware that if you want some bonus features, or 3D, you [...]

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  • An Oscar win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology as a whole

    An Oscar win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology as a whole

    Posted on March 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Tonight's Oscars are as much about technology as they are good movies. Granted, movie-making has always been about embracing new technology—critics complained when movies first appeared, when they added sound, when they added color, etc.—but Avatar can be looked at as nothing more than a glorified tech demo. A win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology, end of.

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  • Koreans watch Avatar in “4D”

    Koreans watch Avatar in “4D”

    Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments
    One important factor that can explain Avatar's success at the box office is certainly the 3D experience viewers can have when they walk into the right movie theater. But what about watching Avatar in "4D"? In Korea, you can. The nation's leading multiplex chain, CJ-CGV, runs a handful of so-called "4D plexes" where the experience includes moving seats, laser lights or wind. In the case of Avatar, CJ-CGV uses a total of 30 different "real-life" effects to add some excitement to the movie.

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  • Avatar has made a billion dollars. Twice.

    Avatar has made a billion dollars. Twice.

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Prepare yourself for motion picture history. Seems that Avatar is the first movie in the history of ever to pull in 2 billion USD worldwide. Uncork the champagne people. It only took three weeks to hit $1,000,000,000. It’s been sitting at the number one box office spot for the past seven weekends, pulling in $30 million. [...]

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  • The best Avatar review ever

    The best Avatar review ever

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    The same guy who reviewed the Phantom Menace, apparently while sloppy drunk on a mixture of Percocet and vodka, just reviewed Avatar. His bottom line? Cameron made an affective film – affective in its purest form. Everything is “perfect,” culturally. Part two is after the jump. Good stuff.

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  • DIY: Avatar fiber optic jungle

    DIY: Avatar fiber optic jungle

    Posted on January 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Inspired by Avatar, this crafty fellow created his own version of the Pandora jungle. Made using conductive thread, fiber optic strands, and LEDs, he built a rather impressive looking patch of grass that lights up when you touch it. I’m not sure what the practical usage of this would be, but it’s one of those [...]

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  • U.S. military now wants 3D surveillance cameras. Avatar invented 3D, you know.

    U.S. military now wants 3D surveillance cameras. Avatar invented 3D, you know.

    Posted on January 25, 2010 | No Comments
    In a sense, the following story can be summed up thus: the US military wants new, hi-tech equipment. That's not exactly breaking news, no, but there's an Avatar connection, so if the world could stop rotating on its axis for a moment... It's called Fine Detail Optical Surveillance, and the military wants Darpa to develop it. Think 3D spy cameras. Attach one to a Predator-type device and the boots on the ground—fresh-faced kids from the corn fields of Iowa—will be able to see the bad guys long before they know what's going on. Woo!

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  • Avatar has made more than $1 billion. That’s a lot of dollars.

    Avatar has made more than $1 billion. That’s a lot of dollars.

    Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments
    Pretty sure none of us here ever said that Avatar would tank at the box office, but did we think it'd make a billion dollars in just a few days? I sure didn't! (To be fair, I never really gave the topic much thought.) But yes, wipe the look of shock off your face as it's now revealed that the James Cameron film made $1.02 billion in three weeks. That includes international receipts, too. That's a nice chunk of change.

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  • Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg

    Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A (four day old now) spoof of all the “making of Avatar” videos out there. It makes fun of James Cameron’s 15 year journey to create Avatar. And yes, telesync versions of Avatar are available on BitTorrent now. And watching it that way is nothing at all like watching the movie in a theater in 3D. The video is below:

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  • Avatar won the weekend despite a blocking attempt by Mother Nature

    Avatar won the weekend despite a blocking attempt by Mother Nature

    Posted on December 21, 2009 | No Comments
    I have yet to see a bad review of Avatar and a bunch of people went to see the movie too. Avatar brought in $232.2m in its opening weekend, although it could have been so much more if global warming could have helped out a bit. East Coasters probably were probably too busy digging out from over a foot of snow that fell over the last few days to go see a movie.

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  • Avatar has hit telesync, but by all reports you should just pay your money

    Avatar has hit telesync, but by all reports you should just pay your money

    Posted on December 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Imagine this in 3D. With like aliens popping out onto your lap. This telesync won’t be like that. Avatar is now a telesync, in English, but it seems the aliens in the copy are gray and everyone – I mean everyone – says to go see it in the theaters. If you can’t wait and/or you [...]

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  • Poll: Do you plan on seeing Avatar this weekend

    Poll: Do you plan on seeing Avatar this weekend

    Posted on December 18, 2009 | No Comments
    You probably already know that this is Avatar’s opening weekend. It’s a big movie to say it lightly. James Cameron invested a lot of time and resources into it and some say the future of 3D movies are riding on its blue alien shoulders. But do you plan on using two hours and 40 minutes [...]

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