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James Cameron Working on ‘Avatar’ Novel

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2010 There's no shortage of fan fiction and musty paperbacks based on science fiction movies, but it's highly unusual for the creators of such films to actually write the things. James Cameron is reportedly working on a novel based on the back story of his latest film, which has already made more money than any movie ever. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Smoking Camp Targets ‘Avatar’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 James Cameron's "Avatar" has made beaucoup bucks, already taking in more than $1 billion worldwide since its last last month, but there's at least one group that's not happy with certain aspects of his futuristic odyssey A campaign called Smoke Free Movies sponsored a major ad buy in Hollywood's two prominent trade papers Tuesday to protest (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cameron Puts His Money Down for ‘Hiroshima’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 James Cameron, that visionary mega-director of historic oceanic tragedy and, more recently, virtual blue puma-people, has dug into his giant pockets to option a book for a possible film project that's quite different in subject and tone from his latest blockbuster, "Avatar." Variety reported Friday that Cameron now has movie dibs on Charles Pellegrino's nonfiction book "The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Awes the Skeptics

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 16, 2009 The film industry has produced no shortage of spectacles over the last hundred years, from "Ben Hur" to "Star Wars." In terms of technological sorcery and visual wonder, James Cameron's "Avatar" now ranks chief among them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kitten of the Sea

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2009 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently announced that they've gone insane. Of course, that isn't exactly how they worded it. What they say on their Web site, www.peta.org, is that from now on we should all refer to fish as "sea kittens." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cameron Finds Jesus

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2007 Film director James Cameron is gearing up for another epic release. Once again, Cameron is turning his lens on a historical event, but he's thinking even bigger than his monolithic "Titanic": This time, the self-declared "King of the World" is taking on the King of the Jews. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )