Avatar News: Banned in China, 23 Minute Featurette, and Man Dies From Excitement Dan Koelsch, January 20, 2010January 20, 2010 James Cameron’s Avatar tends to attract some pretty strange news. There has already been the report of a woman getting shot during an Avatar screening, and now we have another death related to Avatar. More on this story, plus China banning the film, and a 23 minute behind-the-scenes featurette. After Avatar had the biggest opening in China’s history, the Chinese government has pulled the 2D version of the film from all cinemas, according to BBC News. Why? The official statement from China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is that the 2D sales were poor (only 1/3 of the total revenue), so this is standard practice. However, not everyone is buying this answer. Critics of the decision are claiming that the film’s message is what caused it to be downsized. The film’s plotline of forcing natives to move for a corporation mirrors the country’s efforts to move citizens in order to build lucrative property. Also, the fact a movie with this message has done so well scares the Chinese government, so replacing with with more Communist-friendly films both supports the government and homegrown cinema. Interestingly enough, in the same part of the world, a Tawainese man died days after seeing Avatar in theaters. The 42 year old man apparently had already had health problems, and his doctor claims watching the movie made the man over-excited and thus caused his fatal stroke. Lastly, Yahoo has a nice behind the scenes featurette on Avatar that’s longer than most at over 22 minutes. Take a look: News Avatar
Details Revealed About Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” October 25, 2011Briefly: The Internet went wild Sunday night and Monday morning after hearing about Joss Whedon’s secret project Much Ado About Nothing, which had already finished shooting. Entertainment Weekly got more details on the project from interviews with Whedon and stars Sean Maher and Amy Acker. It turns out the film… Read More
Tron: Evolution Video Game Trailer & Gameplay Videos June 16, 2010June 16, 2010We haven’t talked much about the upcoming Tron: Evolution video game, but now we have even more footage that could give insights into the film it’s tagged to, Tron Legacy. Check out the new trailer and gameplay footage after the break. Read More
The Buzz: New Spider-Man Cast, Scream 4 Controversy, Final Destination 5’s New Dumb Name, And More! July 2, 2010July 2, 2010The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the… Read More