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Global Green USA's Star-Studded Video About The Rising Tides Of Climate Change

Mark Ruffalo, James Cameron, and Kevin Bacon want you. An exclusive look at Global Green USA's new one-minute video designed to get people concerned and taking action about rising oceans.READ»

The Latest Feats From Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, Hollywood's Stealthiest Innovator

Robert Rodriguez was doing 3-D way before it was cool. Now he's testing out a whole crop of moviemaking experiments, including "Aroma-Scope" for his latest Spy Kids installment, and a remake of animated fantasy "Heavy Metal." READ»

The State Of Our Robot Overlords, On The Day Skynet Becomes Self-Aware

"The Skynet missile defense system goes online April 19th 2011, declares war on mankind, and triggers a nuclear apocalypse two days later." So says the Terminator story anyway, imagining a tomorrow peopled with killer robots. They're not killers yet--but they're undoubtedly crafty. READ»

James Cameron And Eric Schmidt On Why They "Visioneer" For X Prize

An inside look at X Prize's all-star brainstorming session.READ»

Rise of Neurocinema: How Hollywood Studios Harness Your Brainwaves to Win Oscars

One thing you aren't likely to hear Sunday night from the Oscar-winning producer after accepting the trophy for Best Picture: "I'd like to thank my neuroscience partners who helped us enhance the film's script, characters, and scenes." It's not that far-fetched, though.READ»

Autodesk: The Secret Star Behind Oscar-Winning Visual Effects

Autodesk is known for its CAD software. Less well known are its Media & Entertainment tools, which have been used in every Visual Effects Oscar-winning movie for the last 15 years.READ»

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"Schindler's List 3-D," Anyone? The Problem With Hollywood's 3-D Addiction

About 33% of box-office earnings are now generated from 3-D films, and in 2010 six of the top 10 highest-grossing movies were shot using the technology, with the top two, "Toy Story 3" and "Alice in Wonderland," banking more than a billion dollars each. That's where the trouble starts. READ»

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A World of Possibilities: How Coke Joined Forces With James Cameron

Emmanuel Seuge, Director of Worldwide Sports and Entertainment Marketing at Coca-Cola, recounts his meeting with James Cameron and getting a look at early footage of "Avatar"--and the partnership that resulted.READ»

World Business Forum

It's no secret global commerce is stuck in the doldrums. Worldwide, economies are expected to average 3.5% growth over the next few years, compared with the 4.7% clip enjoyed from 2003 to 2008. Developed economies will do well to ...READ»

RealD Will Certify Your 3-D Sunglasses, for a Price

When you saw Avatar, I'm sure you remember the clunky, coke-framed 3-D shades you had to wear--you know, the ones with the RealD label that pinched your nose throughout James Cameron's three-and-a-half hour epic. RealD, the ...READ»

Suddenly, Everyone's an Expert on Fixing Oil Spills

James Cameron, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, newspapers, professionals and probably your mom have proposed solutions to the Gulf crisis. Could this kind of group think really work?READ»

James Cameron Wants to Stop BP's Oil Disaster, Can Our Readers Do Better?

The BP oil disaster in the Gulf gets more depressing by the day. BP's latest attempt to slow the spill with a containment dome isn't going so well, Florida officials tell us that oil could reach state beaches by Thursday, and at ...READ»

James Cameron Is a Tool ... for Eco-Warriors and Their Publicists!

He may have been defeated by his ex-wife at the Oscars on Sunday, but it looks like James Cameron is on track to win the world popularity contest. A tribe from the Indian subcontinent has appealed to the "powerful thought leader" ...READ»

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Green Groups Capture Hollywood's Attention With Avatar Sands Ad

One of the reasons why Avatar has been such a success (besides the mind-numbingly beautiful scenery) is that it has a simple story. The David versus Goliath plot can--and has already been--applied to situations around the world by ...READ»

Queen Guitarist Brian May: Want 3-D? "Avatar" Has Nothing On Victorian Stereoscopics

This may be the year that the third-dimension finally takes hold. The earnings for Avatar exceed $1.8 billion, and 3-D TVs were all the rage at CES this year. Earlier this month ESPN announced plans for a 3-D channel to debut with ...READ»

Avatar: Lessons On Realizing Your Vision

This week Avatar, James Cameron’s 3D movie, broke an historic barrier by becoming the highest grossing film of all time. It beat out Titanic, also a James Cameron movie. The story of how Cameron engineered this feat offers a ...READ»

Inside James Cameron's Head: Avatar, F-Bombs, and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, a biography of the director by former Time magazine Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan, starts with the director's ancestors in Scotland and takes readers through ...READ»

Embrace Your Small Ideas for Big Impacts

Nothing can kill innovation faster than the performance anxiety that results from outsized ambition. An ode to the little ideas that matter.READ»

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Take That, Toy Story! Mattel's 'Avatar' Action Figures to Offer Augmented Reality [VIDEO]

Mattel's new line of characters, creatures, and vehicles licensed from James Cameron's highly awaited 3-D opus will come to life on-screen--your screen.READ»